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Interesting approach.

bluenose wrote:http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Co ... atPump.htm

Oooh, shiny! I haven't read it yet, but I might have to do this... I drink warm beer, because I can't chill my kegs (4 hours of generator time this week...)

Oh, no. Not workable. It draws 5.5 amps. Could almost use a refrigerator (though it would waste the heat)!

derek wrote:
(4 hours of generator time this week...)

sorry to hijack

i remember you mentioning in another thread but its vague in my memory, you're off the grid right? what's your main source..solar? and geny for backup?

Guy i work with is currently building a house, on the net zero concept i think...not 100% sure on all the fancy lingo.

derek wrote:

bluenose wrote:http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Co ... atPump.htm

Oooh, shiny! I haven't read it yet, but I might have to do this... I drink warm beer, because I can't chill my kegs (4 hours of generator time this week...)

Oh, no. Not workable. It draws 5.5 amps. Could almost use a refrigerator (though it would waste the heat)!

you need a jockey box-type inline chiller with a ground/sea water loop

Jmac00 wrote:

derek wrote:
(4 hours of generator time this week...)

sorry to hijack

i remember you mentioning in another thread but its vague in my memory, you're off the grid right? what's your main source..solar? and geny for backup?

Guy i work with is currently building a house, on the net zero concept i think...not 100% sure on all the fancy lingo.

Primarily solar, with a 400W wind turbine, and a 2Kw generator for backup.

We're building a new place in Dartmouth on a whole different principle - grid connected, but hyperinsulated so that it costs practically nothing to heat.

derek wrote:

Jmac00 wrote:

derek wrote:
(4 hours of generator time this week...)

sorry to hijack

i remember you mentioning in another thread but its vague in my memory, you're off the grid right? what's your main source..solar? and geny for backup?

Guy i work with is currently building a house, on the net zero concept i think...not 100% sure on all the fancy lingo.

Primarily solar, with a 400W wind turbine, and a 2Kw generator for backup.

We're building a new place in Dartmouth on a whole different principle - grid connected, but hyperinsulated so that it costs practically nothing to heat.

Passive solar with double studded walls by chance?

derek wrote:
Primarily solar, with a 400W wind turbine, and a 2Kw generator for backup.

We're building a new place in Dartmouth on a whole different principle - grid connected, but hyperinsulated so that it costs practically nothing to heat.

Cool....guy i know is gearing up for mainly solar as well, and grid connected. He was originally going to go with the wind turbine too, but opted not to and just have a backup generator. Or use the power off the grid if needed. He went with arctic rated windows, and IQF foundation...along with many other things he keeps mentioning, but i forget...lol.

know1 wrote:

derek wrote:We're building a new place in Dartmouth on a whole different principle - grid connected, but hyperinsulated so that it costs practically nothing to heat.

Passive solar with double studded walls by chance?

Pretty much - I haven't been following all the details. "Need to know", you know.