Forum: Solar Power
01-07-16, 05:19 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
12-23-15, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Solar Power
12-19-15, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
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Forum: Solar Power
12-19-15, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
I suppose some variation of this idea is...
I suppose some variation of this idea is available in all but the least expensive controllers. Otherwise an off grid system would waste a lot of energy once the batteries are up. This is the kind...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-17-15, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
Home Depot doesn't charge shipping if you pick...
Home Depot doesn't charge shipping if you pick them up at a store. They had them for about $120 a while back but I procrastinated. Now they are $134 - still not bad. I would rather refuse a broken...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-15-15, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
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Forum: Solar Power
12-13-15, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
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Forum: Solar Power
12-12-15, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
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Forum: Solar Power
12-12-15, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
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Forum: Solar Power
12-11-15, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,462
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Forum: Lighting
09-15-15, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,714
I will check out Lowes next time we are over...
I will check out Lowes next time we are over there. $2.50 is close enough to the price of CFL's to make it worth the swap.
I've had a whole house protector for about 15 years. It is probably...
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Forum: Lighting
09-12-15, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,714
It was a dark and stormy night...
As the storm approached I went around the house pulling plugs. It is a ritual here. I had just pulled the last electronic device when we got a close lightning strike.
I was standing next to an...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-31-15, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 18,149
There is an engineering report somewhere on the...
There is an engineering report somewhere on the web of an R22 HVAC compressor unit exploding because the service tech failed to evacuate it properly before charging with refrigerant. R22 has a range...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-27-15, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 18,149
That sounds like formicary corrosion. It is a...
That sounds like formicary corrosion. It is a big problem with R410 systems. I've never heard of it on an R22 system. About the time manufacturers switched to higher pressure R410 they also...
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Forum: Solar Power
08-11-15, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,816
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Forum: Solar Power
08-10-15, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,816
Not really a design flaw. The object of...
Not really a design flaw. The object of snowbirding is to park your camper in the sun all day, preferably in some desolate part of the southwest where they have sun all day.
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Forum: Solar Power
08-09-15, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,646
That is a big panel. Truck shipment from...
That is a big panel. Truck shipment from California on one or two panels would be high. For a big installation they would be cost effective.
These are probably better for a home roof than the...
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Forum: Solar Power
08-09-15, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,646
Almost a Dollar a Watt.
I just came across this:
Grape Solar 100-Watt Polycrystalline Solar Panel for RV's, Boats and 12-Volt Systems-GS-Star-100W - The Home Depot...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
08-09-15, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 21,972
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
08-09-15, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 21,972
I just remembered another issue with the AC. If...
I just remembered another issue with the AC. If yours is ducted through the ceiling you can improve its efficiency by blocking those ducts at the AC and purchase or fabricate a new return grille. ...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
08-05-15, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 21,972
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
08-04-15, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 21,972
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Forum: Solar Power
07-28-15, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,816
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Forum: Solar Power
07-21-15, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,816
Branches, such as the one that got your panel,...
Branches, such as the one that got your panel, are what concern me. The safest place for the PV's seems to be inline and behind the rooftop AC unit. That should provide the best protection as it is...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-21-15, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,816
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