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Don Ames's Blog – December 2011 Archive (5)
Today's Power Trip - Weatherization and Infrared Camera
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
Got a phone call from a Son today, he was down at the local Mall looking to exchange a shirt he got for Christmas. This is one of those times when I wish that cell phones would just go away. Why do we need to be in constant touch with everybody all the time?
"Yes son, I bought the shirt there and I don't know why I cut the tag off and I don't know what happened to the…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on December 29, 2011 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments
Dryer Problems: Inefficiency and Fire
Clothes Dryer Problems Can Lead to Inefficiency and Fire.
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
Story appeared in my local newspaper the other day about an apartment laundry room that had dryer problems. It occurred to me, being the highly trained home energy auditor that I am, that any clothes dryer that had such a problem that it would catch fire, must have been a very inefficient clothes dryer for a long…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on December 18, 2011 at 11:03pm — 2 Comments
Energy Efficient House: Common Sense Guidelines
Energy Efficient House: Common Sense Guidelines to Energy Conservation.
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com The security of home energy conservation and the Energy Spy Insider.
Think of the ways we try to separate the outside climate from the inside climate. In a nut shell, that is the goal of an energy efficient house. Take a snowmobile or a dog sled and you will see a domed home made out of snow and ice.…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on December 16, 2011 at 12:29pm — No Comments
There is a Weatherization Assistance Program Near You!
There is a Weatherization Assistance Program Near You!
By Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
I receive calls on a regular bases asking me about help fixing the problem of being cold and whether or not I have heard of any Weatherization Assistance Programs. These calls are not about being cold for a day - while the furnace is fixed - or being cold for a week - while a few more dollars are scraped together to have the…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on December 7, 2011 at 1:03pm — No Comments
How the Heat Pump is King of Recycling
If You Like Recycling and Efficiency, Get A Heat Pump
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com, The Energy Spy Insider weekly Free eNewsletter.
The heat pump maintains its great efficiency by recycling refrigerant over and over again. In fact, the Heat Pump is the king of recycling. If you've seen a new, shiny heat pump lately,…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on December 4, 2011 at 9:51pm — 2 Comments
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