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 Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 8:05 pm
I helped my dad install a solar-powered fan over the garage and a tankless water heater. We're using 1/3 less electricity than we used to! Have any of you guys done any home projects for the environment?
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:40 pm
Epona Bride I helped my dad install a solar-powered fan over the garage and a tankless water heater. We're using 1/3 less electricity than we used to! Have any of you guys done any home projects for the environment?
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:46 pm
Well I had a plan for a Japanese garden outside my parents home. The plan was to instal a waterfall that is solar powered and recycle your own water. So far I have only found one that cycles through its own water but im looking into buying solar lights and and adapting the panels.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 3:47 pm
DavidOshi Well I had a plan for a Japanese garden outside my parents home. The plan was to instal a waterfall that is solar powered and recycle your own water. So far I have only found one that cycles through its own water but im looking into buying solar lights and and adapting the panels.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 7:13 pm
rikuHEART DavidOshi Well I had a plan for a Japanese garden outside my parents home. The plan was to instal a waterfall that is solar powered and recycle your own water. So far I have only found one that cycles through its own water but im looking into buying solar lights and and adapting the panels. It's more of an art for the asain people, rather than being environmental, plus it's also a tradition.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:41 pm
My family's too poor to make such drastic changes like that. But I do what I can, you know?
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:49 pm
Devin K. Truessence My family's too poor to make such drastic changes like that. But I do what I can, you know?
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:49 pm
These are kind of stupid home projects, but since we're in an apartment we can't do much....
One thing we've done is hang heavy curtains on our windows. In the summer it stops the sunlight from heating up the apartment so much, and during the winter it provides extra insulation to keep the apartment warm.
We've also rearranged the furniture to provide better air-flow so that the heating/cooling system doesn't have to use as much electricity or gas to heat/cool the apartment.
Also, during the winter we unhook the outside vent from the dryer so that the dryer blows its air into the house; that way the hot air stays inside to help heat the house (though the lint can get onto things, but that's not a big deal to me).
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 2:04 pm
Tahpenes These are kind of stupid home projects, but since we're in an apartment we can't do much.... One thing we've done is hang heavy curtains on our windows. In the summer it stops the sunlight from heating up the apartment so much, and during the winter it provides extra insulation to keep the apartment warm. We've also rearranged the furniture to provide better air-flow so that the heating/cooling system doesn't have to use as much electricity or gas to heat/cool the apartment. Also, during the winter we unhook the outside vent from the dryer so that the dryer blows its air into the house; that way the hot air stays inside to help heat the house (though the lint can get onto things, but that's not a big deal to me).
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