The whiter your dome is the more heat it will reflect.🧡🧡🧡🧡
@richardross7219
2 жыл бұрын
You need a vent near the top of the dome. Open the top vent and a window at night to help the dome to cool off. Then close it up during the day to keep the heat out. I built my house with a lot of concrete thermal mass. Open at night, close by day and it usually stays comfortable. What happened to monsoon season? I agree, the white lime finish will reflect a lot of the heat. Put a reflective tarp over the trailer. It will probably need to be atleast 2' above the trailer roof for ventilation. That will keep the trailer cooler. Good Luck, Rick
@elizabethblane201
2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering why there is no vent.
@toprob20
2 жыл бұрын
a skylight would've been perfect
@elizabethblane201
2 жыл бұрын
@@toprob20 Yes, for both light and ventilation.
@allennolden8735
2 жыл бұрын
If you do a underground vent system in combination with the roof vent you can use the earth to cool.
@markbutterfield2189
2 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, my wife and I built a straw bale home 6 years ago, utilizing natural hydraulic lime, and we are off grid as well. If you're ever in Sierra Vista we'd love to take you out for lunch and get to know each other. Love your work ethic and your pioneering spirit of you both.
@debaterforhim
Жыл бұрын
How does that hold up with high wind/water (if you don't mind me asking)? I live in Mesa, AZ and trying to look into a quick and doable build that will hold up to the weather out here.
@cheers2023
2 жыл бұрын
Baby quail are so adorable 😭❤
@LilmissJ111
2 жыл бұрын
My youngest Jenny thought they were adorable too!
@allon33
2 жыл бұрын
As an Air-Conditioning Mechanic, I would suggest an fresh air fan, and an exhaust fan. You could control these fans with electronics, to switch on and off as needed.
@twigandroot
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sold! earthbag building for the win. the two of you work harder than your air conditioner
@tblbaby
2 жыл бұрын
I've been living without AC for years. Most important? Good flow of ventilation out of the top of the dome and good airflow during the cool hours going through the structure. A powered fan in the top vent might be good, but might work nice without it as heat rises and will escape from the top if it's hotter than the outside temp because the air is expanded and lighter. The whole mass cooling like that would make a difference all day. Your lower area is no doubt pretty cool now. A white finish on the whole dome would make a good difference, and a cover shading it would also be a huge difference. Anything to deflect the sun's rays in daytime. Tree's work extra well because they emit cool air through respiration and soak up sun's rays.
@antsquirly7654
2 жыл бұрын
Same here, I'm in SW Florida and live without heat or air conditioning. I have several oaks around me that help a lot. Keeping the roof coated with elastomeric makes the difference.
@iamcat281
2 жыл бұрын
Are those temps with out without the basement bedroom door open? Curious to know how much cooler the underground part stays.
@kmw4359
2 жыл бұрын
Curious: you all have planned out so much, so wondering about when you were setting up the long roofed structure: when building the roof, did you consider maybe building it a little taller so the RV could fit underneath? Or, maybe just build an offshoot with a higher roof to cover the RV where it is parked? Either way, some shade might help with the summer temperatures plus it would provide a little more surface area for water collection. Great that the dome is so much cooler naturally, though!
@hubertwebb9869
2 жыл бұрын
Jim UV Radiation goes straight through the clouds.🧡🧡🧡🧡
@ruggedindividual
2 жыл бұрын
Just a suggestion... If you add a little drop and loop up at the outlet and switch locations, moisture won't get into the places where wires are connected. Basically, it's good to enter al connection boxes from below. If water ever flows along wires, it can run directly into outlet and switch boxes. It sucks to have breakers drop due to moisture getting into those places. Never underestimate the destructive power of insects, animals and elements. I enjoy watching your journey. Best of lduck.
