--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1Z00006 Date: 01/29/98 From: JIM DUNMYER Time: 08:03am \/To: MIKE ROSS (Read 2 times) Subj: RE: POWER SOURCE/PUMP > What I had in mind was to put the heat energy to use in the summer to > power some kind of heat pump engine that would run an air conditioning > unit. So that the sunnier it gets the better the air conditioning > works. I've often thought about an absorption cooling system, fueled by wood. Owning a sawmill, I have plenty of that! The problem with solar heat is that it's 'low grade', IE, not very hot. Most engines or absorption systems need a high temperature to operate. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Telnet toltbbs.com or call 313-854-6001, Boardwatch #55 (1:234/2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1^00000 Date: 01/30/98 From: SERGE BROUILLARD Time: 11:06am \/To: ALEC CAMERON (Read 2 times) Subj: Tv Antenna Booster On 01-27-98 Alec Cameron wrote... AC> And where I am, every home has a rooftop antenna with booster. It works great AC> off our 12v inverter, during utility supply failures. AC> AC> Our TV receiver is about 15y old. With the booster switched OFF, there is just AC> no picture or sound from the TV. Bundanoon, Southern Highlands, NSW AUS ___-------------------------------------------- Hi there Alec ! It's nice to know that Canadians are not the only ones with this sort of problem, and solutions. You use solar power or wind power most, in Australia where you are ? Salutations: Serge Brouillard Montreal, Canada ... OFFLINE 1.32 * I want a homebuilt shuttlecraft ! --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1^00001 Date: 01/28/98 From: TIM HUTZLER Time: 10:32pm \/To: BARRY SMITH (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: power source/pump BS>well tim I was in mad man on sunday still con't post what do i do Well, keep trying. Try to type your message more clearly. I have the darndist time trying to make out what you are trying to say. [grin] best regards, --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Madman BBS * Chico, California * 530-893-8079 * (1:119/88) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1^00002 Date: 01/30/98 From: MIKE ROSS Time: 02:54pm \/To: JIM DUNMYER (Read 2 times) Subj: RE: POWER SOURCE/PUMP Jim Dunmyer said the following to Mike Ross on the subject of RE: POWER SOURCE/PUMP (29 Jan 98 07:48:39) > Refineries caring about efficiency? JD> believe me, they spend a LOT of money JD> to increase efficiency wherever possible. I meant it seemed to be a contradiction that oil co's try to sell the most oil products possible while here we were discussing their operating efficiency. However, you're right, where the improvements make a substantial cost savings, refineries are pretty good at improving their efficiency. Although, it's not exactly as if they are spending any "new" money. Rather, they are simply making a cheap investment which will get a very profitable return on what was a previously wastefully squandered resource. They will naturally only make an improvement if there is a very attractive financial incentive, especially i.e. government pgms. Let's not even discuss what gets burned up the stack 24hrs a day... --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1^00003 Date: 01/30/98 From: MIKE ROSS Time: 03:36pm \/To: JIM DUNMYER (Read 2 times) Subj: RE: POWER SOURCE/PUMP Jim Dunmyer said the following to Mike Ross on the subject of RE: POWER SOURCE/PUMP (29 Jan 98 08:03:51) > So that the sunnier it gets the better the air conditioning works. JD> I've often thought about an absorption cooling system, fueled by wood. JD> Owning a sawmill, I have plenty of that! JD> The problem with solar heat is that it's 'low grade', IE, not very JD> hot. Most engines or absorption systems need a high temperature to JD> operate. There are small bar fridges which have no compressors nor any Peltier devices either. They seem to have an external heating element and circulate some coolant which pumps heat away from the inside. They are absolutely quiet and can even achieve freezing temps in a small compartment. I just wondered if this sort of simple heat pump system could be expanded to a larger scale? --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1^00004 Date: 01/30/98 From: JIM DUNMYER Time: 07:55am \/To: MIKE ROSS (Read 2 times) Subj: RE: HELP HOME GENERATOR > Turning over the fuel is a great idea. The first batch of fuel I used > during the ice storm blackout had been in the tank about 9 mths and was > really very poor performing. It was about 1/2 a tank so I had topped it > up from the fresh fuel batch but the engine still ran quite rough. > > I read that old fuel tends to burn with a slightly different chemistry > so that it leaves a varnish type coating behind in the engine. That info > made a lot of sense when I experienced the rough running first hand. Old fuel doesn't varnish the engine while burning that I know of, but it DOES varnish the fuel tank and carburator while sitting. They say that using Sta-Bil in the gas tank helps a lot, so I started using that. If you already have varnish in the fuel system, you can use carb-cleaning products in the gas tank. These will sometimes cause rough-running during their cleaning action, but should help later on. I experienced this with my lawn tractor years ago. It had gotten varnished up, and I had to open up the high-speed jet a bunch to get it to run at all. Put the cleaner in there and started mowing, and all of a sudden it kinda coughed and started running REAL rich (blowing black smoke). Screwed the high-speed needle back in and all was well. On my own generator, I am in the practice of closing the fuel shutoff valve and letting the engine run the carburator dry, THEN shutting off the ignition. I feel that this has helped me a lot; I had gas sit in the tank for several years and the carb was OK. I don't remember if I was able to start the engine, but I think I was, but it ran pretty raggety until I got some fresh fuel in there. If you have a smaller generator, simply draining the tank and running the carb dry might be the best bet. Keep 5 gallons of fresh gas handy for when the emergency strikes; pour it into your car every few months and refill it at the gas station. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Telnet toltbbs.com or call 313-854-6001, Boardwatch #55 (1:234/2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1^00005 Date: 01/30/98 From: JIM DUNMYER Time: 08:29am \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 2 times) Subj: HELP HOME GENERATOR >MR> Squirting some oil into the plug hole and turning the engine >MR> over once to coat the piston wouldn't hurt either before >MR> actually starting it. > > Or even just turning the engine over by hand a bit before starting > it. Good point! Gotta be a bit careful with the oil. Too much will coat the plug and she'll never fire! --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Telnet toltbbs.com or call 313-854-6001, Boardwatch #55 (1:234/2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F1^00006 Date: 01/30/98 From: JIM DUNMYER Time: 08:31am \/To: BRIEN PAGE (Read 2 times) Subj: POWER FACTOR IN DC CC >JD> So you must lift & carry 20 tons of wood over a Winter, or 40,000 lbs! >JD> That might be OK for a younger person, but what about the old or nfirm? > > Which is why mom and dad only heated with a wood stove for one > winter after I married and moved out. :-) Sure wish I had a spot to > put that Ashley wood stove. Which is why MY Dad got a riding lawn tractor after I moved out. <> After reading about the ice storm, I told my wife that it might be a good idea to leave our stove in place, even if we haven't used it for several years. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Telnet toltbbs.com or call 313-854-6001, Boardwatch #55 (1:234/2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 272 HOME POWER Ref: F2100000 Date: 01/29/98 From: DAY BROWN Time: 10:21pm \/To: SERGE BROUILLARD (Read 2 times) Subj: Tv Antenna Booster Well, with all those channels, in all those directions, boosting is the only way to go. albeit you may want to check the coating on the elements when you install one. 15 years is a while; I'd like to know how it lasts in the weather. You using flat or coax cable? given the variation in frequency, coax is the only way to go. ___ * OFFLINE 1.58 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: * After F/X * Rochester N.Y. 716-359-1662 (1:2613/415)