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When you were first starting out with the idea of building a Powerwall and gathering of materials. How did you go about asking/telling your significant other?
 
hahah my SO has gotten used to me spending money on stuff and building gadgets and avoiding her in the shed....
but i told her that I was going to do it and eventually it would save us money even though it would take years. she's an accountant so I showed her how I worked it out and she was supportive.

she was when i got solar too.. she usually HATES me spending money on stuff. She cried once when I bought a damn fridge!!! but if it saved money, or made our lives considerably better she usually was alright with it. I don't ask permission but I do discuss.
 
It's not the SO I worry about its the dog and cat that have been looking at me strangely. :D
Seriously this habit is better than the last habit I had which keeps me at home and out of the bars.
So who could complain about that?

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My SO had always been talking about powerwalls and EV's, which in turn got me interested.

So I just blame him by saying it's his fault :D
 
Mine says 'are you going to burn the house down?' or gets embarrassed if I talk about it around her. I just pretend nothing is happening..
 
Wife is wondering what the hell I am doing. I keep saying making an e-bike battery and that she wont be complaining when it comes time for her bike to have one as well. She said don't charge anything while we are sleeping or while away from the home. I tried to explain that it is nearly impossible to do that since most discharge and charge cycles last up to 8-12 hours. Guess i need to find a better place to keep this hobby hidden from her.
 
My Mrs is used to me tinkering with one thing or another.
She wasn't sure about all the PV I put up until i showed her the meter wasn't turning anymore during the day,
Once I explained that we can store our surplus energy instead of dumping it back into the grid she soon come around to the idea that I need to spend short term to save long term.
We even filled up the hot tub this week and the meter still didn't turn while it was heating up. She thought that was great.

What's great is every time some new visits she's all over it and getting me to show them what I'm doing.
 
In my case it was easy because my wife started prepping a couple of years ago. So a small system (24v, 1,000watts) was an easy sell. The larger system ran into trouble because she just doesn't like the look of solar panels. Fortunately for me, the south facing roof is toward the neighbors house and not visible to street or the back yard. So with that and some fine courting (which I enjoyed as well) - I get my larger system (48v, 7,000watts) :)

But now I want more - as in another 24 panels and south roof is full. So I'm reading the post for any and all ideas....
 
OffGridInTheCity said:
In my case it was easy because my wife started prepping a couple of years ago. So a small system (24v, 1,000watts) was an easy sell. The larger system ran into trouble because she just doesn't like the look of solar panels. Fortunately for me, the south facing roof is toward the neighbors house and not visible to street or the back yard. So with that and some fine courting (which I enjoyed as well) - I get my larger system (48v, 7,000watts) :)

But now I want more - as in another 24 panels and south roof is full. So I'm reading the post for any and all ideas....

just build a back yard shed big enough to accommodate 24 more panels on its roof. LOL
 
JBonesaw said:
OffGridInTheCity said:
In my case it was easy because my wife started prepping a couple of years ago. So a small system (24v, 1,000watts) was an easy sell. The larger system ran into trouble because she just doesn't like the look of solar panels. Fortunately for me, the south facing roof is toward the neighbors house and not visible to street or the back yard. So with that and some fine courting (which I enjoyed as well) - I get my larger system (48v, 7,000watts) :)

But now I want more - as in another 24 panels and south roof is full. So I'm reading the post for any and all ideas....

just build a back yard shed big enough to accommodate 24 more panels on its roof. LOL

Funny you should say that - great minds are thinking alike! Yes indeed, I've had long goal of doing a shed in back yard - and lately, due to her own interest in expanding her garden, which required aroto-tiller and some other..I've agreed to share space (and of course DO the rototilling). So I think she's softening on some more panels :).
 
I just noticed your location is in Oregon and I just think about how rainy Portland can be. It would be nice if you could buy panels in other states like Nevada to reimburse your local energy use. I looked into this in Missouri and they do not accept out of state energy credits from solar farms. I know the main goal is to be off grid all together but it just seems better to put panels where they can soak up the most sun instead of having double the panels.
 
I repeatedly said - it'll make money on youtube, it'll work - Now if you can imagine a hungry tiger looking at a steak just before it was about to launch its self at said steak - THAT was the look I got for plus 12 months for dumping plus 10k into the project with little return on investment.



NOOOW it's like every month - do you need anything this month for your project lol
Powerwall works, YouTube is a great third income, Community is awesome - it was a happy ending LOLS
 
JBonesaw said:
I just noticed your location is in Oregon and I just think about how rainy Portland can be. It would be nice if you could buy panels in other states like Nevada to reimburse your local energy use. I looked into this in Missouri and they do not accept out of state energy credits from solar farms. I know the main goal is to be off grid all together but it just seems better to put panels where they can soak up the most sun instead of having double the panels.

I lived in Portland ORfor 10yrs in the 80sand was verycloudy/drizzly most of the year. But now, I live in Southern OR and weather is quitesunny/ mild /not bad for solar!
 
Started like this:
Euh...Honey, i think i have an idea...to create a other saving in our bermuda triangle household book.

Her answer: oke, but don't forget the tobacco plants, grape (for wine) ect......
Dogs cats are all fine with it
 
I started off wiith the first 11 seconds...
 
... how to tell them while house hunting that you don't like the house because it is too shaded...
 
My wife wanted rainharvest and I negotiated panels 'on top of the tanks' - a win/win! You can see the beginnings of 2" galvanized pipe ground mount framework is under way...
I'll be able to fit 12 or 14 panels at 20deg
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