Insulation for resevoir?
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How big it is?
Try this if you are in a fix location.Cover your rez with plywood and insulate it with urethan foam.(tile are optional)
Yes check closely on third pics you will see 2 Home depot can the orange one!
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Vesuvius
urathane foam= the great stuff!!
any hardware store has it, if you can get the type that doesnt expand as much or your resevoir may buckle in when its setting up.
any hardware store has it, if you can get the type that doesnt expand as much or your resevoir may buckle in when its setting up.
P.S. don't forgot to hookup your plumbing before rez insolation
insulated and also chilled by this(5/16 50'stainless steel coil dtw)
running 15 5 gal UC system under 3 k
overbudget you are goddamn McGyver and I love it.
You don't seem to mess around at all. I can't wait to see your garden a year from now as it starts to produce for you and you can upgrade you equipment. You have some really great solutions that work.
So I thought this might help you out. Instead of the rubbermaid reservoirs, find a packaging supply company near you and buy some liquid containers. You can get whatever size you're looking for from 5-500 gallons at prices that compare to rubbermaid on the low end of volumes and are way cheaper on the high end compared to advertised hydro reservoirs. Use a 30 gal drum instead of a rubbermaid. It'll cost you $40 instead of $20, but it is designed to take the load of the water inside. Why? One reliability. Two, you don't need to build a wood box around it to give it the strength to hold a full reservoir. You can wrap it in 2" insul board sheet (extruded) and infill with foam (great stuff) giving you a great deal more insulating value with better reliability.
anyway, just a thought I had while reading...kinda stoned... like your work.
You don't seem to mess around at all. I can't wait to see your garden a year from now as it starts to produce for you and you can upgrade you equipment. You have some really great solutions that work.
So I thought this might help you out. Instead of the rubbermaid reservoirs, find a packaging supply company near you and buy some liquid containers. You can get whatever size you're looking for from 5-500 gallons at prices that compare to rubbermaid on the low end of volumes and are way cheaper on the high end compared to advertised hydro reservoirs. Use a 30 gal drum instead of a rubbermaid. It'll cost you $40 instead of $20, but it is designed to take the load of the water inside. Why? One reliability. Two, you don't need to build a wood box around it to give it the strength to hold a full reservoir. You can wrap it in 2" insul board sheet (extruded) and infill with foam (great stuff) giving you a great deal more insulating value with better reliability.
anyway, just a thought I had while reading...kinda stoned... like your work.
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^^^he's talking bout his res
with a 18 ga resl...I'd go buy a cooler, there is no extra diy needed, and are cheaper than diy ime
with a 18 ga resl...I'd go buy a cooler, there is no extra diy needed, and are cheaper than diy ime
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