12 Mar 2011 10:10 PM:

I'm in Catalunya in the Burga Valley, a bit further north than a lot of you guys. 

Compared to last winter, which was exceptionally bad, ( we had nearly a metre of snow at one time) this year has been really nice.   Lots of sunshine and very little rain.  Albeit today, it was bucketing down earlier, but it was really needed.

Ok, so you need to put a coat on now and then when working outside, but on the whole there are not too many days that are overcast.  Spring and Autumn are really nice in Spain.

Thread: The Weather! Has the Cat got your Tongues?

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23 Feb 2011 12:00 AM:

Hi everyone, 

I like to look into aquiring a cedula for our finca and wondered what is required in the property to bring it up to 'cedula' standards.

We have water, electricity (albeit we generate our own with solar and wind generator) .  Anyone know of complications we may come across?

 

Cheers

Thread: Cedula's - anyone out there know about them?

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28 Jan 2011 4:22 PM:

Hi Febe / Foxbat and all you other kind folks coming up with ideas.

I obviously cannot run the washing machine without the genny being on otherwise it would just drain the power from the batteries at first press of the button. I have a 10K genny (more than enough power to run the household stuff) Can run the TV, lights , 'fridge etc from the batteries, through the inverter, which I think is 1800 watt?  Sorry, I'm a bit like you Febe, not too well up on the electrical technicalities of it all! However, I think possibly the washing machine has far too many  'bells and whistles'  and the electronics are not coping too well. I think as Febe says I will have to get a more basic machine with mechanical controls. Someone once said to me that it was all to do with 'dirty' electricity and 'sine waves'?  Its just all too much for me

Thread: Washing Machines, Inverters and generators

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27 Jan 2011 12:00 AM:

Hi I'm a newby to 'eye on Spain'  I live in the campo in Catalunya, I generate our own electricity using Solar, Wind generator and a BIG diesel generator, plus inverter.  I used to have an old Indeset washing machine (mechanical I think) which gave no problems,but have a Candy now, just 11 months old that has started playing up.  I'm wondering if it doesn't like being powered by a genny/inverter. Possibly it has too many electronics to cope.

Anyone out there had washing machine powering problems from using a generator.

Thread: Washing Machines, Inverters and generators

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