Workin' on the third inch of rain since 9:30PM yesterday. No sign of it lettin' up anytime soon, but the rate may drop off. No flooding on this hill, but hard to say what's happening on the way out to the main road. There was enough wind last night and this morning to topple trees, especially those weakened by the fire.
Not a good start to the morning: No water pressure when I went to brush my teeth. Turned out to be a clogged filter, so I pulled it out and will pick up a couple more in town tomorrow. Also found out the fuse is blown in the gate opener again when I went up to open up for the solar salesman. Too wet to work on it now, so I just disconnected it. Still need to go up and close/lock the gate, but I'll let the rain die down a little first.
The young man had done his homework, and came up with what I thought was a very affordable proposal. He was able to answer all my questions, except the battery ones, mostly because they mostly have sold grid tied systems so far. The CEO lost a home in Paradise that had the new Lithium technology they're proposing, so there's not much to learn there, but another system with the same batteries is already having problems with one of the two batteries it uses. I gave him some homework to verify that whatever inverter/charger they're proposing will also work with tried-and-true lead acid batteries, and gave myself an assignment to read some reviews to find a good brand. And to also look into David's recommendation for a carbon battery, though I really want to stick with proven tech, as I consider this upgrade a safety system since my fire suppression system will depend heavily upon it in an emergency.
Hope everyone is staying warm'n'dry...
