Some words of warning ... This project post describes what I actually did to monitor household power. It is fairly technical and I am guessing it will only be of interest to you if you are contemplating something similar, or if you are me and … [Read more...]
We have always planned to use DC LED lights and some DC appliances in the earthship. I have been scratching my head a lot trying to figure out wire sizes for these branch circuits. The lower voltage in a DC circuit means higher currents have to … [Read more...]
It has been a few days since we finished our rough-in wiring, but I thought I would post about it before I forget the details. As mentioned previously we spent some time after getting our electrical permit figuring out what type of wire would be … [Read more...]