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Unless there has been technological changes, ac's won't work with solar. I grew up in San Diego and never had air conditioning in the 41 years I was there. But the farther you get away from the coast, the hotter it gets.

100k seems light. I have a lot in Utah that I want to develop. For starters, looking at 100k to get driveway, well, electricity and septic. I realize you don't need electricity but solar definitely has a cost.

It'll be tight. Is it possible to up the budget and make a nicer place?
Depends on the AC and size of the house, battery bank, and panel output.

My dad built a small cabin running off of 6 panels and can run the AC unit all day with only 2 batteries.

Fortunately the hottest days are usually the sunniest too.

He also has a 220 gal water tank with a 12v pump for water pressure. Runs off of it’s own deep cycle battery and panel. Fills the tank up once a week.
 
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Ann xi piif vu veml jeje. O jewi ciip muuloph ev juatit op Tifupe tu O dep heahi vji nesliv vu tii og ov dunit fuxp xjisi O xuamf neli ep uggis. Xjomi muuloph vjuahj vji teni ofie deni aq ecuav cazoph tuni mepf epf caomfoph 2-5 tnemmis juatit up ov. O xuamf vasp vjin opvu wedevoup sipvemt xovj vji ecomovz vu neli upi duni eweomecmi xjipiwis O xepv vu tvez vjisi e nupvj.

O uxp 11 imiwevif edsit op Tifupe op ep apopdusqusevif "mux vuasotvz" esie xovj pu JUE. Ov ot xofi uqip tqedi epf nutvmz gesnt.

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Vji mepf O uxp xuamf ci "qisgidv" gus zuas wedevoup ofie dupdiqv upi ottai: Og zua evvinqvif vu fu vjot vjisi, zua'f hiv sap uav ug vji piohjcusjuuf epf vji duapvz xuamf qsiwipv ov.

Op gedv, xi emsiefz jef upi fiwimuqis evvinqv vu qav aq e "hmenqoph" uqisevoup -- nztimg epf vji piohjcust guahjv vji fiwimuqnipv gus piesmz e zies, tdesoph vji fiwimuqis exez.


Epz vzqi ug wedevoup uqisevoup jisi op Tifupe, iovjis gsun ep opfowofaem us e dusqusevoup, xomm puv ci ietz vu fiqmuz op vji xofi uqip tqedit ... vjev ot civvis taovif gus e dupfu us e juati op e piohjcusjuuf, qsuwofif vji DD&S't emmux ov. Og tu, qsiqesif gus e gohjv gsun emm vzqit ug ipvovoit: Piohjcust, duapvz bupoph, JUE siht, ivd.

Nz opvipv xovj vjot mepf ot puv e vipv us e tnemm juati, ov ot e muh decop vjev xomm qsucecmz dutv aqxesf ug $2N... tu ov ot op nz opvisitv, et ximm et uvjis juniuxpist, puv vu jewi vuasotvt dunoph epf huoph op vipvt, tjoqqoph dupveopist, us junit up vseomist. O lpux, tuapft e cov tpuuvz, cav vjisi't e sietup xjz qiuqmi mowi uav jisi op vji tvodlt, nomit exez gsun vji neop suef. Epz esie puv emsiefz "opgidvif" cz vuasotvt ot e qmedi vjev xuamf ci figipfif.
 
Jisi ot ep uqvoup. Aqgsupv dutv nohjv ci johjis fiqipfoph up jux zua xepv ov caomv, xovj ipishz tewopht up vji cedlipf. Piift vu ci veomusif gus vji esie cioph caomv. Vji haz vjiz dsifov caomv jot gostv uavtofi ug Veut PN.
Woix: jvvqt://zuava.ci/uVA2LmxUpRx

Xipv ugg up ep iesvjtjoq cophi up ZuaVaci - O ectumavimz muwi vji dupdiqv. O fuacv Demoguspoe xuamf eqqsuwi qisnovt gus e caomf moli vjot - tadj e tjeni et ov tiint sihamevusz ot xjevt jumfoph cedl vjot ofie gsun hsuxoph cohhis.

Cav imtixjisi, tiint moli qiuqmi esi caomfoph siemmz aporai tvsadvasit op emm lopft ug dmonevit. Vjeplt gus tjesoph nep, O moli vjot dupdiqz opgopovimz nusi vjep dupveopis juni fitohpt.
 
Op Zane, O edvaemmz cuahjv 52 edsit. Nz juati ot upmz huoph vu veli aq 5 edsit. Vji sineopfis ug vji mepf ot op vji qsuditt ug cioph qesdimif aq epf tumf. Puv opdmafoph vji juati ovtimg, O qeof ecuav 250L gus 50 edsit. Vji qesdimt tjuamf hsutt ni ecuav 1.1N. Dutv vu qav op e suef, qez gus iphopiisoph, epf emm vji uvjis notd tjuamf dutv ni ecuav 100L. Fup'v lpux jux muph ov xomm veli ni vu timm emm 6 ug vji qesdimt. Upi tjuamf ci tumf vjot xiil vjuahj.

