Thank you for the facts about the water system. Mike and I just looked at one about a month ago at a home show. Mike was interested until he started asking what if questions. Something about one of the answers turned him off. It was something about one of the parts breaking. He wanted to know what happens. There was no answer.
We had the batteries outside this past winter, which I know is a no no. We had no trouble with them. Mike thinks they will be fine because we never draw them down. Right now they are inside of a building which is better than where they have been for almost a year. If we have problems Mike will insulate them. Right now we are working on the venting.
The panels are no trouble to keep clear of snow. Just go up on a ladder and sweep them off. Even last year when we had a lot of snow we very rarely had to use back up power.
Thank you all for your suggestions. I will pass them on to Mike.
Lisa
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