Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-20-17, 07:04 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 21,664
Another problem with this scenario is that it...
Another problem with this scenario is that it *could* give the grid operator excessive control over grid demand and be used to manipulate energy markets like in CA energy crisis.
And while its...
|
|
Forum: Forum News & Feedback
11-18-17, 12:57 AM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 75,001
|
|
Forum: Forum News & Feedback
11-18-17, 12:54 AM
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 18,518
Enable https forumwide
Hello admins,
You should really enable https forum wide so that ISPs stop scraping every post made by members to serve them targeted advertistments, and whatever else they do with that data. And...
|
|
Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-18-17, 12:47 AM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 21,664
A lot of routers can broadcast two SSIDs, you...
A lot of routers can broadcast two SSIDs, you could click around in your router's firmware web-page to see if it has the capability, a lot of routers you can also flash with custom firmware to do...
|
|
Forum: Solar Power
11-17-17, 08:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 114
Views: 124,433
|
|
Forum: Solar Power
11-17-17, 07:36 PM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 9,274
|
|
Forum: Solar Power
11-17-17, 07:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 114
Views: 124,433
|
|
Forum: Solar Power
11-17-17, 06:11 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 11,785
|
|
Forum: Solar Power
11-17-17, 05:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 8,819
The entirety of Roof installation, conduit...
The entirety of Roof installation, conduit installation and DC wire installation can easily be done DIY, you may need various permits to make these modifications to your roof/building.
I would...
|
|
Forum: Solar Power
11-17-17, 04:56 PM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 7,070
Yeah cooling could be an issue for PV. Using...
Yeah cooling could be an issue for PV. Using reflected light to boost an existing thermal collector would not (significantly) increase losses to ambient, and could be a big advantage in northern...
|
|
Forum: Solar Power
11-17-17, 04:17 PM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 7,070
Economical Reflector for Solar boosting/heliostats
What are the cheapest/most durable outdoor reflector options for use in boosting thermal solar and photovoltaics? This could be used for a tracking heliostat or for passive reflection during winter...
|
|
Forum: Lighting
11-17-17, 03:48 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 47,919
|
|
Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-16-17, 07:04 PM
|
|
Replies: 29
Views: 31,311
|
|
Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-16-17, 03:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 21,664
While a good portion of your paranoia is valid...
While a good portion of your paranoia is valid here, I think you're over-doing it a little.
I do recommend you setup a secondary wifi or ethernet network for any devices like this, because they do...
|
|
Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-16-17, 01:36 AM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 16,461
If they come out clean, they're clean.
If...
If they come out clean, they're clean.
If you have really long hot water lines you might actually be wasting energy if its hooked up to the hot line, you'll just be heating the water line while...
|
|
Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-16-17, 01:23 AM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 30,758
|
|
Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-16-17, 01:10 AM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 21,664
You might be able to get savings from heating...
You might be able to get savings from heating during off-peak hours, but generally this is already done through some sort of variable tarriff system, common in EU and AUS but not so much in the USA....
|
|
Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-16-17, 12:52 AM
|
|
Replies: 29
Views: 31,311
|
