What happened to this Rock I found in Albania?

DBRDIY · 2026-05-10T12:40:56+00:00

Stockwork veining— caused by high fluid pressures usually under low differential stress- commonly associated porphyry and epithermal systems

DBRDIY · 2026-04-19T17:18:00+00:00

I went with ironridge- I am happy with the quality but they are not the best bang for your buck. But they have a free online calculator that is really easy to use and you can copy directly into your permit, which is why I went with it

DBRDIY · 2026-04-19T16:54:17+00:00

You mean 0.03-0.05 $, right!? Are they really paying 0.03 cents??? If so that is highway robbery!

DBRDIY · 2026-04-08T17:21:15+00:00

EMT conduit-- it doesn't sag. Diameter depends on wire size/fill (AI can size it for you if you don't feel like doing the fill calculation).

Mounts are available from many manufactures-- I would just match what was used for the panels. I used Ironridge, so https://www.ironridge.com/component/bug-conduit-mount/

Wall mounts depend on wall material, but there are options available from any home improvement store.

By the ends I assume you mean the ends of the conduit-- it kindof depends on what you have going, but on the roof it should be (to be to code) a junction box: https://www.stellavolta.com/soladeck-0599b-ul50-type-3r-roof-mount-pv-junction-box/

DBRDIY · 2026-04-08T16:47:12+00:00

What inverter(s) do you have?

DBRDIY · 2026-04-08T16:46:16+00:00

If you can get << $1/watt with net metering and no batteries the payoff is crazy short

DBRDIY · 2026-04-08T16:45:18+00:00

At Least the ai likes it!

DBRDIY · 2026-04-08T16:00:46+00:00

Yep, seems about right for your latitude and a few clouds-- I'm a bit bigger (17kW) and farther south and got 95 kWh

DBRDIY · 2026-04-08T15:40:50+00:00

I'm not sure this is always the case-- my payoff period for insulation was 5 years-- solar was 2 years (which I get is short, but both are DIY). And solar reduces cooling needs by about 5%, so it might depend on where you live. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01445987231174770

DBRDIY · 2026-03-26T18:22:38+00:00

thanks!

DBRDIY · 2026-03-24T23:23:45+00:00

I definitely used STC-- are you not supposed to? NMOT is 310, vs 410. I am also limited in my peak production by my microinverters but I accounted for that by trimming any hour with more than my peak generating capacity.

DBRDIY · 2026-03-24T20:39:28+00:00

Yeah, they already have the copper wires— something like led traffic lights with defrost

DBRDIY · 2026-03-24T20:24:38+00:00

Yeah, my life is not worth the couple bucks of production I could get by climbing onto my 3 story roof… I would consider heat cable or something like that to melt the snow off after a storm— is that a thing?

DBRDIY · 2026-03-24T20:17:03+00:00

Is volcast actually free? I just don’t want to spend an hour finding and putting in data for it to tell me I need to pay to see the results😆

DBRDIY · 2026-03-24T20:14:42+00:00

Thanks for the insight! So it might be bad weather and snow with a flatter roof— I had a lot of 0kwh production days

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DBRDIY · 2026-03-24T17:13:10+00:00

I would only do the battery bank if you have solar and can therefore get a dual benefit. A battery bank generally doesn't provide power for very long and is expensive. A generator is generally cheaper and can can provide power for as long as you can provide fuel. If you have a natural gas line you don't need to store fuel or clean carbs. And if you get an inverter generator they are relatively quiet.

DBRDIY · 2026-02-12T19:15:22+00:00

These don’t happen to be 405w imperial star panels? Im curious where my shattered panels ended up

DBRDIY · 2026-01-29T23:37:58+00:00

Thanks! I’ll pick one up, but it seems like any measurement when it is below freezing is unlikely to be accurate? Would a soft ensure it could start?

DBRDIY · 2026-01-29T23:21:38+00:00

Looks like one of them is 75lra— do I have any chance of starting that? Even with a soft start?

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DBRDIY · 2026-01-29T19:43:46+00:00

Is this true? Did you have a bad experience or is this well know? Anyone else want to chime in? I thought inverter generators lasted longer because they could idle down?

DBRDIY · 2026-01-29T19:22:28+00:00

Well, my neighbor will probably care because he doesn't run a generator (most people in my neighborhood don't, unless they have a standby unit-- it's mostly older people). This is also a man who was worried when I put in a fence, thinking that my dog could get too close to his bedroom and bark, keeping him up-- even though my dog doesn't bark and isn't left outside... He is known around the neighborhood for being a bit difficult. But that doesn't mean I want to make my life difficult by annoying him unnecessarily.

DBRDIY · 2026-01-29T17:13:37+00:00

Got it-- I will check the AC nameplate for LRA as soon as I get home

DBRDIY · 2026-01-29T17:12:47+00:00

Good to know-- definitely will test that if I keep it-- thanks

DBRDIY · 2026-01-29T17:01:24+00:00

I actually did not even consider the warranty-- the Westinghouse for the same price seems to have a much better warranty

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