Micro CoGen.

Pics would be wonderful.  I got rid of the hopper on my 7.7hp JD and ran a line to a five gallon bucket.  It worked well, but your system sounds much, much better.  I hated having to keep adding water to the hopper and the bucket.  It also gets cold in my neck of the woods in the winter, so having a water only system doesn't work so well.

robbie

As someone else wrote, I wish our government (USA) would subsidize to that extent.  I did manage to get some tax rebates on my solar install (which ended up being pretty nice), but not to your tune.  It would take 20 years or so to get payback on your type of system here. 

I can't netmeter because of my location (3 miles form power lines), but have friends who do.  They get the low end of the wholesale price of electricity.  I think that's in the neighborhood of 6 cents per kW

robbie

It would take a while for the system to pay for itself, even with the credits, but that's not why people install solar when they're tied to the grid, is it?

You have a 10Kw PV system AND a windmill?  Are you on or off-grid?  If on-grid, do you have net metering?  I guess what I'm getting around to asking is, why such a big system?

BTW, I'm off-grid with 680w of PV.  I also have an Air-X 400w windmill and a 200w homebuilt unit.  Neither of the windmills is currently installed since I get all the power I need with only the PV.  I do have generator(s) backup for those emergencies and when I'm running high draw power tools.

robbie

Hello everyone,

I'll ask this question that I didn't get an answer to on the other forum.  I have a 7.7 hp JD that needs to have the valve clearance adjusted.  Unfortunately, the manual is in Chinese.  Does anyone have any idea what the clearance is?  Also, does anyone know of an english manual for these things?  Thanks.

robbie