The last days of summer
The Regulator (and our main source of heat)
The stove elements are the primary "loads" we can throw onto the constantly charging (floating charge) battery to keep it's voltage just where it likes it. Two appliances run on thermostats, the freezer, down in the rootcellar at the beach, and the water heater up here in the house. Other than them, the loads are predictable and directly controlled by us. The other variable is that floating charge. Specifically, how many amps is the battery getting from the waterwheel? If it's less than normal, we've got to figure out why and make adjustments. The reasons are elemental: Not enough water due to freezing temperatures, drought, air in the penstock, fall litter plugging the screens...these would be common. Broken belt, rock in the penstock, a broken dam...these we don't want. Other possibilities somewhere in between the common and the fretful exist too. We maintain the charging system and regulate its output. Looking for a healthy dynamism, all around!
Looking from kitchen...
...and the usual eatin' spot.
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