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To quote a great senator.
"I will make it legal".
I like how "renewables are cheaper".
Then one day your power bill doubles.
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10-31-2021, 05:11 PM
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Well it looks like I will never be winterizing my pressure washer again.
Also washing solar panels you need raw power. The tiny 2hp 240v powered 1,500 psi 1.5gpm pressure washer is useless. My little 7hp 207cc generac pressure washer spits out 2.3gpm at various pressures depending on which nozzle I use 1,500 to 2,400psi. It's respectable but slow.
But I think I will replace it eventually with a honda 13hp gx390 powered pressure washer and I may even offer a solar panel power washer service and see if that goes anywhere.
Or I might even experiment with running both in parallel, get around 7gpm at around 2,200psi.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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10-31-2021, 07:31 PM
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Combine the Maslow CNC kit with a Roomba and you can have a programmable panel washing robot.
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10-31-2021, 11:59 PM
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I'm thinking panels up on roofs mostly.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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11-01-2021, 01:35 AM
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It occurs to me, I don't know if you have a single rectangular array or the panels are scattered across multiple pitches.
To mount a Maslow-type system would require mounts at the two top corners. The cable controllers could be on the cleaning head, it needs the weight anyway. And it could be a three bladed spinning rotor like Luigi Colani's truck windshield wipers.
A commercial service is a whole 'nuther matter. Maybe hang the cleaning head from a big hexacopter drone?
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11-01-2021, 01:41 PM
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All my panels and most roof top mounted arrays are crammed together.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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12-03-2021, 01:06 PM
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Well it looks like advagrid is going to take over the new mexico public regulatory commission. Advagrid is an Massholechusetts owned energy conglomerate who's modus operandi is to buy up public owned utilities and double people's power bills to turn a massive profit.
Why do democrats hate poor people so much?
So I'll be getting quotes to hook up natural gas and expand solar by adding a few kw of off grid solar.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
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12-03-2021, 05:38 PM
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You got me thinking. IIRC I've seen a gas meter sticking out of the ground and a neighbor confirms that there are gas lines extant.
I'll be talking to the manager on Monday, I'll see if I could diversify off all-electric.
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12-03-2021, 06:35 PM
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I've been sitting in a tee shirt in front of the 100w ceramic heater at my desk all day. It only keeps my upper torso warm, so I wear slippers for my feet.
Unfortunately, I've spent about $200 since March on electricity, and that's certain to go a bit higher. I should have moved my mining operation to my parents sooner.
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12-04-2021, 09:21 AM
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You got me thinking. IIRC I've seen a gas meter sticking out of the ground and a neighbor confirms that there are gas lines extant.
I'll be talking to the manager on Monday, I'll see if I could diversify off all-electric.
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The fad in my 'hood has been to get propane, but that is either to eliminate the oil heater or change the electric stove. Heat isn't necessarily cheaper, but you can run it off a ups in power outages.
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