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Updated on September 14th, 2021
This is video#15 of 15 in my course INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC POWER This course is a complete program for designing and...Continue Reading
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HOUSE TOUR: Furnace-Free Home in Toronto
Updated on October 23rd, 2021
Reiner Hoyer is an award-winning Toronto contractor with 30 years experience, and his own house is his favourite...Continue Reading
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OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE: DETAILED VIDEO TOUR
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Click to watch a video tour of the outdoor wood furnace I installed at his own place for wood heat back in 2011 Learn...Continue Reading
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How should I insulate a cold floor underneath a bay window?
Updated on January 17th, 2016
It's not unusual to require insulation upgrades in floor cavities that sit over unheated spaces, and there are two...Continue Reading
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Learn to Discern Light Bulb Quality
Updated on May 17th, 2022
About five years ago, various provinces across Canada began working towards eliminating old-fashioned incandescent...Continue Reading
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LED Light Bulbs
Updated on May 17th, 2022
Back in 2007, in an attempt to do the right thing environmentally, various branches of government in Canada announced a...Continue Reading
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Making Electricity from the Sun with Photovoltaic Panels
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Photovoltaic solar panels are one of the most fascinating developments in the world of energy because they seem so much...Continue Reading
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Shedding Light on Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Mania
Updated on June 22nd, 2021
For the last few months, everyone in Ontario could get a pretty good deal on compact fluorescent light bulbs, thanks to...Continue Reading
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Photovoltaics and the Greening of Electricity
Updated on July 8th, 2021
I finally know what I'm going to be when I grow up, and it's the same career I decided on 30 years ago, then abandoned...Continue Reading
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Insulation & Air Vapour Barriers in Cold Climates
Updated on December 18th, 2021
Until recently, a friend of mine still lived in the same rural farmhouse where he grew up in the 1930s, and this...Continue Reading
Off-Grid Energy