@albertdehn8381
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 😀👍
@426superbee4
2 жыл бұрын
Since you don't have windows. Can make a shop swamp cooler, where you can move it around, with a tank to catch the water and pump it back on the coil. Or buy one ! Only 1 ~ 8 BTU WINDOWN UNIT COOLS MY WHOLE 1700' square log house! 😊👍 to about 75 degs but i got 4 units 1 in each bed room and front room. Now these do produce a lot of run off water! about 5 gallons per unit a day. As it get over 100 degs i might kick on another window unit! To help keep the house cooler! 72 and 75 degs is very comfortable. During the night which ever bedroom i sleep in. I'll turn them all off and turn on the one in the bedroom that i sleep in ~ BURR ITS SO COLD around 1 am i have to turn it off
@denniskenny72
2 жыл бұрын
77 in the morning is great try 91 to 92 in the morning for a month straight . Midday is usually any where from 98 to 110 degrees for 3 to 5 months of the year in the out back Central Queensland. Winter is usually on a Wednesday for us. lol
@tardismole
2 жыл бұрын
Crew can't wait to move in. :) Don't forget to insert a vent in the loft. You'll thank yourselves later if you do.
@hubertwebb9869
2 жыл бұрын
Jim build a secondary door inside the plywood door and build it well with insulation glued on the back side of it.🧡🧡🧡🧡
@suewomack5528
2 жыл бұрын
I think I would be prepping the basement for spending most of the day down there
@jerrywhidby.
2 жыл бұрын
7:29 🎶He put the lime in the bucket🎶
@davec9244
2 жыл бұрын
HOT HOT! but the rain is a coming, thank you, ALL stay safe
@heidrich55
2 жыл бұрын
You have made some really smart decisions before starting the project, you can be proud!
@426superbee4
2 жыл бұрын
They also make a nice window unit, that the motor is set out side, and the head of the ac fits inside and piped to the out side unit for around 1800 bucks.. Your trailer needs a awning over it. or a tin or shingle roof ~ Cool seal your roof works fairly good! but not as good as a roof build over the trailer. cause you got air blowing in between it. Blocking the sun rays
@HansQuistorff
2 жыл бұрын
There is a difference between ambient air temperature and radiant temperature. In the trailer the wales are radiating heat but in the dome the earth bags are absorbing radiant heat from your body therefore it feels much cooler than the air temperature would indicate.
@mariejames5333
2 жыл бұрын
Great point!! In addition to the regular ambient air temperature taking, Jim we’d sure love to see you get a surface temperature meter- the tiny cen tech would be great to see: the human body is more affected by radiant gains and losses ( radiant heat transfer is tracked not by air temperatures: radiation happens no matter the air temperature- ask and measure: “are the surfaces surrounding the occupants body warmer or cooler?” You have a great chance to show and test for yourself ( with a surface temperature meter) how sneaky radiant temps have huge effects on thermal experience and yes thermal safety- suppose if the trailer and the dome are closer in air temperature, you can feel a lot better in one versus the other factoring the impact of surface temperatures. As you are taking temperatures try to take some surface temperatures. Yes it’s a lot of energy to gain human comfort but you get a huge boost to harness radiant thermal factors. Just having thermal mass is part of this, but I’d love to help share how to consciously harness the radiant facet. Shading the outer shell (double shelling) with an air gap and ideally removable -over either the trailer or the dome will shunt heat away from even heat loading anything. The other side of the harnessing radiant principle is on cloudless nights you want your surfaces like the outer dome/ to radiate out to the night sky. ( So remove the shade of you can. Also you can do that trick in a more manageable scale of switching and moving by rolling water barrels just to prove this: with some of your water storage if you had black metal water drums you let sit out at night then rolled indoors close to you, they’d be a cool battery. Radiantly: it will improve your body to have more radiant heat losses gotta unload that heat grain off your body. You add and lose more radiantly surface to surface than you can offload by blowing cold. Air. In a space. Radiant is core to many hot arid natural traditional shelter making. Also besides tracking radiant flows not just air flows.. do flush the hot air buildup: get a little Fan out that pipe thats way up there … one more and I’ll stop: precool the hot outside area ahead of your door: don’t