Recent content by Roric

And our gasoline bill is a small fraction of what it used to be.

I operate a self-installed 7.5 kilowatt array in snowy Minnesota. Static mount on garage roof. Took our electric bill off the table for the first 3 years then, with the addition of a PHEV and later a EV, we have a bill again. The system has paid the original outlay off and we get a "true-up"...

Our 7.5kw system was commissioned in Dec. 2019 and has produced 45 Mega WH, about 9000kwh per year or 750kwh per month. Our rate has gone up several times over the years, along with the list of charges added to the monthly bill. At the start we were a bit ahead on the production/use ratio and...

Might suggest this for homes with carpet and/or pets: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/green-home/22231148/diy-air-filter Built several of these. Twice with grand kids and they had a ball. regards R

Surprise: Wind and hail deductible as a percentage of home value? My son had a tree come down hitting house and deck. I went to see it and wanted to help clear it but wife and DIL said "no way is an old coot like you gonna do that". (I just cleared the patio door with a Sawzall and due to the...

My all-in cost was $14,000 in 2019 Minus 30% federal incentive was about $9,800. Purchased kit from Wholesale Solar for about 9k. All the rest of costs were rented and purchased locally.

If the utility allows you to "over-size" production it is to your advantage. (We were limited to 120% of historical use). Make hay while the sun shines is the old saying. NAZ lists a 11,200 system with Enphase inverters for $14,000. Depending on your utility rules and regulations it may prove a...

Our array is 7500 watt (375X20) via Solaredge optimizers and inverter. Production is just short of 9 mega-watt-hours per year, just under 25 kilowatt hours per day. Located near central Minnesota so it may be applicable to your location, (except for snow loads). Roof mounted, fixed south...

One of the best for decades. He will be missed.

This is the new gen 3 router Starlink is offering: I bet their website shows much more info in its specifications. I have the original starlink router with cat cables running to (Unifi) wireless access points to upstairs/ downstairs and 2 detached garages. I had this equipment on-hand...

Does anyone have experience with the new Starlink router? Good, bad or otherwise? I'm wondering if it is worth the money. regards, R

It does sound like the utility has a "dropped" (disconnected or poor connection) neutral. R

Now days, due to AFCI (arc-fault) circuit breakers required in residential circuits, a separate neutral wire is run for each.

I was used to access via desktop computer and when it didn't work I checked all network and security settings to see what had changed. Thanks ponytug for the reminder. regards, R

I just got through on the phone app. Thanks for reminding me. R