Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.
We’ve installed a new Air Conditioner and there is a terrible amount of work to be accomplished. The highest priority is insulate the ducts against moisture and clean up the living room. I have to run a new duct to the dining room and do a bit of insulating on the ductwork over the living room.
Project Engineering: Layout new ductwork.
My EcoFlow R600 Pro won’t be shipped until the end of December, I should get it AFTER January 2021. Boo!
The COVID numbers have gotten really high from Thanksgiving, in fact they are the highest I’ve ever seen them.
Narrative: I’m skipping the time bullets today. The heater is working pretty well with the majority of the ducts connected back. I used the NodeMCU network to record some data on the performance of the ducts I’ve already installed. (Not Many)
Made four eggs and a slab of sausage for breakfast. Church services on Zoom was the next thing we accomplished.
I got up into the attic and installed the second attic fan under my wind turbine roof vent and connected them to a power supply in the garage. The fan is actually a cheap 12″ automobile radiator fan. I looked at several solar attic fans and they were over a hundred bucks. I may look for a higher quality motor, but I wanted to prove the concept first. Wind turbines are not designed to be force air fed, they normally take the air movement across them and pull the air out of the attic. There are two turbines on our roof and one powered vent that the motor bearings are shot. I wanted to improve the airflow and reduce the 130Watts that the powered vent consumes. I also have 600W of solar panels that could easily power a few DC fans to cool the attic.
I can run them on as little as three volts, but they have a good speed at 6V and consume about 2 amps each. (12W) I think the wind turbine vent would spin off the roof with 12V @ 80W of air pushing it! LOL
Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.
Researched Philippines Typhoons last month, they took a huge toll on the island. I watched several videos, 3-5 feet of water leaving 3-5″ of mud on everything inside their homes and on the streets. This will take a long time to clean up, I checked the Internet and they were pretty bad off. Homes and crops were destroyed and thousands are displaced without enough food or water.
I sent a message to CF asking about our letters we’re missing, they’ve not responded.
Tomorrow: Monday
Retirement: We’ve spent 10K on an air conditioner, need to make that up.
Purchases: Conservation mode, we’re more than 3 paychecks in the hole.
Repairs:
Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.
Family News: Going day by day.
Arts:
- Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
- Swollen feet have returned, 20.5″ today. (Yes Potato chips and candy.)
Travel: Florida travel looks well out of reach!
Taxes: 2k refund from Georgia in February.
Pi News: Love em, but no time to play with them.
Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.
Injuries: No injuries.
Accomplishments: None.
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To