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HOW TO: Artificial Grass my PORCH!

With summer here, I wanted to clean up and get my porch and patio ready for guests! I wanted to convert my porch into a cooler greener hang out spot, so I got artificial grass ( https://amzn.to/3GWDItg). I used my Cordless Portable Pressure Washer ( https://amzn.to/3NlJ2Zs ) for cleaning my patio and porch.

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My concrete patio looks grey. I been wanting to make it more green.
In fact I wanted artificial grass to make it look like a lawn patio. I got a 8x 5 ft roll of fake grass ( https://amzn.to/3GWDItg). If its easy to install I may just replace my front lawn with artificial grass to I don’t need to water or maintain the grass.

PROS:
Looks like real grass with yellowing under coat
Need to see if it unflattens to 1.5 inches tall

CONS
Sparse drainage holes

Overall artificial grass ( https://amzn.to/3GWDItg) is a good fast solution to cover a patio, put a lawn on an event space, or maybe DIY lawn for water savings and less maintenance costs.

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REVIEW: COSTCO DURACELL POWERBLOCK 500 – Gasless Generator – CONNECTIONS and RUN TIME TESTS

Why I bought it the Duracell 500 Gasless Generator: Refrigerator
With summer coming, I needed something to power my home refrigerator I needed around a 500Wh capacity and 500-1000W higher pure sine inverter gasless generator ( https://amzn.to/37TOovv ) that if the power went out during brown outs or utilities maintenance for it to last at least 7 hours during the day time. I also wanted a larger capacity battery for camping, or working remotely while on my gaming laptop to process video.

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I needed a larger pure sine inverter that can power 120v AC power constant 500 watts and peak at 1000W. I need the 1000W to power the refrigerator initial start up. Lastly, I wanted a gasless generator ( https://amzn.to/37TOovv ) that can charge via solar about 200W from solar which allows this to charge up in about 4 hours (or about 8 hours with my 100w solar panel). It also has 3 AC outlets and a larger capacity. The Duracell 500 seems to be a great value by offering many of these features.

In order to charge the Duracell Powerblock 500 with my existing Costco MASSIMO 100W solar blanket ( https://amzn.to/3s4a6nf ), I needed a iGreely 5.5mm x 2.1mm DC Female Power Plug Cable ( https://amzn.to/3ktzK0B ) to connect to the Duracell 500. I also bought a iGreely Y-Adapter to connect two 100 watt blankets to the HPP connector ( https://amzn.to/3y9vBqG ) . I have not tested it yet but will do so in the future.

I already own a Jackery Explorer 240 – Power Station ( https://amzn.to/3DVeKHW ) which I use every other day to work on my laptop in my car, or to play my Xbox in my car when I am waiting or parking. I am able to work or play for about 2 to 3 hours using an energy efficient low powered work laptop or an Xbox One with a USB C powered 13 inch monitor.

However, The Jackery Explorer 240 – Power Station ( https://amzn.to/3DVeKHW ) only has a 200 W pure sine inverter and my gaming laptop I want to use may use up to 210W during heavy rendering, which may be too much for the Jackery and would only last about 30-45 minutes. The Jackery Explorer 240 also has a limit of 65W charging solar charging, compared to the 200W charging on the Duracell. I will still keep my Jackery 240 for working in the car while parking.

Testing results:
This Duracell 500 can power my refrigerator for about 7 hours,
– Powers my gaming laptop to render videos for about 2 hours
– Powers my XBOX ONE for about 10-12 hours.
– Powers my Vornado 560 for serveral hours
– Powers my Vornado 360 high velocity fan for about 3 hours.
– Recharge fully on my porch in about 4-5 hours with 200W charge controller, 8-9 hours on my 100W solar panel. The 100W solar panel ( https://amzn.to/3s4a6nf ) needs a 2.1 MM DC connector / High Powe Port (HPP) adapter to 5 MM adaptor to charge the Duracell 500. iGreely 5.5mm x 2.1mm DC Female Power Plug Cable ( https://amzn.to/3ktzK0B )
– Best of all it only weights about 10-11 pounds and will be for the home emergency power outages and camping scenarios.

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HOW TO: MATCHA Green Tea LATTE – EASY 2 Minute Recipe!

How to make Matcha Latte in two minutes. I make this for my morning routine. I use organic Matcha powder ( https://amzn.to/3enJQgo ) with my Milk Frother ( https://amzn.to/3Fsab9c ) , electric kettle ( https://amzn.to/32zIFru) , and my Thermos Insulated 10 oz food jar ( https://amzn.to/3qpILdx ) .

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I use one teaspoon of organic Matcha powder ( https://amzn.to/3enJQgo ) with 1-2 oz of hot water from electric kettle ( https://amzn.to/32zIFru). I mix my Matcha powder with my Milk Frother ( https://amzn.to/3Fsab9c ) in my Thermos Insulated 10 oz food jar ( https://amzn.to/3qpILdx ) that I drink from.

It usually mixes the matcha in about 15 seconds and then add organic vanilla soy ( https://amzn.to/3pqQ5GS ) as it already has sugar. You can also add honey or other sweeteners to your preference. You can also use hot or cold milk or soy milk. I like using cold soy to cool the drink to a drinkable temperature.
The Thermos Insulated 10 oz food jar ( https://amzn.to/3qpILdx ) is the perfect size for a single coffee drink .

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