Are the sub $300, 400w wind generator from china/ebay worth it? - Page 3

Servicetech · 01-19-14, 08:43 PM

The 2013 hail storm did $6,000 worth of damage to my truck:

Servicetech · 01-19-14, 08:45 PM

Then there was an Ice storm of 2013:

Servicetech · 01-19-14, 08:49 PM

And the Tornado that finished off the tree, at least our house was spared. Some of the neighbours weren't as lucky...

Servicetech · 01-19-14, 08:51 PM

Think I'm risking solar panels or a windmill that would have to be there for 10-20yrs in order to pay for themselves? I think not...

ecomodded · 01-19-14, 11:00 PM

Your little tree had a hard short life, rest in pieces tree.
I suspect your in a mobile home awaiting lift off ?
Get the hell out that place lol

Servicetech · 01-20-14, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ecomodded

Your little tree had a hard short life, rest in pieces tree.
I suspect your in a mobile home awaiting lift off ?
Get the hell out that place lol

There were a few brick houses just like mine that DID achieve lift off!! Mobiles homes didn't stand a chance. That's what storm shelters are for. The cost of living here is one of the lowest in the nation.

Robaroni · 01-20-14, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Servicetech

Here's what the hail storm of 2010 did in our neighbourhood, there were several holes in my roof the size of that in the 1st photo. That would be one tough solar panel not to have broken in that storm !!

I took a look at the picture of the roof. First, shingles have no resistance to moving objects so it's up to underlayment, how thick is that OSB? It looks very thin, that's a very poorly constructed roof. In the North East we have a 40# sq./ft code. The garage built in 2006 runs 16" on center with 5/8 exterior plywood underlayment. That hail would very likely not penetrated my roof.
What's your roof code? Did other people in your neighborhood have that kind of roof damage?

Also I recommended tilting the modules when weather centers predict storms. That's not to say that hail wouldn't damage modules but there are measures and I'm sure there are people in your state with PV systems.

How often do you get storms like that? It seems to me that roof codes would not permit your roof if that was the normal condition.

Rob

Robaroni · 01-20-14, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Servicetech

The cost of living here is one of the lowest in the nation.

No it's not!

pinballlooking · 01-20-14, 09:42 AM

Wow that is some big hail. Did your plastic slide survive? It looked good in the picture.

AC_Hacker · 01-20-14, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Servicetech

...The cost of living here is one of the lowest in the nation.

The "cost of living" may be low, but the cost of coping with the hazards of living there is very high, not only monetarily, either.

-AC

01-19-14, 08:43 PM	#21
Servicetech Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Moore Oklahoma Posts: 267 Thanks: 108 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts	The 2013 hail storm did $6,000 worth of damage to my truck: Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Daox; 01-20-14 at 09:58 AM..

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01-19-14, 08:49 PM	#23
Servicetech Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Moore Oklahoma Posts: 267 Thanks: 108 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts	And the Tornado that finished off the tree, at least our house was spared. Some of the neighbours weren't as lucky... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Daox; 01-20-14 at 10:00 AM..

01-19-14, 08:51 PM	#24
Servicetech Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Moore Oklahoma Posts: 267 Thanks: 108 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts	Think I'm risking solar panels or a windmill that would have to be there for 10-20yrs in order to pay for themselves? I think not...

01-19-14, 11:00 PM	#25
ecomodded Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada. Posts: 1,037 Thanks: 116 Thanked 100 Times in 87 Posts	Your little tree had a hard short life, rest in pieces tree. I suspect your in a mobile home awaiting lift off ? Get the hell out that place lol

01-20-14, 09:42 AM	#29
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	Wow that is some big hail. Did your plastic slide survive? It looked good in the picture.