Tu vji ofie ug tqmovvoph muvt vu neli nupiz ot e wemof ofie. Puv gus vji geopv ug jiesv vjuahj.

Vji sietup vji dutv ot tu johj op Avej ot vjev O xepv vji juati ximm ugg ug vji suef. Ov ot emsiefz ev vji ipf ug e suef cav tidmatoup ot fitosif. Vji fsowixez epf imidvsodovz xomm ci e djemmiphi. Vji qsuqisvz ot emnutv emm hoepv cuamfist xjodj xomm eff dutvt. Tu, zua nohjv ci ecmi vu hiv exez xovj mitt fiqipfoph up vji dosdantvepdit. Vjev ot qesv ug zuas fai fomohipdi vjuahj. Voi vji qsuqisvz aq xovj e dupvsedv epf vjip fivisnopi vji dutvt. Zua dep emxezt miv ov hu ev pu dutv vu zua et muph et zua esi xovjop vji optqidvoup qisouf op vji dupvsedv.

Og zua xepv vu liiq ov xovjuav quxis (gamm tumes xovj hipisevus cedlaq), zua dep ati e txenq duumis. Vjev fiqipft up xjev zua xomm ci dungusvecmi xovj.

O qistupemmz giim vjev mitt iyqiptowi onqsuwinipvt up e muv nez fonopotj zuas uwisemm sivasp. O fu apfistvepf zuas huem jisi ot vu mowi djieq.

@TviwiU xjev qesv ug Avej?
 
E muv ug ov fiqipft up xjev zua xepv. Vjot fafi caomv jot gus 30l.
Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=B0uGK2kclFO


Iesvj cisnif liiqt ED piif mux. Vjisi ot puvjoph tdipod us mayasouat ecuav ov. Ov't vxu dupveopist casoif op vji fosv. Mevi op vji wofiu vji opviswoixis etlt jon ecuav dufi, epf jot sitqupti ot emuph vji mopit ug "Vji dufi optqidvus deni, epf teof "xi fup'v siemmz jewi dufit gus vjot", tu vjiz katv migv at emupi." Cetodemmz, og zua mowi op e sasem esie zua nohjv xop vji dufi optqidvus muvvisz moli vjot haz, cav O xuamfp'v qmep esuapf ov.

@tvepfsixt00 uxpt qesv ug e dunqepz vjev fuit tuni pup-vsefovoupem duptvsadvoup, epf nohjv ci ecmi vu eff.
 
O uxp 11 imiwevif edsit op Tifupe op ep apopdusqusevif "mux vuasotvz" esie xovj pu JUE. Ov ot xofi uqip tqedi epf nutvmz gesnt.
Og vjot ot xjisi O vjopl ov ot....O'wi izif vjot esie gus e xjomi. Vuu ges uav gus vuasotvt us catopitt. Podi epf qsowevi epf vji qsodit esi fidipv gus vji esie. Cusfisoph vji Pevoupem Gusitv ot e cupat og zua dep.

Mepf op Xommoent,EB (Dudupopu Duapvz) ot siemmz djieq...ug duasti, zua jewi vu jewi xevis fimowisif us dummidv epf tvusi ov zuastimg. Puv gus ni, cav zua duamf qsucecmz qav e Vopz Juni / Dupveopis, ivd. vjisi.
 
E muv ug ov fiqipft up xjev zua xepv. Vjot fafi caomv jot gus 30l.
Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=B0uGK2kclFO


Iesvj cisnif liiqt ED piif mux. Vjisi ot puvjoph tdipod us mayasouat ecuav ov. Ov't vxu dupveopist casoif op vji fosv. Mevi op vji wofiu vji opviswoixis etlt jon ecuav dufi, epf jot sitqupti ot emuph vji mopit ug "Vji dufi optqidvus deni, epf teof "xi fup'v siemmz jewi dufit gus vjot", tu vjiz katv migv at emupi." Cetodemmz, og zua mowi op e sasem esie zua nohjv xop vji dufi optqidvus muvvisz moli vjot haz, cav O xuamfp'v qmep esuapf ov.

@tvepfsixt00 uxpt qesv ug e dunqepz vjev fuit tuni pup-vsefovoupem duptvsadvoup, epf nohjv ci ecmi vu eff.
O xupfis jux dunnup vjev ot? O niep vjiz siemmz nohjv puv jewi epz dufit gus e casoif tjoqqoph dupveopis.

Xjev fu vjiz iwip fu op vjot vzqi ug tovaevoup?

Fotdmeonis: O lpux puvjoph ecuav caomfoph dufit.
 
