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Nicaragua: Your First 150 kWh Electric Bill Cost:

In Corbodas, how much does the 1st 150 kWh cost you? Thank You

Nicaragua: Hot Climate Cut Refrigerator Bill In Half:

Sorry this isn't an infomercial. You read it, you're on your own :) This isn't some gyro gearloose assumption I have done this modification to four different kitchens with four different refrigerators. First of all you need to cut holes through an outside wall behind the refrigerator. No outside wall? This won't work as well... The holes need to be 4 X 6 inches. Expanded metal with a bug screen slapped on top should work fine. But use care you don't have a hole to the outside of the house that will let in water during las aguas. Place one hold as low as practical, the one above, WAY above - near the ceiling if possible. Now you have to build some form of barrier to ENCLOSE the refrigerator, seal it floor to ceiling. I used plywood strips for the final trim, allowing them to be removed to move the refrigerator to be moved and the floor cleaned. You do not need to box in the full depth of the refrigerator just the last (against the wall) two or three inches. Foam rubber can act as a gasket where needed. Why does this work? Mother Nature! It's called convection. Cooler air comes in the bottom because air heated by the refrigerator condenser rises, and of course exits out the top vent. Naturally, no fan needed. Chopped the eqvt of ten dollars off my power bill, and reduced kitchen temperatures most noticeably. I can't speak yet for the less-running-less-wearing-out part. This works good in hot country. It won't do a darned thing in cool country. Hot is perhaps 82F and above. Make the mesh screen choice a strong mesh. Animals, bugs, etc.

Nicaragua: Hey,hello,I have a very important question:

If it is of any help, I researched this medication and other opioids when a herminated # 4 lumbar disc caused me to seek narcotic analgesics IN THE USA. Oral morphone, hydrocodone, oxycodone, et al. are all DEA controlled Class II medications. Schedule I medications are illegal street drugs. Mexico considers USA schedule II medications as "Schedule I" and they are impossible to get, with or without a doctor. They are manufactured in Mexico but the lack* of narcotic analgesics for severe pain here is a scandal - the doctors agree. *Tylex is a joke, I took 6 tylex pills at a dollar each and when I got to the states found 5mg of oxycodone was infinitely more analgesic. Guatemala sells 10mg Oxycodone pills OTC (so friends say) for the eqvt of a dollar per tablet.

Nicaragua: Starting With The Correct Questions:

As much as I would love to move to Nicaragua if I cannot get the two following cardiac medications, then the pipe dream vanishes... Metoprolol LIBERACION PROLONGADA Verapamilo LIBERACION PROLONGADA And MAGNESIUM OXIDE supplement. Yes this is an Rx'd "medicine" that I must take. I find all up here in Mexico in Farmacias Similares.

Nicaragua: Retirement Planning: A Definition :(:

It's not only "where" in Latin America, it's "Are my medicines available at a reasonable cost?". Is there postings that help to guide to FAQ information about retiring on social security? ATM's protocol. Reliability of electrical power for a BiPAP. Aggghh! I've gone through the process of answering what seems like ten million questions about moving to Mexico but no I have to start all over again. I DON'T WANT TO BE FORCED TO DRIVE TO NO STINKING BORDER every 90 days (It's 180 here) for more permits. I want permanent residency and plates for my old car with automatic transmission and fabulous gas mileage. So, with Mexico questions and answers hindsight, where would YOU start (I'm 67) your rapid learning curve? I've got WAY too many questions for a forum. Hablo Español. The two medications I worry about most are LOPRESSOR (liberacion prolongada) and Verapamilo (also time release). Farmacias Similares has them here, but damn I am Rx'd magnesium supplements. The amount of stuff I need to learn about is almost discouraging. Silly to spend dozens of hours learning about other stuff then find out medications are not available. (Sigh) Thanks (Yeah I'm damned serious about moving to Nicaragua)

Nicaragua: Average Electric Bill Please:

If I used 950 kWh in Mexico per "bimestral" 60 days, it would have me in Data Alta Consumo or DAC so fast it would make my head spin. FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS or two hundred dollars a month. My 160 kWh bill (80 per month) costs me around 160 Mexican pesos. My water COOLER uses twice the kWh of my 16 CF refrigerator. You need to do an ENERGY AUDIT before you go squawking to the power company. There are WIRELESS kWh meters on the market that do not cost an arm and a leg. The trick is, to get it to Nicaragua. You can carry the receiver around with you if you wish the range is around 100 meters. Some garbage brand CFL lamps put out about HALF the visible light as do GE CFL lamps. Ceiling fans can eat you out of house and home - a really bad choice for high energy cost areas. I have a 30 watt fan that will blow me out of bed. It is a 12 volt fan that can use a 120vac plug in adapter. With a battery it is nice to have with a power outage. FANTASTIC FAN ENDLESS BREEZE fan. Made in USA and they are worth every nickel. Try placing a FIVE WATT AC fan behind the refrigerator to help it cool. When I did it, it saved 30 kWh every 2 months. A 50 watt white LED floodlight is about as bright as a 100 watt metal halide lamp or 10 26 watt CFL lamps. You just to adapt.

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