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by TheyCallMeDave
Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:35 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Results in, from adding a Drop Ceiling under the Cathedral .
Replies: 6
Views: 2491

Re: RE: Results in, from adding a Drop Ceiling under the Cat

Thank you for the update. You got great results! Upload a picture if you can. I am sure a lot of members are interested in this type of project. JD Im afraid i dont have a digital camera thats working. But, Lowes/Home DePot/and Menards all carry this very popular drop in ceiling . It really works g...
by TheyCallMeDave
Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:46 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Results in, from adding a Drop Ceiling under the Cathedral .
Replies: 6
Views: 2491

Results in, from adding a Drop Ceiling under the Cathedral .

I wanted to share this info with you . I installed a lay-in acoustical tile Drop Ceiling which consists of a white metal grid that accepts 2x4' lay-in tiles (1" thick insulated) . I also went wayyy overboard and layed R30 / 9.5" thick Batt insulation above the drop ceiling. This is for my ...
by TheyCallMeDave
Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:06 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in enclos
Replies: 14
Views: 31788

So you're going to solder the copper coil to plate copper? You would need a pretty thick plate to have the 'heat sink' mass neccessary to gain efficiency and prevent your flat plate from deforming. Ill see what i can come up with. Otherwise, ill fasten it down some other way to where it makes suffi...
by TheyCallMeDave
Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:12 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in enclos
Replies: 14
Views: 31788

That looks easy enough Dave. Most rolls of copper come precoiled in flat boxes, so setting it in a frame should be real easy too. Here's the one I'd like to try. http://www.byexample.com/projects/current/batch_collector/ Yes...i saw that project awhile back. What im going to do with the roll of cop...
by TheyCallMeDave
Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:40 am
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Ping : Mark
Replies: 0
Views: 15332

Ping : Mark

Hi Mark. I tried to send you a PM but i see PM's arent working on the Forum. I have a quick question regarding your Solar heat installation : In your writeup, you said you used a reflective backdrop for the Collector ... and im wondering why you didnt use something that was flat black in order to ma...
by TheyCallMeDave
Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:45 pm
Forum: Off Topic Discussions
Topic: Redneck Swimmin' Pool
Replies: 2
Views: 2886

Re: Redneck Swimmin' Pool

Just because your ol' truck don't run, don't mean it ain't useful http://bsornot.whipnet.net/images/redneck/redneck.swimming.pool.3.jpg When its 100 f . and huuuumid outside , that Redneck Swimming Pool would definetly work for me ! And so long as you have access to H2O , you can have it anywhere !
by TheyCallMeDave
Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:18 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Indoor Solar heat panel
Replies: 2
Views: 17175

Re: Indoor Solar heat panel

I just discovered this website and stumbled across Marks solar heat panel project. I never realized how simple a project of this type would be. I am interested in knowing if I can alter one half section of my sliding glass doors to make an indoor panel. Would I just make a panel as for the outside ...
by TheyCallMeDave
Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:10 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in enclos
Replies: 14
Views: 31788

Re: Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in en

Greetings. Im wondering if anyone has tried this specific approach to a Solar Collector for water ? I cant find any info for such a Collector online. How do u think it would work out by using a 50' roll of copper as a collector, then sending the heated water to a storage tank below utilizing a smal...
by TheyCallMeDave
Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:50 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in enclos
Replies: 14
Views: 31788

Here's another link. I thought that site might send you to this one, but I guess I found it through Google. About 3/4 of the way down the page is a setup similar to what you are describing, with the exception being that they used polyethylene tubing. Copper would provide better efficiency, but it i...
by TheyCallMeDave
Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:53 am
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in enclos
Replies: 14
Views: 31788

Here you go neighbor, more information than you asked for, but lots to inspire. http://www.builditsolar.com/ Aaron, Thanks for the site. I looked thru the whole thing, but nothing on using a roll of copper IN the actual solar collector that id place on the roof. I think it would work quite well if ...
by TheyCallMeDave
Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Putting in a Drop Ceiling ; how effective for hvac savings?
Replies: 6
Views: 4307

I added about another 8-10" of blown in cellulose insulation to my attic about a year and a half ago, and I can certainly tell you that it mitigated almost all of the 'hot attic' issues we had before. There is a noticabley less amount of time the a/c runs. Mainly it delayed the time the a/c fi...
by TheyCallMeDave
Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:34 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Putting in a Drop Ceiling ; how effective for hvac savings?
Replies: 6
Views: 4307

Putting in a Drop Ceiling ; how effective for hvac savings?

Just moved into my Florida Mobile home, built in 1984 . Has a cathedral ceiling for the living room and it must be allowing tons of heated air into the space ; am seriously considering having someone put in a drop ceiling grid with 2x4' lay-in tiles with batt insulation laying above it. Has anyone d...
by TheyCallMeDave
Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:55 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in enclos
Replies: 14
Views: 31788

Using 50' roll of 3/4" Copper ,painted black, in enclos

Greetings. Im wondering if anyone has tried this specific approach to a Solar Collector for water ? I cant find any info for such a Collector online. How do u think it would work out by using a 50' roll of copper as a collector, then sending the heated water to a storage tank below utilizing a small...
by TheyCallMeDave
Fri May 29, 2009 10:16 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Questions:Using my Well Tank AND Storage Tank as a collector
Replies: 4
Views: 18411

Re: RE: Questions:Using my Well Tank AND Storage Tank as a c

If your suggesting using the well tank as a solar batch heater don't do it the bladders are not designed for heat and excessive heat will cause stretching and premature failure. If you split hot and cold sides just after the well tank and through a couple of smaller hot water heater tanks or someth...
by TheyCallMeDave
Fri May 29, 2009 7:06 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Questions:Using my Well Tank AND Storage Tank as a collector
Replies: 4
Views: 18411

Questions:Using my Well Tank AND Storage Tank as a collector

Greetings. Im new here. I live alone in a Mobile and actually use little hot water...just a 5 minute luke-warm shower each night and run the Dishwasher once a week. (I wash clothes using cold water) . I live in the FLorida Panhandle ...and the incoming water during May thru Sept. is nearly warm enou...