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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change: Replacing the anode rod in my hot water tank to extend its life
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change. My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned. Monday, April 27, 2015. Replacing the anode rod in my hot water tank to extend its life. Note, this is a revised re-post from my old blog that is now off-line. It is clearly visible at the top of the water heater tank as the only large nut on the top. Worn out anode rod. Generally they are straight and measure 24″ to 36″ long...This is p...
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change: Who killed the vampire loads loads in my entertainment system?
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change. My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Who killed the vampire loads loads in my entertainment system? In a recent post I wrote about replacing my dead 37" LCD TV with a new 50 inch unit. My new entertainment system is significantly more efficient, not only when everything is on, but also when all of the devices are turned off. My Kill-A-Watt coul...
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change: Reducing waste - repairing my trash can
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change. My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned. Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Reducing waste - repairing my trash can. I am Mr. Sustainable! So I decided to repair it by stitching it together with some nylon twine. Here is a close-up of my surgical style stitching:. I added a little Crazy Glue around each hole to secure the twine. Dr. Frankenstein would be proud! View my complete profile.
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change: Solar panel and equipment warranties
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change. My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned. Friday, June 26, 2015. Solar panel and equipment warranties. Note: this is a revised re-post from my old defunct blog. A year ago I was using the Enlighten web interface. Screen shot of Enlighten web portal. And now I am back to normal again:. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). View my complete profile. Sea ice is shrinking. NASA: Cli...
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Domestic Hot Water Heating System. Click below to jump to specific pages. My wife and I are committed to sustainable living and I have a separate page. In early July 2006, I placed an order. With Butler Sun Solutions. For a complete Solar Wand installation kit. The kit is unique in the solar industry in many ways - click the image at left for a complete system diagram. Most innovative is the solar wand. The wand has about 2 square feet of surface area that contributes heat to the tank. I decided to insta...
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change: Solar water heater tank failure
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change. My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned. Saturday, July 18, 2015. Solar water heater tank failure. A few days ago I was showing someone my solar domestic water heating system. And when I opened the utility closet I was confronted with a quarter inch of standing water. Clearly my solar heated water tank had sprung a leak. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Sea ice is shrinking.
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change: Bumper crop of fruit
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change. My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Bumper crop of fruit. These are large, sweet blueberries and it is hard to resist eating them while picking! On closer inspection I realized that this largest main branch has actually broken off at the trunk and I will have to cut it off. I hope it survives long enough to yield fully ripened apples. Its Brush Ho...
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change: July 2015
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Living in the Shadow of Climate Change. My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Who killed the vampire loads loads in my entertainment system? In a recent post I wrote about replacing my dead 37" LCD TV with a new 50 inch unit. My new entertainment system is significantly more efficient, not only when everything is on, but also when all of the devices are turned off. My Kill-A-Watt coul...
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