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re: Surge Protector for AC Units?

Posted by bapple on 5/6/24 at 9:43 pm
[quote]i did find the inside and outside system to have no surge protection on it. i would recommend adding a surge protector to the in’s side and outside equipment[/quote] Another option would be getting a whole-home surge protector installed in your home panel. It may not protect your unit from...

re: Generator Question

Posted by bapple on 5/3/24 at 11:38 pm
Agreed with others. You need what’s called a manual transfer switch and may need a sub panel. Since those breakers are integrated into the meter pan you won’t be able to fully isolate it from the incoming utility. Maybe the Generlink solves these issues but if you have a main-lug-only (MLO) pane...
[quote]Lafayette removed 3 very old steam power units but you couldn't even purchase parts for them and this happened long before solar was a thing in this area. They are building combined cycle units in their place and should be starting soon. [/quote] I saw there was that project in Lafayette. ...
[quote]Please tell me you know enough about this to see the blatant BS in that article? I’m driving but if you really need me to I’d be happy to call out the straight up lies later this evening.[/quote] I work in the engineering and design consulting side so I don't have a ton of experience in...
:lol: For the record I’m for removing subsidies for all energy sectors but that could be another topic all together. As for the actual cost per kWh, this article does a good job spelling out the levelized cost of energy. Let me know your thoughts: [link=(https://open.substack.com/pub/energ...
[quote]I wouldn't go that far.[/quote] If that graph took into account the massive wind and solar tax incentives and subsidies it would look very different. Just from a basic understanding of power it also doesn't make sense - every wind and solar project must be backed by baseload since it does ...
[quote]Different buckets B, different buckets.[/quote] Different buckets even if massive tax dollars are being spent on dilute energy sources? I’ll admit my ignorance on the money side of it. A study by Goering & Rozencwajg (natural resource investors) showed that no time in history has a soc...
[quote]Cant be by itself... if they went full out starting today to get a nuclear plant online, you're talking 2040 before it putting energy on the grid, prob at a cost of 30-50 billion[/quote] Robert Bryce (the writer from the OP article) is a big proponent of what he calls natural gas to nuclea...
[link=(https://open.substack.com/pub/robertbryce/p/build-it-and-the-wind-wont-come?r=sl3rn&utm_medium=ios)]LINK[/link] [quote]But what happens when you build massive amounts of wind energy capacity and it doesn’t deliver — not for a day or a week, but for six months, or even an entire year? That ...
The ultimate plan is to remove all fossil fuels from power production and go to renewables. Not only will it enrich China in the process (who is building coal plants like it's going out of style), but it will weaken our own nation and make us dependent on them. If Biden was deliberately trying to en...
[quote]You can use an adapter to plug the 30A source into the 50A inlet box without any issues. The 50A inlet breaker is sized to protect the wires in the house, not the source (generator). The generator will have its own protection. [/quote] +1 It's not a big deal to utilize something that i...
[quote]Surveillance video captured Galligan approaching the students just moments before they scattered and started screaming, “stranger danger.”[/quote] :lol:...
[quote]I believe 5 new Natural Gas Generation facilities are being built. [/quote] The only one I’m aware of is Magnolia power plant in Iberville parish but I don’t think that’s Entergy-owned. I believe it’s out of state. Where are the others? I’m curious. ...
[quote]Construction/upgrade costs have tripled in Louisiana for Entergy over the last 10 years. [/quote] As long as Entergy isn't overloading our grid with monstrous amounts of intermittent renewables, we will be in better shape than most areas of the country. And we still enjoy some of the lowe...

re: H&G electricians: can I do this

Posted by bapple on 4/18/24 at 10:05 pm
[quote] The GFCI in the picture is a 15 Amp, everything inside of the bathroom is on a 20 amp circuit. Remember this, a breaker is designed for 80% load, meaning 16 amps. The hair dryer and hair Iron pull the most amps. That will be the main load items. The tooth items draw very little. The iron an...

re: Countertop Supplier In BR

Posted by bapple on 4/18/24 at 9:55 pm
Grabince off Airline at Siegan. They had decent prices and were able to measure, model, demo, and install in about a 2 week timespan. Very friendly folks. [link=(https://www.grabince.com/)]LINK[/link]...

re: ID This Baby Snake

Posted by bapple on 4/11/24 at 4:48 pm
[quote]my wife will pass out if a tree frog jumps on her. [/quote] That’s the main reason I took the head off. It slithered into the playroom with her and the kids and she nearly jumped out of her skin :lol:. I wasn’t all that bothered by it otherwise but I have to at least look tough. ...

re: ID This Baby Snake

Posted by bapple on 4/10/24 at 9:08 pm
[quote]Usually born in clutches of sixty or eighty, they are highly venomous. The venom is unique in that it vaporizes when the snake is beheaded and is breathed in by its attacker who dies a painful death several days later. If one suspects that he has breathed in the venom of this snake, 10 Hail M...

ID This Baby Snake

Posted by bapple on 4/10/24 at 6:06 pm
I’ve found at least 2 of these in my house in the past week. I think they’ve come in around some old weatherstripping on the front door but any suggestions are welcome. [img]http://imgur.com/snJlCGg.jpg[/img] Sorry for the single pic. Removed the head via razor blade and brought it out to the...

re: CFL to LED for can lights?

Posted by bapple on 4/7/24 at 10:05 pm
[quote] Remember, LED lights have a switch to set brightness. Make sure you like the brightness on the first one, then set all the others to the same setting.[/quote] I think you're actually referring to color temperature. A lot of the newer ones have an adjustment from 2700k-5000k. Lower on the ...