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 Over the holidays we brought a new TV and I thought I’d best check the power consumption since saving power was part of the justification for the purchase. The old TV was a 3rd generation Plasma (from 2005) and the new one is LCD LED so it will use less power, right? I’ve already . . . → Read More: Saving Power? Our little solar panels have harvested over 500kW/h of sunlight! The solar meter was installed in December and is a Landis+Gyr EM1200. Details can be found at http://www.landisgyr.com/ap/en/pub/products.cfm?eventProducts=products.ProductDetails&ID=131&catID=61 The full list of display codes was a little hard to track down but here it is for anyone else looking for the information. Normal Display . . . → Read More: Over half a megawatt!  The next place that needed the water saving touch was the kitchen. The old tap was 15+ years old and was one of those nasty cheap ones that leaks, bends, paint chips off, just junk really. It was time for a upgrade and we wanted a mixer tap. However since the old tap . . . → Read More: Even the kitchen sink  One of the next steps in changing our house over to using less energy and less water was the purchase of a new washing machine. We considered several factors and not only wanted to get one that used less water and power but also one that was built to last. The power consumption . . . → Read More: Cutting grime, cutting time, savings dollars We’ve finally found a power board that does what we want! The Smart Home Theatre Power Saver power board from Mort Bay. We found ours at Bunnings It comes with an infra-red sensor that learns the “off” command from your remote. It then waits 60 seconds and if the power consumption of the . . . → Read More: No more vampire devices  After reading many horror stories on the Whirlpool forums we finally settled on a 1.5kW grid connected solar system from Origin. Interest free and big name were main deciding factors for us. Downer EDI did the install and the guys were really professional and happily answered our numerous questions. Like many people we were . . . → Read More: You are my sunshine We are growing some of our own food but we still need to keep it alive over summer and also keep the some of the extra rain water for use around the house to further reduce our impact on the world. We were lucky enough to be included in a study into storm . . . → Read More: Got Water…?  For the second year our little vegie garden is growing our summer food. Winter was not that great but we did get some garlic growing along with some celery and parsley. The garlic is in the small bed on the right hand side. Now we have bok choy, spinach, and broccoli in the main . . . → Read More: Own your grow |
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