Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid

Re:Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid by jondwillis on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @09:28PM (#41441004)

I just don’t trust my random chinese amazon brand dehumidifier’s internals to be totally food-safe. At the very least the water is condensing onto some unknown (to me) metal, touching some mystery plastics.

It was a peak ~700W device, and quite efficient for its price. It’d produce a few gallons overnight in summer in southern california when attached to a rather large battery.

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Re:Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid by Izkata on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @10:23PM (#41441268)

> I just don’t trust my random chinese amazon brand dehumidifier’s internals to be totally food-safe.

Dehumidifier water in general isn't safe for consumption.

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Re:Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid by pests on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @03:11AM (#41442727)

But if you pour that water onto a plant, and then you eat the fruit or vegetables of that plant, is it safe?

I meant acid rain and contaminated water probably lands on crops all the time.

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Re:Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid by rightbyte on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @05:22AM (#41443575)

Probably not a bigger risk than using a no-name mug?

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