Solar, Wind, and GeoThermal Power - Hanger / Home
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| Approaching runway 01 |
| View of Butler Airpark Looking East |
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| Butler Airpark in the Fall of '07 4KS7 Frequency 122.87 2,687' x 40' Turf Runway Latitude 37º33'32" Longitude 97º03'53" Approaching Runway 01 |
| Break Ground 9/22/07 Culvert is Installed, and the Driveway is Marked Out |
| <------- Tawakoni Road |
Approaching Runway 19
At Butler Airpark
LOW & SLOW !!
At Butler Airpark
LOW & SLOW !!
| Fly By My Lot |
Current Airplane Factory
| 6 Acre Lot Plot |
| Tawakoni Road |
| 9/22/07 Trees removed, and 24" X 30' Culvert Installed |
| Lots of Rain This Spring |
| Beginning of April '08 4 Tandem Loads of 6" Limestone |
| 4 Tandem Loads of 2" Limestone |
| The Driveway is 600 Feet Long |
| Coming Back Down the Driveway |
| Heavy Spring Rains have Already Washed out a lot of the Topsoil & New Grass |
| Lots More Rain...Lots More Mud !! They call it 'Gumbo Clay'. It's Hard as a Rock when it's dry, and Sticks to Everything when it's Wet. |
| Building Permit Issued on 3/12/08 |
| Well Drilled & Pump - Installed End of April '08 |
| This Is What It's All About !! |
| More Rain...Lots More Mud |
| High Voltage Underground Electric Cable & Transformer, Installed Beginning of May '08 |
| Temporary Electric Pole |
| Within Days, Heavy Rain for 3 Days Straight, Washed every bit of dirt out of the ditch, and deposited it at the bottom of the Hill. |
| Scratching Out the Gumbo Clay...Didn't hit a single rock |
| Running Water !!! |
| The First Ditches that were Dug, were for the Water Lines to the Building |
| Plenty Deep to Avoid Freezing |
| So Much Rain this Spring & Summer...Every Single Ditch that I Dug out there, Filled up with Rain Water, Before I was Able to Install the Utility, and Fill the Trench Back In |
| Catherine's Piper Cherokee |
| Short Final at Newton Airport, where she Keeps her Plane. |
| Here are some Pictures I took from Her Plane. She flies Much Higher than the Ol' Pietenpol !! |
| This Tarp Proved to be Inadequate to keep Rain Water Out of the Hole the Tank is in. |
| Catherine Said Spending some Leisure Time out at the Property was very Therapeutic |
| 1000 Gallon Concrete Tank, to Store the Solar Heated Water, is In the Ground, Below the Concrete Floor |
| Dig More Trenches, and they Filled up with Rain Water, before they were Complete |
| Some of the Drain Pipes that are Needed |
| The Tank was Well Insulated All the Way Around, with Several Layers of 2" Styrofoam |
| All this Rain Sure Makes the Grass Green !! |
| A Very Well Manicured Grass Runway |
| The Case Trenching Machine Finally Broke the Old Wore Out Chain |
| I managed to Wrestle the New Chain / Teeth on the Machine, and it is Now at Least 3 Times as Fast, Digging a Trench |
| Been Working the Ol' Truck Really Hard |
| The 3/4" Lines that go to the GeoThermal Cooling were Insulated, and Installed in Conduit, Under the Concrete Floor |
| Some of the Water Lines, and Drain Pipes are In the Ground |
| Before I got the Tank Full of Well Water - More Rain, and It Managed to Float the 8000 Pound Concrete Tank, Up Out of the Ground !! I couldn't Believe It !! |
| The Trencher Makes Quick Work of Digging a Long Drain Pipe Trench |
| I had to get the Truck Back Out There, to Lift the Tank Back Out of the Ground, Dig the Mud Out of the Hole, Set the Tank Back Down, and Re-Insulate all around the Tank |
| I also used the Excavating Machine to do a Lot of the Final Grade Work |
| Here are the Lines that Go to the Solar Collectors |
| The 1" Lines that Go To the Solar Collectors, are Insulated, and Encased in Conduit. This Will Be a 'Drain Back System', so the Lines are Sloped Back to the Tank. |
| Cold Water Lines are Blue 3/4" Pex Plastic, and the Hot Water Lines are Red 3/4" Pex Plastic, and are Insulated for Their Entire Length |
| The Tank was Lifted Out with the Truck, while I dug out the Hole with the Excavator, then Set Back Down in the Hole, and Re-Installed all the Styrofoam, and now with the well working, I filled the tank with water. |
| These Little Excavators are fairly easy to run, and are Unique in their Ability...they should be, at $240 a Day to rent. |
| These are the first pictures I took of the lot, after I purchased it |
| I built a roof over the tank, but rain water still got in. I'm having some bad luck with this installation. The tank stayed in the ground this time, but the insulation floated up, lifting the roof with it. |
| The Plan: A Two Bedroom Home, enclosed in a Steel Building that serves as a Hanger, and a Shop, and Depends on Solar Energy, Wind Energy, and GeoThermal Cooling to Support all the Energy Requirements. |
| Low Fly Over, during the Winter of 2008 |
| Spring 2009 has Sprung !! These shots are taken on May 4 |
