Garage door issue.

Here we see further indications of our seals not being complete on this door.  Paul and I went on to design and fabricate some seals to fix this.   In the process of installing, I lifted on the garage door manually causing enough slack in the cables to allow the whole thing to go SPROING.  We figured about that time that we were barking up the wrong tree trying to make our own door with custom mechanics.  We will soon be testing our next idea of buying a professional door and adding a significant amount of quilting to the inside.

Hugnet for methane tanks

Jeff is installing Hugnet sensors on the anaerobic digester tanks.

Greenhouse heat

Dave is hooking up the air manifold that will help temper the
greenhouse on the cob cottage. When the sun is overheating the air, the hottest air will be blown through tubes under the floor. At night, the massive warm floor will keep the greenhouse warmer.

Arc08 progress

Ryan is placing three tanks that will become the methane digester. If all goes well, it will provide cooking fuel while cleaning our sewage.

Mill training

Wayne is pointing out features on the mill while the shop employees look on.

Solar defrosted sewer vent.

When it gets real cold in the dead of winter, it is not uncommon to for rooftop vents to frost over, causing gurgley pipes and sewer smells. We are trying out a trick we just learned...

First cut the top of the vent pipe at a 45 degree angle, with the open part facing south.

Then paint it black.

The frost will have a hard time trying to bridge that longer gap...

...and the sun (that tends to be bright on the coldest days) will heat up the pipe and melt any frost away.

New Blank Controller Board

The new bare controller board. These boards are currently being built so we should have working boards soon.
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