worry so much about it being perfectly sealed: until you do I’d love to see you test and see now the air temp is effected if you put some temperature mitigations right outside the leaky doors or windows: maybe trees or your clothesline with sheets, orbees, wet rags etc but place some evaporative anything between hot outside and that door. Blow bubbles and you’ll see the added force of untempered hot outside versus cool inside. If you slow midday intensity of difference in temperature by putting shade or green clotheslines or whatever in between hot outside and cool inside, while the door is closed in the day you might be able to lessen hot air coming in. Most of all vent the top and factor surface temperatures: I sure would love to see you take some spot temps ( beg beg beg) have fun with that radiant strategy: try to step out of the air conditioning paradigm relying on perfecting the seal of contained air. If you do you have to cycle and switch things but you’ll get some amped effect and efficiency. I’ll mail you a surface meter but they’re cheap at harbor freight/Amazon. That’s for spots on the cheap but If you know a firefighter or someone with a fleer or other cheaper rainbow whole view surface temp sensor it would be really immediately spectacularly telling! Way More than my verbiage!! Some surface temp viewer types just clip on your cellphone Look up Robert bean, ASHRAE , “what is mrt and why we should care” article, and also the royal institute utube “the physics of hot air” ! Have fun doing cool tests of the heat, expand your thermal senses to include surface temperature, mean radiant temperature somehow, and stay safe!
@KathYoder5256
2 жыл бұрын
Awww.... Crew!! ❤️ He needs a cozy doggy bed in the dome.
@LilmissJ111
2 жыл бұрын
Your video was fantastic, my daughter Jenny just realized your names begin with "J" too, lol! Your video was well worth the wait. I had been studying passive solar, earth homes, earth ships, etc for years. You both are on a great path and it is wonderful seeing you this journey you are experiencing! Much love from our family to your's! PS, I can't do electrical myself, being partly color blind I have to have my own daughters help me pick my clothes, or else I would have very interesting reactions from others. Ha ha!
@richardross7219
2 жыл бұрын
About 30% of males are color blind to some extent. I'm very red/green color deficient. There is an upside to it, I have better than normal night vision. Good Luck, Rick
@daveamies5031
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardross7219 In Australia, the AC wiring colour standards are Brown=Active, Blue=Neutral and Yellow with green stripe=ground/earth for precisely this reason, they used to be red, black and green it was changed in the 1980's to make things safer. Also our traffic lights are cyan and magenta not green and red for the same reason.
@richardross7219
2 жыл бұрын
@@daveamies5031 I never had problems with household wiring but automotive was always a challenge. In the US, the Red light is to the top or left and usually bigger. I was a town engineer for 10 years+. Good Luck, Rick
@chuckspeer2163
2 жыл бұрын
Great work Jessica and Jim keep kicking it
@joyevefarmandforge
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! So cool 😎 lol
@RedandAprilOff-Grid
2 жыл бұрын
Our portable evaporative cooler keeps the living room area of our RV in the mid 80s, (we are parked in the shade). The downside is that it uses about 1 gallon of water an hour and we have to keep the front and back door open (with the screens closed). It works really well, but it does use a lot of water. We just run it if we are inside which isn't that much. We did a video showing the inside temperatures in our exterior insulated house, it's doing amazingly well. We got up to 104° last week! Excited the monsoons clouds are here, it's much cooler now, we just need some rain. Best wishes on your home, it's looking amazing! The lighter color plaster would definitely help. 😎🏜️
@desertedenblooms
2 жыл бұрын
I have a question...Im sure you had a good reason. Had I made that long port for water harvesting and work space, I would of made a section, tall enough to put the trailer/rv under it to protect it from the sun and rain and think that would of made it cooler. I know you must of thought of doing that , so why didnt you? I suffer to see that rv under that hot sun. Those things even the four seasons are just not made for extreme weather. I remember my folks took us cross country one year in 1968, it was a ham can trailer, it was miserable...with only a fan...no air back in the day ...
