Energy Costs

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  1. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    I use battery powered shock collars with a anti-tampering device, if a light is left on over 30 minutes it continuously goes off until the light is turned off
     
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  3. wildreef

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    You know Iraf i had given that some thought' but CPS might frown upon it.
    1, I've heard it does'int leave bruises right ?
    2, What are the after effects "long term" ?
    3, Would this prolong them living with the wife and me any longer than need be ?
    4, How to avoid and administer such a device with out alarming neighbors ?
    5, Will this work well on mother-inlaws (you know the kind from hell it's self ?)
     
  4. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    My mother in law is well aware of my concealed carry permit and my willingness to use my XD 45 if provoked by her.... We really dont get along at all I think she's the antichrist...

    And I dont know, our first kid is on the way, I'm the one with the issue of leaving lights on that I'm trying to break myself of, our Living room floor lamp is driving me nuts cause the wife has it on a random timer, thing is weird it just comes on for different amounts of time at random points in the day, I see it and I want to turn it off and I get yelled at for turning it off lol
     
  5. wildreef

    wildreef Stylophora

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    LOL, my mother-inlaw must have went to the same school as yours Iraf.
    I do result in going down stairs some times and clean my guns when shes over, she really don't bother me all that much when im doing gun maintanance , lol.

    Try cureing your wife by installing a timer in the bathroom , when shes showering and such, she will see things your way. LOL;)
     
  6. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    LOL

    yeah she doesn't know about my new AR-15 I got last week yet either :)
     
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    Back on topic please.
     
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  9. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    Ok, how's this

    The new Hydrogen fuel cell powered cars have a by product of perfectly clean water, why cant we get some crap like this for our houses IE a big generator and capture the waste water to run through a ro/di or even if it's as clean as they say it is use directly for top off
     
  10. BlackJack

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    I bet you would end up having to change filters in your RO/DI twice as often or more, but it's not exactly a half-baked idea. You might ought to patent that for Aquarist application.

    **after you test it on your own fish first :)
     
  11. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    Heck! I got an adult black lab and unused be a real waste, I give him one bowl a day and he gives me like 3 bowls in return, pretty soon Ill be able to power a whole city block...lmao
     
  12. ziggy222

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    i have my sump light turn off durring the hottest hours of the day.it helps cut electric usage as well as lowers the water temperature.nows the time to start paying attention to the labels of your equipment.it says how much electric it consumes.i'm all in favor of hydrogen power.i watched a show on how they collected hydrogen gas.they had a clear tube of water and algae that ran around the roof top.the algae grew and produced hydrogen gas.from time to time they did parcial water changes.they drank some of the algae water to show how safe it is.