Posted by m II on June 28, 2010, 2:31 am
> "danny burstein" wrote in message
>> Ok, the payback time is probably two or three centuries, but
>> I'd like to at leat think about this.
>>
>> Situation: I've got an apartment whose main power use is
>> a manual defrost freezer, pulling about 90 watts when in
>> use and running about 1/3 of the time. In other words, the
>> total monthly kw-hr usage is something like 25 kw-hr when I'm
>> not around (and more, of course, when there).
>>
>> I can put about 30 square feet of solar cells outside
>> the window, which would get me something or another...
>>
>> So what I'd like to do is get some sort of "a/b switch"
>> which will feed the freezer from the battery bank when
>> it's charged up, or from the utility line at other times.
>>
>> Should be a simple concept. Solar cells, battery,
>> power switcher/controller.
>>
>> Obviously such stuff is out there, but I'm blanking on
>> the search term for this controller.
>>
> Actually it is not so dumb from a financial point of view. For the last 10
> years I have been sinking a LOT of money into energy saving things.
> Anything I can think of.
> And for the last 9 years (skip the last year), people have been telling me
> how foolish I am because I could get a better return on my money with
> investments...
> Well I now have an electric bill of around $2 a month and some of those
> "smart investors" now have about $00,000.00 less in their investment
> accounts.
> I think I'd rather be "dumb" and "foolish"! (No comments out of these
> people in the last year or so...)
Perhaps more of a guaranteed payback than money investments?
Mike
Posted by m II on June 28, 2010, 10:24 am
to beg attention with:
>> "danny burstein" wrote in message
>>> Ok, the payback time is probably two or three centuries, but
>>> I'd like to at leat think about this.
>>>
>>> Situation: I've got an apartment whose main power use is
>>> a manual defrost freezer, pulling about 90 watts when in
>>> use and running about 1/3 of the time. In other words, the
>>> total monthly kw-hr usage is something like 25 kw-hr when I'm
>>> not around (and more, of course, when there).
>>>
>>> I can put about 30 square feet of solar cells outside
>>> the window, which would get me something or another...
>>>
>>> So what I'd like to do is get some sort of "a/b switch"
>>> which will feed the freezer from the battery bank when
>>> it's charged up, or from the utility line at other times.
>>>
>>> Should be a simple concept. Solar cells, battery,
>>> power switcher/controller.
>>>
>>> Obviously such stuff is out there, but I'm blanking on
>>> the search term for this controller.
>>>
>>
>> Actually it is not so dumb from a financial point of view. For the last 10
>> years I have been sinking a LOT of money into energy saving things.
>> Anything I can think of.
>>
>> And for the last 9 years (skip the last year), people have been telling me
>> how foolish I am because I could get a better return on my money with
>> investments...
>>
>> Well I now have an electric bill of around $2 a month and some of those
>> "smart investors" now have about $00,000.00 less in their investment
>> accounts.
>>
>> I think I'd rather be "dumb" and "foolish"! (No comments out of these
>> people in the last year or so...)
>>
>>
>Perhaps more of a guaranteed payback than money investments?
>John
Where you fuck with your owned appliances and tools
[electric kettle + pipe wrench) destroying those in
completeness you suggest "guaranteed payback"[sic].
IDIOT!
Here is another link to use in those "cut and paste"
advise jobs for the Dr. Suess generation.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5601107_separate-rusted-galvanized-pipe.html
--
^not anyone YOU can pin down^
Posted by m II on June 28, 2010, 11:13 pm
Bill wrote:
> "danny burstein" wrote in message
>> Ok, the payback time is probably two or three centuries, but
Please be aware that the juveniles are running loose here and forging
names. Check all the posting headers before jumping to conclusions.
Thank you,
mike
>> Ok, the payback time is probably two or three centuries, but
>> I'd like to at leat think about this.
>>
>> Situation: I've got an apartment whose main power use is
>> a manual defrost freezer, pulling about 90 watts when in
>> use and running about 1/3 of the time. In other words, the
>> total monthly kw-hr usage is something like 25 kw-hr when I'm
>> not around (and more, of course, when there).
>>
>> I can put about 30 square feet of solar cells outside
>> the window, which would get me something or another...
>>
>> So what I'd like to do is get some sort of "a/b switch"
>> which will feed the freezer from the battery bank when
>> it's charged up, or from the utility line at other times.
>>
>> Should be a simple concept. Solar cells, battery,
>> power switcher/controller.
>>
>> Obviously such stuff is out there, but I'm blanking on
>> the search term for this controller.
>>
> Actually it is not so dumb from a financial point of view. For the last 10
> years I have been sinking a LOT of money into energy saving things.
> Anything I can think of.
> And for the last 9 years (skip the last year), people have been telling me
> how foolish I am because I could get a better return on my money with
> investments...
> Well I now have an electric bill of around $2 a month and some of those
> "smart investors" now have about $00,000.00 less in their investment
> accounts.
> I think I'd rather be "dumb" and "foolish"! (No comments out of these
> people in the last year or so...)