tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539697226282878242.post473108573296910400..comments2023-10-31T02:16:26.887-07:00Comments on Eco Thrifty Renovation: Retrospective #9: Draft AvoidanceThe Eco Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232075869965789269noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539697226282878242.post-15723600621750151692012-06-24T13:26:49.980-07:002012-06-24T13:26:49.980-07:00I of course don't know whether NZ has a feed i...I of course don't know whether NZ has a feed in tariff for rooftop solar power, but here in QLD Australia, payback for PVs is way shorter than the 15 years mentioned here. And our bills? $300+ in CREDIT every 90 days! http://damnthematrix.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/the-power-of-energy-efficiency/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539697226282878242.post-71631631737041512632012-06-19T15:02:24.175-07:002012-06-19T15:02:24.175-07:00We never used them when I was growing up, but I re...We never used them when I was growing up, but I remember my grandmothers had them. Long tubes with a mysterious substance inside.The Eco Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00232075869965789269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539697226282878242.post-47108415231704054332012-06-19T15:01:33.278-07:002012-06-19T15:01:33.278-07:00Great idea! Thanks. We really use the draft blocke...Great idea! Thanks. We really use the draft blocker only at night. We also have another kind of draft-excluder attached to the bottom of the door that I'll write about next week.The Eco Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00232075869965789269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539697226282878242.post-76283867408302053152012-06-17T14:25:34.164-07:002012-06-17T14:25:34.164-07:00We called them "door sausages" when I wa...We called them "door sausages" when I was growing up - and they were filled with rice or something similar - obviously we didn't have mice in that house!Richard Grevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464101759389981756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539697226282878242.post-80937639193076170952012-06-16T03:58:57.690-07:002012-06-16T03:58:57.690-07:00I have a different solution to the draft stopper -...I have a different solution to the draft stopper - I got some padded jacket fabric (the waterproof type so it won't catch dust) and folded it in half to form a flat tube and then tacked it along the bottom of the door edge (on the room side) so it was just reaching the floor (seam side under the tacks). This is great for those doors which always seem to be opened and shut without replacing the stopper. Cost is negligible as you only use about 6 inches of fabric per door. You could pretty it up with a bit of half round to hammer the tacks through but we haven't bothered.<br /><br />viv in dunedinknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.com