Washing clothes off grid is a important problem to solve, particularly if you have a family. In our experience the effort required to use a particular method...
The key words about this washer are "LITTLE LIGHT LOAD" as long as that is all you use it for it will probably work fine, so would a bucket. You can find it at...
... scare folks I really care, I don't want to see messed up sick people, the system WANTS YOU TO GET SICK it like WAR is TOO PROFITABLE! They can give you...
... I have three 30s era Maytag washing machine motors in the shop. They are two cylinder opposed two stroke engines. Good for producing a lot of smoke and...
Hi Don--------- the way I wash clothes up here is my travel trailers shower/tub stall, plug the hole as if taking a bath---------lol ! and fill with heated...
I'm think that those small apartment sized washers might do the trick. Work from AC but, compared to full sized units, I would think much more economical....
... Those small units use the same mechanicals as the larger ones. The only real savings are in water and weight. It is easy to refit a 120VAC motor with a...
Your points are well taken Don. Just wondering if we are talking the same size unit (I may have my description wrong). The unit I'm picturing is quite small....
... The small apartment units I have seen use the same gear box and timers as the larger ones. I have repaired a couple and could use parts off a full sized...
A short search of the net came up with this nice little unit. Might be just the ticket? http://www.laundry-alternative.com/portable_clothes_washer.html ... ...
... Yes but two group 24 batteries cannot drive a 2500 Watt inverter or for very long. This application is for an RV. Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up Woodworking ...
Greg, you say that your house is powered by a biomass gasifier with a 40 kw head. Would you be interested in telling us more about this gasifier? Neal...
Sure. It is an adaptation of the Gengas unit. My engine is a chevy straight six modified for maximum efficiency running woodgas. I use woodchips from the...
6 group 27's would work fine, and also fit in an rv. They don't need to "drive" a 2500 watt inverter, they need to drive the load the inverter is powering. A...
... I only have room for two group 24 or T-105 batteries. If I want to add batteries I need to go to the very expensive AGM batteries or build some sort of...
http://www.reuters.co.uk/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=7141560 Here is the full article, in 4 to 5 years? More research? Too late for...
You mean things like fluorescent lanterns, laptop computers, pda's, cb radios, cell phones, auto tire air compressors, and any other small appliance? All you...
Off-grid is for those who want to unplug, relax and feel at home anywhere on the planet, whether they are in an office, the back of a camper van, walking...
Another aspect of off the grid living to consider where practical is including an intertie to the grid, that is... a means of feeding power you produce back to...
http://www.newfarm.org/features/1204/nordell/index.shtml A truly regenerative agriculture At Anne and Eric Nordell's Beech Grove Farm in north-central ...
Bush will push nuclear power as clean, renewable energy http://www.inform.kz/txt/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=107223 Solar cell teams plastic and carbon ...
Nuclear power is the only thing that will ever make electric cars practical. If you knew what it was like to have asthma or bronchitis you would know how...
... Very well said and accurate. There is NO problem with radioactive wastes, either, other than politicians. The stuff stays above ground etc. because of...
I usually look further before I leap, This is a WA state bill that is proposed. It does not effect the majority of us, but it could effect those of us living...
