Everything Nifty – From Chickens & Gardening to Printers & Technology
In my last post, Cleaning Solar Panels – Does it make much difference, I briefly mentioned the 11 foot telescoping squeegee that I used to clean my solar panels. Basically the device looked just like this: For the most part this device works fine for my needs, but I was very excited to get an Read More …
UPDATE: I’m not sure I trust the data in this article and have published a new article here: Cleaning Solar Panels – 8% Efficiency Difference As I posted a year ago we added solar power to our house. Well, I noticed that our panels have a bit of a dusty haze / layer on Read More …
This is another great contribution from Ken. You can see his other creations, the Dirt Shaker & Power Barrow and the HomeMade Rotary Trommel Screen. He’s got an amazing gift and we’re glad he’s willing to share it with us! From Ken:
As many of my site visitors know, I own/manage a handful of internet forums including: The Printer Forum (on this site) BackYardChickens.com TheEasyGarden.com SufficientSelf.com BackYardHerds.com One of the constant problems with managing a forum is dealing with spammers. Spammers come in many shapes and forms, but here are the two main types:
Upside down fire? I know, it sounds crazy, but it really works GREAT!!! One of the community members on BYC posted a topic called “upside down fire building for wood heat”. I read through the thread and was pretty surprised by the claims:
A while back one of our printer forum members submitted the article “Canon i960 Printer Cover & Base Removal”. Another one of our community members, wfmcg, replied that he had created a Canon i960 teardown document with pics. I asked if he’d be willing to send it to me, and did. I was impressed and Read More …
This is the second part in my story of installing a solar photovoltaic system in the Northern California Bay Area.? You can also read Part 1, Solar Panels / Energy. I figure the best way to organize what happened is to do a timeline from the very beginning: 4/1/2010: Contract with REC Solar signed. The Read More …
Part 1 of 2 of my decision process and subsequent installation of a solar energy system (see part 2, Solar Power Installation California Bay Area). VERY long story short: We’re getting a 3.9 kw (DC) solar photovoltaic system installed on our house that should have a “payback” of 8 – 10 years. Now, all the Read More …
Below is another great submission from Ken (creator of the HomeMade Rotary Trommel Screen). From Ken: “You may remember me as the builder of the red rotary trammel. I later built a shaker screener because I needed to separate soil and larger stones from 1 inch stone I needed for a driveway. I made it Read More …
After looking at a $160 average electricity bill (thank you California tiered rates) I’ve been on a quest to reduce our monthly spend on electricity. My wife and I are going to achieve this in two main ways: