I hear your concern. I believe microplastics need to be exposed to oxygen and uv to be created. In addition, the cisterns are plastic, as well as the pvc overflow and then the draintile is plastic.
Relative Humidity is directly dependent on temperature. So, increasing the airflow in the tube will absolutely lower the relative humidity. It’s physics. On the other hand, the dew point of the air doesn’t change with temperature. And with a system like this which uses outside air passing through buried tubes, the moisture is due to the humidity in the outside air. The condensation on the tubes is because the surface of the tube is cooler than the dew point of the air coming in from outside. Increasing air flow will increase the air temperature because the air has less time to transfer its heat into the tube and into the surrounding soil. If the tubes aren’t rusting and the condensation isn’t making a mess then there’s nothing to fix.
This may seem a silly question ,but if you plant all those trees in the greenhouse then will the plants in the planters inside get enough sunlight? Wasn't sure how that would work out.
I built a dart frog tank A/C unit out of a normal CPU heat sink on the hot side and a Corsair CPU all in one liquid loop heat sink on the cold side. It basically was a glorified dehumidifier. Dart frogs need 80% humidity. I am pretty sure that will work but you will have to study how condensers handle the liquid they gather in their fins.
Is the water that fills the cistern drinkable? Do you have to do any type of other filtering or sterilization to make it drinkable? I’m just trying to learn
Looking good! Your Earthship cousins in Taos might be envious of all the rainfall you are experiencing. I like what you're doing with the cistern overflow. Have you considered covering your gutters with a microscreen leaf guard to cut down on the debris accumulation in the gutters and well filter? They are available at Menard's and Home Depot. Since I installed mine 5 years ago, my gutters have remained pristine and I no longer need to climb a ladder every year to clean the gutters.
Thanks! We are actually considering that but the way the silt tank will be eventually will be really easy to clean for the most part. Well see. Thanks for the tip!
I love it when a plan comes together. Kudos to you and the great crew working with you! Honestly Michael Reynolds proved that people working together building houses for each other is the way to build great communities.
Great progress! I hope you have an open house when it's all done. Being a fellow Minnesooootan, I'm very interested how your home does during our humid summers and cold winters.
Chad - I forgot - where are you located in the US? We are fortunate in Northern Nevada... our humidity level is quite low. I love going back through your videos! Invaluable advice and information!
Place DampRid container inside tube and the Crystals will absorb the moisture. Only you will have to check canister periodically to maintain effectiveness.
Always enjoy your videos. Such a Beautiful earthship design. Is there a place I could see your blueprints. Or somewhere I could contact you to see them. I'm currently looking at various earthship designs. Trying to figure out what way I should go.✌️
So you can download the earthship app (which is hard to view on app) Our plan is actually on there for $9.00. We modified the whole thing though. We added an extra greenhouse... Once we move in, I am considering doing live question and answers. Or you can always message me with questions.
For my building I used 285's on the bottom row, then 2 rows of 275's, followed by 3 rows of 265's, and 2 rows of 245's and the top row is 235's. so far I have only built the garage, the earthship will be started this spring. I used about 350 tires on the garage, and I'm expecting to use about another 400 to 450 for the earthship.
All the water that comes through there at the "t" and drops down into that bucket. Then I have a lower elbow to drain it to the planter. In the video, the water is above that elbow because I was testing for leaks. This will not be the case when all said and done. The water cannot go above the elbow om the discharge side.
@pamelacates9732 if you watch all the videos I have it kinda goes through all the issues we have had and how we addressed them. I would suspect you will run into similar with Adobe. So far no dehumidifier or ac but we won't know until we 100 percent finish
Dude the place is looking great! You're killing it! It's a lot of work to build and film at the same time... I know I was bad at capturing my house in real time but much appreciated seeing updates on your channel.
Beautiful 👏🏼 . I love how your incorporating traditional interior finishes as well, it’s awesome to see others’ ideas. The Sauna / garden area sounds amazing. Please update when you do your flooring, excited to see it. Thx!
@@Offgridgoat you're correct. That's what geothermal air tube "can" do if used right. But the guy in the video doesn't have a clue. Plus he's got the physics of it back asswards. Not enough depth to reach stable temps or length to allow earth to stabilizer air temps. Since heat rises you need a solar chimney that will create a vacuum in the house that pulls the hot outside air thru the tubes, cools it to ground temp and delivers it to the living area. First one I built back in the 80s didn't work with a couple of 50 ft long 4 in pipes 3ft under ground. It may have helped a little. Next one I built about 10 years ago I pull in a solar chimney, eight 8 inch tubes 200ft long. Ground temp here is between 67-70 year round and that's what it keeps my 900sf house at. But I also have a basement that helps to keep the temps pretty stable. Even when it's 100° outside it's about 70 inside. When it's 20°outside it's about 65-70. If it gets in the low teens I have had to pull in a small electric heater in the bathroom. But other than hot water and fridge there's no electric bill since getting a solar LED light system.