@everettplummer9725
2 жыл бұрын
Making it taller and wider would help with the rain collection, by placing the water storage inside, and directly filling them from the gutters. Also siding would keep the sun off the tanks, making them easier to read their levels. Costs would have doubled, but payback in water over time. Maybe a swamp cooler for Crew is in the future. Easy to make. Tank, fan, evaporative material, and make a frame.
@jacoventer3219
2 жыл бұрын
Your doing and awesome job guys you Rock 😉
@georgevillarreal7592
2 жыл бұрын
hey Jim , have you considered using shade tarps over the trailer and the dome too, put up some 20ft treated wood poles on the west side of your trailer and then pur up the shade tarps between the poles , i use this method to block the sun here Houston and it works pretty good , you also shade the top of the trailer by stringing the shade tarps between the poles and your water catchment carport, Amazon sells al sizes in different colors , i like the 6'x 50', but ive got two tarps that are 30 x 40, 0ne tarp blocks about 70 % of the suns ultraviolet ray , oe double them and block offf even more sun, a 6x50 runts about 45.00 a piece
@jimmyjohnstone5878
2 жыл бұрын
Good idea. I took a caravan to South France in July some years ago. We stayed at the same site for the month and made a wood frame over the caravan, about 40cm above the roof and extending about a metre around the sides,ends. It was covered by a sun screen tarp, secured to the frame by staples. All materials were bought cheaply in UK . The caravan had no Aircon but stayed acceptably cool in temps of around 35C. The neighbouring caravan occupants were sleeping outside under mosquito nets as their vans were too hot. Fine until thunder/rain.... At least the Arizona sun could be blocked from their van by such a covering. The dome needs a way to cool it. I couldn't live at the high temps they have recorded in there.
@georgevillarreal7592
2 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyjohnstone5878 here in Houston Texas were known for our very hot summers, ive been using these shade tarps for years , they last a long time , i have some that are still good at ten years old, my shop is in full sun all day , i put treated pole on each corner and spread the tarp 40x40 over the shop , drop the temps 15 to 20 degrees which helped alot , i use them on my fence around my property too , for privacy , dark green or black seems to work the best
@jimmyjohnstone5878
2 жыл бұрын
@@georgevillarreal7592 Coming from Scotland, I only need such measures when on trips to warmer places. I would not enjoy living permanently in such conditions. I like occasional trips like the one to France, but generally I prefer a cooler climate.
@chandrasutton4669
2 жыл бұрын
Good job on the earthing building!!! Whoot Whoot ❤🎉😊
@arthurjacobs9330
2 жыл бұрын
FYI Jim, on a pair of strippers, there are one or two holes that are made to stick the solid wire through and turn a hook on the wire to go under the device screw.
@CBsGreenhouseandGarden
2 жыл бұрын
You not kidding it's been hot. Dome being cooler than the house is crazy! Time to get things rolling so ya's can get moved into the dome. Stay safe and cool as ya can!
