Ready for more snow??
I'm just glad we didn't loose power in those high winds. I'm getting a transfer switch installed pretty soon here, but for me, no electricity, no heat.
I should have taken some pics of the stuff I drove in yesterday it was pretty fun even with almost spent all-seasons, locker in the back makes a huge difference. Can't wait to put a real tire on it eventually.
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I should have taken some pics of the stuff I drove in yesterday it was pretty fun even with almost spent all-seasons, locker in the back makes a huge difference. Can't wait to put a real tire on it eventually.
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ROFL on the Camaro, That sucked....
As for where I live the home has Nat. Gas so loosing Electricity is not an issue. But for homes with Elec heat I would think your tax refund should go for a Elec generator. You never know..... or just get a **** load of blankets.
As for where I live the home has Nat. Gas so loosing Electricity is not an issue. But for homes with Elec heat I would think your tax refund should go for a Elec generator. You never know..... or just get a **** load of blankets.
I only got about 14 inches by me, but my poor trans am is never coming out the garage again it seems. everytime the snow starts to clear up, it just snows again. there's at least a 4ft pile blocking the garage door now.
ROFL on the Camaro, That sucked....
As for where I live the home has Nat. Gas so loosing Electricity is not an issue. But for homes with Elec heat I would think your tax refund should go for a Elec generator. You never know..... or just get a **** load of blankets.
As for where I live the home has Nat. Gas so loosing Electricity is not an issue. But for homes with Elec heat I would think your tax refund should go for a Elec generator. You never know..... or just get a **** load of blankets.
I have an oil burning furnace but it still needs juice, Plus I'll be picking up a pellet stove come this spring for next year. Damn house projects killing the car fun.
But yeah Snow sucks, I saw a few threads of folks down in GA trying to drive in the stuff, its down right hilarious.
I've gotten to the point, that when I buy the generator for going to the track, I'm gonna get one big enough to power my house, so that I can just back feed it thru a dryer outlet, and just kill the main breaker and be done with it... that's one of the other reasons I wanted to get the 230 wired into my garage, for this purpose.
Illegal I know, but as long as i throw the main breaker, none of the linemen will get a zap. I can live with that.
I have to say though, my power rarely goes out. I'm pretty close to a hospitol, so that's one reason why I think.
Next house, will get put on an acre and a half, 1800 sq ft or so, 2 car attached, and I'll put up a 30x50 steel garage in back (so I can park the trailer inside, and work on the car next to it) and put a diesel generator in a generator house right off the side of it to do the same thing, should I ever have to. That, and line the entire roof of the garage, and house with solar panels, so I can pump power back into the grid and power some of my own stuff during the daytime. And, if I can float it, I'll put geo-thermo heating in the garage and house as well.
Depends, on the total $ tag on the whole deal, as none of that is cheap.... chances are I'll bite the bullet and get it all done so I am not regretting it later, but it's gonna be a painful price tag for a smallish house.
Illegal I know, but as long as i throw the main breaker, none of the linemen will get a zap. I can live with that.
I have to say though, my power rarely goes out. I'm pretty close to a hospitol, so that's one reason why I think.
Next house, will get put on an acre and a half, 1800 sq ft or so, 2 car attached, and I'll put up a 30x50 steel garage in back (so I can park the trailer inside, and work on the car next to it) and put a diesel generator in a generator house right off the side of it to do the same thing, should I ever have to. That, and line the entire roof of the garage, and house with solar panels, so I can pump power back into the grid and power some of my own stuff during the daytime. And, if I can float it, I'll put geo-thermo heating in the garage and house as well.
Depends, on the total $ tag on the whole deal, as none of that is cheap.... chances are I'll bite the bullet and get it all done so I am not regretting it later, but it's gonna be a painful price tag for a smallish house.
I've been thinking about throwing some solar panels up too. Be nice not to have an electricity bill and have a backup.
I should mention that right now to go solar for my house it would probably cost me a good 25 g's for everything. This cost will go down a lot in the future as technology makes for better/cheaper panels. Panels are only 20% efficient in converting energy today and I'd need just under 500sq feet of panel based on the average amount of sunlight i get on one side of the house. Then you need inverters/batteries, etc...But all said and done that setup would let me sell back to the grid based on my cosumption, The setup would pay for iteself at that price but like in 12+yrs.
it would just be nice to go look at the meter on a sunny day and watch the thing spin backwards.
I should mention that right now to go solar for my house it would probably cost me a good 25 g's for everything. This cost will go down a lot in the future as technology makes for better/cheaper panels. Panels are only 20% efficient in converting energy today and I'd need just under 500sq feet of panel based on the average amount of sunlight i get on one side of the house. Then you need inverters/batteries, etc...But all said and done that setup would let me sell back to the grid based on my cosumption, The setup would pay for iteself at that price but like in 12+yrs.
it would just be nice to go look at the meter on a sunny day and watch the thing spin backwards.
Last edited by DannoWS6; Jan 13, 2011 at 01:40 PM.
I'm a couple years away from doing anything... and from my understanding, there's "supposed" to be some new stuff coming out for the whole solar deal that will dramaticially reduce the cost of doing it. And, I think there's something I was reading about that if you do what we're talking about on a new home construction, there's a bunch of federal, and some state tax breaks that they will give you as well... more of that sort of thing to come soon I'm sure.
I put a 30x50 or a 40x60 garage, I'll cover the whole damn roof with the panels, and put them on the house. I will for sure, be putting power back in the grid, on a regular basis with that much sq. footage of panel.
I put a 30x50 or a 40x60 garage, I'll cover the whole damn roof with the panels, and put them on the house. I will for sure, be putting power back in the grid, on a regular basis with that much sq. footage of panel.
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That would be great; cheap, efficient solar panels plus electric cars. You could literally create your own "fuel" for your car, but still have a gas burner for weekend fun.