tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post2128040440315274060..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Monitoring - for peace of mindDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-87069853414134091872011-02-17T06:45:39.511+02:002011-02-17T06:45:39.511+02:00Ezrablu - that was pretty hot. And yes - ice cold...Ezrablu - that was pretty hot. And yes - ice cold lemonade would've been wonderful.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-60510795921767361832011-02-16T23:26:43.478+02:002011-02-16T23:26:43.478+02:00Dani, your posts are always so interesting! The ph...Dani, your posts are always so interesting! The photos are gorgeous...I remember hot days like those (and hotter) while I lived in Arizona 15 yrs. Thanks for sharing info about your fridge, freezer and solar. We all learn from other people's experiences and it's wonderful folks like you and ttfnguy post these things. A nice tall glass of ice cold lemonade sounds good :Pezrabluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938990830254680085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-4837501786605059102011-02-16T19:44:11.039+02:002011-02-16T19:44:11.039+02:00David - that's exactly what we plan - run the ...David - that's exactly what we plan - run the freezer during the daylight (charging) hours and shut it down at night, when no one is likely to open it and thereby cause any cold air to escape. We've also got a generator to help it along - when necessary.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-45204342929684229712011-02-16T18:51:55.349+02:002011-02-16T18:51:55.349+02:00Dani, glad you'll were able to get so much don...Dani, glad you'll were able to get so much done. Sounds great. <br /><br />My neighbor runs both a small chest freezer and medium sized icebox on his 800 watts of solar, but he has a timer on the icebox and it only runs while the sun is up. At night it shuts down, but seems to hold the cool enough to keep most food ok. Cold drinks are usually just cool and not cold though. He does keep the tffnguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830558433596399955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-47466288411696478342011-02-16T18:32:41.158+02:002011-02-16T18:32:41.158+02:00Robyn - hope we had rain too - the thunderstorm ce...Robyn - hope we had rain too - the thunderstorm certainly explains the heat!<br /><br />Jane - exactly - and an extra battery or two too :-)<br /><br />Mr H - I'm also surprised the lemon trees are OK - guess the weedguard really does help prevent evapouration - and it's black too - go figure??!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-9119792409609345832011-02-16T15:42:47.851+02:002011-02-16T15:42:47.851+02:00Your lemon trees are looking good...they must not ...Your lemon trees are looking good...they must not mind 111°...wow. Do you have any issues with deer or other animals eating on your fruit trees and other plants? <br /><br />It was really nice to see some more pictures of your place and I'm glad to hear that there has not been any more issues with vandalism and burglary. That sunset is amazing.:)Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-12167404049038247822011-02-16T15:30:04.312+02:002011-02-16T15:30:04.312+02:00I looked into those solar refrigerators and freeze...I looked into those solar refrigerators and freezers and have found independent reviews that state the refrigerator is truer to the specs they give you on amount of energy used but when you add a freezer that the companies data is incorrect. And on top the huge initial price they concluded a normal energy star freezer and a good inverter are more cost efficient and uses the same or even less Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-34958486871390073222011-02-16T14:23:42.416+02:002011-02-16T14:23:42.416+02:00Sounds like you had an interesting and busy long w...Sounds like you had an interesting and busy long weekend. Love the pics of the house and the digger/loader certainly made an impression on the hard ground. Hoping the gorgeous sunset was followed by lots of rain to soak into your newly excavated earth :).RobynLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050372484207822842noreply@blogger.com