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[quote=svelte]After getting a horrendously high bill to repair a built-in microwave (3x what we could have paid for a brand new countertop microwave), we decided we were going to minimize built-in appliances. We actually ripped out the microwave the next time we had the chance, used the space for a wine rack and bought a countertop unit.

We also decided to forgo a built-in fridge for a normal roll-in unit when we remodeled.

After hearing stories here and from friends, it sounds like that may have been a huge money saving lesson I learned with that microwave.

Almost every owner of a built-in fridge that I know has had a problem – and these are units that are under 10 years old. Are by chance your built-in fridges made by Subzero? Friends of ours have had problems with those.[/quote]

Mine is made by Kitchen Aid

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[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]Just curious, how much did you pay before switching to OOMA ?[/quote]
I was paying $10/month for an extra line on my VZW family plan. I’m actually pondering going back, since call quality was better w/ VZW than OOMA. But I’m not sure if it’s worth the extra cost. OOMA, sometimes, I would answer a call and the other end can’t hear me while I can hear them perfectly. They calling back would fix it, but it does get annoying.[/quote]

I’m currently paying $10/mo too.
I’m not sure if going to OOMA for $3/mo will be worth it.

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Just curious, how much did you pay before switching to OOMA ?

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[quote=AN]I like my OOMA.[/quote]

How long have you been using OOMA ?

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[quote=livinincali][quote=spdrun]Why are apartments higher than condos, out of curiosity? Amenities in each type of complex are very similar from what I’ve seen.
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Large apartment complexes have always been able to push the envelop on rent. They always have some percentage of vacant units and an extra month of vacancy on one unit is a tiny drop in the bucket. A Landlord with a couple condos doesn’t usually have that luxury. They don’t want to miss a month or two of rent in exchange for a marginal increase in rent because it probably will take a couple of years to make that lost month of rent back in the higher rate.

Large apartment complexes have a better marketing profile than an individual landlord and they always have something available for people new to the city or in some kind of pinch. Large apartment complexes are also probably willing to take some chances on tenant with poor credit profiles. In addition they don’t care if some landlord down the street is only charging $1200 for a single condo unit, they only care about the other large apartment complexes in the area and the vacancy rate they are experiencing.

The small time landlord wants a quality tenant and to get that quality tenant they are willing to take a bit of a hit on price.[/quote]

That’s an excellent answer. Thanks.

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Vees,

Basically, the trade off between Sorrento Valley vs. Scripps:

Sorrento Valley: better commute, worse schools (Sandburgh elementary: API test score: 909)
Scripps: worse commute, better schools (Dingeman elementary: API test score: 971)

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So the seller will pay 1/3 of the property tax & the buyer will pay 2/3 for that month ?

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[quote=ocrenter][quote=FlyerInHi]It nice to see solar becoming mainstream.
It’s become somewhat is a status symbol. Soon we’ll think: what? You don’t have solar?

http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/bike-lane-down-center-korean-highway-covered-solar-panels.html%5B/quote%5D

It makes so much financial sense it is just crazy not to do it.

My ROI stands at less than 5 years and with an EV I got zero gas bill to go with that. Annual saving of $5000 combined.[/quote]

ocrenter,

Prior to install solar panels, how much did you pay for electricity & how much for gasoline ?

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[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]I’m new at this, so excuse the novice questions:

3.8kWh x 4hours of sun/day x 30 days = 456 kWh/month

1. Do you use about 450 kWh/month ?
2. If you end up using less than what your system produces, what is the rate that SDG&E pay you ?
3. How long does it take before you’ll recoup your investment ?[/quote]Most of the time, I use more than what my system produce. It has kept me in Tier 1/2 most of the time though. It does a better job keeping me in Tier 1 during the Summer and worse during the Winter. Especially months where there’s a lot of cloudy days. I have net metering so, so months where I over produce, it’ll stay as a kWh credit to offset my future over usage. I’ve been averaging about $150/month saving each month. So, for $11k investment, it should pay for itself in ~6 years. SDG&E pay you back in wholesale price (which is lower than $0.17/kWh you’re paying for Tier 1), so it’s not a good ROI to get a system that over produce.[/quote]

AN,
I’m in Tier 2 most of the year (I rarely go into Tier 3). Financially, would it be worth it to install solar panels ?

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[quote=skerzz]That’s correct. You get full retail billing credit for the energy produced up to the point where you are a net zero energy user. If you’re left with overproduction at the end of the true-up period you get paid out at some reduced rate (not full retail). I have not had my system on for the full year, so I can’t tell you what that reduce rate is, but I know it’s not enough to justify (financially) purchasing a system that overproduces.[/quote]

>> … at the end of the true-up period

Is this the same as the end of the calendar year ?

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>> SDG&E pay you back in wholesale price
>> (which is lower than $0.17/kWh you’re paying for Tier 1),
>> so it’s not a good ROI to get a system that over produce.

When you have net metering, how does SDG&E determines that your system is over producing ? Because, you could be over producing one month & then under producing another month.

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[quote=AN][quote=rockingtime]IN Socal, Keeping green grass is completely unethical…
I think these days are coming to an end now..[/quote]Not all grass are the same. My yard is green and I’m only watering it 5 minutes a week.[/quote]

5 minutes a week year round ?
Is it green year round ?

[Clifford]

I’m new at this, so excuse the novice questions:

3.8kWh x 4hours of sun/day x 30 days = 456 kWh/month

1. Do you use about 450 kWh/month ?
2. If you end up using less than what your system produces, what is the rate that SDG&E pay you ?
3. How long does it take before you’ll recoup your investment ?

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