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640 Watt Solar with 480 Gallon Cistern


Finally installed my solar panels and made a cistern that catches rain water that falls off of them while also providing weight to anchor them down from wind - two birds with one stone - gotta love a 2fer. It was quite a rainy day to install solar panels though... Tags: landscaping,grading,tiny house,solar,do it yourself,D.I.Y.,DIY,solar panels,construction,green,free,natural,cistern,rain water collection,tools,project,how to,power,solder,landscape,frugal

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