It was overcast this AM and the RedRock started seeking the bight clouds, starting about 8AM.
Steered away from the trees and was looking south when the sun came out around noon.
Then it went eastward to the sun and locked on, within a couple of degrees!
The sun was in and out all day. Every time I checked during bright sun, it was dead on track!
So far, I'm VERY please with this little sun-filter mod.
Right now, it's just wrapped around the outside of the glass 'jar'.
My plan is to install a filter inside, under the glass.. So it will last a while..
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Also did some more insulation work on the boiler, might see some real
improvement with this one.
I figured the bare steel walls inside the large fire-wood compartment were
radiating heat into the compartment, warming the air.
That warm air would go up, and seep into the cracks and right out to the flue. Wasted heat.
Since I don't plan on burning any wood (unless we have a long black out),
I filled the whole solid fuel compartment with fiberglass insulation.
This should cut the inside surface radiation & warm air circulation a lot. Hourly heat loss should improve.
Currently, if the power goes out during cold weather, we have the 5KW
gas generator as backup, to run both heating systems (Oil & ASHP).
It will also handle the freezer and refrigerator.
In case of an extended emergency, It's going to take about 5 minutes
of messy work to restore the solid fuel burning side of the boiler.
We have a couple weeks worth of firewood in the backyard.
After that's gone..?. We go to the mall !!
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