[RE-wrenches] Portable systems

2024-08-16 Thread Hilton Dier, III via RE-wrenches
I've got someone asking me about a portable system. It really doesn't have to be that portable. They just need a couple of kWh to back up their pellet stove for a day. There are loads of battery-and-inverter-in-a-box systems out there, but I have no idea about the quality of components. Does anybod

[RE-wrenches] IRS Audit

2024-06-05 Thread Hilton Dier, III via RE-wrenches
I had to look into this once and it really isn't any more complex than the statement. It's not about UL listing or whatever. Does it generate electricity from solar? Is it installed on or connected to an occupied residential home? The restriction is that it has to be just the system itself. If yo

[RE-wrenches] The Stupid Outlet

2023-02-10 Thread Hilton Dier III via RE-wrenches
With the talk about heating battery banks on the list lately I thought I'd share fix that I did last year. I have an off grid customer with a place used by an extended family. They were engaging in the usual mission creep. Maybe mission leap would be a better expression. Anyway, they were plugg