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Had a 3 year old asking nonsense questions and an 8 month old yelling in my ear so I put the wrong address in online. Enjoy the cheesy crust and brownies.

This is my original post, I submitted here because I like the idea of a large amount of updates being kept in the one spot

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Posted this in r/solarDIY but for some reason it doesn’t give me the option of cross posting. My parents have a solar system off the grid, battery storage, and have had it for about 18 months. It is out of town in the bush with a dirt road leading to it, and it is next to the coast. Their battery has recently been slow to charge, and the solar guy who installed it said that it may be that the panels are dusty, so that would be the first thing to exclude. What is the best way to clean the p

So, I posted this quite a while ago regarding my parents’ solar setup working at half capacity. Turns out, the guy who installed it was under investigation by the state regulatory body for dodgy work. It wasn’t dirty panels, it was him using the incorrect wire (I think it was automotive wire instead of construction grade), and thinking that wiring up parallel wiring would do the job. The reason it was working at half capacity was because one of the wires had shorted out and burnt through (I have a photo of it but can’t work out how to upload it without signing up for an app I don’t want). What makes me sick to think abou

Posted this in r/solarDIY but for some reason it doesn’t give me the option of cross posting. My parents have a solar system off the grid, battery storage, and have had it for about 18 months. It is out of town in the bush with a dirt road leading to it, and it is next to the coast. Their battery has recently been slow to charge, and the solar guy who installed it said that it may be that the panels are dusty, so that would be the first thing to exclude. What is the best way to clean the panels without damaging them? Would a window cleaner squeegee be safe to use or would it damage the panels? And can you put any dust/water repellant chemicals/coating on them without reducing the efficiency

My parents have a solar system off the grid, battery storage, and have had it for about 18 months. It is out of town in the bush with a dirt road leading to it, and it is next to the coast. Their battery has recently been slow to charge, and the solar guy who installed it said that it may be that the panels are dusty, so that would be the first thing to exclude. What is the best way to clean the panels without damaging them? Would a window cleaner squeegee be safe to use or would it damage the panels? And can you put any dust/water repellant chemicals/coating on them without reducing the efficiency of the panels?

I participate in the Redditgifts Secret Santa every year, and this year my gift recipient is a rock climber from Ireland. I really enjoy rock climbing myself but have only had the opportunity to participate a few times indoors and outdoors, and am not involved enough to have my own equipment or to know what would make an ideal gift. I'd really like to surprise my giftee so I'd rather not ask too many questions directly, which is why I came here.

A couple of ideas I have had that you might be able to help with advice for;

Equipment - Is there a particular piece of equipment that wears out quickly or that you can't have too many of? Or is there a unique piece of equipment that you have fou