The sun was really coming out this month. This was our first spring with solar so it was awesome to see the steady climb in output after a dark winter. The graph below shows the solar production for this month. Nature Reserve Visit There was still plenty of snow left and it was sunny and […]
I purchased a Radon meter for the basement. I was planning on using the basement more and figured that similar to a CO meter and a smoke alarm, a Radon meter was sensible to have, if a bit expensive. As soon as I installed it, it gave a reading of 900Bq/m3 in the basement. The […]
This winter, I’ve been clearing the snow off the solar panels. I wanted to see it clearing the snow had any significant effect on the snow build-up and energy output. Garage System We had panels put in during autumn last year. The system is a 5.8Kw array, grid-connected without local storage. The panels are on […]
The main problems this month have been planning for building the first wood-workshop bench. The unexpected surprise was discovering a radon issue in the basement. Outdoors was pretty good. This week has been generally sunny with lots of snow and temperatures from -2 Celsius to -18. The Workshop Plan The background is that the 1940s […]