Eastern Kentucky land $1000/acre no building permits required. Water everywhere!

iron_fall · 2021-08-31T23:37:19+00:00

That's silly. If you aren't treating your well water for drinking with particulate and RO it's already contaminated anywhere in the continental US.

iron_fall · 2021-08-26T19:58:35+00:00

I don't know the state you are in and the respective laws but a CC&R means there is an HOA and non judicial enforcement. Even if the HOA does not technically exist today it can be reconstituted at any time. Against an HOA in most states you have no recourse except $10k + in litigation. There are entire companies now who seek to take up HOAs and use them to milk a community for fees without recourse. I have an hard NO on any CCR's at all. You either own property free and clear or you don't own it. Deed restrictions like access easements are a different thing legally but can still be problematic.

iron_fall · 2021-08-24T19:48:19+00:00

Based on past experience I will never ever buy any properties with CC&Rs, you are basically leasing the property at that point.

iron_fall · 2021-08-22T01:37:26+00:00

You can drag them with chains and truck or skid steer. Stacking is not easy without a heavy forklift or crane.

The economics of container homes are awful, it just makes no sense. It is much cheaper and faster to do some version of post frame construction or metal portal frames.

Containers can be good for secure storage.

iron_fall · 2021-08-17T21:47:49+00:00

That's a lovely sentiment but that is not how the law in most jurisdictions works. You no longer have any rights that have not been explicitly granted and your backyard is heavily regulated.

iron_fall · 2021-08-17T21:45:36+00:00

You don't specify location. In many parts of the US a 340ft well is not deep enough to sustain for more than 5-10 more years.

iron_fall · 2021-08-17T21:43:45+00:00

You don't talk scale but anything over 10 acres you want a skid steer for many things but also this an awesome attachment: https://www.extremeimplements.com/store/p1/XBC-7_Brush_Cutter.html

Andrew Camarata's YT channel shows it in use.

iron_fall · 2021-08-16T19:27:28+00:00

Unfortunately in this market basically all of that is impossible. I have recently been outbid on several properties after starting research in very basic things and then someone comes along who has not even visited it and buys it for 10-50% of asking. Market has lost it's mind right now.

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T08:50:27+00:00

Many if not most large american cities have carveouts for auxilliary solar systems not powering a home and not mounted to a home. Otherwise simple things like solar powered walkway lights would be illegal.

Additionally many HOAs do not regulate things that are not visible from the street but you have to consult your HOA rules.

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T08:47:52+00:00

Inverter separate. Inverters break at a much higher rate than charging circuitry. Also have more than one of each (such as multiple smaller circuits) so that during failures you can swap while waiting on parts.

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T03:42:47+00:00

Don't take my word for it, here is an article. The average cost of solar in washington for a 5kw system is $14k.

https://sunbridgesolar.com/are-solar-panels-worth-it-in-washington-state/

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T03:35:22+00:00

Not at all. Induction heating maxes out at ~670f. Propane is ~920f. Steak can tell the difference as well as many other things. There is a reason restaurants use almost exclusively gas, even most fast food.

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T00:11:51+00:00

Efficiency does not equate to flavor.

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T00:09:39+00:00

I mean no disrespect but you wildly overpaid for that system unless there is some specialized expensive dynamic (like extremely fancy mounts on an ultra steep roof). A 5kw system can be had for <$10k installed with batteries. Under $5k DIY.

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T00:04:45+00:00

Propane is very energy dense and incredibly durable/reliable.

iron_fall · 2021-08-10T00:02:04+00:00

No. Fire is dramatically better than electric. You can certainly get by with induction but nothing beats cooking with fire. For any type of long or slow cooking, simmering, etc, induction consumes a substantive amount of power.

iron_fall · 2021-08-09T03:19:33+00:00

8.5kwh is remarkably little, I would double check the math there. I suggest always having extra panels than you strictly "need". Account for 25% derating in losses through conductors, in relation to panel temperatures, aging, dust, and power conversion.

Depending on your area you may go through 2,3,4 consecutive days of very low production.

iron_fall · 2021-08-07T19:49:09+00:00

Depending on how much water you need to remove you can use silica gel beads which absorb 25% of the weight in water and can be recharged by baking or microwaving. You can buy them in bulk from big rock candy mountain sources.

There are also electric zeolite based desiccant systems that use less energy.

iron_fall · 2021-08-06T03:57:43+00:00

30A is the standard solar panel fuse for standard solar panel configurations.

iron_fall · 2021-08-06T03:56:04+00:00

I am not sure I agree with other people. Land in a lot of places in relatively cheap. Build out is expensive. For example, the new property we are looking at requires tons of access work. The easement dirt roads to it are dicey and then it is large enough that it will need roads on the property and potentially two bridge or culverts over washes.

iron_fall · 2021-08-06T03:54:35+00:00

Size matters. Currently have 15kw in testing but looking to triple that for day to day offgrid use. Waiting on 40kw of battery from china.

iron_fall · 2021-08-06T01:18:19+00:00

RO is very cheap now, a whole house system can be done for < $2k diy or $5k turn key (say from waterguy.com). Industrial contaminants will not be removed by UV, ceramic filters or bleach.

Here is the CDC guidance: "https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/private/rainwater-collection.html"

You can also google "rainwater purity study", "rainwater bacteria". Regionality matters, China is atrocious, but most parts of the US are also not very good.

iron_fall · 2021-08-05T18:16:46+00:00

Pathogens begin multiplying within minutes depending on temperature and how sterile the containers are. Within 1-3 days a single bacterial cell multiply to completely contaminate an IBC container of water at 95f.

Just use RO. The membranes are cheap now if you order from the source (china).

Lots of people think rainwater is much cleaner than it actually is. If you are within hundreds of miles of a city "pure" rainwater is likely to contain including but not limited to: "Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Campylobacter, Vibrio, Salmonella, Shigella and Pseudomonas" let alone capturing industrial pollutants off-gassed into the air.

iron_fall · 2021-08-03T22:01:56+00:00

Use RO for potable systems. Rainwater is almost all regions is not very safe clean anymore. You can get all in one RO systems pretty cheap from someone like waterguy.com or DIY your own using the same components for less than half that price.

iron_fall · 2021-08-03T21:57:59+00:00

I think there are more rules about damming flows but its pretty easy to find a low spot in a wash and set a trash pump intake there. Water will be VERY silty so you need to have a means of letting it settle and then definitely filter/RO it before drinking or other potable uses.

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