I hope you have a good day, Marsha!!
COLD DARK ROOM
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Yes, there are many power companies that are in the process of adding fee's or some other form of obstruction for folks who Have, or are planing to get solar....The greedy Florida energy companies don’t want you making & using your own power! Crazy. The Sunshine State….wants to outlaw solar panel use. ?Crazy, but true.
It was NICE getting out of the house. I only spent about 30 min there. Not as many vendors as I had hoped. Maybe 25, and probably 20 of them were selling birds. Mostly Keet's, Tiel's, and Love Birds. I'm Not in the market for another bird, although there were several Timneh Grey's there. They tend to be the smarty pants of the parrots.
Any way I was looking for Yucca Shreaders for my kids to chew on and "DESTROY" . Only found two, but hey, 2 is more than I had before.
AND virtually everyone there was Masked up....
Was fun....
Mine were paid off in 7 years, now going on14/15 years . . .
If there are pests in your yard, some of them will stick around but some will leave. I think it'd increase their overall presence in your area in the longer term. You could also try planting more flowers/flowering bushes since pollen attracts them, but that be slower for results.
It never occurred to me the panels had a life span and, wouldn't you know it? Mine started failing when they got to be 25 years old, which just happens to be their life span. Didn't really matter though because the company I bought from had gone out of business a few years prior. They were paid for and the company I called to fix the problem very kindly worked something out with me, doing a complete re-wire for a very reasonable price. So my 25 year old panels are now closer to 30 years old and, depending upon the orientation of the sun to the earth, I get about 20kw hours a day. . . a little less in winter when the sun's path across my panels is more southerly.
I heard that also that they will catch a ride on a ant to infest the plant. I wish I could kill them in the ground but afraid of Opo eating grass that's tainted by what I use.
Ok thanks, I will research and see if Florida weather ok for ladybugs. I have never seen one here.
Thanks Cathie, is there a certain water to alcohol ratio you prefer?
That's nice you paid them off so quickly..
Yes, it was, and as Yvonne had mentioned, mine have lost some of their output. I have 16 - 240w panels and checked each one individually to see if a diode had failed, but could not find the reason why the lower output. Possibly the inverter, as they only have a 10 year warranty.
That could be the problem. Now they have single inverters for each panel.
There are like 90 different ladybugs that survive in Florida. I see you can buy on Amazon and they are not expensive. Now I need to see if the cool weather here is ok or wait till it warms up.
Good morning/afternoon all.
Another Monday comes around as a new week begins.
The weather is much calmer - thankfully - back to grey and getting cold again as the week goes on.
No plans for today - just going with the flow.
Have a good day!!
Another Monday comes around as a new week begins.
The weather is much calmer - thankfully - back to grey and getting cold again as the week goes on.
No plans for today - just going with the flow.
Have a good day!!
I've always used 91%. But weaker may work. I've just never tried that.
Around these part's 60% or 70% are the norm's for Isopropyl alcohol.
Although at some Dollar Store's it can be as low as 40% to 50%.
Thanks
Thanks Lyn, I hadn't seen that one before. I will give it a whirl.
Hum, except got the Dish soap, sounds kinda tasty....?
