We bought this house. Unbeknownst to us, we got much more than we bargained for, in the bad department. It was a fixer upper, that much we knew. In 2004, the home inspection business was not regulated in NY state. We hired a “home inspector” on the recommendation of the real estate agent. When he [...]
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Solar Hot Water Energy Savings
My Solar Hot Water System has been on line for one year now. I thought I’d post some results on the energy savings thus far:
Before the solar hot water system was installed, we used on average 32 kWh/day. This is a three year average and it was pretty consistant. Now that we generate most of [...]
A good solar day
Today was a very good solar day. Not a cloud in the sky, 75 degrees out side and a full solar tank of cold water because it has been cloudy the last week or so. This afternoon, around 2 pm I tiptoed down to the basement to see how things were going. [...]
Solar Hot Water part IV
Update: The larger pump did the trick. Yesterday (a nice sunny day) the temperature in the bottom of the solar tank was 120 degrees when I got home. This is about where I thought it should be all along. I will start to calculate my electric savings now. In a few [...]
Bell & Gossett isolation pump flanges
Every once in a while I stumble on something really cool. Yesterday, when looking for some bronze circulator pump flanges I came upon something even better. Bell & Gossett makes something called an isolation pump flange.
It is a pump flange with a ball valve built into it so you don’t have to drain [...]
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