Oddbean new post about login | logout Bitcoin Mining Clothes Dryer https://i.imgur.com/w4lVCSN.mp4 Here at the homestead we host guests at our house as well as a 20ft yurt so one of the largest power usages is the electric clothes dryer. In the busy season, the dryer is usually running for several hours a day. It made a lot of sense to use a Bitcoin miner for the heat instead of the heating element in the dryer. https://i.imgur.com/MQ8jYf3.jpg https://imgur.com/eGKbv0G https://i.imgur.com/uoKPqB1.jpeg I tried to use what I already had as much as possible to connect the miner to the dryer, so for less than $100 I was able to make it work. Basically needed a 20a 220v breaker and 220v outlet plus some ductwork. I simply cut a hole in the heating duct in the back of the dryer and attached a 6in duct coupling to it. If I need to I can cap off the coupling and continue to use the dryer as normal. Basically if the Bitcoin miner breaks down I won't be stranded without a dryer. https://i.imgur.com/4uYucSC.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/BROB3J3.jpeg To operate, I set the dryer to timed dry, set the heat to air dry, and turn on the miner. After using it for a dozen loads or so it definitely works well. Next I will be working on how to reduce the noise from the miner fans but to start I wanted to make sure it was capable of drying laundry first. Feels good to get sats back for one one of the largest power usages on the homestead! #permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #plebminer #homemining #bitcoinmining #bitcoin #doublespendenergy #hash2heat #mine4heat #stacksats #stackingfunctions nostr:nevent1qqs9tenvxqfyfprtpchq45smsquwhx9w3mpgnnmn4zj2mauxrcf4kzcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qf5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajsxpqqqqqqz0n5ncn
With fees being so high, I'm finding myself looking forward to doing laundry. The dryer is getting a 82 percent rebate in sats right now. Drying laundry with this machine has never been cheaper on on the homestead! nostr:nevent1qqsrpcafs5e3ry7wu2w0mrm6u8g58639z29wzxk32fj0dvvns74edfspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegrqsqqqqqpvvfujj
This is so ingenious! nostr:nevent1qqs8h0fsf0ats9ev9xjhhxv88kpzqcekcffrhfe0uesqysjce9eqhggpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzypxsy08fmlt45leswkuw3cyyqz97z7slw5xx8dw7wg0xa7yr4hrk2qcyqqqqqqglgk5zg
Bro, did you do a podcast with the BlueCollar boys lately?
I've not been on their podcast. I would be happy to talk with them though!
Ok, I saw the homesteading stuff and got you confused with Eric Cason 😅 my bad! It's Very inspiring what you're doing though!
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Wow and I thought I was cool making this space heater 🙃 https://image.nostr.build/e3d8ba4d1aa4c609a96f4a1d278fe335d93ca04d59657174a8850a48e4fcad78.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1440x1920&blurhash=_6CYgc00xbS45V%24yS6uPH%3FXSNfn%24oeNd5GW9-S%252w%40NyxCE%2CNGI%5B%24%25%24zjGs.%5E%25RPENxaNbaxs%3AaKxu-4JCNIxWItE3xt%24%7CNIj%5BIqbIxWNINy%24eoyM%7C%24%24-QNKENt6az%24%7En%24&x=d047e060bafcd48d9222527fcba994384af6bac5dbb5a370f90d257fddb1eaff
This is pretty cool. Aesthetically pleasing as well. 🤙
@nerd2ninja; ©️📺 nostr:nevent1qqsrpcafs5e3ry7wu2w0mrm6u8g58639z29wzxk32fj0dvvns74edfspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzdqg7wnh7htflnqadcarsggqytu9ap7agvvw6auus7dmug8tw8v5psgqqqqqqsvhcxgv
Homesteaders are some of the few tinkerers these days. nostr:nevent1qqsrpcafs5e3ry7wu2w0mrm6u8g58639z29wzxk32fj0dvvns74edfspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqngz8n5al4660uc8tw8guzzqpzlp0g0h2rrrkh08y8nwlzp6m3m9qvzqqqqqqyqswyug
I'm curious if you have to run the cycle longer than normal, or can you get a similar level of temp to the dryers normal heating element?
