Power

It was a difficult winter to produce power....especially if your panels are configured wrong. I started to suspect something was wrong when we had that week in April of pure sunshine. My generator however continued to run, and my panels were only producing around 600 watts. I have enough panels to produce over 2500 watts. My suspicions were confirmed after I visited some of the homes on the Green Homes tour 2 weeks ago. They all had smaller systems than I had, but were producing more power. After a few phone calls to various people I soon realized that my supplier is a clown! Even after I told him what I had learned, he still insisted that he was right. To make a long story short, I reconfigured my panels and am now producing lots of power. Below is a picture from today showing what I was producing. The upper left hand number shows how many watts my panels are producing (1992 watts). The number near the bottom of the right hand of the screen shows home many amps are going into the batteries (35 amps). My generator didn't run yesterday for the first time since it has been hooked up (approx 8 months). Yes.......my supplier is a CLOWN !!!!! This has been a slow, painful learning experience for me. It amazes me that these people are out there selling this stuff.

Colour !

Adding colour to the walls is probably not a priority in the greater scheme of things, but I didn't feel like looking at white walls for months on end. Below are some of the colours Tracy helped me pick. Below is the bedroom on the main floor.


Below is the main floor family room/bar room (I don't know what to call this room)


This is the TV room. Crown molding still needs to be installed between the ceiling and the walls as the upstairs is slowly being lowered down as the logs shrink.


The kitchen area.


Glass door leads into the mud room.


Below is the loft upstairs.


Master bedroom. I still have some painting to finish, but I'm getting there.


My magnolia survived the winter and is starting to bloom. I may have to cut the grass !


The garden Tracy planted is starting to grow. Not enough for a salad yet.