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ringo
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04-23-2013 12:18 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by RAZD
04-20-2013 7:50 PM

A couple I know has recently built a new house about thirty miles from the city that is "completely" of the grid. All of their electricity comes from solar, with a small boost from wind. (Oddly enough, even Saskatchewan isn't windy enough to provide a reliable power source by itself.) The only phones they have are cellular and their Internet access is also wireless.
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They are quite close to a natural gas line but it would have cost thousands to bring it a few hundred yards to the house, so they use propane for heat - with radiant floor heating.
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They've been in the house for two winters with no serious problems that I know of.
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01-04-2014 11:22 AM 		Reply to: Message 17 by Theodoric
01-04-2014 11:11 AM

Re: New woodstove
jaywill writes:
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... wood is plentiful and free. All it takes is the physical activity to cut, split and stack. Much better than a gym membership.
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For physical health a change in lifestyle is better than fad diets, etc. The same is true for environmental health.
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06-30-2014 12:24 PM 		Reply to: Message 31 by RAZD
06-28-2014 11:19 PM

Re: Hot Water System
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Separate your gray water (from washing) from organic waste, use it to water your lawn.
I don't water my lawn at all. If it can't survive on its own, it has no business in my yard.
"I just rattled off that post not caring whether any of it was true or not if you want to know." -- Faith
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