| CONCEPT Design and Build a Hanger / Home that produces ALL the energy it needs to Heat & Cool the interior, heat the domestic hot water, provide interior and exterior lighting, power a 100% Electric Car, Truck, and Electric Lawn Tractor : Ultimately, to Disconnect from the Utility Grid, and / or Sell Excess Energy back to the Grid. All Construction Material, and Interior Furnishings, are Non - Flammable : No Need for Fire Insurance. Note : Solar, Wind, Geo Thermal, and Gravity are not only Renewable Energy Sources to be used for ALL the Energy Requirements, but So far, the Politicians haven't figured out a way to Tax Them !! SOLAR HEAT This system utilizes over 600 sq. ft. Of Hot Water Solar Collectors. It is a 'Drain Back System', where as when the collectors heat up to a temperature that is higher than the water in the tank,the pump kicks on, and circulates the water through the collectors, and back to the tank. When the temperature drops lower than the water in the tank, the submersible pump turns off, and the water in the Solar Collectors drains back into the tank - to prevent freezing. Photo voltaic (PV) Cells charge a Central Bank of Batteries, to provide most of the Electric Energy. WIND ENERGY Help Charge the Central Bank of Batteries, to produce the current to power the pumps for the heating system, as well as any other electrical needs of the dwelling. CONCRETE HEAT Pump the Heated Water from the tank, and circulate it through the pex tubing that is in the concrete floor, and distribute the heat to the selected zones. PELLET STOVE BACK UP HEAT In the event of a period of cloudy days, the Pellet Stove will automatically light the flame, and a pump will circulate the water through the firebox, to the Hot Water concrete holding tank. GEO THERMAL There are Two 3/4 Pex Plastic Lines that are buried in a trench that is 6 feet deep, and 400' long. This water will circulate through the concrete to cool the dwelling during the summer months. It Also can Provide the Heat Transfer Medium to Run a Heat Pump. |
| Little House on the Prairie |
| A lot of places the grass seed washed away, and it is coming up in small patches |
| Kansas is known as the 'Sunflower State', therefore...Grow Sunflowers ! |
| In Early March, I planted over 600 lbs of Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue Grass Seed, and spread over 500 lbs of Starter Fertilizer. A LOT of the grass seed washed away during a Gully Washer Rainfall, and ALL of the Hay Cover Blew Away. |
| Hot Water Distribution Header Location |
| The 400' Long and 6' Deep Geo Thermal Trenches are settling, and opening up. |
| Some Places need Re-Seeding |
| These Two outside faucets are Located on the North End, and South End of the Building. |
| One of the 16 Sprinkler Heads |
| I set up a Timer, to run the Deep Well Pump for 1 hour in the Late Evening Hours. The 1hp pump can't put out enough water for all the Sprinklers, so I have to Valve it for Half at a Time. |
| This is the Header, where the 1" Deep Well Line enters the building at the Northwest corner, and distributes to the Domestic Water, North Outside Faucet / Irrigation Faucet, and South Outside Faucet. |
| Irrigation Faucet out in the Yard. |
| One of the Last Trenches, is for the Domestic Sewage Drain Lines, that goes to the Lagoon. |
| Here is a Submersible Float Pump, to keep most of the water out of the Trench. |
| The Driveway is 600 Feet Long. Almost the entire 6 Acres are in View. |
| Scratching Up the Earth |
| This shot was taken during 2nd Week of May |
| Here is one of the Storms that Washed Away the Grass Seed !! |
| Old Faithful |
| Sprinklers In Action |
| April 24 Milestone - The Drains Are Complete, and All Glued Together !! |
| Took Vacation the last 2 weeks of June, to Dig the Footings, and Pour the Concrete |
| Montanez Construction Crew did the Concrete Work |
| The Concrete came from Haysville |
| North West Corner - Looking South East |
| Blocked Off for Footing of the Solar Collectors |
| The Column Locations are 2 Feet by 2 Feet. |
| Foam Insulation - One Inch x Two Feet Deep - is to Help Reduce Heat Loss from the Concrete Slab Floor Heating System. |
| The Concrete was Done in Two Separate Pours. For the Second Pour, These 2 x 12's were Formed on Top of the First Pour. |
| North East Corner - Looking West |
| These Shots are Along the East Wall of the Building. |
| North West Corner - Looking East |
| North East Corner - Looking South |
| South East Corner - Looking North West |
| North East Corner - Looking South West |
| This is the 72' long South Wall - Along Which there will be Solar Collectors along its Entire Length. |
| On Approach - Looking East |
| The Building is 72' x 80' |
| Wildflowers I'm Going to Transplant |
| July 6 of 2009 Overall View - Looking South East |
| Shop Door on West Wall |
| North West Corner |
| East Wall where Kitchen Will Be |
| East Wall where Hanger Door Will Be |
| The Actual Building Dimensions are at the Inside of the Notch in the Concrete |
| The Notches in the Concrete is where the Siding will Overlap |
| Screenings from the Local Quarry is used for a base under the Insulated Concrete Slab Floor |
| These are the Two 1" Water Lines for the Solar Collectors, and Electrical Conduit |
| Lots More Yard Work To Do, but there Is some Grass Growing. |
| The Footer / Stem Wall is Insulated Inside and Out, Below Grade, as well as Above Grade. This is the Hanger Door Opening. |
| Backfill Dirt Up Against the Stem Wall |