Recent content by Rocket_man

Depending on your jurisdiction, whoever installs the panels needs to pull a permit(s) and it will have to be inspected. I had three inspections on my installation including one from the fire department to make sure there is space for fire fighters to get on my roof. Anyway, if a Solar...

I'm still waiting for the demo so I've never tried FSD but I've seen videos of 12.3.xx and it looks impressive to me. Tesla has created something really innovative. BUT.... no way in #@!! am I going to pay $12K for it. I like to drive. Most of my driving is local and I wouldn't use FSD even...

Two lessons learned from my project. I had an existing pad where my current AC units are installed but it is right next to the grass and just a bit too close to the grass. So to reduce the risk of my landscapers hitting the outdoor unit and to lessen the grass clippings that will be sucked...

Did you notice that Carrier lists it as 12K BTU Cooling but Midea says 9K BTU Cooling. Both say 12K BTU heating. I'm not sure what that means.... which is correct?

Midea makes the Carrier unit. It is on the list under Midea, same part number. Midea Unit

It looks like it won't charge the car until there is a minimum of 1.2kW of excess solar available. I have a Model 3 RWD with the LFP batteries so I can only charge to 32 amps max. Right now I have full Powerwalls and 11 kW of generation and I'm sending 7 kW to the car and exporting 2 kW to the...

@Mayer that is a relatively good price for an installed unit. It is a decent amount of work for a first time DIY'er but probably just a full day for a professional. Also pros tend to push Mitsubishi and other 'high end' mini-splits because they have agreements with the suppliers. The 10...

Last year the temperature in my garage at night was 100F. The inside of my garage doors was 145F! I had to do something. I always wanted to put in a mini-split but I figured I'd have to hire someone to do it. But then I watched a ton of DIY mini-split installation videos and researched the...

I like my Model 3, but don't love it. There are things that I really like, and things I really don't like. I was thinking my next car would be the refreshed Model Y. In the US, in a few years every EV manufacture will have cars compatible with the SC network. I hardly ever use SC's but it a...

I've been driving over 40 years and I've never had a 'spontaneous' flat tire that wasn't the cause of a nail or screw. But this is not the only place a tire/wheel can leak. I noticed you don't put caps on the valve stems. The little Schrader valve in the valve stem could be a source of a...

Discount Tire will sell you a Road Hazard Warranty for any tire even if you didn't buy it from them. I think you just have to get it within a certain period of time / milage since new.

I got a notice that somone 'liked' this post and I re-read my thoughts from over a year ago. And a few times I say 'ask me in a year' well now it has been more than a year and I thought I'd give my feedback now after living with the system for more than a year and also more than a year of...

Mine disappeared too. The next time I updated the app it came back and had me re-link the car and powerwalls. It did look like they made some improvements. I've used it a few times on sunny days to charge the car using CoS. I have it set (the default setting) to only CoS above 50% and go to...

I ordered that harness a year ago and installed it on my M3 RWD. I think I posted some pictures in one of the install threads. It was only $60. It did improve the sound quality but it was not a huge difference. It may be about a $60 difference. Lately I've been listening to a lot of...

I don't see this either. I click 'Join' but there are no details. I get the same screen as @EL0NTRK . I have more than a year of solar data in my account.