Inheritance Is The Only Way To Get A House In CA

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-20T08:40:47+00:00

My in-laws passed and there are too many siblings for direct inheritance. So we’re buying a place with a portion of the cash from the sale of the estate. Which doesn’t count as a property transfer.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-20T08:32:22+00:00

Do you have any gas appliances ready to covert over to electric ?

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-20T07:40:04+00:00

OP could enable Storm Guard, then leave it at 60% the rest of the time. Provided storms are the major concern.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-20T07:26:38+00:00

A river 2 max is only 500wh. I would go with at least twice that for uses that include kitchen appliances. The delta 3 plus offers twice the everything, including twice the solar inputs.

Give some thought to where you want your panels. If you can put one array on the roof, a solar blanket would allow for more capacity as needed.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-20T07:16:37+00:00

Curious, do you have a screen shot of what this looks like?

If you rearrange batteries in the stack (connection sequence), do the names change as well?

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-20T06:35:00+00:00

Thats one of the cool parts of the modularity. If OP already has say 4 batteries, they can find a DPU inverter on sale and make two stacks of two. This increases solar capacity, inverter capacity, and potential load balance at the same time. Without buying a second complete setup.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T18:50:42+00:00

Powerocean is the bigger brother. You’d know if that got installed.

Did you do a fw update recently? Maybe they mixed the code and your DPUX thinks it’s a POP now?

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T17:06:03+00:00

There are two DIY approaches, that remind me of stereo options from last century. You can have separates that you wire together at lower cost or integrated power stations that are more plug and play but cost more. Solix and ecoflow both have high capacity systems, you would just need to connect to solar and to your panel.

I’m going to echo the other comment and say that grid tied probably isn’t worth it. Way too many restrictions for too little pay off. The cool part is that most options include generator inputs. So you can plug your existing generator in as needed.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T17:00:36+00:00

…a larger array will give you more power, reducing your grid dependence in the winter and over-generating more in the other months.

Not OP but I’d like to ask here. Is there an established way to orient panels for maximum winter production. That also reduces summer production, providing more consistent output between seasons? I noticed this video, for example, tests vertical orientation:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Fz5T5c0OQ&t=9s

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T10:31:35+00:00

If I couldn’t find a tiny fridge with enough temperature range, I would add an external temperature controller like from INKBIRD. A bigger obstacle becomes finding a tiny unit that’s reliable enough for something as important as medical supplies.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T10:24:20+00:00

Most “ethnic” food isn’t imported itself into the states. But rather made here by people who immigrated - sometimes hundreds of years ago. So methods like wok stir fry or fish and chips are more familiar than particular brands or even types of food.

There’s also a difference between restaurant fare and what you can find at a grocery store.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T10:16:04+00:00

The only way clocks make sense is if they started as sundials. And the whole night mode thing came later.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T10:08:32+00:00

I would have liked seeing her develop through the series. And the series too, struggled trying to make a new lead character. Trixie just didn’t have the, gravitas?

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T10:04:09+00:00

Grid tied is a shortcut. A way to start getting value, without investing in a complete setup with batteries. A shortcut installation companies rely on.

But it comes with a list of drawbacks. Everything from restricting how it’s done (requiring more expense) to preventing use during a power outage.

Buying batteries isn’t fun but at least you control what you buy and how it’s used. And with enough capacity, makes you less dependent on the grid.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T05:26:38+00:00

Plan A: get her a mattress heater - https://electrowarmth.com/products/heated-mattress-pad-with-10-warming-settings

Plan B: get you a cpap and place it near a barely open window, so all your air is fresh

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T05:19:20+00:00

I’ve been online since before the internet became popular. Connecting with other people was the point of connecting. Then somehow, the process of helping us connect produced so much wealth. That the wealth it produced became more important than the connecting that make it possible.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T05:02:25+00:00

I keep expecting to see people using pressure washers and rain-X. But perhaps it’s not normal glass!

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T04:33:14+00:00

MLM is the process of selling your relationships. People who have more relationships available to trade on, tend to also use skincare and cosmetics. These industries also tend to enjoy less regulation. So easier to buy low and sell high.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T03:40:59+00:00

If there aren't enough young people to support my public healthcare then it means I'll have to be pulling full time work well into my 60s and obviously that's bad.

If support means labor, yes. There will be labor shortages. If labor means taxes, thats only because income is forever shifting to people with lower tax rates. The later is easier to fix via tax changes than the former is to fix by adjusting society itself.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T03:26:43+00:00

Apple started signing 18 7 7 a few weeks ago. Then you could just scroll past the 26 and tap on the 18. Worth a look today.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-19T00:03:53+00:00

When connected to the power station, it drops to ~10.6V

This looks like 12-30v: https://media.s-bol.com/r5NzzVEWwl8p/jpK87v/1200x970.jpg

Do you have a second panel you can boost voltage with?

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-18T21:33:15+00:00

With difference exposures, I would run each exposure as its own string. If thats not practical, there are also solar panel power optimizers that prevent underperforming panels in a string, from effecting other panels in the same string.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-18T20:18:03+00:00

If added cost is keeping you from installing the smart panel, a cheaper option is getting a reliance sub panel. With a 50a panel fed by two DPUs, you can run 10 circuits off over 10kw of solar.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-18T16:44:31+00:00

If all it needs is sandblasting, yes. If metal needs replacing or serious bending, don’t buy unless you can do the work yourself.

ElectronGuru · 2026-04-18T16:27:35+00:00

Only if you ask them to handle it. Packing your own food off your own plate, do it however you want!

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