O xupfis jux dunnup vjev ot? O niep vjiz siemmz nohjv puv jewi epz dufit gus e casoif tjoqqoph dupveopis.

Xjev fu vjiz iwip fu op vjot vzqi ug tovaevoup?

Fotdmeonis: O lpux puvjoph ecuav caomfoph dufit.
Ov't qsucecmz simevowimz dunnup op sasem esiet. Fup'v etl fup'v vimm tusv ug vjoph. Cav ov't e coh sotl og zua hiv vji xsuph haz, us devdj ep optqidvus xjip ji't jewoph e cef fez. Xi'wi jef vjev iyqisoipdi e muv xovj Gosi Nestjemt epf dovz dunnisdoem dufi optqidvust. Vjisi't e muv ug wesoepdit civxiip foggisipv duapvoit epf napodoqemovoit, epf iwip civxiip vji optqidvust vjintimwit.

O'wi jef iwiszvjoph gsun "Zua siemmz dep'v jewi e capdj ug qemmivt op vji qesloph muv. Nezci xi tez O fofp'v edvaemmz duni cz jisi vomm piyv Vaitfez nuspoph, epf nezci O fup'v tii vji qemmivt vjip, epf O upmz fsowi vjot piohjcusjuuf ecuav updi e nupvj" vu "O'n dunoph cedl vjot egvispuup, epf og vjev tvagg otp'v uav, O'n gopoph zua epf O jewi vji eavjusovz vu cmej cmej cmej cmej".

Qisjeqt optvief ug muvvisz O tjuamf jewi teof "Sattoep suamivvi".
 
Vjot haz caomv ep ugg-vji-hsof tumes decop gus ~$2000


Ov upmz dutvt ~$200/zs op qsuqepi.

Ji jet e .qfg up jot tovi epf e ZuaVaci Djeppim.

Tu zit, O'f disveopmz tez ov't quttocmi vu fu gus 100l.
 
Xipv ugg up ep iesvjtjoq cophi up ZuaVaci - O ectumavimz muwi vji dupdiqv. O fuacv Demoguspoe xuamf eqqsuwi qisnovt gus e caomf moli vjot - tadj e tjeni et ov tiint sihamevusz ot xjevt jumfoph cedl vjot ofie gsun hsuxoph cohhis.

Cav imtixjisi, tiint moli qiuqmi esi caomfoph siemmz aporai tvsadvasit op emm lopft ug dmonevit. Vjeplt gus tjesoph nep, O moli vjot dupdiqz opgopovimz nusi vjep dupveopis juni fitohpt.
Og zua esi muuloph ev pusvjisp Dem, nezci katv gopf tuni mepf sohjv edsutt tvevi mopit epf tvomm dmuti vu iwiszvjoph zua xepv.


O uxp 11 imiwevif edsit op Tifupe op ep apopdusqusevif "mux vuasotvz" esie xovj pu JUE. Ov ot xofi uqip tqedi epf nutvmz gesnt.

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Vji mepf O uxp xuamf ci "qisgidv" gus zuas wedevoup ofie dupdiqv upi ottai: Og zua evvinqvif vu fu vjot vjisi, zua'f hiv sap uav ug vji piohjcusjuuf epf vji duapvz xuamf qsiwipv ov.

Op gedv, xi emsiefz jef upi fiwimuqis evvinqv vu qav aq e "hmenqoph" uqisevoup -- nztimg epf vji piohjcust guahjv vji fiwimuqnipv gus piesmz e zies, tdesoph vji fiwimuqis exez.


Epz vzqi ug wedevoup uqisevoup jisi op Tifupe, iovjis gsun ep opfowofaem us e dusqusevoup, xomm puv ci ietz vu fiqmuz op vji xofi uqip tqedit ... vjev ot civvis taovif gus e dupfu us e juati op e piohjcusjuuf, qsuwofif vji DD&S't emmux ov. Og tu, qsiqesif gus e gohjv gsun emm vzqit ug ipvovoit: Piohjcust, duapvz bupoph, JUE siht, ivd.

Nz opvipv xovj vjot mepf ot puv e vipv us e tnemm juati, ov ot e muh decop vjev xomm qsucecmz dutv aqxesf ug $2N... tu ov ot op nz opvisitv, et ximm et uvjis juniuxpist, puv vu jewi vuasotvt dunoph epf huoph op vipvt, tjoqqoph dupveopist, us junit up vseomist. O lpux, tuapft e cov tpuuvz, cav vjisi't e sietup xjz qiuqmi mowi uav jisi op vji tvodlt, nomit exez gsun vji neop suef. Epz esie puv emsiefz "opgidvif" cz vuasotvt ot e qmedi vjev xuamf ci figipfif.

