what good is all the power in the world (slight exaggeration there, i will admit that) if you can’t turn it into something useful. like light.
or the ability to run a fridge, operate a welder, or use a toilet (yes, composting toilets use no water, but they do use electricity). it took two guys two days to wire up the shed, install the lights and the power points; it’s a big shed after all.
hopefully the solar system won’t feel quite as bored now; with all the energy going in and hardly any going out the inverters are still occasionally throwing tantrums, and i actually had to turn one off to avoid the constant bickering.
there are two major projects left before we can consider the shed (mostly) finished: i need to connect the water tanks through a pump and add a few taps so we can actually start using the water, too. with recent rains there is a bit of water sitting in there, just waiting to be used. the new gutter guards are going to ensure we collect water but no leaves.
the last thing to build inside will be the mezzanine floor in kris & nat’s bay, which will also house the toilet cubicle. i’d say this should only take a few days but there are some other things in the pipeline which will demand a lot of my attention, like our city base and my new job.
and the super spreader needs welding. i’d better start making a list.
and with winter practically almost upon us it’s time we started collecting fire wood.
the new (to us) wood splitter arrived just in time. i still don’t know how others manage to survive without an excavator; i mean how else do you lift a wood splitter off a trailer?