@KeepItSimpleSurvival
2 жыл бұрын
Good Morning 🌄...Desert Nomads
@Fritz_Schlunder
2 жыл бұрын
Those portable AC units like the one shown in the RV are terrible. They normally only have one hot air exhaust hose that blows hot air outside. They suck in internal (cooler air) from your dwelling, pass it over a hot radiator, and then take the now hot air and exhaust it through the big hose out a window. However, in order to blow any air outside, this creates a suction inside your house, which then causes hot ambient external air to leak into your dwelling via any vents or cracks in your house. The net effect, is that they consume massive amounts of energy, and don't necessarily even provide any net cooling effect at all inside your house. You end up with cool air coming directly out of the cool vent on the unit, but you have extra hot external air coming into your house through any vents/door cracks/etc., which can potentially raise the average temperature of your whole house/dwelling. I experimented with one the other day, and the unit was blowing hot exhaust air out the vent hose at around 105 deg F. However, this is not hot enough to provide any net cooling effect, as the external air temperature at the time of the test was around 110 deg F (I also reside in Arizona). In other words, the coefficient of performance of the unit was effectively less than 1.0, which means it was adding net additional heat to the house (even though it may have been locally cooling the bedroom it was placed in). This extra heat was causing the main house air conditioner to consume substantially more energy to try to compensate, in addition to the ~900 watts that the "portable air conditioner" was directly consuming. Meanwhile, high efficiency air conditioners and mini-split heat pumps can achieve coefficients of performance in excess of 4.0, which means that they do provide net cooling effect for the interior of your home. Even ordinary "window unit" air conditioners (which suck in hot external air, pass it over a hot radiator, and then exhaust the even hotter air outside, without creating a net suction inside your house) will achieve far better results at much higher efficiency, compared to those so called "portable air conditioner" units. Basically, if you want to be comfortable and don't want to be crushed by outrageous energy bills, don't buy so called "portable air conditioner" units, especially if you reside in a location with daytime temperatures exceeding ~105 deg F. When the ambient external temperature is lower (say ~85 deg F), they will provide some (albeit low efficiency) net cooling effect for the interior of your dwelling, but when the external ambient temperature rises about ~105 deg F, the unit provides zero or even negative efficiency (ex: it operates essentially as a net space heater to your house). "Window unit" air conditioners and mini-split heat pumps are vastly superior efficiency devices. Unless improperly installed or malfunctioning, they will always provide net cooling effect to your house, regardless of exterior ambient temperature.
@JaniceSeagraves
2 жыл бұрын
Clever of Jess to try out the different lime washes on something other than the dome, and making a nice pattern with it, too.
@chadfortman8098
2 жыл бұрын
I lived Greece two years the dry heat same arzonia. They use white stucko on side brick buildings . It looks good helps cool it some.. To tell you about floor unit ac all them total junk unless spend thousands on one. My dad had one put window unit back in after a year. You guys could run duct work in bedroom hook up high capacity fan blow cool air in day time . And you put window unit in cool it down allot. I had 12 by 20 building ran 5000 btu unit on low and still froze me out
@diydarkmatter
2 жыл бұрын
here in michigan under ground homes were a thing for awhile back in the 80s . i seen some really cool ones . beautiful inside you could not tell they were underground . outside you could not tell there was a house . did pretty much what your dome does . maybe a little better seeing how they are like the bed room in the dome . my mom lives in a basement home as well . she has a log cabin built on top of it that she wont use . beautiful place . she even made her own fire place out of field rock . so i know what the dome is like inside . its a great idea and it will be nicer then you think once you finish it . only thing i think you might and i say might regret is that it seems a little small to me . but that could just be the video aspect of it making it look smaller on the inside . im curious about the plumbing im guessing the toilet part will be the same as now . but what about the shower bath tub ? kitchen sink and so on . i know you ran water supply from the water cistern but what about out going drainage ? oh by the way really like the lime wash idea . made a big difference in the bright white look . i would go with that . and jess is right it will make it so much easier to add color to the dome if you want to . ok guys work safe see ya in the next one.
@hubertwebb9869
2 жыл бұрын
Many people put a canvas roof over their RV to block the suns heat from the RV's roof.🧡🧡🧡🧡
@spitfirewild
2 жыл бұрын
Love , just love watching you guys. Love what you're making! Im working towards making what your doing in my own life. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us here. 🤗❤️🙏
@smokeystover6879
2 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget to put covers on the electrical outlets for safety reasons and no accidental contact with live wires.
