Well, took another step towards reducing the appalling amount of my paycheque that goes to the power bill.
The local hardware was blowing out solar recharging fluorescent light kits, complete with solar panel, battery, light and plenty of wire length.
I mounted one each over the kitchen sink, inside the front door, over the bathroom sink, over the laundry, inside the garage doors, over the headboard of the bed (bought an additional cover for that one), over my office desk, my workbench and over the couch in the TV room (with another extra cover). Just finishing up now, in fact (23:30 MDT).
That *ought* to cover the majority of the house lighting. Is it perfect? No. It will provide "enough" light for common tasks, with the regular lighting for backup.
All in all, a good day's work.
- John
The local hardware was blowing out solar recharging fluorescent light kits, complete with solar panel, battery, light and plenty of wire length.
I mounted one each over the kitchen sink, inside the front door, over the bathroom sink, over the laundry, inside the garage doors, over the headboard of the bed (bought an additional cover for that one), over my office desk, my workbench and over the couch in the TV room (with another extra cover). Just finishing up now, in fact (23:30 MDT).
That *ought* to cover the majority of the house lighting. Is it perfect? No. It will provide "enough" light for common tasks, with the regular lighting for backup.
All in all, a good day's work.
- John