Posted by busdweller on October 30, 2008, 1:52 pm
Hi Dave
If you'll pay for my air fare ( I don't care if im in a cattle plane )
and put me up on a couch or something I'll work with you to do your
install for a $.25 per watt cash. You will need a Licensed
electrician to make the connection to the service and meet with the
underwriter in your state. I can do the whole install but then its
$.10 per watt cash and you will still need a licensed electrocution
to make the connection and meet the underwriter. It would be fun for
you to take part in sucking the power out of the universe }:o) and if
nothing else you may even want to get your feet wet in doing a few
small installs for side money. Im a cabinet maker by trade but after
doing one of my own systems I found it pretty easy so I did a couple
more small systems for myself and then I started doing installs for
local home owners. Here I save them quite a bit of money. The one I
just I was $8,000.00 less the the other guy so they were very happy.
If your interested drop me a line.
Peace along the way
Dennis the bus dweller N.Y.
> Hear is a little more information on my previous question about the cost of
> Solar. This is the break down of the bid
> System size (DC KW) 6.75 (AV KW) 5.96.
> Solar panel models Sun Power SPR-225-BKL-U 30 panels. 30 panels
> Inverter Model Sun Power SPR 700-m one inverter
> There is not a break of each item cost or labor. The total cost is
> $3,842.88 less a PG&E rebate of $0,000. Federal "estimated" tax credit of
> $2,193.10 leaving a total of $0.153.90. Then the bid states cost of AC
> watts 7.22.
> Hear are some other numbers My monthly bill is $09 paying on a yearly
> average , PG&E just got approval on rate increase of 6% because of the
> power tear I'm in I will have a 9% raise in my bill. No before you think I
> am a power waster I pay about like my neighbors if you are not familiar with
> PG&E they are so high it's incredible. A comparable house under Smud or
> Roseville power would be about $00 a month. Now as for other energy saving
> ideas were looking a new AC unite original unite 1991 (my wife works for
> national AC & Chiller CO. ) I can get a great deal. From earlier post a
> thankless water heater. As for adding more insulation most the house is
> scissor trusses so that's no to feasible. I have dual pain windows already.
> Now if the housing market was up I would consider moving. Now what got me
> started on the solar thing was we went on a tour of solar powered homes most
> the people were getting a negative or close to monthly bill, but what was
> interesting most the houses had solar for about a year the cost of their
> systems about the same size were less before they had a federal 30% tax
> credit. So my gut felling is they are just adding the Tax credit to the bid.
> Now with there computer generated estimate I would save $30 a month at the
> new rate. If I do 100% finance I would save maybe a little over $00 a
> month. He is saying the payback is in 6 years, you don't have to comment on
> that I think he missed the "0" after the 6. Now they have not put a plotter
> on the roof yet to get exact numbers so that might be interesting. Once
> again I'm just starting to investigate Solar it is sounding like less of an
> option but it doesn't hurt to get more prices. So anyway a little more info
> Thanks Dave.
Posted by Eeyore on October 31, 2008, 6:52 pm
busdweller wrote:
> you will still need a licensed electrocution
Don't they do that in prisons ?
Graham
Posted by busdweller on November 3, 2008, 12:26 pm
wrote:
> busdweller wrote:
> > you will still need a licensed electrocution
> Don't they do that in prisons ?
> Graham
OOPS }:o)
Peace along the way
Dennis the bus dweller N.Y.
Posted by Eeyore on October 31, 2008, 6:55 pm
David Williams wrote:
> -> Yes. Nearly caught us out. Had to custom fabricate counterweights of square
> -> section made of lead ! Good thing I'm an engineer, the builders were
> -> flummoxed.
> A lot of the factory-made windows here (still Toronto) use springs
> instead of counterweights. I'm not sure why, but they seem to work
> okay.
I've heard bad reports of that method.
> -> This is an 1893 house. They HAD to be made to size to fit the hole left by
the
> -> old ones !
> A friend of mine built an addition on his house. He made an opening for
> a window, measured it, and ordered a custom-made thermopane
> (double-glazed window) to fit. When he got it, he realized he had made
> a mistake in the measurement. The window was too short. Ordering
> another one would have been expensive, so he adjusted the hole to fit
> the window.
> Even century-old holes can be altered.
At great difficulty.
How are you with lime mortar ?
Graham
Posted by Eeyore on November 1, 2008, 12:20 pm
David Williams wrote:
> -> > A lot of the factory-made windows here (still Toronto) use springs
> -> > instead of counterweights. I'm not sure why, but they seem to work
> -> > okay.
> -> I've heard bad reports of that method.
> It's hard to make the force from a spring constant so as to balance the
> weight of the sash. Usually, there has to be quite a lot of friction to
> keep it stationary. On the other hand, springs are a lot lighter than
> huge lead counterweights. And if a cord breaks, there isn't a crash as
> the weight drops to the bottom of the window.
With 10 year old cords and quality cord used I expect they'll last longer
than I do !
Moulding the lead weights was fun though. I designed a mould for them that
their chippie made up from MDF and we lined it with aluminium foil to
protect the MDF and allow easy removal. The 'eyehook' was one of those
threaded fixings they use for wire fences on concrete posts.
The lead we melted on my gas stove.
> -> > Even century-old holes can be altered.
> -> At great difficulty.
> -> How are you with lime mortar ?
> -> Graham
> Actually, I have used it.
In what context ?
Graham
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> Solar. This is the break down of the bid
> System size (DC KW) 6.75 (AV KW) 5.96.
> Solar panel models Sun Power SPR-225-BKL-U 30 panels. 30 panels
> Inverter Model Sun Power SPR 700-m one inverter
> There is not a break of each item cost or labor. The total cost is
> $3,842.88 less a PG&E rebate of $0,000. Federal "estimated" tax credit of
> $2,193.10 leaving a total of $0.153.90. Then the bid states cost of AC
> watts 7.22.
> Hear are some other numbers My monthly bill is $09 paying on a yearly
> average , PG&E just got approval on rate increase of 6% because of the
> power tear I'm in I will have a 9% raise in my bill. No before you think I
> am a power waster I pay about like my neighbors if you are not familiar with
> PG&E they are so high it's incredible. A comparable house under Smud or
> Roseville power would be about $00 a month. Now as for other energy saving
> ideas were looking a new AC unite original unite 1991 (my wife works for
> national AC & Chiller CO. ) I can get a great deal. From earlier post a
> thankless water heater. As for adding more insulation most the house is
> scissor trusses so that's no to feasible. I have dual pain windows already.
> Now if the housing market was up I would consider moving. Now what got me
> started on the solar thing was we went on a tour of solar powered homes most
> the people were getting a negative or close to monthly bill, but what was
> interesting most the houses had solar for about a year the cost of their
> systems about the same size were less before they had a federal 30% tax
> credit. So my gut felling is they are just adding the Tax credit to the bid.
> Now with there computer generated estimate I would save $30 a month at the
> new rate. If I do 100% finance I would save maybe a little over $00 a
> month. He is saying the payback is in 6 years, you don't have to comment on
> that I think he missed the "0" after the 6. Now they have not put a plotter
> on the roof yet to get exact numbers so that might be interesting. Once
> again I'm just starting to investigate Solar it is sounding like less of an
> option but it doesn't hurt to get more prices. So anyway a little more info
> Thanks Dave.