I'm a retired educator (teacher/principal) who moved from Northern California to Payson, Arizona in September, 2010.
This blog will chronicle my adventures as I explore a different ecosystem and build my new home.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Well Update and Solar Panel Info

We drilled 300 ft. deep and we will get about 4 gallons a minute. Every gallon a minute is 1440 gallons per day. We will probably pump into a storage tank and use a booster pump to provide pressurized water to the house. We are investigating whether to use 12 volt solar or AC power. We have been told that the water quality will be much improved from the city water.


We can monitor the output of the solar panels 24/7 via a web site. This graphic shows the output over a 24 hr. period.


This graphic shows that we have generated enough electricity to power 12 houses for one day. And we have offset the equivalent of 7 trees. Our system has been up and running for one week. So I guess you could say that we have saved a tree a day.


This last graphic shows a picture of the panels and how much electricity they are generating at that particular moment.


We are getting a taste of winter today....high of 55 degrees and cloudy. Last night was very windy and rainy. It's a good day to test our solar hot water.....do we have enough or do we have to turn on the electricity??

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