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Monthly Archives: November 2021
Trim Work Phase Two
The next trim project took four days. Scott and Robert worked on the “man” doors to the outside first. It was a bit of a scramble to get all the boards planed as they were needed. I planed the boards … Continue reading
Posted in Air Intrusion/Thermal Envelope, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Trim
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Disappointing Blower Door Test
Since working with the Metro Green Homes Tour I have met several people who have been active in sustainable and energy efficient housing for years. One of these new friends offered to come over with her equipment and do a … Continue reading
Posted in Air Intrusion/Thermal Envelope
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Hired Help
I just could not seem to make progress on the house so we decided to hire some help. I found a recommended handyman service on a neighbors group and called. This was the third time I had tried to hire … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Design Style, Finishes, Reduce Reuse Recycle
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We Get Green Building Visitors and Boiler Set Points
Believe it or not someone read this entire blog. I am amazed because it obviously takes a certain kind of interest to slog through over 630 posts with 9 years of projects. I received a letter from this gentleman and … Continue reading
Posted in Condensing Modulating Gas Boiler, Energy Efficiency, Green Building Interests, House Systems
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Tesla Roof Performance
The Tesla roof was up and running for part of the day on August 28th. It has been operating for almost three months. The app does not have a date to date feature so I downloaded performance for each full … Continue reading
Posted in -Recent Posts, Energy Efficiency, Solar
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Niagara Stealth Toilet Maintenance
One of the Niagara toilets would not fill but just kept running so Dave took it apart. Dave figured out the problem. He said most internet sites dealing with the tank not filling blame the flow valve. This (fixable) problem … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance and Repair, Plumbing
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RV Inverter Wiring
This is a nice drawing of the RV power systems and what they run. It leaves out solar which has its own controller/charger that delivers solar power to the batteries. But it shows the function and position of an inverter. … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, RV Camping
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RV Inverter
An inverter converts DC battery power to AC power. The RV uses 120 volt power to charge a computer, run small appliances like the microwave or the refrigerator instead of using gas. If the batteries have enough power an inverter … Continue reading
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RV Solar Wiring
Once the rack was finished and the panels installed I had to figure out the wiring from the roof to the equipment inside. One benefit of the Solarland panels is that they use thicker wire. They come with the MC4 … Continue reading
Posted in RV Camping, Solar
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RV Solar Install
I had always wanted to install solar panels on our old RV but instead we used a portable 50 watt panel to boost the batteries when camping. I had the panel strapped behind the storage box we had at the … Continue reading
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