Our biggest mistake was assuming that the local grid power supply would be well maintained.. it appears not... One good outcome of this is I am now thinking of ways to engineer around the issue.. alas most fixs are costly to sort.. Alternatively as my wife wants, we could move out to Southern Greece and start again in an area that has shorter winters. I have pointed out to her that the electrical supply there would be just as on/off..
My tank is a Tricel Vento, thus logically has three cells built in.
Circa 20 years ago my wife and I thought to move to Spain if I was made redundant buy the mass downsizing and delayering that had been going on in UK industry, the thinking was perhaps to buy a Villa in Los Romanes, having rented villas over the years with wonderful views over the beautiful blue reservoir to the mountains beyond... In time we decided against that as my wife`s parents began to have age related issues, and fortunately I was able to keep on working till retirement at 65. I spent my "spare time" building on to the former pig farm`s bungalow to provide all that a modern minded lady might require, effectively doubling the size of the original home.. and of course I built a new larger garage too...(-: Had we moved to Spain ,given all that life subsequently presented us with, things would have been far more difficult to cope with in Spain than here at home...
No beautiful blue reservoir to look down to here, a somewhat more populated valley below, with houses a plenty, high flats too, old riverside shipyard crane, occasional ships on the river, airport beyond, and beyond that another town, and on the other side of the valley, a large windfarm peeking over the top of the hills in places, the valley lit up at night like a Christmas tree.... So all in all, feeling in no way disappointed not to be sitting in the sun in a warmer climate... Good for the soul....? you bet.. (-:
