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Re: Will soon post a strange and true story here .
I'm inclined to agree the proceeds are likely long gone up the contractors nose (or other oriface of choice), and there's probably little you or the cops can do about it at this point. Still, assumin…1 · -
Re: It's going to be close to cost effective! or Off grid at 26 cents a KWh!
It's usually my pex fittings (valves, elbows, etc) that crack with freezing, well before the pipe itself. Direct sunlight would certainly be a problem for the pipe itself though. I wonder how many pr…2 · -
Re: Solar + MPPT Charge Controller + Generator for night. Double check my setup idea?
For the genny load + charging thing, IMHO you have a couple of options: 1. A "higher end" inverter/charger, with the ability set limits on both charging current and overall generator draw. …1 · -
Re: Agm.Gel Battery Maintenance
IMHO, demanding a "full discharge" (taking to dead) any lead acid battery regularly sounds like a good way to sell more batteries. Maybe it should read "fully recharge" (and/or &q…1 · -
Re: 6- vs 12-volt
+1 on fewer bigger batteries. I'd likely go with 6v L16 size (~350-400ah). 3 strings would be in the ballbark capacity you want. Among other things, bigger cells means fewer cells for given capacity.…2 ·