Solar Upgrades...., and a blown up generator! |
Solar Upgrades...., and a blown up generator! |
Feb 10 2014, 10:01 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
Have you tried to add bushes like service berries? They are quite tasty. Zone 3 plant, requires little water once established......
-------------------- Caveman
Aulus Livius Maximus World Traveler, 7 Continent Walker LEVEL 3 LIFETIME MEMBER Referral Code: SE2104 |
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Feb 10 2014, 11:14 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
We definately will be doing that but for now we are still trying to establish ourselves. Will be on the list after we can get a well put in.
Here is a link you might be interested in. http://csfs.colostate.edu/pages/buying-trees.html We will be getting some later for wind block, shade and errosion prevention. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Feb 10 2014, 11:53 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
Oh my, that well permit is expensive now! (Welllll..... since 2005 anyway.) We managed to get in under the wire. Do you know how deep you have to go? Also, it PAYS to have it witched. Every time my Dad tried to put one in where the geologists said to, it was either no or low flow, bad water, or both. When he finally broke down and had it witched, he wound up with an artesian with better than 160gal a minute. It was VERY good water, too! They put in the proper piping, a pressure regulator, and sold the well pump. Not saying that this will happen, but believe me, it pays to have it witched. We had ours witched and it's also a very good well (but nowhere near as good as my Dad's!).
-------------------- Caveman
Aulus Livius Maximus World Traveler, 7 Continent Walker LEVEL 3 LIFETIME MEMBER Referral Code: SE2104 |
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Feb 10 2014, 03:50 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
First part of the upgrades going in this week - 12 more Trojan L16RE-2V batteries, and upgrading inverters to 48V. Total: 24 batteries. Now, there's a battery bank, guys.
Specs: Capacity - 20 Hour rate - 1110; Energy - 2.47kWh; Weight: 119lbs; Total weight of battery bank w/o cables: 2856lbs. That's nearly 1 1/2 tons. The battery shed needs shoring up! -------------------- Caveman
Aulus Livius Maximus World Traveler, 7 Continent Walker LEVEL 3 LIFETIME MEMBER Referral Code: SE2104 |
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