How much Solar do you think you need to live off grid in Australia
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Off the Grid has many components .... the biggest question asked prolly is ....
" how much Solar do you need " ?
well if you can spare the time ? watch this and you may learn something ? well at least learn exactly what we have found to be the way to go :- )
cheers
Steve and Kerri
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Great video Steve... I'm currently operating off a 700W array with 500AH (24V) battery bank. Love watching your videos as they stay practical and aren't full of BS. Cheers mate. Feel free to follow the development of Banks Creek Retreat in Qld. We are hoping to set up a completely off-grid retreat for others and maybe teach them a few things about permaculture and off-grid living... once we have learnt how to do it ourselves. Keep up the great work.
Hi Steve,
This is the best off grid videos I’ve seen explaining how to use solar and how much energy you need,
Keep up the great work 👍🏼
I lived in my RV for 2 years in the Colorado mountains on 2 small 35 W PV panels, and spent my days doing electronic design work.
one of the best systems for off grid i have seen. excellent
Good stuff here. My family haven’t watched Commercial TV for years too, but being hooked up to internet for you tube is also important for us.
Keep em coming!
Great video mate👍
Thanks Geoff :- )
took me 30+ years to finally get a weird & wonderful patch work quilt of different panels,(my very first 2 panels are still on roof producing power) 1.5 kilowatts in total (80 amps at 12v in winter)...this eliminated runnin the geny over winter....(1 person domestic situation)....my 240v electric still draws 60 amps & batts sit at 13.3v during the 3-4 hours to make 4L of distilled water...(so in effect its a solar powered still $100 on ebay)...power would not be used on sunny days & batts(400 AHour AGM type) would be floating all day, if not distilling....but those 80 amps on a cold sunny winters day, can drop to 3-5 amps on an over cast rainy day....which still runs the fridge/freezer...u size your system like this...to cover your load on a no sun day..(in my case my fridge)...pc runs off its own batt & panel...''separate' solar systems work really well...if one volts get too low, u can send power across from another backup one.....(again eliminating need to run noisy geny)....a GRAVITY feed header tank is also a great system to use, & cuts out power & pump use...2-3,000L good enough for kitchen bathroom etc....a compost no water dunny another great way to go unless your recyclin your dunny water to orchard etc.....water storage 5,000 gal with 2,000 gal backup.....all this should be DOUBLED for TWO people...never been connected to grid or had power bill in over 30 years, forget what a power black out is....great to see your setup steve
Good onya bloke..👍
My friends and family are tired of hearing me try to explain the same thing for the last decade, so maybe your vid and set up will do a better job of explaining it.. and for that i'm grateful, good onya..
if only i'd found this vid when it came out..
i love it thats my size 3kw, still working on thank you glad to see it works sir
Watching from America. Enjoyed this very much.
Certainly made me rethink what I would need. Both with what I can do with a small amount and with what I would actually require to run a house.
Luv ya vid & language 💪🏻😎😎😎👌🏼… oh & great info for my bus build, cheers mate 🍺🍻🍺
so size doesnt matter , phew.. great video mate ,will follow your advice
Nice video was planning to go off grid thanks man now am doing it thanks again.
What an awesome setup!.
Good on ya mate. Thanks for the info, we love it. We are going off grid ourselves. Best wishes.
Thanks Mate. Cheers Kerri and Steve
Well said..... keep it simple....
well you opened my eyes wider ,off the grid,i am lookin forward to it.thank you for sharing.
nice set up love all the wood fires
Thanks mate :) cheers Kerri and Steve
well yes, it depends what you want to hook up on your system. if you cook with electricity and heat the water with electricity etc, it is obvious you will use more electricity.
conversely of you only have a 5 watt led in the house, you can say i only need a 100w panel and never start the generator.
also solar panels are cheap and it is quite common to "overpower" the system. that means on a sunny day in summer you might have 5 times more energy than you use. at the other hand on a cloudy day in winter, obviously the overpowered system tides you over much better. keeping in mind YOU have all the wood back up and lpg, you can tide over low sun days with wood and lpg. so, the 3000wp system might work for you. that does not mean it is a cure all.
i love your house,be blessed ,much love to you n the fam.ox
Wondering about washing machine...very new to the topic. Great informative presentation. New subbie.
