The solar panel appears to need some adjustment. As I checked the setup throughout the day, I noticed it in quite a bit of shadow. Not good for solar! The watch tracked either 12 hours and 3 minutes, or just 3 minutes. Since there was only 1 minute clocked at noon, my guess is 3 minutes.


The weather today was a bit cloudy, so that could account for some of the time, but still, it should have been better. I'll need to adjust the placement of the cap a little further out onto the roof.



Well, this is why I test things out first, instead of just installing the whole package at once.
Friday is calling for sunrise at 6:11, sunset at 8:08 (weather.com), and sunny. That's 13:57 worth of possible sunshine. Which means that there should be a good 7-9 hours for the cap. This is due to the sun swinging past the 240 degree mark, putting the south facing wall into shadow.



And I'll have to remove the satellite dish. It ain't hooked up, so no big loss. In fact, I last turned the TV on around Halloween last year. (have internet, who needs TV?)

The next step will be to figure out what will be needed for the auxilliary water heater.