Friday, May 12, 2023

Unusually productive last night.

I didn't see any changes when I got home, so I am wondering if the power upgrade is now in the power company's hands (instead of the tree contractor that the power company uses).  I still turned off my power today just in case.  

Leaving the microwave plugged in made literally no difference.  The Jackery was still at 84% when I got home, the exact same as the fridge only.  


I cooked a microwave-centric meal (a common use case on the road in the camper), and there were no issues.  The microwave is a little less efficient than average.  The Jackery read 1200-1250W while the microwave was running.  From what I had read online, microwaves typically draw 50% more than their rated output (so for this 700W microwave, it would come out to 1050W).  


Still though, I made a decent meal, and it only drew 9% out of the Jackery.  I am assuming at this point that the gauge in it is accurate.  The microwave ran for a total of 9 minutes (two minutes to re-heat the pork, 7 to cook the veggies).



The microwave got its first mess too.  I didn't realize that the riced veggies bag had a hole in it and all the sauce leaked out.  Oops.


The big project for last night was to get the dresser out.  I didn't pay enough attention when I got one of those rolls of wrap that clings to itself, since I had planned on taking a dowel to hold all the drawers shut in addition to a protective ring around the top (and I had planned one on the bottom too since they scuff the easiest), but the roll was waaaay too small.  But the dresser is out of the house.  


I also lit the burn barrel, which I had kind of forgotten about.  It will need to be moved.  It was just a quick burn down of whatever had accumulated in it.


I still had plenty of time after that, so I started packing up the entertainment center.  I cleaned everything (at least hit it with a swiffer, and the really bad things I wiped down) as I was packing it up.  

I didn't realize when I poached this tote from KY that the latches on it were missing.  Oh well.  Nothing a little duct tape can't fix.  


The only things left on the TV stand are the TV, my NAS, UPS, and the Switch (which I haven't packed up yet).  I also moved my laptop off the shelf so that I get ready to move the closet out.  That will be this weekends task.  


Just for completeness' sake (and to help identify how accurate the gauge is), I left the fridge and microwave plugged in through this morning, so it is a full 24 hours that everything has been on it.  This morning it read 56%, which doesn't feel out of line (though I haven't done the math on it).  I turned the power off today too, so it will be running on it all day as well before it gets recharged.


On a side note, my passport finally came back.  I applied for a renewal back in March.  I missed a work trip to Poland as a result of it taking so long.  

Before the site work:
  • Build prototype cap/camper
  • Empty slab.  Get the grill, storage binclotheslinebug zapper, and other junk off the slab.  
  • Replace tires on tiny home trailer
  • Determine where to and move carport
  • Build kitchenette for the truck camper
  • Get rid of unneeded appliances (propane, stove, fridge, water heater)
    • Stove
    • Fridge
    • Dishwasher
    • Water Heater
  • Finish packing up house
  • Move house to parking spot.  Plug septic.
  • Fix generator again.

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