03-02-2011, 10:00 AM
Thanks for the leads. I love diesel gen-sets, but wow, very noisy. Those Honda 2000 are sweet, and I hate Honda.
Having a generator drone on all day long is really annoying and stressful. I had a 5500 Honda, the quiet model, and it
was nice to live with, auto throttle and all, but the parts were expensive.
I bought my heart back in '99 for $700. I got it from West Coast Marine, mislabeled pricing, couldn't pass it up.
Heart was bought out by someone, I forget who, maybe Trace, who was bought by someone else. Rock solid, never
any trouble with it.
With an A-Frame home, if I orientate it North-South, then I'm not going to have any south facing roof for p.v. An E-W orientation
gives me roof space for p.v., and perhaps solar hot water (if that would even work in F.F.), and perhaps catch a little
trade-wind coming, or going. Of course, the backside might grow moss and mold, as it would never ever see direct sun...
Everybody has their own opinion as to what's cool in a home design, but what works in F.F.? My criteria is: 2 people, wood heat, small.
An a-frame seem to fit the bill, with outbuildings for everything not domestic (shed roof huts for shop, parking, storage, etc.) Also, an
a-frame is easier to clean out the gutters
Having a generator drone on all day long is really annoying and stressful. I had a 5500 Honda, the quiet model, and it
was nice to live with, auto throttle and all, but the parts were expensive.
I bought my heart back in '99 for $700. I got it from West Coast Marine, mislabeled pricing, couldn't pass it up.
Heart was bought out by someone, I forget who, maybe Trace, who was bought by someone else. Rock solid, never
any trouble with it.
With an A-Frame home, if I orientate it North-South, then I'm not going to have any south facing roof for p.v. An E-W orientation
gives me roof space for p.v., and perhaps solar hot water (if that would even work in F.F.), and perhaps catch a little
trade-wind coming, or going. Of course, the backside might grow moss and mold, as it would never ever see direct sun...
Everybody has their own opinion as to what's cool in a home design, but what works in F.F.? My criteria is: 2 people, wood heat, small.
An a-frame seem to fit the bill, with outbuildings for everything not domestic (shed roof huts for shop, parking, storage, etc.) Also, an
a-frame is easier to clean out the gutters