@jameskniskern2261
2 жыл бұрын
I would think you will enjoy having AC (or a mini-split unit) in your dome. It will make cooling in the summer much easier. Also more efficient than a window unit. We have a strawbale home in Kentucky, high humidity. We toughed it out for the first 3 years, but couldn't keep the humidity down enough to keep mold from forming. So we bought a very small and quiet window AC unit. Also, you will find that you will generate more heat inside the dome living inside than now, when you are just "visiting" during the day. Humans generate lots of heat. And the electronics also produce heat. Which is fine in the winter...
@rosaolbera8768
2 жыл бұрын
You both are doing such a beautiful job on your home
@carolwright7503
2 жыл бұрын
You are not sweating, and you are wearing dark clothing. Amazing what you can tolerate.🙏😇
@bondpaz
2 жыл бұрын
This heat has been stupid. Lol. I can’t wait until we are both in our energy efficient homes! I have been seeing quail with their little babies as well. They are so adorable! ❤️🥰❤️ I like the color of the white. I would like to do some white on our house with teal trim.
@allennolden8735
2 жыл бұрын
We run two 15k btu units in our RV and the temps still reach 88 in the RV when it is over 100°. We are always appreciative for our large solar array and batteries. 😁
@nicholasgardiner9601
2 жыл бұрын
The Perfect ceiling Fan ( inside the Dome) can move a lot of air in two directions efficiently and almost silently and contributing greatly to comfort and only when you need it.
@soniadiez9676
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, love your videos! Lime wash the outside of your house 🏠 it will reduce the heat, reflecting the sun ☀️… plus Jess with your artistic skills image how beautiful 🤩 you will be able to paint 🎨 it.
@SawmillerSmith
2 жыл бұрын
When I lived in Arizona we didn't have AC in the house or the car, but that was in the 70s.
@thomaschandler4831
2 жыл бұрын
😁☕☕🇺🇸🏆 hey Jim once you finish all the work on the outside and inside walls covered and completed I bet you drop another 10 degrees 😁😁😁
@FishMH
2 жыл бұрын
This is so creative and forward thinking. I hope you can endure these "waves" until the Earth Done by is ready. Be proud of the work you both are doing to make this Homested s true home.
@davidprins9401
2 жыл бұрын
Omg I would totally be sleeping in the basement room with or without electricity 😆
@larrylegg8245
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, paint the dome white. It will be much cooler inside. That's a good idea. Do you like?
@floriebrown2089
2 жыл бұрын
I love seeing the little wild birds you have scuttling about after their parents. Crew has moved house he is happier in the dome. Here in the UK we are experiencing very hot weather, having to water plants twice a day. thanks for the video on your progress, where is your other dog?
@jerrywhidby.
2 жыл бұрын
Fans don't actually cool a room. They just move air. Your AC is doing all the work.
@jimmyjohnstone5878
2 жыл бұрын
True. Fans help evaporate moisture from skin, which aids cooling a bit. But as you say, they don't do anything to reduce the temperature. They help in moving the cool air created by the Aircon around the space.
@creinicke1000
2 жыл бұрын
What about swamp cooler type cooling? When air blown either with mister.. or thru water in some way its cooler. Didn't folks hang large wet sheets up over sleeping porches back in the day?
@joannehyduckhopkins6898
2 жыл бұрын
Well, you are in Az. and at least you're not in PHX.! Cloudy days are the days that I go out!
@carrieraupp757
2 жыл бұрын
Crew approved!
@donaldcowick4280
2 жыл бұрын
Take a hint from earth ships and run a air tube through the ground or a berm against your dome. Run a berm around your whole dome for greater insulation where you can grow a garden at window height. Maybe that straw bale top storey is a good idea.
@honthirty_
2 жыл бұрын
Don: Any experience with what you suggest or just been reading?
@bobjoatmon1993
2 жыл бұрын
I concur with other posters that the secret to thermal mass is to vent / blow nighttime cool air through the interior all night long. You might get also consider blowing / circulating air from the basement up into the main dome then back down during the day when the doors and windows are closed to further cool the interior.
