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Off-Grid

This tag brings together articles on solar and micro-hydro power systems, rainwater collection and gravity-fed plumbing, composting toilets, and food storage without refrigeration. Readers will find wiring guides, capacity calculations, and honest assessments of what living independently from utility infrastructure actually costs and requires in daily practice.

21 articles in this tag on agripure.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Solar water heaters: how they work, types, and real savings

How a solar water heater works, active vs passive and direct vs indirect systems, flat-plate vs evacuated-tube collectors, sizing, cost, and 50-80% savings.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Solar livestock water heaters: keep troughs and tanks ice-free off-grid

Keep livestock troughs and tanks ice-free off-grid: passive insulation and solar-gain tricks first, then sizing a solar de-icer’s panel and battery by watt-hours.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Passive solar design: heating your home with the sun, no panels

How passive solar design heats a home with no panels: the five elements, how much south glass and thermal mass to use, and how to size a roof overhang.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Root cellaring: storing the harvest without electricity

How to build and use a root cellar: the four conditions to manage (32-40F, humidity, dark, airflow), which crops store at what temperature, curing, and the ethylene rule.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Greywater systems: reusing household water in the garden

How to reuse greywater from showers, sinks, and laundry in the garden: what counts vs blackwater, laundry-to-landscape systems, the golden rules, plant-safe soaps, and permits.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Solar battery storage: sizing, cost, and how long batteries last

How solar battery storage works, lithium vs lead-acid, sizing a bank in kWh, how long batteries last, and what storage costs and pays back.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Biogas at home: building a small anaerobic digester

Biogas at home: how a small anaerobic digester turns manure and food scraps into cooking gas and fertilizer – composition, sizing, the cold-climate problem, and an honest verdict.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Home wind turbines: are they worth it? Sizing, cost, and real output

Are home wind turbines worth it? The honest answer: site wind speed is everything. How to size kW to your kWh, tower height, real output, cost, and payback.

PIONEER · SOIL·5 min read

Geothermal energy and heat pumps: how they work, cost, and payback

How a geothermal heat pump works, what it costs to install ($15k-$45k), real COP efficiency, and the payback now that the 30% federal tax credit has lapsed.

PIONEER · WATER·5 min read

Solar water pumps for wells and irrigation

How to size and choose a solar water pump for a well or irrigation — submersible vs surface, panel wattage, flow rate at depth, and kit options.

PIONEER · DESIGN·5 min read

Off-grid and hybrid solar systems

How off-grid, grid-tied, and hybrid solar systems differ — battery banks, inverter-charger sizing, package options, and what a real system costs.

PIONEER · DESIGN·5 min read

Sustainable energy solutions for the home: what actually moves the needle

Beyond solar panels – heat pumps, weatherization, induction, and the natural-gas debate. A grounded look at what households can actually do, ranked by impact.

Off-Grid

Solar water heaters: how they work, types, and real savings

Solar livestock water heaters: keep troughs and tanks ice-free off-grid

Passive solar design: heating your home with the sun, no panels

Root cellaring: storing the harvest without electricity

Greywater systems: reusing household water in the garden

Solar battery storage: sizing, cost, and how long batteries last

Biogas at home: building a small anaerobic digester

Home wind turbines: are they worth it? Sizing, cost, and real output

Geothermal energy and heat pumps: how they work, cost, and payback

Solar water pumps for wells and irrigation

Off-grid and hybrid solar systems

Sustainable energy solutions for the home: what actually moves the needle

DIY solar panel systems: what you can safely build yourself (and what you can’t)

Solar for tiny homes: how to power 200 square feet off the grid

Off-grid solar kits explained: what’s actually in the box and what’s missing

Solar panels for off-grid living: sizing the array and the battery

Off-grid living: cutting the three cords of power, water, and waste

Rainwater harvesting: catch the free water on your roof

Homesteading in Pennsylvania: fertile soil, fair rules, four seasons

Homesteading in Texas: climate, land, the ag exemption, and water

Drip irrigation when the grid is unreliable — a Pakistan reality manual