Part of Cat's fall 2010 school presentation

1. Specifically, I’m going back to Belfast, Maine.

9. More specifically, I’m going back to my cabin!
(two miles from downtown and the ocean)

49. Water collection
Roof
Gutters
Pipes

50. Underground
Filter Underground Cistern

51. Getting rainwater
out of the cistern

55. Upstairs water
tanks

56. Pumping water to
the upstairs tank

58. Upstairs
tanks again.
This time
with water
in them
(& a big
lobster on
top)!

59. In the winter,
the water
from the
“hot” water
tank heats up
when it
moves
through the
coils wrapped
around the
stove pipe.
We also heat
much of our
water in a pot
on the wood
stove.

60. In the
summer,
water
from the
“hot”
water
tank
moves
through
the solar
heater
tank (in
the grey
box).
In both summer and winter,
The water moves without a pump.
Since heat rises, the hot water moves to the upstairs “hot” water tank by itself.

61. Sunlight heats the
water in the solar
heater tank

62. The lid to the solar tank
keeps the heat in at night
and on cloudy days.

63. Water from the
upstairs tanks moves
by gravity to the
shower.
The shower is in the
outdoor closet we
built last winter.

64. Outhouse with composting toilet

65. Beach chair
Skiis
Toilet paper
Toilet
Wood
shavings
Garden tools

66. Trees outside
the windows

68. Compost bin

69. Heat for the And from sunlight
house comes coming in the
from the wood windows.
stove.

70. Most of The
the greenhouse has
windows sliding glass
face south doors to let in
to get the even more
sun’s heat sunlight.
& light.

71. Solar panels
provide all
the
electricity

72. Electricity is stored in car
batteries under the bench (for
when it’s dark or cloudy).

73. Vent for batteries is behind back of bench

74. Our refrigerator looks like a chest freezer
Can you guess why?

75. The refrigerator is in an
outdoor closet
(it’s behind the white
door).
Can you guess why it’s
not in the house?

86. You’re welcome to visit,
&
If you write to me,
I’ll write back!