Solar room lights

 So far, I have used my solar battery bank to charge phones, tablets, VR headset, smartwatches, power tool batteries, and power other small devices like my dinner doorbell system and my electric roller blinds. I decided to expand the system to add room lights. Even though I could open the curtains during the daytime, the light is at the wrong angle. I also need light at night.

I added five G4 type LED lights (Ryet LED from Ikea). Two of them are above my desk, and connected to a light switch next to the main light switch. The other three are above the window and have a dual level switch to allow all three or just the center to be used. Although it doesn't have the best cord management, they are attached with command hooks so they can be removed or relocated if needed. The light switch is also velcroed on. I located it between the door and the regular light switch so that I see it first when I walk into the room. The lights aren't the brightest but it's plenty of light for working at my desk with my laptop or doing VR.

Automatic Soap Dispenser Adjustments

I decided to swap out the liquid soap in my automatic dispenser for Castille soap. This type is better for the environment than the colored soap I used in the rainbow soap dispenser, or the regular liquid hand soap in the previous version of the automatic foaming soap dispenser. I like the various scents available. I have peppermint now, I want to try eucalyptus next, and there are many others such as lavender, citrus, tea tree, rose, and almond.  Here is an Amazon Affiliate link to the exact one I bought: https://amzn.to/3LdH261

A change I made to accommodate this soap was adding a check valve so that the soap wouldn't drain back down the hose. This soap seems to behave differently than the old stuff. It slips back through the mix pump, but I'm not sure why. This reminds me of how some containers in my lunch box used to leak. The olives would leak every day, but nothing else did. I wonder if it had something to do with the olive oil?

I switched out the old bottle for a different one after experimenting to find out whether mixing the new soap with the old was a bad idea. I also added a switch to be able to turn off the automatic dispensing.