The cycles are about the same length and it's probably the same as the medium heat setting on the dryer I have. I haven't figured out a way to measure how much power the dryer was using on each cycle. It seemed like the heating element would turn on and off while the dryer was running. I don't have a meter that can record the total power usage for the cycle, so maybe I could stand at my clamp meter for 40min taking notes while its running to get a rough idea. My best guess is that the miner is pretty much on par with the power usage of the dryer. There hasn't been a huge spike in the overall monthly power usage since I started using it and it was running a few hours a day in the summer time at least. If the miner was using more or less power than the dryer I didn't notice it in the power bill.
Thought this might be a good resource for you @rev.hodl This guy did a similar modification to his dryer except pulling from attic air not from the exhaust of a miner. He uses a “TED” to observe the power differential from the two ways. Just thought I would pass it along in case it was helpful. https://www.johnsavesenergy.com/attic-air-clothes-dryer https://www.johnsavesenergy.com/ted-the-energy-detective
That's great, thanks for the response. I didn't really factor in the cycling that would happen on the element, you may even have more consistent overall heat on the miner once it's spooled up. Cheers
Breaking in a new miner at the homestead https://i.nostr.build/35NyWj3cLbqO9TZ0.jpg Making more hashes than ever with solar power thanks to this new S19kpro (Urlacher by Altair Tech). When I first tried firing it up on the solar power system, the breaker was tripping immediately. After some trouble shooting, I solved the problem by swapping out the power supply. https://i.nostr.build/E8fpCd2brQGlRHgd.jpg I won this miner at auction during the lake satoshi retreat. My goal was to sell enough homestead products to pay for the miner but I only got halfway there after selling everything I had with me. All sats paid for the miner were donated to the Hope House in El Salvador. The miner was generously donated by both Altair Tech and Chet (the most die hard supporter of lake satoshi you can find). https://i.nostr.build/62zVWJugBq1orQy5.jpg https://i.nostr.build/qVD6Ip0g9Ow4Zbzx.jpg https://i.nostr.build/zfLuOfO0AxmfEUBa.jpg Not only did I get a new miner for the homestead but I was also able to negotiate a better power rate recently too. Thanks to some fuzzy pleb miner math, I am happy to hash during the day when the sun is shining then move the miners over to grid power and hash from 9pm to 7am when the power costs are lowest. https://i.nostr.build/cSY42iCf6hWWrJiL.jpg I also made some upgrades to my clothes dryer as well. Adding a more efficient Asic, quieter fans, and a sound deadening enclosure. Now the dryer itself is louder than the miner during operation. Additionally thanks to the new power rate, I can let the miner run in off peak hours continuously wether drying laundry or not! https://i.nostr.build/XZdCg0wOP7edwWfy.jpg https://i.nostr.build/yjtvmnWyrB0sfh0d.jpg Staying ahead of the halving, difficulty adjustment, and fading sideways price action has made it difficult to keep the sats flowing at the homestead with mining. So far we are just barely able to stay ahead of the curve and continue to support the network, do some productive work with the heat and get some sats out of the deal too. The sats might cost more than the current spot price of Bitcoin but for now I value the participation in Bitcoin more than the purchasing power. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #bitcoin #mining #bitcoinmining #homemining #plebminer #offgridmining nostr:nevent1qqsrpcafs5e3ry7wu2w0mrm6u8g58639z29wzxk32fj0dvvns74edfspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qf5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajsxpqqqqqqzum97p2
I love keeping up to date with your homestead. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and learning curves with us. My current setups are mk1 at best, and your setups continue to provide the inspiration and motivation to keep building
I'm back and ready to share tons of cool stuff! Glad you're along for the ride and getting something out of it!
I'm so jealous! Lfg!
In the sticks... 100% Fusion 24/7 https://image.nostr.build/f34c9be0dc37f5f324eb6d124560ee5c6ffcd513b9ab81315b0ba92f3d410f1e.jpg
Every year I buy a little more equipment. It's a great feeling to produce your own power.
