Dryers, yep I got one of those fancy solar-powered clothes dryer systems in my back yard. I went and put me up a "5 stringer array" years ago. I can dry my sheets and 7 days of clothes for me and the misses all in one day if'n it's sunny enough. On cloudy days I use the back-up array in the garage, but it's a "1 stringer", and not for sheets, it only has a "one load" capacity wire. Been in operation for 15 years with no degradation in capacity whatsoever. Every couple of years I do have to replace a few of the attachment clips to the system to account for the occasional broken clothes attachment pins. The only maintenance required is the random tightening of the turnbuckle at the anchor end of the wire to remove any slack in the horizontal suspension unit wire. I think it cost me a total of $150, I used stainless hardware for longevity and a few bags of QuickCrete to anchor it in. I do recommend using 3" galvanized pipe since the wooden vertical support units are susceptible to decay and fail due to our high moisture content in the soil base.
It's 2024!! Happy New Year! How's the system working this morning?!? My wife and I are about to go off grid this year... looking forward to seeing more of your videos for good information! We will be operating a smaller system to begin Schneider Conext 4048 w/159CL made by altE. We will be powering our 40'Jayco Jayflight LOFT with the system while we build a modified Earthship style home in Northern Nevada.
I have a 23,300 watt system and it consists of 70 of the 96 cell Panasonic 330 Watt panels. I have two Sol-Ark 12K inverters and two Fortress Power E-Vault batteries. I get between 70 kw to over 100 kw on an average day and run an entire house with 5 ton Highly efficient Heat Pump all electric home, Heat Pump water heater, five freezers, two refrigerators, electric dryer and plenty of others, but my cost was not $10,000.00, it was over $80,000. The batteries alone were $25,000.00 for two. If you want to run a good sized home, you cannot do it with 9 panels, but if you want off the grid you get what you pay for.
Batteries can be charged with approximately 2000 Watts being the highest power from those 9 panels. Now it is winter, but when summer is coming, during 6 to 8 hours, a charge of roughly 10.000 watt-hours can be collected in those batteries.
Depending on how you use one, Microwaves can actually be a good way to conserve energy off-grid, if you're cooking with electricity to begin with rather than propane or other fuel. Although high in power draw when running (far less than a dryer though), the typically short operating time compared to a normal oven or cooktop can more than make up for that. A switched outlet (with heavy duty snap-action switch) would be good to eliminate its phantom load for the clock, etc. when not in use. Best to get a Kill-a-Watt and check *everything* for phantom draw, if you haven't already... even 2-3 watts running 24/7 can really add up, and some of the offenders can be surprising.
$10,000.......NOT 10,000 watts....either in panels or in output. Only 9 panels, maybe 2,000w....single inverter, largest one Outback makes in that series is 3,500w.
Strange he didn't describe the panels but based on the timing I would guess ~320W so 2,900W. More important to match that with the charge controller instead of the inverter. I have 8 similar panels and 800W happens every day at some point with my grid tie. Very surprised he didn't use propane dryer (or hang clothes). Other than that, array seems barely adequate. I'm sure he'll expand.
Is your Flexnet DC battery monitor (black module up top between Hub and AC enclosure) broken, or not completely hooked up? I don't see any state-of-charge LEDs lit on the front as it should have. That needs its own separate connection to the battery bank (small gauge wires, white negative / black positive, strangely enough), but is quite useful to have - it logs amp-hours in and out of the battery from all sources, gives a 0-100% percentage reading and other good data on the Mate panel (or sent to a PC), and can control the charging phases more accurately. They cost >$250, so you might as well put it to good use.
Yeah, even the uber-expensive Aerospace-grade ones used on satellites (~35% efficiency, multiple stacked cells tuned to different wavelengths) aren't that good! I kept expecting to see a second array somewhere.
