Forum: Solar Power
02-14-18, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,363
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Forum: Solar Power
02-14-18, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,363
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-13-18, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 5,502,457
Made it!
It took me a long time, but it's done. Whew.
What a great thread and resource for the DIY experimenters out there.
I found that the "Closed-Loop/Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems - Installation...
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Forum: Other Improvements
01-27-18, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 19,482
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-05-18, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,662
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Forum: Solar Power
01-05-18, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
Here is a GooglMaps 3D view looking South;
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Here is a GooglMaps 3D view looking South;
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The big tree is over the top of two apple trees and shading the plum enough that it never bears fruit (We have the same kind of plum tree out...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-04-18, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,662
Mesmerizing
So cool to watch a true craftsman at work.
Gives me ideas. :thumbup:
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-18, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
Yes, that tree is quite tall and is clipping us...
Yes, that tree is quite tall and is clipping us hard in the spring and fall; it's causing some minor, short duration clipping on summer mornings also.
I sometime wish the roof was a steeper pitch....
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Forum: Solar Power
12-31-17, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
One year later...
Here are some screenshots from my year of solar. (the system didn't get turned on until mid-january 2017. I used 12.2 cents per kw as our 2 electric cars push our household up into the higher tier...
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Forum: Solar Power
08-20-17, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
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Forum: Solar Power
08-20-17, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
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Forum: Solar Power
08-07-17, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 107,689
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Forum: Solar Power
06-10-17, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
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Forum: Solar Power
06-10-17, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
Awesome! Welcome to the DIY Solar club!
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Awesome! Welcome to the DIY Solar club!
Hindsight...hmmm.
1. Don't wait until winter.
2. Have set deadlines in writing with sub-contractors.
3. Require personal review of plans PRIOR to the sub...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-21-17, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 745
Views: 700,274
Nice. With the extra leverage that driving...
Nice. With the extra leverage that driving electric and the mini splits give you...you must feel like the investment has already paid off.
I know that if I include fuel savings on a per kwh basis...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-06-17, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
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Forum: Solar Power
04-06-17, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
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Forum: Solar Power
04-03-17, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
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Forum: Solar Power
04-03-17, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 124,527
http://i.imgur.com/iLxP4Ln.jpg
A good...
http://i.imgur.com/iLxP4Ln.jpg
A good March!
*Almost* made 1MWh.
May have underestimated how much shading the neighbors pine trees to the west of house give us in the spring. We moved...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-03-17, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 745
Views: 700,274
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-26-17, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,240
Thanks. I've read about 3/4s of the heat pump...
Thanks. I've read about 3/4s of the heat pump manifesto and a few other threads. I really appreciate the time you have taken to explain it all to those of us less knowledgeable.
Finding the time...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-22-17, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,240
A new twist on Air Source Heat Pumps or ?
Saw this through an advertisement the other day and wondered what the consensus is on the product line and idea. It's called Sunpump out of Canada and they use roof mounted panels with refrigerant in...
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Forum: Conservation
03-09-17, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 259
Views: 222,133
Did you see this?
Obviously inspired by Oilpan's trailer thread on Ecomodder;
Voltruk (http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?278881-Voltruk&p=3907513#post3907513)
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Forum: Solar Power
03-01-17, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 745
Views: 700,274
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Forum: Solar Power
03-01-17, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 745
Views: 700,274
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