Upgraded Bitcoin mining clothes dryer has been a huge improvement over the original setup. https://v.nostr.build/BglyHgDpxl9eMkc4.mp4 Now that I can attenuate the power consumption/hashrate with 3rd party firmware, I can essentially run the dryer on different presets based on what I'm drying. Also, with lower fan speeds, the positive pressure in the drum is reduced which means less lint and heat escaping into the room. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #bitcoin #mining #bitcoinmining #homemining #plebminer nostr:nevent1qqstfc7vd8fjms5zjhhhw4866u9ngnx9cm5w5sp7jq4547yw6w2amkqpg3mhxw309a4nversvd5k7emcx3nxzcnwd9cxkafkwakxxef5wf48vvmxve4xsa3kva3h2mnyvdu8v7rwxecx7et3xf5xxm3nd9jzummwd9hkutczypxsy08fmlt45leswkuw3cyyqz97z7slw5xx8dw7wg0xa7yr4hrk2qcyqqqqqqgrdvsut
Amazing!
Wow💯
My Bitcoin Dojo will have a GI drying rack Powered by these suckers in the back room nostr:nevent1qqsgxfw7tf2sswcpn2m2x3zlnx7ajptjft9nksps9tq7wcqncyf0wjgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzdqg7wnh7htflnqadcarsggqytu9ap7agvvw6auus7dmug8tw8v5psgqqqqqqsagvrh5
This is the way
Alternatively if you have a large space for hang dryng these clothes you could hang them and then use the air from the miners to flow through the space and have less wear on the clothes.
Have you noticed that it takes any longer to dry the clothes? Have you compared the electricity usage and sats output by chance? I’m really curious about any hard details you can gather on this because it’s something @Jeff Swann has been talking about for a long time and I’d considered it as well. Heating the house with miners has been great, but it’s significantly more expensive than the gas heat we had (our gas is significantly cheaper than electrical), but we don’t get that benefit with the dryer. So that might make it a more interesting proposition. 🤔
I tried to do a direct comparison for the power usage but it was too difficult. The dryer seemed to draw a lot of amps to get the heating element hot then power down and cycle on and off again throughout. I didn't have a meter that could easily track the power usage for the dryer. As far as time to dry, I treat drying a little differently in my situation. I try to keep the dryer running continuously throughout the day as I do laundry. So as soon as the washer is done, hopefully the dryer is done too. That way I can keep feeding the dryer. All in all, I've been very impressed with how well it works for how cheap/simple it was to modify the dryer. If you have a miner sitting around, not hashing, why not find a way to put it to work?
It's pretty simple, cut a hole in the back of the dryer heat vent close to where it vents into the drum, then put a coupling and attach duct. Block the heat vent in some way so all the air goes into the drum. Probably disconnect the heating element... nostr:nevent1qqsrpcafs5e3ry7wu2w0mrm6u8g58639z29wzxk32fj0dvvns74edfspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegrqsqqqqqpvvfujj
One year ago I recorded a podcast with @Ungovernable Misfits talking permaculture and bitcoin in general. https://v.nostr.build/dKxP.mp4 This clip is a good summary of my high level thoughts on Permaculture and Bitcoin and was basically the ideal I was working towards throughout the year. nostr:nevent1qqstwecn8fdcx5jxd233trfgzrd2njml8h8qwp2tuzn03c0txf8jacqt2gx08 The podcast as a whole provides a good reference point for a lot of what has happened on the homestead over the last year. I'm not sure why I thought to detail so many of my plans for the year, maybe hold myself accountable. All in all, I was able to accomplish almost everything I mentioned throughout the podcast in the last year. Take a listen and check out this year in review mega note. February was defined by maple syrup production, the threads aren't as cohesive as I was still learning Nostr and developing my style. nostr:nevent1qqsvhgjudnvpny24fd9cxqqrr3027l6g2496a8c4ezqsjchaj2a0z7ck0vayq March the highlight was working on the 20ft tiny house, still haven't quite figured out Nostr. nostr:nevent1qqs2f7dc4dsk777h6cxn0vtu8yts2tukjaw4yygj65kxvght7m8tmjs2jauhd April was marked the completion of the Bitcoin mining dehydrator, one of