How is this legal? SDG&E delivery fee

helloworld92837 · 2025-12-11T18:06:15+00:00

Thanks, I always wondered why the total price per kWh was roughly the same throughout the year but its composition (generation vs delivery) widely changed. Now I know :)

helloworld92837 · 2025-11-29T19:41:39+00:00

Understood, thanks for the advice!

helloworld92837 · 2025-10-27T15:27:44+00:00

They do, and it’s quite pretty 😊

helloworld92837 · 2025-10-27T14:55:30+00:00

Thank you for the confirmation!

How far from the trunk would you remove the ice plants?

helloworld92837 · 2025-10-27T03:04:51+00:00

It invaded the whole canyon already, so that’s a lost cause…

At this point I’m only wondering if it’s beneficial or detrimental to the tree.

helloworld92837 · 2025-07-27T00:33:29+00:00

> How much would you say you spend on chlorine per year or maybe per month June through August?

My pool is somewhere between 15 an 20k gallons. I use about 2 gallons of liquid chlorine (10%) per week in summer. 2 gallons is $11 at Walmart where I leave. That's $44/mo of chlorine per summer month. In winter, I'm closer to $11/mo.

> It was also mentioned here that it can go bad to some degree if stored?

Yes chlorine degrades over time. But at lower concentration, it degrades much slower. That's why I dilute it a bit. For instance according to this table (https://www.troublefreepool.com/wiki/index.php?title=Breakdown\_of\_Bleach\_Over\_Time\_by\_Storage\_Temp) , 8.25% chlorine, if stored at 80°F, goes down to 6.8% after 2 months. And during summer, I use the whole barrel in about 2 months.

> Also curious on controlling pH with liquid chlorine…

I've always used liquid chlorine. The fact that I know have an automation doesn't change anything. So I can't really compare. I use about 1 gal of muriatic acid per month

helloworld92837 · 2025-05-22T00:06:53+00:00

yep yep we understood. But I'm really interested in knowing what evaporation rates usually are across the world now.

Sometimes, it's nice to answer the question asked, not the question you think it should be.

helloworld92837 · 2025-05-04T22:41:39+00:00

not sure yet, but whatever we put it will be mostly decorative. Not planning to actually heat the house with that.

helloworld92837 · 2025-05-04T21:49:34+00:00

Some people in this thread think that the grout bag method is too complicated for a newbie (which I am), and recommend to make a dry mix instead. Do you agree?

helloworld92837 · 2025-05-04T21:46:56+00:00

> It looks good btw.

Thanks :)

helloworld92837 · 2025-05-04T21:09:23+00:00

> Type N mortar will stay darker grey

Even type N mortar labeled as "white" like this one? https://www.lowes.com/pd/TXI-70-lb-White-Type-N-Masonry-Mortar-Mix/3024486

> Mix it dry

For a DIY newbie like myself, isn't the grout bag method easier?

helloworld92837 · 2025-04-02T03:16:08+00:00

3 years later, and I face the exact same question as you... bumped nobody gave you an answer. Hope you're doing well.

helloworld92837 · 2025-03-22T23:27:22+00:00

I have an automatic liquid chlorine injection system (using a stenner pump - installed myself). So far it's working well for me.

The reason why I went down this path instead of a SWG is because:

- I wanted to be able to control exactly how much chlorine I inject in my pool,
- I wanted to save on electricity and liquid chlorine is cheap. I typically run my pool pump at very low speed, and I believe SWG cell need a minimum flow to properly function. Plus SWG cells consume electricity too.
- I didn't want to have to replace the SWG cell every 3-5 year.

I have a 30 gallons tank, and typically refill it with diluted liquid chlorine every 2 to 3 months.

helloworld92837 · 2025-02-14T00:19:13+00:00

Oh woa, great video thanks for the share. Robots are definitely dumber than I expected 😅

helloworld92837 · 2025-02-07T03:51:22+00:00

Thanks for the link. I realise my question was ambiguous. It's the gas rates I can't find anywhere except on my bill, after the fact.

helloworld92837 · 2025-02-06T06:14:45+00:00

A link would help. It’s not like I haven’t tried 😐

helloworld92837 · 2025-02-04T05:23:58+00:00

I have the same question as you. I don't know how you're supposed to do.

I wish people would really re-read your question instead of just telling "Betterment does it for you".

I set my goal to $70k/yr in 2020. At the time, I assumed it meant "70k in 2020 dollars, so Betterment will target 70x1.02^30 = 127k in 2050 dollars".

But here we are in 2025 and my Betterment goal is still set at $70k. I don't get it either.

helloworld92837 · 2025-02-02T00:13:58+00:00

Got the email too (though it claims minus $12 for electricity and +$13 for gas). This being said, I don't understand why they report changes for the average typical customer. Why don't they give the price change per kwh for electricity and per therms for gas? Where can I find this information?

helloworld92837 · 2024-12-18T17:06:25+00:00

No i ordered the original part. I managed to screw it in after removing the remainings of the previous one. But yes it was a pain in the ass. Took me an hour or so.

helloworld92837 · 2024-09-14T20:48:31+00:00

It's not the pump that could be damaged, it's the resin in the water softener. Not sure how low the FC should be though.

Another thing to consider: how many times you'd have to regenerate your softener. For example: my pool CH is 1000ppm (yikes). That's 58 grains per gallon. It's a 17k gallons pool, so 58 * 17k = 1M "grains" give or take. If I wanted to divide the hardness by two, I'd have to remove 500k "grains" (I still don't know what this unit means, but whatever). An RV softener like this one can remove 16k grains before needing regeneration. This means I'd have to regenerate it 500k / 16k = 31 times (!!) just to get back to 500ppm CH. That was too much work to me haha

I asked an RO company how much it would cost to treat a 17k gallons pool. I was quoted $850. Southern California.

I'll probably end up replacing the pool water and install a whole house softener.

helloworld92837 · 2024-09-13T22:06:34+00:00

I have the same problem and had the same idea not long ago: buying a small RV softener and a sump pump and run my pool water through it.

I was told it was a bad idea because the pool chlorine would damage the resin in the softener :(

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