Good idea getting a calculator, might want to check your total wattage. if you use a MPPT charge controller you can exceed 48 volts and you have one. Wrong about the battery’s you can jump start a vehicle just have to pull the desired amount you’ll need. No reason you can’t use a microwave or any other modern conveniences just have to have a battery bank that can support it and you have it. Good luck
He should have used the title "1 billion volts and 200,000 amperes Solar System" That's what you get if it's struck by lightning :) FYI I would also have inline lightning protection fuses for the ac and dc as the outer cable protection when its struck by lightning doesn't give much protection even when grounded Same goes for any external antennas, telephone cables and city electricity supply You will be surprised how lightning finds it's way in.
We just have 2.4kw but during the day we can either charge the car or run any of our appliances. Not both. If we run the dishwasher and the car since we are grid tied we will have power delivered. If we are thrifty and do just one the grid receives from us. Microwave is power thrifty as well as induction and convection cooking. Doing the math and looking at the meter solves most problems. Good luck.
what does actually happen to your bill if you consume less then then the PV on the grid generates when you have a smart DU meter? would be charged for that extra units you have generated, when you have a SMART AC DIGITAL meter (DU). would you been charged for the exported units?
next ground mount id suggest putting the vertical pipes closer together. There is no need to have them at the very end and create a bow in the unistrut.
Microwave is the most efficient cooking device you can use. even a 1200 watt microwave uses less power in 1-3 minutes than any electric oven for 45 min.
Sir, you are correct, cold does not kill a battery. It does limit the amps available at any one time. This is due to the fact that a battery is a chemical reaction. Cool the battery, slow the reaction. Looking at your system, which is cool, I would recommend more batteries. This would increase storage and prolong battery life. Also, have plenty of ventilation. A relative in Prescott burnt his generator shed down due to lack of ventilation. Charging batteries produces H2 and O2. Need I say more? I would love to know your total energy bill is per month. This would include fuel for the generator and propane. Also, what was the total cost of the system?
Geeat video just the explanation i needed .. Im building a house in Fort Mayer Naples FL. And i will like to run it completely with solar panels my budget will be arround $15K hopefully its enough. I'm considering having regular electric power just in case... i guess who ever i hire to build this for me will enlighten me a bit more thank you for your very well explained video ....
What he didn't say Make sure your footings are below the frost line... Other wise when it gets to freezing temps It can raise them.. What ever they are holding
I know this video is old now, so I don't know what you have done since then, but for lightning protection, maybe installing 2 or 3 tall steel poles with pointed ends and running them to several ground rods. That way, lightning may like hitting one of those instead of your solar array. Also, using batteries to generate heat is so wasteful. An electric clothes dryer? Why not propane for that?
He did point out that high noon he is getting 800 watts. Probably for about 3 hours. drops off fast on both sides of noon. On my system I produce about 112 kWh on a winter day. On an average summer day I produce 756 kWh. Winter gives me about 15% of the electric I get in summer. I had 4 days of zero output this January, because of snow coverage.
@@lflowell If you produce 112 kWh, you have one heck of a large system. A kWh is a kilo watt hour.....1,000 watts of power for one hour. Four 250 watt panels under perfect conditions will produce 1 kWh. To produce 112 kWh would take 112 x 4 panels or 448 panels of 250 watts each. Realistically, probably closer to 500 panels to account for line loss, charge controller loss, panel not at STC conditions, etc. Are you saying you have a 125,000 watt setup of panels ??? No....way more likely you don't really mean kWh....you mean WATT HOURS with no "k" in front of it. That would make a lot more sense.
I was wondering how 9 panels can be 10,000 Watts. Do they even make 1000 Watt panels? They cost a fortune if they do. Then I thought he might have some other panels hooked up elsewhere. Turns out it’s a $10,000 set up. Not 10,000 Watts. ffs...
@@terrysullivan1992 $10000 does not seem free! Let's admit, it's a cute but very misleading video about everything electric. He goes out of his way to discredit a microwave. A 600 watt microwave, used for 6 minutes a day. would have a very small effect on his electrical usage. He is saying his output, on a winter day, is 800 watts. It would use 4.5 minutes of output on a winter day. Propane is the way to go, on a dryer. Dryers are not used 24/7 either. Maybe 45 minutes a load.
Larry Lowell Ppl give excuses for which that which they do not understand. Reasons for decisions are logical and replicatable. If results are not replicatable, then it is BS.
