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Subdood said:
Yeah I've heard of dry setting quikrete, but I'd never try that. It might work, but it seems like it'd be way too inconsistent.
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I always used to do that when I lived in Texas ... just dump the dry quickcrete into the hole and water it for a few days, worked fine.

Tried that when I moved to Colorado for a mailbox post - a month later it was still dry insde except for the top and sides.
 
I guess, If the soil is very dry. I could see it pulling all of the water away.
 
robbob2112 said:
I always used to do that when I lived in Texas ... just dump the dry quickcrete into the hole and water it for a few days, worked fine.

Tried that when I moved to Colorado for a mailbox post - a month later it was still dry insde except for the top and sides.
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We have a very high water table here, so a dry set might be okay. But, my OCD wouldn't let me do it, tho. Lulz.
 
timselectric said:
I guess, If the soil is very dry. I could see it pulling all of the water away.
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Bone dry decomposed granite.... the only way my wife got a garden was by me bringing in 30+ truckloads of aged horse manuer

We live at 9144ft and high humidity is about 40%, is about 20% all winter.
 
Subdood said:
Tim, did you get your new cells into your bank yet? Where are you at KWh wise now?
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No new additions, yet.
I'll be heading to Florida at the end of the month. (Vacation)
And stopping by 18650batterystore on the way back.
Haven't decided how many cells I will buy, this time.
But definitely getting the 230ah cells for the portable power station.
And probably 32 or 48 280ah cells.
 
I finally hit 100kwh in a single day's production.

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Just barely lol
I was sitting there with my fingers crossed, watching the 10ths tick up.
I also cheated a little, by placing a sprinkler on the roof to cool about 1/3 of the panels. Which boosted production about 12%.
I figured it would be a good day to shoot for 100, because the forecast was not expecting any clouds (there were only two).
 
My little setup hit 22kwh yesterday. I still have 10 more panels to install and another 18 to order.

I do plan on catching tim before its over with :)

But Ive got a ways to go.
 
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