by Alan Stankevitz | Dec 22, 2002
Chickadees, juncos and finches know, Time has come for winter’s new snow. Days are short and the nights are long, Quiet are the woods, devoid of song. Ask the coyote, hawk, fox and deer, They all know the time is almost here. It won’t be long now for...
by Alan Stankevitz | Dec 6, 2002
As I reported in the last journal, I discovered that the heating system was thermosyphoning from time to time. The fluid in the pipes is only suppose to go in one direction: from the solar collectors to the tubing in the sand bed. This is what occurs while the pumps...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 23, 2002
(Click here to see a full-sized image from on top of our bluff.) With pocket protector and slide rule (Slide rule?…What’s that?) in hand, I went to work this week writing a computer program and installing an A/D (Analog to Digital) converter to...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 11, 2002
Work has now shifted back into construction mode now that the heating systems are up and running. Having the luxury of indoor heat will allow me to do some cordwood work over the winter months, although it will be more of a challenge. I’ve been spoiled using a...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 11, 2002
After many weeks of wondering if I would ever get the house ready for winter, I can now say that goal has been met. And since Murphy’s Law runs rampant at Day Creek, it will probably be a warm winter. It’s just like washing a car will make it rain...
by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 31, 2002
The Answer My Friend is Blowin’ in the Cellulose How many bags must be blown in an attic Before you call it R-60? Yes, ‘n’ how many logs must be mudded into a wall Before you call it a home? Yes, ‘n’ how many Btu’s does it take to...
