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Thanks for the guide update on (6.)! I've been using Transparent Bridge Untagged for a long time and recently moved and needed to redo my config. I couldn't get it working with the new NID and found this guide. Unplugging the fiber and downgrading the firmware enabled me to get this working! It seems that if you set the transparent/untagged it can't get the new update from upstream so it stays on the old firmware. Success!
Bifacial panels work well when they’re installed vertically or far away from anything below them. If they’re installed flat on a roof then very little light will hit the back. I’m no expert but it seems like a waste of money to me. If this company is recommending bifacial panels to be flat mounted to a roof I’d guess they’re either ignorant or trying to mislead you with a higher projected output than you can actually expect to see.
We're under contract for a beautiful Victorian in Denver! The house has amazing curb appeal and has held up really well for its age, and it will be our first house.
My primary concern with it is how much energy it uses. The biggest thing I can see is that it's got a vented crawlspace that's a total mess, with the HVAC and water heater in the uninsulated cellar, with access from the outside. The home inspector could not reach all parts of the crawlspace because of the HVAC ducts. The house also has vaulted ceilings and original windows.
Is it completely unreasonable to buy this house with a plan of encapsulating the crawlspace? I'm assuming it would mean taking out all of the uninsulated ducting from the crawlspace, insulating the walls, adding new insulated ducts and putting down a vapor barrier.
Tackling the windows would be next and its own separate project. At least there are storm windows added to most of them.
Finally I think when we redo the roof I would look at adding more insulation there.
I love the character of the house, I love the idea of helping to preserve it, but I'd love to know if this was a completely insane thing to go in for or if people have done similar things to old houses.
None of the starts outside our own solar system can be resolved into anything other than a pinpoint of light with telescopes of even much longer focal length than the 400 mm lens the astronauts had to use. The wisps you see on the edges of the photo are imperfections in the lens, which is a property common to all lenses. Usually you have the sharpest image it the middle and then you start to see distortion out towards all edges. The corners of the photo are farthest away from the center of the image, so they have the worst distortion.
