Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-14-20, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 20,695
When I got to thinking about this question, it...
When I got to thinking about this question, it dawned on me: why not make a man in the middle device? Sense the high versus low condition on the output leads to the thermostat wire, and log high (or...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-26-20, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 12,239
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Forum: Tools
01-18-20, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 10,237
Got 2 free generators - Neither worked
A few months ago, a neighbor moving out down the street pushed a garage kept Coleman Powermate 5kW gas generator to the curb for the scrap folks or the garbage men. I picked it up in hopes that it...
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Forum: Tools
01-18-20, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 39,202
When you pull it out this next time, check the...
When you pull it out this next time, check the passages and high speed jet. I found using the fine wire from the inside of a twist tie (like you find on a loaf of bread) works well for poking through...
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Forum: Tools
01-14-20, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 39,202
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Forum: Conservation
12-28-19, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,625
Around $26k, before the tax credits. (not...
Around $26k, before the tax credits. (not including enclosed transport). If you've heard good things about the e-Golf, you're ahead of most people. The e-Golf marketing from VW appears to have be...
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Forum: Solar Power
11-02-19, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 22,609
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Forum: Solar Power
11-02-19, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,780
When plugging things back in, keep track of the...
When plugging things back in, keep track of the arrow on the inverter plug and the arrow on the trunk cable connector. The arrows need to point at each other when you're making the plug connection....
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Forum: Solar Power
10-30-19, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,780
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Forum: Solar Power
10-25-19, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,780
If you had them attached where an Enphase Envoy...
If you had them attached where an Enphase Envoy can hear them and the envoy could see the internet, then you just pick up the phone and talk to the folks at Enphase. That was all the troubleshooting...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-01-19, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 18,879
Certainly, the photos from a 5MP Raspberry Pi...
Certainly, the photos from a 5MP Raspberry Pi camera aimed at a nest should be quite impressive!!
For those without such high skills in electronics and Linux, a Loosafe 1080P outdoor wifi camera...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-29-19, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,150
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Forum: Solar Power
01-27-18, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,811
Adding insulation, air sealing, other forms of...
Adding insulation, air sealing, other forms of lowering air infiltration and energy loss are always better investments than a PV array. Finding all the vampire loads in your house is cheaper than...
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Forum: Solar Power
10-17-17, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 110
Views: 75,645
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Forum: Solar Power
08-02-17, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 110,008
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Forum: Solar Power
08-01-17, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 745
Views: 705,225
My 4.4kW array:
July 2017 = 558kWh
July 2016...
My 4.4kW array:
July 2017 = 558kWh
July 2016 = 607kWh
July 2015 = 546kWh
July 2014 = 475kWh
Today officially marks the anniversary of 4 years with an on-grid PV system. To date, I've generated...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-15-17, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 30,515
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-31-17, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 104,864
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-29-17, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 38,802
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Forum: Solar Power
01-06-17, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 127,690
Indeed, both are true. The second is quite...
Indeed, both are true. The second is quite addicting. :thumbup:
Looking at my graphics, my panels are all up right around 1MWh per panel for lifetime accumulated power generation.
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Forum: Solar Power
12-31-16, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 127,690
Exactly how my original unit behaved. Despite...
Exactly how my original unit behaved. Despite being capable of running two different tallies, my power company installed a completely different brand of smart meter when I received my net meter, and...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-30-16, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 127,690
When the power company guy showed up to swap in...
When the power company guy showed up to swap in my net meter (back in 2013), 10 panels (half my array) were running in "testing" mode. I knew full well that any over-production was NOT spinning my...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-17-16, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 127,690
Yes, yes they will... The power companies will...
Yes, yes they will... The power companies will throw millions of dollars into PACs and advertising campaigns against personal PV systems, while spending tens of millions installing their own solar...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-17-16, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,609
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Forum: Solar Power
12-06-16, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 127,690
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