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  1. No specific reco but check this link and then ask at Tio Sam. https://www.gadgetreview.com/best-convection-microwave-ovens
  2. Try checking @ the Real Ortega madereria wood shop on west side of carraterra in Chapala, across from Pemex and Soriana. They run a shop with lots of tools and equipment so may be able to be of assistance or info. Address: Avenida Madero 571, Chapala Centro, 45900 Chapala, Jal., Mexico Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 6:30 pm Phone: +52 376 765 2404
  3. 7-11 missing out on a corporate sponsorship? Mojito Slushies perhaps?
  4. Thanks MC! And many hundreds of home systems at lakeside of course, during our 16 years continuous service to the lakeside community in solar electric, solar hot water, solar pool systems and more. Community and commercial local systems long term and recent for: Country Club de Chapala (image below), Cruz Roja Chapala, Riviera Alta, Laguna Vista, Villa Pacifica, Lomas Ajijic, Municipio de Tlajomulco, Monte Coxala Hotel & Spa, Moon Retirement Living, Garden of Dreams Hotel B&B, and more. Feel free to email or PM.
  5. An update for those with interest; we have new large shipments of Tier 1 panels in 555 watt sizing, starting from next week availability. Pricing has also improved even further as well. This means, for example, a 4 panel system now equates to 2.22 kW of solar PV; to generate about 11 to 12 kWh per day, on avg. With DAC level being 8 per day, this means that with this size of system, total consumption can be as high as in the 17 or 18 kWh per day range (~ 1000 kWh per bill) and still stay comfortably below DAC.
  6. 1 - any chance a hot water pipe runs under that room? Many are un-insulated. 2 - check with Brad Grieve of Ajijic Home Inspections: https://www.inspec-mx.com/
  7. And cupolas with windows all around them near the top, also play into this - hot air rises out, cold air enters and falls. Vented skylights work the same way.
  8. Solar panels have never been lower cost than now, both in cost / watt and in energy produced. Cannot recommend buying lesser known / quality panels, there is just no point in doing so. Panels of smaller size / lower wattage don't "expire" in 10 years just because the current tech has changed, they are designed for easily 25 to 30 year useable life and can go well beyond that.
  9. MC: yes, physically larger, about 1.1 x 2.2 m in size. The 60 cell panels size you have went up to about 350 to 370 watts. Most panels now are either 66 or 72 cells size, with "half-cut" panel cell technology making them 132 or 144 cells which helps add efficiency and reliability.
  10. Yes, absolutely, we do it all the time, both systems can co-exist with no issues. Feel free to email or PM.
  11. Rick, we've been installing 550 watt Tier 1 panels from Risen and ET Solar for over a year now, and have panels up to 660 watts. The beauty of the 550 size is that a home can have an installation with 4 panels and a single high efficiency micro-inverter and cover well over the DAC level of consumption while still having minimum CFE bills. That's more than enough to cover a typical home even with some AC use, and in some cases even cover off a pool pump too.
  12. Would highly recommend Chopsticks in Plaza Bugambilias for great Asian cuisine, both Chinese and Vietnamese, go see Betty & Quy, you'll be glad you did.
  13. Any updates & good news to report on the power?
  14. This is correct for a "standard" grid-tied inverter based system, while backup power systems or full hybrid systems are set up to only feed to the loads of the house, and / or not to export to the grid during an outage. There's a few different ways to do this depending on the equipment used, and which things are defined as the loads to be backed up, typically called "the essential loads".....this can be the whole house, or any portion of it.
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