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Yeah I was thinking along the same lines,that perpetual motion can not exist.But I can't understand why these people who are conning people out of money are not done for fraud? On a similar subject,I have a friend who is running his van on hydrogen by extracting from water and reckons he will save 1...

I have always liked the idea of using a car alternator to power a home made wind generator because the alternators can be picked up for nothing and no worries with having to install a voltage regulator. But alas,after doing a lot of research on the internet,I came to the conclusion,a car alternator,...

Please see attached photo's of the house's for rent in Portugal.Will post more photo's when I get the pc working ok.

Sorry everyone for not replying,I've only just come back to the website.For some reason I'm not being notified of all replies.So anyone who would like to send me a message,please email me at paulo_deane@hotmail.com I've also got some photo's of the houses on my mobile,which I will download when I've...

Odsox,you know you could make your self a "throat restricter" with a little imagination,(I have in the past) this will seriously slow down the rate your fuel burns.Although,it's a shame you have gone out and bought another wood burner. Drill a hole through the flue above the wood burner,to...

Hi Jd,Ive burnt old pallets in different woodburners.The only problem is that they burn fast.So you are constantly feeding them.A throat restricter helps.
Woodburners are very cheap in France,10 years ago I bought a large one with a glass front for around a 100 pounds.

Hi I own a couple of houses next to each other in the hills approx 10 miles north of Santa Catarina which is approx 10 miles from Tavira Algarve Portugal.I'm willing to rent them out for a small rent,as I have not lived there for several years and it's a shame they are not being used. The newest hou...

Thanks caithnesscrofter for your detailed reply.I have all the information to build this project now.I will post when I finally build it which wont be for sometime as I need to pick up the materials from my house in France.This will replace the electric immersion heater I have there. Most of my othe...

A brilliant concept to heat water by immersing the fire in the water instead of the conventional method.I am thinking of building similar but with a larger tank to heat water for a bath.I would like more information on building a rocket stove from a gas bottle.I couldn't find any information on the ...

Hi Jay,I looked into building a wind generator from scrap.As I love building things and saving money but one still has to buy a lot of bits.Unless one had them lying around.I then saw a 300w wind generator at Navitron for 225 pound with a built in controller,without tower.So I decided why bother as ...

Hi Dave,have you thought about making a seal for your pump from leather and grease or rubber? Interesting what you said about a 12v bilge pump,but unfortunately they all appear to be submersible types,which I can't use due to not having direct access to the well.I would also imagine the pressure wou...

Clara,the word you are looking for is "pressure tank" and yes I do have one. I've done some searches on the web and it seems a MSW inverter will be ok for an electric pump,so I will give it a try. 600w MSW inverter with a 1200w surge for 40 pound. http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk The equivalent...

I have a 300w inverter,I brought 20 years ago.Its heavy,noisy and draws 5 amps with no load,attached.I assume it must be a PSW as I never had any problems but I haven't used it much due to it's inefficiency.I would guess modern PSW inverters are far more efficient.

Thanks Clara, These MSW inverters seem to have as much use as a "chocolate teapot".I wonder if anyone has had any success with them? Shouldn't they carry a warning,that they may seriously damaged ones appliances? Odsox,I was thinking along the same lines as you,concerning running laptops o...

Hi,doe's anyone know if I can run a well pump of a modified sine wave inverter,without it harming the pumps motor?