House Construction

[Walter]

Support lang kasi ang solar sa meralco. Baka hindi kayanin ng solar ang load pag brownout, either masira yung inverter or mga appliances mo due to low voltage.

It's for safety ... you don't want electricity to be running back into the grid if there are people working on it nearby ...

[Walter]

With NET metering ... you're solar power line goes thru the company line ... you are not allowed to have option to connect solar power direct to house ... it's a policy ... does not mean you can't do it AFTER you're NET metering is approved and no one comes around to inspect ...

Solar power -> Grid -> House ... that's what they will approve ...

5-6 years is the ROI for Philippines ... also you will not "earn" from always having negative bill ... let's say after 12 months you have -50,000 bill ... company will not pay you for that ... all they do is offset it on next bill ... in other countries, excess is deposited to your account ...

[doo]

Bakit di magamit pag power outage? When you are using solar, naka off ang Meralco di ba?

Unlike an off-grid system (w batteries), Grid-tie inverters require utility to function. and like what walter said it has a safety feature called anti-islanding protection. Hindi magpoproduce ng power ang inverter during outages para maprevent backfeeding ng kuryente sa grid which is delikado in case may gumagawang utility workers sa poste.

With regards sa load sharing, for example you are consuming 2,000W on a sunny day and your inverter can produce 1,500W. 500W lang share ng meralco.

Btw, may expo tomorrow sa SMX on anything solar. Free admission



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[boybi]

With NET metering ... you're solar power line goes thru the company line ... you are not allowed to have option to connect solar power direct to house ... it's a policy ... does not mean you can't do it AFTER you're NET metering is approved and no one comes around to inspect ...

Solar power -> Grid -> House ... that's what they will approve ...

5-6 years is the ROI for Philippines ... also you will not "earn" from always having negative bill ... let's say after 12 months you have -50,000 bill ... company will not pay you for that ... all they do is offset it on next bill ... in other countries, excess is deposited to your account ...

You can do it but for safety reasons, don’t.

[papi smith]

Going back to my problem with our sink, I think the reason is because the plywood bed could not handle the heavy load of pots on the sink.

Now it's also manifesting on our cooktop area, maybe because of heavy soup pots.

Now thinking of doing a concrete slab pour over the cabinet and plywood bed.Tama ba iniisip ko na fix?

Or just replace the whole counter, have a concrete foundation poured and then do built-in cabinets? Is there a special mix which will give me higher psi para manipis lang ang poste at surface. Or meron bang specific plywood which can serve as support na ginagamit or pre-cast?

Any similar experiences? If yes, what was your fix.

[dr. d]

Going back to my problem with our sink, I think the reason is because the plywood bed could not handle the heavy load of pots on the sink.

Now it's also manifesting on our cooktop area, maybe because of heavy soup pots.

Now thinking of doing a concrete slab pour over the cabinet and plywood bed.Tama ba iniisip ko na fix?

Or just replace the whole counter, have a concrete foundation poured and then do built-in cabinets? Is there a special mix which will give me higher psi para manipis lang ang poste at surface. Or meron bang specific plywood which can serve as support na ginagamit or pre-cast?

Any similar experiences? If yes, what was your fix.

the way i see it,
wood is not a good support bed, especially if the place gets wet, or it gets hot.
over time, it degrades.

replace it with concrete...?

[papi smith]

Yes Doc, kaso if you check the internet, ganito na most kitchen counters, another problem kaya is masyado manipis ang stone na kinabit? It's 15mm.

[boybi]

Hindi dapat wood ang ginamit under the sink, yung sa amin parang some type of plastic board, forgot what it's called.

Sa ibang parts ng counter naman, marine plywood dapat para mas tatagal kahit mabasa. If naka marine plywood ka na and bumigay pa din, it means mag leak ang counter mo and napupunta sa ilalim.

[papi smith]

Thanks, I'll search for that plastic board, also I think the problem is undermount ang sink ko which rests on the plywood so baka bumigay sa bigat. I'm considering a thicker plywood, a thicker stone and a top mount sink na. I'll visit a stone store tomorrow.

Edit: PVC board ba? Versaply nakita ko, more of for form works ang recommendation nila, baka iba pa ito sa phenolic.

[dr. d]

if i may,
after you effect your repair,
you have to do something to prevent the water from seeping under the stone top, into the material underneath, whatever that material may be.
... caulk the space...?