More DIY Solar Air Heaters We have a couple more designs for Do It Yourself Solar Air Heaters. The first homemade design can be found at several sites all over the Internet. While it puts the term “reuse” to good use, it is not that efficient. There are several minor changes that can be made [...]
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Solar Air Heater DIY While browsing the Internet I came across this solar air heater, “heat grabber” from a 1977 issue of Mother Earth. My local Home Depot no longer carries the rigid foam insulation board manufactured by Celotex, trade-named “Thermax TF-610. (it was impregnated with glass fibers for strength and faced on both sides with [...]
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How to Make a Rain Barrel Not only is rain water better for your garden plants, flowers, lawn and fish ponds than chlorinated tapwater, but by using rain water you also save money. Plus you reduce the water that heads into the local storm sewers, gathering various chemicals and oils along the way. Making [...]
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Father’s Day Gift Idea There are lots of eco-friendly Father’s Day give suggestions available on the internet – a new bike (great gas mileage), recycled everything, etc. Some of these suggestions have merit if you dad “needs” that item. My dad tends to go out and buy whatever he really needs. So what do you [...]
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Mother’s Day idea for the Mom with Everything If your mom is like mine, on Mother’s Day, all she really wants is some quality time together. Mom doesn’t need any more trinkets. This year, spend the time with your mom, but spend the money on some mom’s that can really use a little help. There are [...]
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9 Steps to save $6600 on your gas bill over 5 yrs Fuel Economy – Wake-up & Smell the Fumes Trade your vehicle in for one size smaller. Save 10 to 20% (go electric save 100%) Slow Down! Reduce your speed by 10 km/ hour and save 10% Drive lite on the gas pedal and lite [...]
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Wind Turbines Make Great Science Project There are several do-it-yourself wind turbine projects featured on the internet. Some are available in kit form while others give you a detailed parts list and instructions. The projects vary in size and complexity so any grade level can get involved. We have a good wind turbine project listed here for [...]
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Batch Solar Thermal Water Heater – Do-It-Yourself Batch solar water heating systems are very simple, easy to build and easy to maintain. Good Do-It-Yourself projects. These systems must be drained during the winter in cold climates to prevent freezing, but most of the payback is during the non-freezing months anyway. Here is a site that [...]
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