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10h ago
inHit 10,000 free kWh from my solar array and I'm actually suspicious
That number still feels too clean" hits home because I used to roll my eyes at solar folks posting big numbers, figured they were cherry picking or their utility was messing up the credits. Then my neighbor in Mesa showed me his monthly statements and the guy has a smaller array than yours clearing 700 to 800 kWh back to the grid in summer. Phoenix is just built for this, all that sun and barely any clouds. Your 10k over 14 months on 6.2kW works out to about 115 kWh per month average, which is honestly right in line for our area. If the inverter and the utility bill agree, trust it.
4d ago
inI finally found a crown brush that survives a full season of creosote
Steel is the way to go, the poly ones only make sense if you're doing light cleaning and even then you're replacing them every year. Spend the $48 once and forget about it, plus steel scrubs the flue walls way better than nylon ever will.
5d ago
inClient in Cheyenne asked me to sweep her flue on the 2 year anniversary of her husband passing, because he always did it
That brush working better than yours doesn't mean anything about the guy or the moment, it just means his brush was older and worn in, which honestly tends to happen with wire brushes over time. Sentimental value makes people see things that aren't there, a brush is a brush. You did a nice thing for her, but let's not turn a chimney sweep into some kind of sign from beyond.