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Post by Freeborn on Jan 14, 2021 7:49:00 GMT -6
My neighbor to the south of me is also putting in a pool, so I will have a pool on each side of me. I caught the pool guy taking some measurements and had a good chat with him. He is from Southern California where he said you can use your pool year round, he lives in Phoenix and does not have a pool. He basically said pools don't get used in Phoenix because its to hot in the summer and to cold in the winter. He said pools get used much less than 50% of the time.
Its a luxury and if thats what you want buy one.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 14, 2021 7:51:04 GMT -6
My neighbor to the south of me is also putting in a pool, so I will have a pool on each side of me. I caught the pool guy taking some measurements and had a good chat with him. He is from Southern California where he said you can use your pool year round, he lives in Phoenix and does not have a pool. He basically said pools don't get used in Phoenix because its to hot in the summer and to cold in the winter. He said pools get used much less than 50% of the time. Its a luxury and if thats what you want buy one. Yep, for us it’s just for looks with a usable spa on the end.
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 14, 2021 7:52:50 GMT -6
I do believe you will check it out. Post what you find out. From what other's have told me....."It's like pre-paying for your electric for 20 years.....about the life of the system". I dunno.....Maybe if I had a pool. Our electric bills and HVAC is not too bad here. Others tell me....rather than put those on your house......just buy into a solar farm. <----not a direct benefit. Foggy do you cool your garage? I think I might just to keep my cars and stuff in good shape. If you live down here year round your consumption will be much higher. Leaving your house at 85+ while you not here helps with the electricity costs. Do you know if the systems power your equipment before its sent to distribution. If there was a power outage it would be nice to have your own power at least during the day.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 14, 2021 7:56:25 GMT -6
All your solar power here goes right to the grid. If the grid goes out, you go out.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 14, 2021 8:15:19 GMT -6
All your solar power here goes right to the grid. If the grid goes out, you go out. Better to spend your money on a small Genny. This place would not be good in the summer.....if the grid goes down.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 14, 2021 8:34:03 GMT -6
All your solar power here goes right to the grid. If the grid goes out, you go out. Better to spend your money on a small Genny. This place would not be good in the summer.....if the grid goes down. At least the pipes won't freeze if the power goes out in the winter at home
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Post by Foggy on Jan 14, 2021 8:45:25 GMT -6
Better to spend your money on a small Genny. This place would not be good in the summer.....if the grid goes down. At least the pipes won't freeze if the power goes out in the winter at home LOL....that is for sure. I do wonder how fast things would go south around here if the grid were to go down tho. Without water things would be bad.....and fast. Keep a full tank of gas on hand. .
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 14, 2021 8:48:36 GMT -6
At least the pipes won't freeze if the power goes out in the winter at home LOL....that is for sure. I do wonder how fast things would go south around here if the grid were to go down tho. Without water things would be bad.....and fast. Keep a full tank of gas on hand. . Funny you should say keep a full tank of gas. I am buying a 265 gal cage tank to throw in the trailer. Only $150 for a clean one here. If shit starts going south I will fill it with enough gas to get home taking back roads if needed. LOL
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Post by Foggy on Jan 14, 2021 9:06:03 GMT -6
LOL....that is for sure. I do wonder how fast things would go south around here if the grid were to go down tho. Without water things would be bad.....and fast. Keep a full tank of gas on hand. . Funny you should say keep a full tank of gas. I am buying a 265 gal cage tank to throw in the trailer. Only $150 for a clean one here. If shit starts going south I will fill it with enough gas to get home taking back roads if needed. LOL Maybe you could put my Jeep on your trailer and I would go along for the ride? ROAD TRIP!! .
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 14, 2021 9:27:04 GMT -6
Funny you should say keep a full tank of gas. I am buying a 265 gal cage tank to throw in the trailer. Only $150 for a clean one here. If shit starts going south I will fill it with enough gas to get home taking back roads if needed. LOL Maybe you could put my Jeep on your trailer and I would go along for the ride? ROAD TRIP!! . Sorry, won't fit in my livestock trailer. You can drive behind and I will sell you gas for $14/gallon when you need it......
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 3, 2021 11:10:22 GMT -6
So for you guys who know batteries what is the best process of charging new batteries? The guy who just delivered my cart back to me tried to explain the process but he was very old and could not explain it very well.
He basically told me to charge the batteries for 8 hours, unplug the charger, immediately plug it back in and charge again for 4 hours, then unplug it and immediately plug it back in again for 2 hours.
I'm not a battery guy but that seems a little odd to me.
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Post by terrifictom on Feb 3, 2021 11:29:37 GMT -6
So for you guys who know batteries what is the best process of charging new batteries? The guy who just delivered my cart back to me tried to explain the process but he was very old and could not explain it very well. He basically told me to charge the batteries for 8 hours, unplug the charger, immediately plug it back in and charge again for 4 hours, then unplug it and immediately plug it back in again for 2 hours. I'm not a battery guy but that seems a little odd to me. Is the charger built into golf cart? My guess is that the charger probably times out after 8 hours. By un-plugging charger and turning it back on you will reset the time out. It is important to make sure a battery is 100 percent before using for 1st time.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 3, 2021 11:30:25 GMT -6
So for you guys who know batteries what is the best process of charging new batteries? The guy who just delivered my cart back to me tried to explain the process but he was very old and could not explain it very well. He basically told me to charge the batteries for 8 hours, unplug the charger, immediately plug it back in and charge again for 4 hours, then unplug it and immediately plug it back in again for 2 hours. I'm not a battery guy but that seems a little odd to me. Batteries should have come Fully charged. You should only have to charge once and start using.
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Post by jflonll on Feb 3, 2021 21:29:39 GMT -6
I had a pool once and had solar heat which worked well along with a solar blanket. My advise is joint a club and use their pool. The maintenance work is a pain. Having a dog is better than having a pool because at least when you go away you can take it to the kennel. Just have a spa.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 4, 2021 6:05:30 GMT -6
I had a pool once and had solar heat which worked well along with a solar blanket. My advise is joint a club and use their pool. The maintenance work is a pain. Having a dog is better than having a pool because at least when you go away you can take it to the kennel. Just have a spa. Costs $90 month to have someone come in and maintain a pool. Owners here don’t have to lift a finger if they don’t want. Just a checkbook. Lol
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