@bmunday
2 жыл бұрын
@jim In terms of the trailers efficiency, you should really insulate its air exhaust pipe, and use a two pipe system with ONE intake and ONE exhaust. It makes a big differeance in its ability to get to lower temps.
@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, COOP ...
@leethebee1560
2 жыл бұрын
when you move into the dome... your bodies will heat up the dome. my guess is an air conditioner mini split will be needed
@carolynmoody9460
2 жыл бұрын
great video 👍 stay cool as you can.. Blessings
@carlakiniii8651
2 жыл бұрын
Y'all definitely need to get the RV under some shade
@TheEmbrio
2 жыл бұрын
Cute quail !
@christinepearson9505
2 жыл бұрын
👍right on
@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036
2 жыл бұрын
"MELLON." Yeah I dare you. It's perfect. The door underneath the mountain on LotR :D That should tickle her creative fancies...
@kurtcurtis2730
2 жыл бұрын
Doggo knows it’s cooler!
@leestimis9264
2 жыл бұрын
Put the lime in the bucket and stir it all up. Lol
@RichardSmith-um4js
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the electrical work. Finishing the outside is certainly a challenge and deciding on an efficient way to apply the lime will be critical. Don't think you want to spend a year doing that since there is also the inside to consider.
@richardross7219
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. I wonder if one of those sprayers for textured ceilings could work?
@marymccowan6629
2 жыл бұрын
Once you get the stairs built in and the floor open more you should get cooler air coming in the upstairs . Still going to need an air conditioner in the dome
@judysudholz2990
2 жыл бұрын
The white will reflect the heat and make the dome cooler. I agree with @Richard Ross that a vent at the top of the dome will help with cooling it down.
@hubertwebb9869
2 жыл бұрын
Jim, what do you think would happen if you spray foamed the whole inside of the dome above ground? It would be much easier than cobbing the inside and it would add R-Value to the walls and I believe it's paintable.🧡🧡🧡🧡
@MrZippitydo
2 жыл бұрын
What is the humidity in the dome ?.that makes a lot of difference also.
@eddyteea
2 жыл бұрын
you are such a wonderful artist. it would be great to see someone wall painting in an apartment. someone who will bring you both a good, peaceful and happy mind. which is just the two of you looking.
@drifter50038
2 жыл бұрын
Convection vent at the top of the dome. "Cool tube" 12-18" diameter total... ( multiple concrete blocks stacked on side for combined volume) buried in a trench 8' deep. Approximately 125' long. Turned up at each end to provide inlet and outlet. In your application, just "cut" into the wall at floor level of the bedroom... convection pulls through the duct, cooling the air and vents out through the dome vent. 8' deep the earth stays much, much cooler no matter the surface temp. Utilize Geothermal, no bought energy required.
@geanitsucuneli4791
2 жыл бұрын
Well Done ,I was living in that kind of a Dome when I was a kid.Back in the country in Italy,the wall was 1 meter tick ,from crude clay.We never used AC or ventilation and Winter time ,we didn't use a lot of heat.
@56radioboy
2 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about a power vent out of the top of the dome? Plus would spray foaming the inside help? Great content guys
@curtissmith3498
2 жыл бұрын
Ahoy from Korea! Perhaps a temporary canopy over your trailer would mitigate the heat... get the direct sun off your living/sleeping space.
@robertdavis3020
2 жыл бұрын
Fun topics I have to say I really like the natural earthen color but I understand the need for reflectivity in the finsh color
@lucindaboren2996
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe some shades over the windows to block the sun and a window to open near the top to let out heat.
@paull1954
2 жыл бұрын
Love the thought process and the journey you are taking.. Dont forget about the roman empire and what they used to do??
@lcostantino7931
2 жыл бұрын
I'm in Nashville GA USA n we have had continuous days over 100° n low humidity garden burning up... PHEW,, thought I moved to AZ.... LOL love ur show...
