Doug Hoover

Concrete Ponds and Freezing Climates

The pond liner advocates have maligned concrete constructed ponds and waterfalls for years by making spurious claims that concrete will crack and not hold up over time or in cold freezing climates. Here are the facts about the differences between the rubber liners versus concrete and rebar construction . My first case in point would have to be the most obvious illustration of the practical application of concrete in... (posted by Doug 296 days 19 hours ago.)

Fountain Water Level Controller

You ask, what is a fountain water level controller ? It is a device that controls the level of water in a fountain. If you own a fountain or are thinking of getting one in the future or have a friend or family member who owns one, you need to read this article. There are over ten million fountains in use at the present time in the United States alone, with the majority of those needing to be topped off with water twice a... (posted by Doug 298 days 22 hours ago.)

Fountains May Not Be Forever

After retiring from 30 years of designing and building well over two thousand waterfalls and fountains I have come to the conclusion that fountains are not everything that they seem or appear to be. Yes, most are elegant, charming, ornate, tranquil, appealing, relaxing, soothing, stress relieving and somewhat enticing. However, there is a darker side to fountain ownership. In this article I will teach you how to turn a... (posted by Doug 300 days 18 hours ago.)

Solar Dehydrator or Solar Oven?

Which is more versatile, a solar dehydrator or a solar oven? Many solar ovens are sold with the promise that, besides cooking food by the energy of the sun, you can also dehydrate food. I have owned two solar Sun Ovens for almost two years and have cooked every kind of food that I ever cooked in a conventional oven. I discovered that food cooked in a solar oven using the sun's rays tastes better -- moist, not dried out or... (posted by Doug 307 days 16 hours ago.)

How to Dehydrate Foods in a Solar Oven

Any solar oven can be converted into a dehydrator with the use of a solar oven dehydrator kit. Solar ovens cook the food rather than dry it because of the high temperatures that they reach. But a solar dehydrator kit controls the temperature of the oven in order to allow you to dehydrate the food and store it. In the simplest of terms, dehydrating food is removing the moisture content from the food. This will... (posted by Doug 313 days 16 hours ago.)

A Disease of the Soul

The Book of Job is an instruction manual on how to avoid unnecessary suffering as a result of courting the spirit of fear. Fear is the common denominator for many of man's mental and physical diseases, ranging from phobias to asthma, high blood pressure, strokes and nervous conditions. Fear-filled words have power to curse, destroy, tear down, discourage, depress, malign, and even call into being death and disease. A dangerous... (posted by Doug 346 days 19 hours ago.)