Forum: Solar Heating
10-20-20, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 128
Views: 147,765
Glad to see this project continuing!
I'd...
Glad to see this project continuing!
I'd love to come out and shoot some video when the panels get mounted!
PS: I got a bunch of Evacuated Tubes now! Up for grabs for a project!
I think it's...
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Forum: Solar Heating
05-15-20, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 75,658
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
08-02-18, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 375
Views: 511,443
That would also be additional cost instead of...
That would also be additional cost instead of using what a person already has. It also skips the fun/interesting creative problem solving of designing a custom multi-prong charging connector!
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Forum: Solar Power
07-23-18, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,483
But...but...but... My inverters are 240V. It's...
But...but...but... My inverters are 240V. It's only TWO wires that current travels over. If current is flowing through the one the EXACT SAME current is flowing through the other. It's how the...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-23-18, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,483
That's not "imbalanced" though, that's just...
That's not "imbalanced" though, that's just voltage too high or too low.
Imbalance refers to the current flowing through the Hot 1 to Neutral being substantially different than Hot 2 to Neutral....
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Forum: Solar Power
07-23-18, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,483
No assumptions here.
It's 240V ONLY. There...
No assumptions here.
It's 240V ONLY. There CAN'T be any imbalance. All the power flowing through the black wire is also flowing through the red wire.
If this was inside a breaker panel or...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-23-18, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,483
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Forum: Solar Power
07-19-18, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,483
Yes, you can have an internet device ping the...
Yes, you can have an internet device ping the Envoy for data, but it's still not real-time. It's five minute increment posts at best. And then that's actually an average of the power over that amount...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-18-18, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,483
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Forum: Solar Power
07-12-18, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,483
Simple Solar Instrumentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXfobPnCsX4
https://300mpg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_9177-640x360.jpg
Last summer, I built a 6.24kW solar array on my garage. It uses Enphase...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-26-18, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
Solar Edge systems are also very popular....
Solar Edge systems are also very popular. Frankly, there's a lot of GOOD solar equipment out there now!
Probably the best advice I could give about solar is DO IT! DO IT NOW!
:thumbup:
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Forum: Solar Heating
02-12-18, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,644
Materials cost was a bit high.
Plexiglass...
Materials cost was a bit high.
Plexiglass was $120 a sheet (and I needed two 4'x8' sheets)
Lumber was on the pricey side too, but I was using NICE lumber which is pre-primed. That pre-primed is...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-11-18, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
The garage is up and running!
I still need...
The garage is up and running!
I still need shelving and storage organization, but it's a real building!
I did a How-To on my entire process of designing and installing the solar.
Last summer,...
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Forum: Solar Heating
02-09-18, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,644
Passive Solar Garage Door
Hi Folks!
I recently built a Passive Solar Garage Door!
Not a new or original idea, but still a good one. I loosely based mine on the one Gary Reysa wrote about in Home Power #117 (Link HERE...
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Forum: Other Improvements
11-20-17, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,172
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-12-17, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
I've now gotten two electric bills since...
I've now gotten two electric bills since installing the solar. For the first full month of solar, I got a credit of $40. For the second month, a credit of $20.
At this point, I have a $60 credit...
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Forum: Solar Power
08-07-17, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 101,700
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
08-04-17, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
Still a few more things to do on the garage.
...
Still a few more things to do on the garage.
The main ones are:
1. A retaining wall on the west side of the building. I need to bring the ground up by about 2 feet to not only help with the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-26-17, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-25-17, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-14-17, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
Here's some irony for you...
The ONE THING...
Here's some irony for you...
The ONE THING that a grid-tie setup DOESN'T do is that it will NOT produce power from the solar panels during a blackout.
I was working super-early today, with the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-13-17, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
The solar is LIVE!
Solar is LIVE!...
The solar is LIVE!
Solar is LIVE! (http://300mpg.org/2017/06/06/solar-is-live/)
You can see actual production at: https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/pv/public_systems/PqBp1213167/overview
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
06-08-17, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 375
Views: 511,443
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-06-17, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-05-17, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 223,963
I had to turn it on to test it, and everything...
I had to turn it on to test it, and everything worked. I had to turn it back off after testing.
Officially, I can't be producing power until after the local power utility stops out and does an...
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