highlights of the whole year for the homestead. nostr:nevent1qqsf2cfvzprsp5j6rhgvj4pa6p7ctjs59af3rwmysmyhmrv66kxtx2shu0983 May was the sweet spot of sunlight and waning colder temperatures which lead to lots of pleb mining at the homestead. The solar power was flowing and the dehydrator was constantly loaded. The cold frame was growing cannabis and the portable S9 space heater was saving lambs from hypothermia. nostr:nevent1qqs9tenvxqfyfprtpchq45smsquwhx9w3mpgnnmn4zj2mauxrcf4kzcqhywnz June the sheep were grazing the pasture at it's finest and the yurt was booked solid with guests nostr:nevent1qqsxngyrjf5630slu5vwjnlka8cqgjhcvf8eguhqh576mwgau6y8s8s8hn2pr July the bitcoin mining clothes dryer was completed in the peak of the summer tourist season. A project I have been thinking about and working towards for over 6 months. nostr:nevent1qqsrpcafs5e3ry7wu2w0mrm6u8g58639z29wzxk32fj0dvvns74edfsug9sfk August I made my second appearance on the Bitcoin Rapidfire podcast talking about mining on the homestead. nostr:nevent1qqs8g763g8hpln22jwuff3srhda5jnz35vmnrasqeuy5qupvnefc0cqvt20qa September the food forest ripening and cannabis colas were forming. nostr:nevent1qqsp7473jzdhn6x66uv0cpry9ejmmwps5gnwyrz408ht9988qkknalg3dt5zu nostr:nevent1qqs86m023f0c63g6g6r7qdv6rmhffaxyta3rmtzvpe72p9s05zx7l9s8l5eky October the sheep were finishing out the season strong making for some of our best lamb we've grown. nostr:nevent1qqs9r79fg68dnq36n8muh4guujlk95a2jrssfwzkxryn9l730n6dd6cz4c4xw November we rounded out a great year with the horses after finally realizing our goal of using them for carriage tours. nostr:nevent1qqstlj9je3yjkwyfrjqttwaxtlryeek4q87uuxypuee24z0fpggja0spz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qf5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajsxpqqqqqqzar4q02 December I spent spreading the word of the intersection of Bitcoin and Permaculture on the @TokyoCitadel, @QW, and @FrogTalk nostr:nevent1qqsy9hzjlmaxr7vglzxw5vandy8p3uman3xy42r4w9mmygqezqs820gpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegrqsqqqqqpwnn9t7 https://fountain.fm/episode/xBjvqfEigQCQNGWwsQh2 What a wild year, it's been all that more amazing to share it with everyone on Nostr. Permaculture, Bitcoin, and Nostr is facilitating a new permanent culture in which we are all building together! #permaculture #permies #homesteading #bitcoin #meshtadel #bitcoinmining #plebminer #foodforest #weedstr #cannabis #rotationalgrazing #yurt #grownostr
A year in review mega note. There was so much going on at the homestead this year, I couldn't recap it all, but these are some of the best notes throughout the year all in one place. nostr:nevent1qqsvcphgjsefuudf50wt6quxjrwn3cs7aeuel3llwxju68wus50ahhspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzdqg7wnh7htflnqadcarsggqytu9ap7agvvw6auus7dmug8tw8v5psgqqqqqqsx5rgwy
You've come to the right place. Check out all the cool permaculture stuff I was sharing here last year! nostr:nevent1qqs8vggd5ywktj4pka6g2zvwxfzfrp2msktz45t6m267klh0e8zzchspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegrqsqqqqqp2k39v7
Check out this year in review note, lots of homesteading, permaculture, and Bitcoin mining going on! nostr:nevent1qqs8vggd5ywktj4pka6g2zvwxfzfrp2msktz45t6m267klh0e8zzchspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegrqsqqqqqp2k39v7
A year in review mega note. There was so much going on at the homestead this year, I couldn't recap it all, but these are some of the best notes throughout the year all in one place. nostr:nevent1qqsvcphgjsefuudf50wt6quxjrwn3cs7aeuel3llwxju68wus50ahhspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzdqg7wnh7htflnqadcarsggqytu9ap7agvvw6auus7dmug8tw8v5psgqqqqqqsx5rgwy
You've come to the right place. Check out all the cool permaculture stuff I was sharing here last year! nostr:nevent1qqs8vggd5ywktj4pka6g2zvwxfzfrp2msktz45t6m267klh0e8zzchspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegrqsqqqqqp2k39v7
Check out this year in review note, lots of homesteading, permaculture, and Bitcoin mining going on! nostr:nevent1qqs8vggd5ywktj4pka6g2zvwxfzfrp2msktz45t6m267klh0e8zzchspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegrqsqqqqqp2k39v7
