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Build your own solar-powered water pumping station by Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM
In the last issue, there was an excellent article by Dorothy Ainsworth on water pumping using mechanical windmills. In this issue I will address another form of "free" water pumping. There are many remote applications where a solar-powered water pump is more cost effective than installing a conventional grid-connected AC pump. I recently designed a solar-powered pumping system for a local farmer wanting to pump water from a lake up to a watering trough for cattle in a distant fenced field. We have also designed larger systems to pump directly from drilled wells up to elevated storage tanks, which provide gravity-fed water back down to remote ranch buildings. Basic system description These solar applications made economic sense because the location was too remote to run a long power line. By adding a storage tank and increasing the size of the pumping system, excess pumped water can be stored, which can continue to supply water during the night or when it's cloudy and the pump is off.
How to pack a whole lot of living into 221 square feet
One of the key limitations in the design of many tiny houses is the fact that they have to be built on trailer chassis. Many zoning bylaws have minimum building sizes to keep the riffraff out and the property taxes up; many building codes have minimum room sizes and other rules that make it very hard to build small. By having wheels, it becomes a recreational vehicle and it can sneak under a lot of radars. © Tiny House Build Andrew and Gabriella Morrison have pulled it off in their 221 square foot home and write about it (and how they live in it) on the Tiny House Blog. To our surprise we have not felt, at any point, that we have had to make any compromises or sacrifices in our self designed and built home. By putting the kitchen at one end and the bathroom at the other, they are able to use the full width of the trailer and make them generous. The bathroom is also generous, which you need if you are going to use a big Sun-Mar composting toilet (and the bigger, the better.
100 Best DIY Sites on the Web
100 Best DIY Sites on the Web Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 6:06pm by Site Administrator DIY offers a great way to take on personal projects and make things your own. Although often DIY focuses primarily on home improvement, the DIY ethic expands out to arts, technology, and so much more. Check out these categories and more in our list of DIY sites that’s sure to get you inspired to get up and make something yourself. Home Improvement In these sites, you’ll find fun and useful projects to take on at home. Arts & Crafts Whether you want to learn how to make your own macro lens, or just find a knitting pattern, these sites will have what you’re looking for. Tech Find everything you want to know about hacking gadgets, electronics, and more from these sites. Makezine: Learn how to make your own fun electronic and tech toys with this site.Freedom to Tinker: Check out this site to learn how to modify and repair tech devices.Hack This Site! Lifehacking General
Less Popular Google Search Tips
There’s not a day that passes by without searching for information on Google. We’re pretty sure that you’re aware of some advanced Google search operators like AND, NOT, etc. but here are some lesser known tricks that you can implement when you’re searching on Google. We bet you wouldn’t know at least one of these! 1. Some of you would have known the site: search operator. Forget the site operator and use the at keyword instead. 2. The nerds among us would frequently use the define: keyword to look up for definitions. You needn’t necessarily use the define keyword anymore to get definitions in search results. 3. AROUND(n) is an undocumented search operator and it will be of immense use when you’re looking for pages with two terms separated by n number of words. 4. You can use the tilde (~) operator to search for pages that not only contain the word that follows it, but also its synonyms. The next time you’re looking for cheap mp3 players, try searching for [~cheap mp3 players].
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Hi guys this is a short? Video about the rocket stove forum that me and ppotty1 has put together, as well I want to ask you guys if your seriously interested about rocket stove development and experimentation to please check out the new forum and as well I would ask if you would please visit ppotty1's channel and jzxmissile's channel and subscribe to these guys, I will tell you there will be some very exciting developments to come that I speak about in the video and these two guys are ones to keep an eye on for future developments.Check for the links below. I want to thank ppotty1's son for making the new forum a reality. he took the time to build the site and have to say we really needed his help on that. ppotty1's channel here jzxmissile's channel here The new rocket stove forum here
Hot Topics: Wait - Don't Cut that Truss
Here on DoItYourself.com we enjoy providing a place where home improvement novices and experts can come together to share ideas and advice. Inside our Forums, users can browse threads to see what exchanges are taking place on a topic of interest or start their own dialogue by posting something for the community to take part in. With over 250,000 members and counting, this resource is quite active so each week we highlight one of the conversations that may just help you with that next DIY project. “For the record, I don’t know that I totally understand the difference between a truss system and whatever else you would call the rafters, joists, and supporting members in an attic.” Original Post: Cutting and then repairing a ceiling joist chucky79 Member I have to replace my upstairs central AC unit in my attic. Highlights from the Thread chandler Forum Topic Moderator Welcome to the forums! chucky79 Member czizzi Member The diagonal on a 20x20 opening is around 28 inches. edomonton_gen Member
Paint (Caulking) Tips/Tricks/Secrets
