The Smug Bastard - Page 2

footfootfoot · 10-05-2008, 05:47 PM

Nifty Griff.

We just finished the insulation phase of our master plan and now have 8" of dense packed blown cellulose in every wall of the old house. Plus all new insulated windows. The addition has 5.5" of cellulose and the kitchen, since it is mostly windows has 5.5 inches of rigid foam board. R-30.

No heat yet, a comfy 68 inside. We are angling to put in a solar hot water maker for domestic HW this year, as a shake-down cruise for a larger array to heat. We use about 350-400 gal of oil per year to make hot water. At $4.00/gal that's about $1400 to $1600/ year. The solar system installed (by me of course) would run about $3800, so that's about a three year payback. Unless of course oil prices plummet to .76 a gallon, then I'm fucked.

ZenGum · 10-05-2008, 07:08 PM

[Mother Earth] : pats Griff on head: [/Mother Earth]

bluecuracao · 10-05-2008, 07:17 PM

I now covet the SolarSheat. I'm on the second floor of a 5-story building, and have no south-facing walls...but I do have an east-facing wall. Hmmmm.

Griff · 10-05-2008, 07:19 PM

I wouldn't worry about oil getting too cheap.

That sounds like a good plan footie. "They" say hot water is the best place to start.

Thanks Mom!

HungLikeJesus · 10-05-2008, 07:21 PM

I also covet the SolarSheat. I'm already working on the analysis of 1 vs. the 2 pack and horizontal stacked vs. side-by-side.

I'm thinking of installing one so that the intake is on the lower floor and the heat delivery vent is low on the dining room wall, which is on the upper floor. I think that will maximize the heat delivery.

Griff · 10-05-2008, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluecuracao

I now covet the SolarSheat. I'm on the second floor of a 5-story building, and have no south-facing walls...but I do have an east-facing wall. Hmmmm.

[GHWBush]Na gah dah[/GHWB]

East won't get it done. When you need the heat in mid-winter the sun rises in the South East. It won't be direct enough.

bluecuracao · 10-05-2008, 07:28 PM

Uh huh. Well, I am configuring an explanation to the Philadelphia Historical Commission, as to how the SolarSheat will be more beneficial than it is damaging to the facade of our old-ass building.

Oh, just read Griff's post. Nevermind.

Cicero · 10-05-2008, 08:37 PM

Coool!

HungLikeJesus · 10-05-2008, 09:03 PM

Griff, by-the-way, do you know how to type the ° symbol (as in °F)?

It's Alt-248.[/pedantic]

classicman · 10-05-2008, 09:24 PM

liar!

[dumb enough to have tried it]

HungLikeJesus · 10-05-2008, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

liar!

[dumb enough to have tried it]

Sorry if I wasn't clear, classicman. Hold down either Alt-key, press 248 on the number keypad (not the row above the letters), then release the Alt-key. Try it. You should get °. There are a lot of characters you can type this way. For example, Alt-0248 is ø.

footfootfoot · 10-05-2008, 09:42 PM

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HLJ is my new hero. You are the mutherfocking man! I have been trying to get that shit to happen on my keyboard for, like, forever. ◘•○♠○°♦•◘X▐Ü♦7▬o

Umm, how do you make the infinity sign? (not the car)

xoxoxoBruce · 10-05-2008, 09:52 PM

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/i...s/codealt.html

http://www.starr.net/is/type/altnum.htm

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html

http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/ALT-Characters/

Elspode · 10-05-2008, 10:35 PM

I haven't looked it up, but is this one of those deals that absorbs solar heat, then blows it into the house when it gets to a certain temp? I read an article on how to build those things years ago. I've a got a shitload of South/Southwest exposure on my place.

classicman · 10-05-2008, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Sorry if I wasn't clear, classicman. Hold down either Alt-key, press 248 on the number keypad (not the row above the letters), then release the Alt-key. Try it. You should get °. There are a lot of characters you can type this way. For example, Alt-0248 is ø.

nope nothin

10-05-2008, 05:47 PM	#16
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Nifty Griff. We just finished the insulation phase of our master plan and now have 8" of dense packed blown cellulose in every wall of the old house. Plus all new insulated windows. The addition has 5.5" of cellulose and the kitchen, since it is mostly windows has 5.5 inches of rigid foam board. R-30. No heat yet, a comfy 68 inside. We are angling to put in a solar hot water maker for domestic HW this year, as a shake-down cruise for a larger array to heat. We use about 350-400 gal of oil per year to make hot water. At $4.00/gal that's about $1400 to $1600/ year. The solar system installed (by me of course) would run about $3800, so that's about a three year payback. Unless of course oil prices plummet to .76 a gallon, then I'm fucked. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-05-2008, 07:08 PM	#17
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	[Mother Earth] : pats Griff on head: [/Mother Earth] __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-05-2008, 07:19 PM	#19
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I wouldn't worry about oil getting too cheap. That sounds like a good plan footie. "They" say hot water is the best place to start. Thanks Mom! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-05-2008, 07:21 PM	#20
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I also covet the SolarSheat. I'm already working on the analysis of 1 vs. the 2 pack and horizontal stacked vs. side-by-side. I'm thinking of installing one so that the intake is on the lower floor and the heat delivery vent is low on the dining room wall, which is on the upper floor. I think that will maximize the heat delivery. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-05-2008, 08:37 PM	#23
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Coool! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-05-2008, 07:17 PM	#18
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I now covet the SolarSheat. I'm on the second floor of a 5-story building, and have no south-facing walls...but I do have an east-facing wall. Hmmmm.

10-05-2008, 07:28 PM	#22
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Uh huh. Well, I am configuring an explanation to the Philadelphia Historical Commission, as to how the SolarSheat will be more beneficial than it is damaging to the facade of our old-ass building. Oh, just read Griff's post. Nevermind.

10-05-2008, 09:03 PM	#24
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Griff, by-the-way, do you know how to type the ° symbol (as in °F)? It's Alt-248.[/pedantic] __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-05-2008, 09:24 PM	#25
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	liar! [dumb enough to have tried it] __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-05-2008, 09:42 PM	#27
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	° HLJ is my new hero. You are the mutherfocking man! I have been trying to get that shit to happen on my keyboard for, like, forever. ◘•○♠○°♦•◘X▐Ü♦7▬o Umm, how do you make the infinity sign? (not the car) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-05-2008, 09:52 PM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Windows - Alt Key Numeric Codes http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/i...s/codealt.html http://www.starr.net/is/type/altnum.htm http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/ALT-Characters/ __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-05-2008, 10:35 PM	#29
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I haven't looked it up, but is this one of those deals that absorbs solar heat, then blows it into the house when it gets to a certain temp? I read an article on how to build those things years ago. I've a got a shitload of South/Southwest exposure on my place. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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