Tag: New Jersey

Seven-Years Ago (06-December-2013) — New Jersey

LG Combination Washer/Dryer Vibrations: Troll Family Dance

The combination LG washing machine/dryer arrived seven years ago. It was a bit of a challenge getting it into the house, and into the laundry room. Once in the laundry room, it was very easy to set-up. It only required a single outlet (120 V, 15 A), hot & cold water connections, and the drain. The previous electric dryer required higher voltage and current (220 V, 40 A), and an outdoor vent. There was a bit of vibration (actually a lot of vibration during the spin dry cycle until I leveled the unit). The house trolls quickly discovered that it worked as a great dance floor. The unit is still running (2020), although did have to replace the drain pump last year.

Daily Electric Energy Used (57.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (31.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny with some clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 26.8 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (365 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (110 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 255 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (05-December-2015) — New Jersey

Late Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

A cold Red-tailed Hawk looking for a meal.

Red-tailed Hawk. (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (53.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (11.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy, not much sun. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 42.0 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (03-December-2015) — New Jersey

Late Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Lonely white-plastic chair over run with dead “Mile-a-Minute” vines.

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Lonely white-plastic chair over run with dead “Mile-a-Minute” vines. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 58 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 100, 58 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (51.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (31.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. The sun returned. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 20.0 kWh.

Wednesday (02-December-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder: Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Cardinal


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (60.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (13.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 47.1 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (01-December-2015) — New Jersey

Late Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

While driving home from the grocery store I spotted a red fox at the side of the road helping itself to a venison meal (road kill). I was lucky to have a camera with a telephoto lens in the car with me to capture this shot. There were several turkey vultures wait their turn.  It is good to see the foxes returning, as they were almost completely killed off by rabies twenty years ago (along with the raccoon, opossum, and skunk).

Red fox on the side of the road with a road-killed deer. Late Autumn Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1000, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red fox on the side of the road with a road-killed deer. Late Autumn Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1000, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (46.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (14.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy, not much sun. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 32.4 kWh.