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Joe talks about the Dacha Tri-Gen System

Thanks to our new friend Clover from North Carolina we now have these 3 videos where Joe attempts to explain our Tri-Gen System. Check out what we’re doing with the power of our Lister Engine, which is essentially a small scale power plant.  Joe explains how it provides us with electricity, domestic hot water, as [...]

Dacha DIY Hot Water Systems…an Experiment

Allow me to back up to mid April when some of us finally moved out to live at the Dacha. It wasn’t the easiest move since the interior of our home was still very warehouse-like: dusty, bare and full of tools. With a very minimal amount of energy and water, we soon had to get [...]

Fall at the Dacha

It’s true, we know. We have been very, very bad at updating. So much has happened and us Dacha folks have been working very hard so accept our apologies and photographic evidence, please. What’s new? First, the Dacha finished putting up its roof. Finally, our house did not get rained in. A big step for [...]

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