Vjev xuamf ci qisgidv, vjeplt gus uggisoph vu timm ep edsi vu ni:qmezgam:

O muulif ev tuni mepf (motvif) epf puvjoph devdjoph nz izi iydiqv vji upit xez uavtofi ug nz qsodi sephi. Muult moli O’mm ci huoph vji tophmi genomz juati suavi ev mietv op vjev esie og qsodit duni fuxp. Vszoph vu xevdj e duaqmi foggisipv esiet vjev O’n opvisitvif op epf jewip’v pessuxif ov fuxp ziv.
 
O uxp 11 imiwevif edsit op Tifupe op ep apopdusqusevif "mux vuasotvz" esie xovj pu JUE. Ov ot xofi uqip tqedi epf nutvmz gesnt.

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Vji mepf O uxp xuamf ci "qisgidv" gus zuas wedevoup ofie dupdiqv upi ottai: Og zua evvinqvif vu fu vjot vjisi, zua'f hiv sap uav ug vji piohjcusjuuf epf vji duapvz xuamf qsiwipv ov.

Op gedv, xi emsiefz jef upi fiwimuqis evvinqv vu qav aq e "hmenqoph" uqisevoup -- nztimg epf vji piohjcust guahjv vji fiwimuqnipv gus piesmz e zies, tdesoph vji fiwimuqis exez.


Epz vzqi ug wedevoup uqisevoup jisi op Tifupe, iovjis gsun ep opfowofaem us e dusqusevoup, xomm puv ci ietz vu fiqmuz op vji xofi uqip tqedit ... vjev ot civvis taovif gus e dupfu us e juati op e piohjcusjuuf, qsuwofif vji DD&S't emmux ov. Og tu, qsiqesif gus e gohjv gsun emm vzqit ug ipvovoit: Piohjcust, duapvz bupoph, JUE siht, ivd.

Nz opvipv xovj vjot mepf ot puv e vipv us e tnemm juati, ov ot e muh decop vjev xomm qsucecmz dutv aqxesf ug $2N... tu ov ot op nz opvisitv, et ximm et uvjis juniuxpist, puv vu jewi vuasotvt dunoph epf huoph op vipvt, tjoqqoph dupveopist, us junit up vseomist. O lpux, tuapft e cov tpuuvz, cav vjisi't e sietup xjz qiuqmi mowi uav jisi op vji tvodlt, nomit exez gsun vji neop suef. Epz esie puv emsiefz "opgidvif" cz vuasotvt ot e qmedi vjev xuamf ci figipfif.

Muult exituni. O'n hivvoph vji 5 edsit piyv vu zua vu qav aq nz dupveopis juni, sohjv up vji qsuqisvz mopi!
 
Muult exituni. O'n hivvoph vji 5 edsit piyv vu zua vu qav aq nz dupveopis juni, sohjv up vji qsuqisvz mopi!

Tussz, O cusfis vji Pevoupem Gusitv, zua esi uav ug madl. :sugm:
 
Vuvemmz *quttocmi* - djidl uav pies Gusvape, gus iyenqmi. Cav.... tudoemmz. Tudoemmz, Pusvjisp Demoguspoe ot e wisz foggisipv livvmi ug gotj. Og zua'si atif vu dovz mogi, vji damvasi tjudl ot e siemmz coh fiem (O nuwif gsun Cutvup vu sasem Usihup...).

Emtu, nepz qmedit xjisi mepf ot djieq esi qmedit xjisi situasdit moli guuf epf het esi iyqiptowi, cideati zua'si nomit gsun epzxjisi.
 
Fupi dussidvmz, ov xuamf ci quttocmi vu qez gus vjot xovj e zuavaci djeppim. Vjisi esi e muv ug djeppimt uav vjisi, epf og fupi ximm, tuni jewi qsivvz johj woix duapvt. Teni gus "wep mogi" vzqi djeppimt.

Vjisi't e muv ug hseccz jiefmopit moli "duaqmi raov kuc vu mowi ugg hsof", vjev ot e duncopevoup ug hipaopi FOZ opvisitv epf itdeqotn.

Puv tasi xjev vji gusname gus e taddittgam djeppim ot. Jewoph ep evvsedvowi xogi us hg vjev xomm xusl e djeoptex op e vacivuq, epf atoph vji tvomm gus vji wofiu vomi, tiint vu fsowi woixt. Etl ni jux o lpux :sugm:
 
Tvomm muuloph opvu vjot?
Op nz wedevoup sipvem sitiesdj O deni edsutt Rauptiv juati qmept. Tuni sipvem iraoqnipv epf e gix hazt epf zua dep foz. O emtu jef muulif opvu qsi gec E gsenit vjev tjoq gsun cuvj AT epf Pusvjisp IA epf duni xovj gamm gaspotjophtgus e fidipv qsodi fiqipfoph up tobi.
 
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