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DIY Eco Guy

Chris Graber, BSME

Simple sustainability solutions you can implement at your home and in your community. Join engineer and nature lover Chris Graber for this helpful how-to show. He breaks down the barriers to starting DIY home projects, doing the research to save you time. Each episode focuses on the practical steps it takes to implement a specific project, technology, or sustainability hack. He makes it easy for you to implement simple sustainability solutions that can make a big impact on climate change and your family's health. No ads, just free info.

Finding a Used Electric Car + Tax Credit

The used EV tax credit, available only if you purchase from a dealer, should help more people enter the world of electric cars. Or if you purchase directly from a private party you can also expect to get a good deal and probably some great insider info on the car and how to keep it happy.Learn from my experience of finding my 2015 Nissan Leaf EV, making sure the battery was up to snuff and it had good options for charging it, purchasing it from a local dealer, and using the tax credit. The ca...

Jul 2, 2024

31 min

DIY Portable Air Filter

It was fun to duct tape together four 20" filters into a box shape, slap a box fan on the top, and start filtering my indoor air! It is relatively inexpensive, doesn't use much electricity, and does a pretty good job. This type of system has been coined a "Corsi-Rosenthal" box more recently, but has been around for some time. In this episode I dive into:The history of these types of air filtersTheir design (including advanced designs and ones you can purchase)Pros and consHow effective t...

Jun 28, 2024

24 min

Grey Water System

I set up a DIY “laundry to landscape” grey water system here in the desert of Tucson, AZ where there are excellent classes and city rebates for these projects. Our clothes washer’s water now goes into a rainwater basin in our backyard and helps fruit trees and native grasses thrive. It took some elbow grease, but getting a proper education before embarking on this DIY project really helped.Learn more by reading my grey water article which has a video of my project, some pictures, helpful link...

Jun 26, 2024

28 min

Introduction

Chris aka DIY Eco Guy answers: What this is podcast? Why do this? I also share some of my personal and professional background and motivations for this work. Upcoming podcast episode topics are outlined and existing projects are outlined on my website if you'd like to learn more, watch videos, see pictures, etc!I'm passionate about nature and climate change and want to help others implement projects at home and in their communities. Taking action helps alleviate anxiety and creates forward mo...

Jun 25, 2024

9 min