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Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Evolution of My Hot Water System - Part 4

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 If you've been following this activity, you know that I finished adding a recirculation pump to my water heater. Here is a chart of the...
Monday, July 27, 2026

Plant Moisture Sensors and Actually Using Them.

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I live in the desert and actually have a few plants that aren't cactus. I have Mesquite and Palo Verde trees as well as a very few Choll...
Friday, July 24, 2026

The Evolution of My Hot Water System - Part 3

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If you missed why I'm this involved with a water heater, be sure to check out Part 1< link > In my continuing drama of hot water, ...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

The Evolution of My Hot Water System - Part 2

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 In part 1 < Link > of this compendium, I described my experiments with creating hot water under power company demand billing and what...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

The 24-Volt Insurgency: Why Desert Packrats Are Mocking Your Peppermint Oil

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There is a specific, primal horror to waking up in the middle of an Arizona summer night in a pool of your own sweat, checking the thermosta...
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Friday, June 19, 2026

The Evolution of My Hot Water System - Part 1

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Hot water isn't usually thought of as a problem in the rural Arizona desert, but to my household, it actually is. During the summer, we ...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

More Adventures With My Pool

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 Way back over a decade ago (2013), I installed a Waterco Multicyclone Filter on my pool < link >, and it worked pretty well. Then in ...