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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 14, 2017 15:32:18 GMT 10
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mozzie101
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 14, 2017 15:39:47 GMT 10
Electric bill?  Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years. |
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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 14, 2017 21:14:04 GMT 10
Electric bill? Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years. Come to SA!!!!!! Then you'll want to leave!!! |
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 15, 2017 8:22:38 GMT 10
Electric bill? Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years. Come to SA!!!!!! Then you'll want to leave!!! No thanks Jay. I know when I am on a good wicket. Although I did like my stay's at Keswick Barracks. Close to the night life. |
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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 15, 2017 9:07:52 GMT 10
Yeah, many nights there too - some I remember, some I chose to forget!!!!
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Post by graynomad on Feb 15, 2017 9:18:02 GMT 10
Electric bill? Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years. He he, 16 years and counting for me  |
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 15, 2017 9:20:24 GMT 10
Electric bill? Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years. He he, 16 years and counting for me Only into my third year for me Gray. |
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Post by shinester on Feb 15, 2017 9:36:29 GMT 10
Electric bill? Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years. Tell me about your set up bud. Always interested in off-grid power grids. |
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 15, 2017 9:50:56 GMT 10
Electric bill? Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years. Tell me about your set up bud. Always interested in off-grid power grids. Nothing very interesting shinester. 12v system in our cabin running an Engel fridge, LED lights, UHF and 12v fans. All cooking and water heating is off 9kg LPG bottles. 1 Bottle lasts between 8-10 weeks. We use more in winter. Less in summer. But that is the average for 12 months. My w/shop has a larger 12v system running LED lights, computer, TV, and power tools. Heavy power tools and welders are run off a 7kva genset. When I finish the house it will have a 5.5kw system. I have learned you do get what you pay for when it comes to the main solar components. Cheep Cheep Cheep FIRE. |
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Post by shinester on Feb 15, 2017 12:04:32 GMT 10
Yeah, simple does the trick. Wondering about that fire... did you have fuses or was it that the inverter/regulator caught fire? There's some reasons to go for better gear such as greater efficiency that I can agree with. Used solar panels are only slightly less efficient than new and far far less cost, aka I see no reason to buy them new and they're very simple electronics, not much can go wrong. The wiring however could be quite dangerous [fire] if not done with thick enough wire.
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 15, 2017 12:14:32 GMT 10
Yeah, simple does the trick. Wondering about that fire... did you have fuses or was it that the inverter/regulator caught fire? There's some reasons to go for better gear such as greater efficiency that I can agree with. Used solar panels are only slightly less efficient than new and far far less cost, aka I see no reason to buy them new and they're very simple electronics, not much can go wrong. The wiring however could be quite dangerous [fire] if not done with thick enough wire. It was a cheap oversea's inverter/ battery charge controller. Yep fuses both sides of it. The blue smoke and flame wasn't secured well enough inside it. All my panels are Monocrystalline. I just use more to allow for the lower efficiency. |
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Post by shinester on Feb 15, 2017 12:44:45 GMT 10
Well that sucks, flames are a disaster not good at all, I presume arcing probably caught surrounding plastic alight [the board itself is fairly fireproof, the components not necessarily], smoke and ozone in dying/dead power regulation circuitry not uncommon, no matter the quality.
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Post by jo on Feb 18, 2017 18:57:34 GMT 10
Just got my electricity bill.......  made 800kw via my new solar and somehow sold it to the grid for 6c/kWh with a cost to provide the solar of $6.50 but bought 800kw for 36c/kWh and had to pay over $100 to get the supply... feeling very ripped off :/ seeing as i just paid $6500 to install solar |
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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 18, 2017 20:32:51 GMT 10
yeah, I talk to people with panels, and they are starting to regret it.
Thought about installing batteries??
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Post by blueshoes on Feb 18, 2017 22:19:29 GMT 10
Just got my electricity bill....... made 800kw via my new solar and somehow sold it to the grid for 6c/kWh with a cost to provide the solar of $6.50 but bought 800kw for 36c/kWh and had to pay over $100 to get the supply... feeling very ripped off :/ seeing as i just paid $6500 to install solar You need a net meter installed! Sounds like you have a gross meter which is only good if the rate they pay you is at least the rate they charge you - which in most states it isn't. A net meter only pays you the feed-in tariff for the excess when you use less than you are generating, and charges you 30c/kwh for the difference when you are using more than you generate. |
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Post by jo on Feb 19, 2017 5:02:18 GMT 10
yeah, I talk to people with panels, and they are starting to regret it. Thought about installing batteries?? was looking into the tesla power wall.... over 10k extra, not sure about deep cycle batteries but i think it will be the next step |
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Jul 7, 2024 11:02:41 GMT 10
Whats that. I haven't seen one of them for years.
made 800kw via my new solar and somehow sold it to the grid for 6c/kWh with a cost to provide the solar of $6.50 but bought 800kw for 36c/kWh and had to pay over $100 to get the supply... feeling very ripped off :/ seeing as i just paid $6500 to install solar 