Building a Wind Generator for the Home - Ebook Guide

Looking to save money on energy bills and save the environment at the same time?  Or perhaps you’re just wanting to be a little more self sufficient.  This Homemade Wind Generator Guide will help you build a wind turbine for as little as $100 in around 2 weeks.

This 100+ page guide includes instructions on how to build 1000 and 3000 watt wind turbine models and will also show you how to construct a tower and hook the generator up to a battery grid.

This guide includes:

• easy to follow plans
• plans for 1000 and 300 watt wind generators
• price list that comes in at UNDER $100 for materials
• built with readily available materials
• easy to build and assemble

The Homemade Wind Generator Guide will step you through the process of building your own home made wind turbine to help you live off the grid and be self sufficient.

If you’re not happy with the guide, there is a 100% 8 week, no questions asked money back guarantee.

For a limited time this guild comes bundled with 4 other guides to help you live off the grid:

• Making Bio Diesel Fuel
• Building Solar Panel Arrays
• Renewable Energy Solutions Guide
• Build your own Home.

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Make Bio Diesel Fuel

If you want to get off the grid quickly then one of the best ways is to buy a generator and make your own bio diesel. By using a generator and powering it with biodiesel you can generate the electricity needed to power your home for nect to nothing, freeing up money to use to build up your renewable energy system.

This guide will show you how produce bio fuel to use in your generator or even in your vehicle.

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Build a Solar Panel Array

Choosing the right solar panels for your off the grid home can be a tricky affair with so many products on the market. There are so many different shaps and sizes of solar panel that figuring out which ones to buy has become much more difficult than it should. Installing a solar panel array can be an even bigger headache without a guide to help you. This solar panel instillation guide will walk you through the process of installing your own solar panel array.

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Renewable Energy Solutions Guide

Learn from a families 15 years experience living off the grid. This guide will teach you how to use renewable energy to assist in living off the grid and in your day to day life. This is the ultimate start from scratch and learn what you need to know guide for learning about renewable energy.

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Build your own home

Want to build your own home but have no idea where to start? This “Build Your own Home” guide will take you from beginner to “DIY Home Builder” in easy to follow steps. The Build Your Own Home guide book is fully illustrated to show you what you need to know and how to do it in step by step.

This guid will show you how to hire an ‘expert builder’ for free - it is his job to make sure you build your house properly.

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Take the Save Water survey and win water saving products

Savewater.com.au is currently running 3 surveys which ask questions about your knowledge of water use, water saving habits and your views on the proposed Victorian desalination plant. Filling in the surveys will put you in the running to win one of a range of water saving products including:

• BlueScope Water WATERPOINT rainwater tank package (valued at $3,260)
• Quantum Solar Heatpump (valued at $3,500)
• New Water Rain Reviva rainwater storage system (valued at $2,645)
• Waterwise Systems Greywater Gardener 230 DIY Kit (valued at $2, 987)
• Asko Washing Machine Model W6222 (valued at $1,799)
• Downpour 2,100 litre MiniOrb Poly Tank (valued at $1,675)
• Davey Rainbank System including KRB50 pump (valued at $1,040)
• Whirlpool WFS1072AW 7.5 kg Front Load Washer (valued at $949)
• Dux ReadyHot (Retrofit) Standard Size system ringmain (valued at $999)
• Just Water Solutions Grey Water Gator (valued at $495)

To be in the running all you need to do is fill in the Save Water surveys available on the savewater website.

Save water with a water saving pool cover

According to discount pool covers, swimming pools loose around 40 thousand to 50 thousand litres of water per year through evaporation.� That equates to approximately the same amount of water 4 people would use showering per year (yep, I did the math based on 30 litres of water per person per shower per day …. perhaps).� That’s a truck load of water.

So, if you own a pool, do our water reserves a� favor, put a cover on it!

Simple water leak test

How do you test for water leaks in your home?� Simple.� Before you go to bed, turn off all your taps and water using appliances and write down your water meter reading.� Then when you wake up the next morning take another reading and see if the meter has moved.� Just make sure the family doesn’t flush if they use the loo during the night!

