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Homestead Infrastructure: Water, Power, Heat and Fencing

The systems that keep a rural home running: rainwater and wells, septic and composting toilets, off-grid solar, wood heat, fencing, and chainsaw and tool basics. For new homesteaders and anyone looking after a rural property.

Homesteading
RShared by Ruth Okonkwo
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Rainwater Harvesting and Storage
How to work out what a roof can collect, and how gutters, first-flush diverters and cisterns get rainwater into storage and keep it clean.
MCQ: 10
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 12
Pair match: 10
41 total questions
Wells, Pumps and Water Testing
The types of private well, how well pumps and pressure tanks work, and which water tests to run and what the results mean.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
43 total questions
Septic Systems and Composting Toilets
How a septic tank and drain field treat household wastewater, how to look after them, and how composting and other off-grid toilets work.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
Locked · 43 questions inside
Off-Grid Solar Power and Batteries
The electrical units, battery and panel wiring, charge controllers and inverters behind a small off-grid solar system, plus the safety rules that keep people alive.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 12
Locked · 45 questions inside
Firewood and Wood Heat
Buying, splitting and drying firewood, and running a wood stove and chimney safely: creosote, clearances, ash and chimney fires.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 11
Locked · 44 questions inside
Fencing and Gates
The common fence wires and posts, how electric fences and their grounding work, and how to build gates and corners that stay tight.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
Locked · 43 questions inside
Chainsaws, Small Engines and Hand Tools
Safe chainsaw use and tree felling, how small two-stroke and four-stroke engines work and are stored, and the basic tools for laying out and building small structures.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
Locked · 43 questions inside
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