Your a legend mate. I am definitely envious of your lifestyle.
A solar Hot water system would be good on the little house. Would be easy to also make use of the Pot Belly in winter for heating hot water.
great video , so many solar salesmen , have tried to sell me $30 ,000 system to power a small offgrid cabin .
That still looks bigger than five litres. :P
I've been off grid at my weekender for nearly two years. I'm currently using a 2kW array and a 375Ah battery bank. I've never needed a generator, although I do have other batteries that I can use if need be.
Hi Pop's Shack. My sister lives with 2kw and does it easily most of the time. We had about 640w for many many years but did use the generator a lot. I am loving the 3kw and it is plenty for us. Never did quite get the 10kw need. Cheers Kerri.
Legend Sir!
interesting vid, well presented with lots of good information, l'm now going to subscribe
Hi I just fell across your channel mate, Well it's so refreshing to finally find someone who thinks a smallish system is the ducks guts to live off like I do !! I just don't have the obscene, gob snacking amounts of money people companies and people say you NEED to have to maintain a reasonable life style !! Compared to your system, my systems tiny but being on the disability pension I'm adding to my system a little at a time as I can save the money. I have to separate systems at the moment, 1 is 600ah of AGM 12v batteries and 400 ah of panels that runs my 12v/24v fridge freezer. 2 is 420ah of 12v flooded lead acid batteries and 200 ah panel that runs everything else or doesn't really, but I'm going to redo both systems and recess everything. Is it OK if I send you a PM (private message) Seeya Rob......I've subbed to your channel !!
Hear exactly where you are coming from Rob ... you have a good attitude to all this off grid stuff ... as you said , you are refreshing too to get feed back from :- ) thank you for your kind words mate ... and keep up the positive thinking .... cheers Steve and Kerri ...
I agree 100%. If you think you "need" a 10,000 watt system, maybe going off grid is not for you. I live quit comfortably on a 1,000 watt system, I'm single though. But two people would be about double that. It's a hard pill for some people to swallow that they are more dependent on the convenience of the grid then they think. But, ironically,they are also the same people that want to "save the planet". Lol
Down to earth great info not B.S enjoyed
All I need to know is how much do I need to watch tv and have lights of an evening
hMM, i THINK I need a few mentors to keep me in line!! :)
Yer , maybe ? but go with what is in your heart and mind is my advice , maybe after listening to what others have to say ? but do what you want to do ....
@@offthegridinoz.994 I think learn as I go, Build my own Batteries, Firstly a small shed project then onto bigger things
Great set up mate , but don’t those battery’s hold the power ?
They sure do ..... but during the day and at night we still can only pull a max of around 3KW ... That is why I say we live on 3 KW the batteries give us actually 24KW storage but usable only to 30% as to not damage them , so we do have 8KW on hand if they are full ... Solar can give most people a headache understanding the whole picture lolol cheers Steve
How hard is it to really get rid of the need for 240 volts all together ? I mean inverters seem to be such a waste of energy with their heat dissipation and the fact that many 240 volt appliances step the 240 Volts back down anyway to 12v (Tv's etc) or 19v laptop and many other low DC voltages. Do you think you could have the same lifestyle completely without the 240 volt is what I'm asking ? Would a 24 volt solar setup using 12volt fridge etc suffice ?? Cheers, and great video :)
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Is your new wood fire boiler a modern chipheater it looks like one?
yes :)
What part of the country is your property located. Great video Steve
As we mention in near every video , we are in The Central highlands in Central Vic .... and hey thanks Macca :- )
Ahhh Vic.That explains the wood heaters. Lol
We are near Bundaberg QLD and need air conditioning for 4 months of the year so investigating solar compatible air con for our off grid property plans. Evaporated air conditioners won't work due to the high humidity.
how long can this system run without recharging the battery system?under the assumption that their was a problem with the solar panel connection or if the sun wasn't providing enough power, then how long can the battery system last without recharging?