Thanks to Roger from Central Highlands Water for the tip.

Sustainable Homes Day - make your home leaner and greener

The Australian and New Zealand Sustainable House Day (SHD) is being held this coming weekend, Sunday 9th September. SHD aims to educate home owner and builders on how they can create more sustainable homes by employing water saving and energy saving technologies.

On Sunday you will be able to take a tour of a sustainable home near you for the princely sum of $5 ($10 for families). So if you’re building a new home, or you’d like to green you current abode, check out the Sustainable Homes website for venue detail.

Smoking ban in pubs and clubs will save water

How many times have you been our at a pub or night club only to wake up the next morning (somewhere) stinking of cigarette smoke?� Your hair and clothes smell like you’re a two pack a day smoker. The fist thing I do the morning after is throw all my clothes in the wash then take a long shower making sure I wash my hair twice to remove the stench.

This may be drawing a long bow, but given careful consideration, might the recent ban on smoking in Victorian pubs, with other states soon to follow, help save water?� I know if my jeans are relatively stain free and not smelling like a pack of Malbro’s the morning after, I’m more than happy to give them another ware.

Think of the thousands of ash trays that no longer have to be washed out at the end of the night by the bar staff down at your local.� Who know how much water banning smoking in pubs will save.

Washing clothes less to save water

I come from a family of compulsive clothes washers. Take my sister for example; she’s a ware once wash once kind of girl.� Well what if we all became a little more conscious of what we throw into the wash basket?� I’m not suggesting you ware your undies two days in a row, I’m just suggesting we be a little less stringent with our clothes washing regime.� But if you really must wash your clothes religiously, do the planet a favor and wash with a front loading washing machine.

Install a water saving shower head

If you want to save water in your home, I cannot stress how important it is to install a water saving shower head. If you’re using a older, larger showerhead, you’re wasting huge amounts of water while you shower, not to mention the energy you’re wasting in heating the hot water that goes into that shower.

A standard shower head can deliver up to 25 litres per minute (250 litres for a 10 minute shower) while a low-flow shower head typically averages a delivery rate of 6 to 15 litres per minute (60-150 litres for a 10 minute shower). Reduce your shower time down to 4 minutes, install a water saving shower head, and you’ll be saving massive amounts of water.

Installing a water saving shower head is easy and affordable. You can pick up a new shower head from your local hardware store or plumbing supplier from around $20. Then it’s just a matter of unscrewing the old one (you may need a spanner) and screwing the new shower head in. Simple!

So, do our water resources a favor, if you haven’t already, install a water saving shower head.

Hire a water consultant

There are so many things you can do to save water in your business or home, so if you’re struggling to analyse and implement all these water saving measures, call in an expert.� The Water Conservation Group can help you assess and implement water saving changes in your home or business through private consultation.

Visit their website to see how they can help you save more water.

Save Water in The Bathroom & Laundry

• Turn off the tap when brushing teeth.
• When shaving, fill the basin instead of letting water run.
• A quick shower uses less hot water than a full bath tub.
• Consider installing low flow, water efficient showerheads and taps in the home. Clear Solutions Graphic Basin Mixers have built in water flow control (From $355) and their Como Showerhead (Priced from $159.00) use a maximum of 13L/minute.
• Have a full load of washing before starting the machine.
• Avoid dripping by turning off taps firmly. Also fix any leaks you may have.
• Don’t use the toilet as a rubbish bin! Flushing away tissues etc is not how to win ecological brownie points. Get a rubbish bin for the bathroom. Clear Solutions Stainless Steel pedal bins start from $59.00.
• Fix any toilet leaks. To check for leaks, put a couple of drops of food colouring in the tank, wait 10 minutes. If without flushing the colour appears in the bowl you have a leak, which is costly and wasteful. Get it fixed.
• Limit the length of your shower. Reducing showering time by 1 minute can save 2,000 gallons of water per year.
• The toilet has the dubious honour of being the largest water consumer in the home, using over 13,000 gallons of fresh water per year. As from approximately a decade ago, all toilets have to, by Australian standards have dual flush action, which is 3L of half flush and 6 L for full flush.