I'm going to be getting quotes on a battery backup system with solar panels. I need to do some reading up before talking to salespeople.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
- Thread starter B-string
- Start date
- Status
Nah. Just go into it blindly; take the first bid from some 'guy on the street'.
Cash up front, of course.
- Oct 22, 2015
- 21,166
- 256,896
- Disclosures
- I am an affiliate for Ari Cap.
Nah. Just go into it blindly; take the first bid from some 'guy on the street'.
Cash up front, of course.
Some people live their entire lives like this
... entire economies depend on it ...
Well, there were these nice fellas who stopped by one day last week, said they'd just finished a job around the corner and had a few extra panels left over...Some people live their entire lives like this
... entire economies depend on it ...
I looked at those as well, but decided against. Ballpark $15k on either Tesla or Generac in a 10kwh size.
Mrs. Tango is convinced that we're going to be seeing more severe weather and doesn't want to listen to my repertoire of blue language if the power goes out. Does your ballpark figure include the panels?
nope. The panels, hookup, etc etc. run about 15-20k on their own. For about 3-4 thousand (around here) you can get a standby generator put in, with automatic switching and so on. We have one on the bird building...very slick. Propane or natural gas, whichever you have.
Yeah the panels are a more vulnerable system in bad weather, the more likely times in which they would be needed. But the options need fuel to run and that could rely on vendors having electricity to dispense it. Gotta try to keep a stash. I do...not huge but enough gas to run a 1000 watt generator for a couple of days.
Last edited:
Yeah, around here it's more, of course. We'd have to have a gas line run, then a whole-house generator installed would be north of $20K. We had looked into it for Mrs. Tango's mother's house a couple years ago. I was figuring on over $20K for the battery system.
Someone I know has a low speed, single cylinder diesel engine hooked to a generator. It looks old school with a big flywheel. His came from a boat, goes putt-putt-putt literally all day without breaking a sweat. Down side is that it needs to be housed in small shed and it has a manual start.
It looks much like this one.
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
It looks much like this one.
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Last edited:
That's close to what I was picturing in my mind as I read about it. I might consider trying to persuade Charlie Allnut to duplicate his setup from The African Queen.
Being rural, we have 2 1000 gal propane tanks, one for the house and one for the rescue. They run our furnaces and water heaters, and fuel generators when needed. We have 2 7500 watt generators.
As I recall, The African Queen had a steam engine but these engines are similar. They are very dependable.
With or without torpedoes?
If he looks like me, you can trust him 100%. Trust me on that.Nah. Just go into it blindly; take the first bid from some 'guy on the street'.
Cash up front, of course.
The real you or avatar you?
Good for you!
I had an EKG years ago as part of the annual phy exam. Doc said I had PVC and wanted me to see a heart guy. He said PVC is common and most don't even know they have it and not to worry too much. Then why the heart guy? So I went, stress tests, echo cardiogram, etc. etc. The heart guy comes in and says "you have weak heart" then turns around and starts walking away. Hey, hey, HEY! Come back here! He said my ejection fraction was borderline low but didn't explain what that meant. Then he walked out. I had to get a PA to explain what it meant which was the volume of blood inflow compared to outflow. I went back for a follow up about a month later and ended up talking to the head guy who founded the practice. I expressed my displeasure with the first doc. He took the time to carefully explain everything. Adjust your diet, get exercise.
And stop calling me Shirley.
Some doctors are apparently legends in their own minds and can't be bothered to do the most important part of their jobs - explaining in simple terms what's up with their employee of the moment (the patient).
I consider doctors being my employee. I pay them.
Oh, gotta have the torpedoes. What if the Luise turned the corner into the cul de sac?
- Status
