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Hey Kiwi Mates : ¡ What's the time ??difference? Ex ...Here in San Diego,it's 12,noon,Frìday,10/5/23 ,there? (Great Rugby team here ! Man THATS a tough sport ) ! You guys are brutal.

That depends on your location,roof height,roof type,system type and size,etc Ya really gotta just drop by job sites,make sure the boss isn't around and talk to the guys.some do "a sidewalk all the time,some Don't.

I'd suggest you try to find a guy that's working as a installer but also takes on "Xtra work",hard to find guys but they are out there ¡

Oh boy,,,,there's a few issues to get worked out here !

Unlimited hot water ¡ for showers... "priceless" !

Nice thick steak ya got there ¡

Buy a good axe And use it !

Man...if I knew then what I know now... 20 some odd years ago,I was working a Remodel job,out town but customer provided me with a small rv trailer to stay in.Well,,,I was working hard at there's few things finer than a good HOT shower to wash of the days dirt ! Smaller the trailer ...smaller...

Have you told them that !?

Pay very close attention to last segment ! Electrical work is NOT the "oh I can do that" part of ANY job !!! YOU WILL NOT "BEAT THE MAN",SAVE $50 BUCKS, "I'll use that wire I've had for 10 years...they'll never know",I've got a better way,etc,etc.You won't win,many have tried !

Well,,,from what I hear about Wash. N Oregon,libs have taken over !? Can't be too many "good ole boys" left ! Your either in jail,or hiding in the woods ! Just wanted to keep in touch and (apologies ahead of time.. California 30 years),*here...don't even think about " squatting"and starting your...

Sorry,not much info to search on.I know he had to take the winter off.But I didn't "follow him",(or whatever) to make sure to connect in the spring ? Anybody ?

Sorry,not much info to search on.I know he had to take the winter off.But I didn't "follow him",(or whatever) to make sure to connect in the spring ? Anybody ?

Totally out of hand here . We can do a whole website on "b n b charges etc,( probably already is ?) Move on.

Watch the small stuff,clamps on conduit,spacing on runs,spacing on clamp from a box,etc Keep it NEAT,LABELS,LABELS,LABELS ! , IF in doubt,over kill ! ,most "sparkys" don't wanna be a part of it ! Just tell them your looking for main panel sizing,subpanels if needed,proper wire size etc,get em...

Yum Yum eating "anything" that's been eating sewage...yum yum

That's a surprise ! Really "impressed" the solar handles that ! I have a "special" circuit that goes directly to grid for such animals,didn't think solar could handle it,wasn't even gonna try .I do have a "strong" solar system,power to spare.I wonder what the start up surge is ?

Hmmmm...even here in governor "nosum" Cali,as a Remodel Contractor I've gotten signed of on inspections.Ive had some inspectors really get into details ! But I've always believed in overkill,kinda "blows their brains",Inspectors usually see A LOT of underkills by contractors ! The more they...

THIS...Is one of the greatest BS "provisions" I have ever seen !!! I'm in one of those coastal areas and,yes,there are no other "providers"...So...where does that $ 2-$400 go ???

So...you just came out of the woods,? So,,,what's up?

As a Remodel Contactor for 30 yrs, I've seen some pretty rough stuff ! Permitted or not,codes are are good !,follow them ! As far as some "approval list",sorry,I live in AMERICA! Govt approval...ha..."not gonna happen on my watch ! I'll do things in accordance with the people NOT the govt!

Gentlemen: Looking for suggestions-opinions . At 7 am,when there's not much on but the coffee maker,(easy days right now),batts at 80%, WHY would I be pulling 113 watts from grid ??? (20 watts goes to inverter power) What ya think,petty ? What if I was totally Off-Grid ?

Man,,,the 2nd pic,with the crooked plate...guilty !

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And then there's that fee every month about getting your service from some other provider . Far as I know,in the coastal areas,there are no other providers! Yet we pay for it,this "opportunity" to go to another provider sometimes will cost 2-3 hundred/month,when your actual electric bill would...

Did I read it correctly you have 5,say it again,5 daughters !!! + wifey. Oh... the sympathy for you on the years ahead ! Have you purchased the ole rocking chair and shotgun combo packages available for those ... dating years?! Long hot baths/showers,blow dryers,curling irons,etc,etc oh you...

What if... You got another propane tank ? When one empties,switch,start dealing with poor service to fill ? Oh yeah,forgot,can't you "train" your teenage sons to not only,not take showers at the same time,but also wait a ...? Half hour?,for system to recover.

Yea...new tidal,new thread. "Part two" ?,,,no wait,just wait till you hit it again in the spring after "winter break".

Where's the cute one ? Asking for a friend.

Yea,,, especially when your sliding...sideways ...right toward a opening in the trees down that 60' drop ! And don't forget,,,those expensive "mud tires" are doing their job ! Their like slicks,caked in mud ! and all ya gotta do is throw some traction under those rears,but you'll get soaked in...

OK still no word from local utility ab{ut signing me off.Gonna resubmit all the required "paperwork",just curious here. What do they inspect,,when they do show up ?8,would they even care I have the system up n running? I can disconnected[ if need be. So,when the utility inspector finally does...

This is a good thread to give thought/time to...

Move...what?...moose?

WOW ! At the very start of this thread,,,you mentioned you have been accused of being a bit "wordy"... Follow that advice ! It's a damn good thread,be very interested to follow the build !

Yea,,,bush roads with a big drop on one side,20 pt turns...all good stuff !!! But then ya think about it a lil...and many a soccer mom has done the same thing just getting in/out of a parking spot with a Humvee,but she's got 20 cars behind here waiting to get the hell out of the way...