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Pellet Stove Electricity usage? A cost you may not have thought about.
Tonight it is going to get down to 5 degrees. Not unheard of in Indiana but it is still cold. My furnace will run all night to keep up. I have thought about pellet stove on and off for the past four y… more →
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Pellet Stove Electricity usage? A cost you may not have thought about.
wrote 4 days ago: Tonight it is going to get down to 5 degrees. Not unheard of in Indiana but it is still cold. My fur … more →
Rain Water Collection, Hopefully one of my spring projects.
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wrote 1 month ago: Where to start? Let’s start with my average water usage. Lasts months water bill came in at 24 … more →
That darn fish tank!
wrote 1 month ago: Like I said before , if I knew that fish tank was going to use so much electricity I would have neve … more →
Vinyl Clad Foam Siding, Improving my R-value.
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wrote 1 month ago: So I know, one of the best places to spend money is on improving the energy efficiency of your home. … more →
More LED lights, savings over CFL look good.
wrote 1 month ago: Menard’s is having a sale on LED lights. So I got two more. I have two fixtures in my house th … more →
My lowest usage month to date. (unoffical)
wrote 2 months ago: Since I won’t actually get my bill for another week, this is an unofficial record. Depending o … more →
Trying to calculate heating requirements of my house.
wrote 2 months ago: So I was trying to calculate heating requirements for my house. I was using this site for a little r … more →
You could go solar if you used gas for heating!
wrote 2 months ago: I think if people used more gas appliances in their homes they could make “going solar” … more →
Did you know they don't make 80 gallon water heater blankets.
wrote 2 months ago: I looked but I can not find one anywhere. So I made my own. I had an extra roll of R-13 insulation. … more →
Recent news about lack of CFL interest.
wrote 2 months ago: I heard on NPR the other day that purchases of CFLs are down again this year. They peaked in 2007. S … more →
When something is hot, it is wasting electricity.
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wrote 2 months ago: That is my new rule of thumb. What made me think about it? I have a UPS (Uninterpretable Power Suppl … more →
Carbon Emissions, better to fly to Florida or Drive.
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wrote 3 months ago: I was thinking about this the other day. Would it have been better to fly or drive to Florida. This … more →
Finished adding insulation to my attic.
wrote 3 months ago: I think I purchased too much. By the looks of it I have about R-60 up there now. I would show a pict … more →
Visiting Florida, Hot all the Time.
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wrote 3 months ago: So I am visiting Florida. It is hot and Humid. My first question, do people even have heaters in the … more →
Dryer Balls, cheap new toy I am going to try.
wrote 3 months ago: In my quest for continually reducing my utility usage, I am going to try some cheap dryer balls. The … more →
NatureMill, home composting made easy.
wrote 4 months ago: Let me first say that if I could get my wife to use this along with myself I would buy it already. T … more →
Adding more insulation to my attic.
wrote 4 months ago: I am starting to think about winter. (partly because it is so hot) I think I am going to add more in … more →
Shop Local, Reduce your Carbon Footprint in a different way.
wrote 5 months ago: This may seem like a foreign concept to some but let’s think about it. If you try to buy as mu … more →
Domestic Greywater System, Why not?
wrote 5 months ago: Did you know that greywater comprises 50-80% of residential wastewater. I would guess that half or m … more →
