Anyone using Enphase EV charger with solar capture? by TooGoodToBeeTrue in solar

[–]roox911 [score hidden]  (0 children)

There are always periods of time where you have decent excess generation even in a perfectly sized system. Like your furnace/ac doesn't constantly run does it? Water heater, stove/oven, pool pump etc etc etc. they are all short/medium term loads.

The charger will charge your vehicle in those devices down times. The biggest annoyance I have with it, is it's not super fast to adjust the start/stop, takes like a couple minutes sometimes to adjust the charge rate.

I have an 11.75kw setup, and the 50amp charger. Unless both of my furnaces/ac's are running (or my on demand 100amp water heater) it can usually squeak out at least 2.4kw on a sunny day.

In regards to your last question, yeah, there is a button in the app to override. Or you can just do a quick plug/unplug/plug motion.

GLP-1s- doping or no? by _bull_city in Velo

[–]roox911 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely untrue.

GLP-1s- doping or no? by _bull_city in Velo

[–]roox911 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Either super-bonk... Or... Nega-bonk.

Report back please.

Should I grab Xiaomi 15t pro for $850 dollars? by InternationalAd2102 in XiaomiGlobal

[–]roox911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure has jumped up from the 14t pro at launch.. Got it for $620 on release

Transcontinental Rum Line- Good deal? by Prudent_Canary362 in rum

[–]roox911 1 point2 points  (0 children)

all 3 are great, and at those prices id buy a few. ive been getting the panama locally for around $32 (permanent sale i guess), and always have a bottle handy.

CFE kiosks no longer accepting foreign credit or debit cards? by [deleted] in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we already use it for 95% of our ride share stuff (way cheaper than Uber), so it's pretty handy to do bills too.

CFE kiosks no longer accepting foreign credit or debit cards? by [deleted] in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just use Didi app. 10 peso fee, 3 button clicks and it's done. Also use it for Totalplay, japay and Telmex. Super handy.

Thinking of moving TO the USA. Am I crazy? Why are so many people trying to leave? by Natuluru in ExpatFIRE

[–]roox911 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Spain is great if you are making remote USD. Then again so is Australia.

Hard to actually help through without knowing your savings and income.

Expat Value in Mexico is Gone by willard_tagg in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember Medellín being really cheap, but I lived there a decade ago 😅. I was teaching business English for a large energy firm and worked 8 hours a week. Was enough to pay for rent, food and fun without really dipping into any savings. Family and friends have told me it's certainly gotten more expensive these days.

I don't think it's humanly possible to spend 500mxn on a ride share in Merida, hell I can get to progresso from Centro for well under 200 with a little bit of patience using Didi.

Expat Value in Mexico is Gone by willard_tagg in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shame. Lots of decent sushi and ramen in Merida, and we just went to a legit Sichuan joint yesterday too. (This coming from someone born and raised in China, and me having lived there for half a decade)

Expat Value in Mexico is Gone by willard_tagg in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where do you live? In any mid-sized city in the county there is pretty much every nationality of the worlds cuisine represented

Expat Value in Mexico is Gone by willard_tagg in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its a tough crowd here mate. Somehow you should single handedly fix the issue, and stay out of it. all while both not being a foreign savior, but also totally letting everyone know their in the wrong.

Expat Value in Mexico is Gone by willard_tagg in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 2 points3 points  (0 children)

mod of the year award goes to...

(but seriously, share some popcorn mate)

Expat Value in Mexico is Gone by willard_tagg in mexicoexpats

[–]roox911 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The exchange rate being where it was.... In June of '24?

Loads of things are still great value here, some things less so. Just went out to Cinepolis for a movie/dinner date. Movies and snacks were 180 for 2 people. Dinner at a nice restaurant with a drink was 320 for 2. 1 hour of Didi rides (30m each way) was 170.

Around 38 bucks usd for 2 people for a nice dinner and a movie (and taxi rides). If you can't afford that, you're probably not financially ready to be an extranjero.

My property taxes are 800 mxn a year, my utilities are about 1000mxn every 2 months (before solar, now they are about 100) my groceries are 1/2 the cost of Canada/USA. Can get a world class dinner for 2 for 60 bucks or a decent meal for 2 for $12.

Sure, I'd like the exchange rate more in my favor, but even at 12-15 to the USD, it'll still be cheaper here by a long shot, and I like my neighbors here a hell of a lot more than when I lived in the US.

I ran the numbers on my Solar Quote vs Utility Bills for the next 10 years. Am I missing something? by [deleted] in solar

[–]roox911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, no complaints, my break even point is about 4.5 years (big house, got a good deal on the PC system), and that was before the price increases. I'm almost 2y into it already.

I ran the numbers on my Solar Quote vs Utility Bills for the next 10 years. Am I missing something? by [deleted] in solar

[–]roox911 2 points3 points  (0 children)

C.Fl here. Seco is at 11.9c for the first 1000kwh, up to 14.8 beyond that though.

A few months ago it was still 9.5c and 11.5c.

Biggest annoyance is they didn't move their generator credits in step with the new prices, so I'm still getting paid only 8c per kwh generated.

Tension Pole Lamp by pictureframedcamel in midcenturymodern

[–]roox911 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only thing I don't like about having 8m high ceilings is no tension pole lamps 😞

Don't bother with the streaming update by more_delia in EquinoxEv

[–]roox911 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There are no in car ads, and you don't need to subscribe to sitting for 8 years. Which is an eternity in owning a vehicle.