Recent content by Vanhalo

10 hours seems reasonable.

Geo: Waterfurnace Series 7 (installed in 2014) Solar: Mission Solar MSE305SQ5K Solar Panel (305w)(16x) Enphase M250 60 (x4)installed in 2015 Enphase M215 60 IG (x12) installed in 2019 We switched from gas heat to Geo.....I do not notice a difference except our thermostat only fluctuates a few...

Yeah that has helped. After investing in a whole house energy monitor I started to understand how my house was using electricity. My old Panasonic Plasma was using 6-9kwh per day. That kind of wastefulness is not tolerated anymore.

What I paid in 2014 vs. now (last column). I spent about $30,000 on the Geothermal and Solar. 3400 square feet walk out basement family of 5 SETN running AC 8 months per year No gas heat after adding Geothermal Water Heater only used 36 kWh for September because of the Geo. 40,000 kwh per year...

Yes. Lol.

Only if you do it yourself and you can get 30% back from Uncle Samantha. There are plenty of things in life people waste their money on. How many vacations or recreational purchases eliminate or lower a monthly bill for 20 years? Of course folks who have frequent power outages have other...

I wish I could go back and insulate my house before the drywall. I never considered where heat creeps in at the top of the drywall.

I asked the same question at first. Then I went back a reread his post. He is going to put up 3 arrays (1 grid tie, 2 for backup on shed and yard I assume) The 4.5kw grid tie will pay for most of his electricity and charge his car....the shed (2 arrays-48v 5kw) will be back up.

Ouch. That is per month? How much are you charged per kwh?

You must not need AC in the summer.

What is the average wattage and peak wattage for a residential home with 200a service box? I have seen mine as high as 15,000 watts but the average is around 2,000w In my area the monthly usage is around 1400kwh per month 47kwh per day or 1958w per hour.

"Wheres the piggy? Oh theyeeaw."

Agreed. I dont use the Facebag or the Twit. Just YouTube and Forums.

I did consider the uni-t-ut210e https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/a-look-at-the-uni-t-ut210e/

I went with the BM065 - Compact