That totally depends on how much load any person chooses to try to run of any system ... So it is hard to say really .. As far as our 3 kw , we could get by for 2-3 days max with no input ... but we would have to be careful as to our use over those 3 days ... If we used power as if we had normal charge ? may be 2 days max !!
G'day mate, just wondering where you've purchased your wood cook stoves from? Can't find them anywhere here in Victoria. Cheers for the video mate.
They ship everywhere at a reasonable cost :- ) www.ebay.com.au/usr/crestwood-heaters?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2754
Off the grid in oz. Legend! Thanks so much mate. Keep up the great videos :) subscribed!
Great content, don’t appreciate the language !
How do you receive internet?
We used to use Satellite NBN , but these days we have wireless NBN , AND yes it is a bit better than Sat :- ) Our mobiles do not work too well here either , but just get us by :- )
Why dont you use swap n go LPG for hot water?
Because while LPG is available? the bigger ones are cheaper to swap out and the 5 we run gives us near 2 years supply plus these have no rental and are delivered free ... :- ) To swap and go takes time to do the swap and you need one empty shop bought bottle to do each use position ... x 3 ?
Don’t buy solapower. I’m just wasted $4600 on it and my bill went up its a scam. Unless your given it for free forget it, its a waste of money.
well that sucks Grant. Try doing it stand alone, it works a treat for us. cheers Kerri
Prolly?
Steve like to write in his own language lol. he means probably :)
I`m looking at leaving everything that requires funds behind. I`m fed up with the mentality of the average joe blow that feels the need to conform to fit in. However I`m going to be considerably down sizing from your setup mate. Using a Transit van and a small caravan attached. My only issue will be water and filtration from poisons and pathogens from run off into any water ways. I`m also not going to be established in 1 area as I want to be somewhat mobile. Wont use power generators and never really gave it considerations as the use requires me to visit a town somewhere.
You have a lot of creature comforts I`m prepared to go without simply for my sanity and staying away from people that are told they have to walk around a round room while also being told they can only piss in the corner.
Most people don't realize they have bought into a life that has been marketed to the masses since before they were born.
I don't vote, nor do the census, never registered but I did secede in 2011 as my own demonstration of my political disgust in the way this country is being ran.
Only reason I came back to civilization after spending 8 months in the bush was because I got kicked off private land in 2013. I wont make the same mistake again and I don't care if I die out there anyway. I spent over 8 years travelling the entire state of WA and I know off many places I can go and never be found. Wont have any tech like a phone or other traceable devices. Police already have a notice on my file stating I am not to be tracked or traced under any circumstances including a death in the family I left behind in 2010.
Well Nev ,, mate everyone to there own as the saying goes .. I read allot of sadness and allot of good in your words of truth mate .. If doing what you are going to do addresses your needs at the moment , hey so be it ...
We are in a similar boat as far as our distaste for many of the things this system runs at us all ... but we choose to some what stand and fight ? but that is just where myself and Kerri are atm ... We may go in another direction at some point and we do talk about many options that we could choose to do or take ... but as I said , making a small stand to drive a small amount of positive thinking out there to as many as we can , is what we will keep doing for a while yet :- )
hope all your plans work out hey ...
cheers Steve
Cheers mate. I think you`re also " Stevecbrclassic " on FB correct ?
Yep Nev ... that's us , or me :- ) had this Chanel going for near a year now ...
haveagoodone
cheers Steve
Break the Chain - it really depends on the sacrifices some are prepared to make. Some just wont let go of many things that are wants, instead of just having needs met. Life has been marketed for well over 100 years and many buy into it hook, line and sinker without thought of consequences in the long run.
Break the Chain - yeah agreed. I usually just state 100 years because not many are aware of the history so the 100 years is more evident generally. That`s if they want to accept it. Most just dismiss it altogether. I`ve got a mate that wouldn't accept anything unless the facts suit his distorted perception of reality. Many cherry pick while some of us are not only open but aware of the truth of the matter..