@allennolden8735
2 жыл бұрын
So did you guys ever consider doing a geothermal AC type system. My uncle built some of the first earth ships back in the day. Then as well a few dome homes that I helped with. The systems worked quite well using the earth to cool homes. I've even built a system to cool a solar utility electrical box. Boat 12 volt exhaust fans work very well for air flow through the underground pipes. We are hoping to continue our off-grid project. Always great to see your forward progression.
@jimmyjohnstone5878
2 жыл бұрын
Lime wash on exterior of dome would surely be of benefit in reflecting some sun off. Also, why not insulate the dome ? What is the plan to line the interior to cover up the bags ?
@brandonlaird6876
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like a good portion of the cooling comes from the basement. Geothermal works even better underground surrounded by even more dirt than your bags. I might suggest a small air mover (like a computer fan or something) and pipe to move the cool air from basement to the loft, and then reverse in the winter if needed. Doesn't need AC, doesn't need more than like 5watts if that, just moving the air between the levels. Just a small suggestion.
@dennishayes544
2 жыл бұрын
Youse twos should be so proud of what is obviously really thoughtful integration of natural systems in order to control your environment! Love that it's workin!
@jessesaenz1021
2 жыл бұрын
When will you all start on the inside of the dome. Are you going to plaster the walls??? Good idea on a vent on top; it'll suck up the heat that rises. You and Jess are inspirational, Great Job!!!
@taylorbug9
2 жыл бұрын
So cool that it's cooler in the dome than in the trailer even with all that going in the trailer!
@honthirty_
2 жыл бұрын
Fans don't cool air. The room AC unit is not effective as a heat pump to dump heat outside.
@michaeldemarillac9992
2 жыл бұрын
For heating you can create an earth cobb rocket stove burning dried vegetation gathered from your area.
@willardwilliams4676
2 жыл бұрын
Lime wash white looks good!
@michaeldemarillac9992
2 жыл бұрын
An additional solution for the hottest season is USD 1000 geothermal air cooling/air conditioning system with an antifreeze liquid solution running through pipes connecting to a car radiator with a fan behind the radiator to send the cool air circulating. Tubes need to be buried 8 feet and looped long enough to be cooled so low it cools your entire dome. A simple solar pump can circulate the fluid using a 100 watt solar power source. System can last 40 years with some replacements as necessary. No risk of contamination like geothermal cooling air system. Use a simple thermostat to keep temperature constant great ROI for the investment. There is totally environmentally safe antifreeze used by RV homes.
@SeanBlader
2 жыл бұрын
Running fans inside the RV is adding heat. Put a killawatt on it and it will tell you exactly how many watts of heat the fan is adding because it doesn't reduce temps, it just moves air. And to move that air it causes friction and the magnets in the electric motor to heat up. Run as few fans as possible to move the AC air to where you want it for the most efficiency. You might think fans will cool you off when you stand in front of them, but they don't, they move air over your sweaty skin, and the evaporation of sweat is what does the cooling. If you don't have something evaporating in front of the fan it won't actually cool anything.
@ronpownall2074
2 жыл бұрын
Cool;-)
@gladysgheesling6841
2 жыл бұрын
Crew, says Nope!
@DizzyIzzyMom
2 жыл бұрын
Goodness….so excited to see you folks in the new home…
@donaldshields2483
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos you’re making some progress and I know the hot weather is not for me I live here in Maine we might get a couple of weeks in July when we get a little bit of humidity and it gets a little warm but nothing like you people get to keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching god bless
@retireordont
2 жыл бұрын
One duct in the basement at floor level running to the top of the dome with a fan in it will dry the basement out and drop the upstairs temperature significantly.
@allennoteware6946
2 жыл бұрын
I’m in Texas don’t remember when it was hot in June , no relief in sight for the next week
@dannettebouchee9887
2 жыл бұрын
I visited my brothers house in Mesa a few years back in the month of August. One of the days it reached 114 and when we walked into his home I asked what his thermostat was set to because it felt cold he said it was set at 80 degrees
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