Tag: Solar

Greenhouse/solar update

It may look like a rat’s nest of wiring, but let me assure you that the greenhouse is now connected to the 12V system, so the pump is running on sunshine! Greenhouses are a great way to experiment with different types of solar energy,… Continue Reading “Greenhouse/solar update”

Thanks for the energy!

Had these two beauties given to us the other day. They’re from Steve Zilm from Install-X ( yeah, I know it’s a plug, but I’m grateful). They were going to be dumped because the glass has been badly cracked, but they’re at our place now.  As… Continue Reading “Thanks for the energy!”

Hanging it out to dry.

Some extra citrus drying on a 34 degree day. I will try to dry as much stuff as I can over summer, using solar and wind power iinstead of the food dehydrator. I’ll keep that for winter when it can do double duty and… Continue Reading “Hanging it out to dry.”

Slightly dodgy solar setup

My dodgy experimental solar setup. Its just pieced together for today to see if the second hand regulator works. It must be working. We’re catching 10.5V of free electricity when its overcast. This jumps up to 11 when the sun shines fully. Of course,… Continue Reading “Slightly dodgy solar setup”

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