Tag Archives: water conservation

Last Season’s Water

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

Last night I started a draft of this post, then held off. “What if it doesn’t get cold after all?” I thought. It appears I needn’t have worried. What looked like a brief cold snap, with our “homestead’s” temperatures somewhat … Continue reading →

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Work Around for a Failed Water Shut-Off

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

We’re very concerned with water conservation on the homestead for a variety of practical reasons. Because we burn scrap wood to heat water, we must conserve hot water in the shower. To do this, we installed a low flow, handheld … Continue reading →

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