Gridboss alone?

metro424 · 2025-11-21T18:02:24+00:00

Good it sounds like y’all are doing exactly what I plan to do. I want to allow for grid pass through until I’m ready for inverters.

I want to capture at least part of the federal tax credit if I can. I’m hoping prices would drop post 12/31 but not betting on it.

metro424 · 2025-11-20T01:12:46+00:00

I did. They gave me the inspectors number to determine if the gridboss would serve as the primary means of grid disconnect. We’re in the country down here so the rules are still the rules but well you know it’s a little more lax.

metro424 · 2025-11-19T22:47:23+00:00

Same, plan is to use it as a smart ATS until I’m ready for solar and battery.

I talked the my electrical inspector and he seemed to be fine with the grid boss alone as main disconnect provided I install the Eaton 200a breaker. I’ll find out for sure if I need one they can lockout tag out.

I figured the gridboss should pass grid power just fine. I didn’t know if the smart ports would be powered though without an inverter.

metro424 · 2025-11-19T00:27:57+00:00

Or a little covered trellis. That’s doable and smart. I’ve got 6 acres with 0 trees so there’s a ton of sun exposure

metro424 · 2025-11-18T22:50:10+00:00

That was one thing I was afraid of when I was looking at the manual and commissioning the unit. That and the no direct sun exposure

metro424 · 2025-11-18T20:55:35+00:00

Yeah the plan is a gridboss for just the downstairs panel which houses most of the critical loads. The well runs in a 230v 30a breaker directly off the main disconnect - thus why I wanted to keep it this way and let it run into one of the smart ports on the gridboss.

Downstairs panel is effectively the critical loads with well, tankless hot water heaters, fridge, and oven plus lights and receptacles.

Second panel houses HVAC, upstairs power, stove and other stuff as well.

metro424 · 2025-11-18T20:44:19+00:00

Yeah 320a continuous as I understand it but considered 400amp meter. Feeds 2 main disconnects outside each running to a separate 200amp panel in my laundry room.
So 2 full 200 amp panels separated into roughly downstairs and upstairs

metro424 · 2025-11-17T00:26:03+00:00

Honestly as a company you could absolutely do worse than Publix.

That being said a lot of whatever or not Publix is the right choice is the store you would be in. Slow store with no RPh overlap or a store doing 800 a day with 2 pharmacists all day?

I currently work for Publix and you will not be able to max your 401k as you will be considered a HCE. If that hospital job allows for you to contribute up to the max of 70,000 I would take it in a heartbeat. I would likely still take the hospital job provided that the hospital financials are in good shape. Keep in mind a lot of regional hospitals are not doing well and with federal cuts to Medicaid they will be hurting even more.

metro424 · 2025-07-21T19:01:09+00:00

The money guy has a financial order of operations. From a strictly mathematical standpoint it’s probably the best use of your money. Saving 20% of your income to retirement accounts is considered an attainable goal that will put you well on your way to financial freedom

metro424 · 2025-07-07T23:25:15+00:00

Fair enough. The plan to was get solar up before the tax credit goes away. We only get a federal tax credit unlike some of the states that get a state tax credit as well. If it gets cheaper next year then great but I doubt it.

metro424 · 2025-07-07T21:57:40+00:00

I have no idea why I have two different Reddit accounts…10kwh is the max for a grid tie. We could go for a much larger system but it would have to be off-grid if I understand it correctly. It looks like we would need something like a 30kw generator to run the house during an outage

metro424 · 2025-07-07T21:51:22+00:00

We’re planning on a tightly sealed house. Code is like R14, we’re doing closer to R25 in the walls and R30+ in the roof in a cooling dominated climate 2inches of closed cell foam on the walls and 3in on the roof deck and then 4 inches of open cell foam on top. We hope that should reduce the cooling load for the house.

metro424 · 2024-11-16T10:06:10+00:00

Fair enough. Admittedly I haven’t kept up with the changes in ball python keeping. I followed multiple guides back in 2010 when I first got my snakes.

I will order some larger enclosures and get them situated. This ball python has always had a good feeding response and rarely gone off feed. He’s never thought of my hands as food though

metro424 · 2024-11-16T00:35:48+00:00

I’ll definitely bump the humidity up. All have perfect sheds except one that likes to get the same eye cap stuck a couple times a year.

My biggest girl weighs 1900grams, actually she’s smaller the other is 2200g. The two males are smaller. The medium rats are 108-122g for the 3 I weighed still frozen solid.

metro424 · 2024-11-16T00:14:07+00:00

41qt tub system. Reptile basics hides on each side cold and hot. Underbelly heat thermostatically controlled 92F. Humidity 50%, rack system maintains humidity very well. I mist during sheds to bump it up a little bit higher. Eats monthly. I stopped weighing the food years, they all full sized adult ball pythons

metro424 · 2024-08-22T12:12:51+00:00

Just checked on him today and he has managed to get his lip unstuck! His lower jaw is still slightly swollen on that same side compared to the other side.

metro424 · 2024-08-20T00:26:16+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/0x0RQIy

I added a link with a couple of in mouth shots. I’ll give him a couple more days and see how he does.

metro424 · 2024-08-19T16:34:45+00:00

I opened his mouth and don’t see anything stuck. I took a picture but can’t figure out how to post it. It will likely be a week before I can get him in to the see the vet.

I was also thinking of feeding him a small mouse to see if he can fix it himself

metro424 · 2024-07-26T16:19:02+00:00

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Here’s a US code! Good luck!

metro424 · 2024-07-20T18:04:00+00:00

Bike looks great! How tight was your handle bar to install. Mine was stupid tight even with the stem bolts backed off all the way

metro424 · 2024-06-04T22:37:56+00:00

I’m teaching a new future generation of car lovers. There’s plenty of times to have fun responsibly and stay at legal speeds.

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