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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up
- From: SaladG AT aol.com
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:50:19 -0500 (EST)
We had to put in a generator many years ago when we were feeding cattle,
they need water, they need feed, in the winter the tanks can't operate
froze. the unit we used hooks up to a tractor and we have a switch
at the meter pole the power company put in so when it is operating we don't have
to worry about feed back through the power lines in case someone is working on
the down power lines. Our generator is over 40 years old and was built by
winpower, and I think they are still being built here in Iowa. Two winters
ago we were out of power for over three weeks, couldn't get through the snow
drifts to rehook the down power poles, didn't run all the time but it did
keep the water pump going part of the day, heat in greenhouse going, and the
emergency items we needed. Used about 300 gal of diesel over that period
of time.
We do used some solar but it is also on the grid and will not work without
the grid working as well. I do use some solar heating system for a couple
of growing beds that keeps one hoophouse working most of the winter for
greens.
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[Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Richard Robinson, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Deb Taft, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Agraria Farm, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Mike Brabo, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Marty Kraft, 11/25/2011
- [Market-farming] FW: slightly off topic: solar back-up, E C GRANATA, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Marty Kraft, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Mike Brabo, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Agraria Farm, 11/25/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
MAsteveINE, 11/25/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up, maury sheets, 11/25/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up, Richard Stewart, 11/26/2011
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up, SaladG, 11/26/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up, Bill Cromwell, 11/26/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] slightly off topic: solar back-up,
Deb Taft, 11/25/2011
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