I'm sure your aware that your grounds will take you out when lighting hits the ground and runs up your ground and takes out your inverter right? Yes that does happen here because of the coleachy beeing water proof. Don't believe me ? I learned that one the hard way.
The outback electronics is mainly designed for lead acid batteries. It would be a different set of electronics to use lithium. You can try and cheat and just match voltage but it is a bit of a hack. Benefit of lead acid is they self balance if you just over charge them slowly. Do that to lithium and they will go thermal.
FYI. We have a lithium battery system (not Tesla) with outback components. 48 volt system. 21 KWH of battery storage capacity. 30- 300 watt panels. Producing 30KWH to 60KWH every day. Outback GS8048A inverter. 2-Flexmax 80 charge controllers. 16 battleborn bb10012 batteries providing 400 amphours. Much better than a Tesla system. Tesla is overpriced,over hyped and cannot accept power from a generator last I heard. Also Tesla wants a constant internet connection which gives Tesla the ability to sell your power to the grid whenever THEY decide to. Also Tesla systems cannot be serviced or worked on by any homeowner without voiding their warranty. There are many better options out there. Do your research. Hope this was helpful. And one last thing. We had a quote for a Tesla system which was $20,000 more than the $38,000 we spent. A far superior, more resiliant and reliable system at a reasonable price and we aren't forced to give our battery power to teslacorp for the utilities companies use. Our system provides all power for our home as well as two full time luxury rental villas and a fairly well appointed camp. I spent three months researching different systems every night after hurricane Irma which knocked out our utility grid for four months. Spend your time on research-its the best investment and will save you time, money and frustration in the long run. Last thought: never lease or rent a system or sign any contract with any provider. Buy and install your own system or hire someone reputable to do it for you. Solar power is supposed to be about giving you freedom and independence by providing a sustainable (green) and reliable option to the big utility providers.
Love the snow...but blah blah blah...no posted info on equipment, calculations, model #s of what you used. Off Grid no way..you hired all your work out. No self reliance.
Why do so many people get rip off by electrical contractors. My system is a 3KW// 2 banks of 48Volt and I paid about $4500.00. Why do dumbass people get taken in by running larger wire if you series your panels to a higher voltage not to exceed 150 volts on a MidNight Sloar Charge Controller the systen will lower when you set your voltage output either 12/24/48 VDC. So many knucklehead people will need to wait years to realize any savings additionally panels are getting more efficient so when people pay contractors guess what they'll have to pay again in 10 years for the better system. For myself I'll just replace panels and recoup my costs quickly.
@@OffGridBackcountryAdventures Which is probably why this video is getting so many dislikes (including myself) because of the misleading title. As soon as I saw the nine panels I knew this guy's numbers were way off.
Maybe he's referring to how many watts it produces in a day? Clearly it's not the combination of the 9 panels. Also if it were 10k watts, it would be extreme overkill for the size of the battery bank.
Dude this video is almost a year old and you have yet to change 10,000watts to $10K in the title..? We appreciate this video very much, but the title is misleading.
This is NOT a 10 KW system. It looks to be possibly a 2.5 KW system which is tiny. I am very surprised that you went with such a small system since you are out in the wilderness. Your inverter and other equipment will have to be replaced if you add more panels. So it's going to cost as much as a new system. You really haven't thought this through very well.
He must be added in the total amount of time x watch daytime input key solar panel system is do the math know what you need so the batteries last a long time and try to add in 20% extra hour or more and don't forget solar water will save on Long run first place to start if you have kids
My dude even if those were 72 cell high efficiency modules you wouldnt get anywhere near 10k watts, maybe 3600 watts max. do your homework before posting next time
Sorry, that is not possible. If it is 9 panels, 2m^2 each, so 18m^2, with 10kW, that is about 600W per square meter. Efficiency of about 60%. There are no such panels. You need at least 3 times more panels.
We got rid of our 1000 watts for 5 or 10 minutes a day microwave but run a 3000 watt clothes dryer for about 60 minutes...and power hungry AIR CONDITIONING which uses 1000s of watts for hours and hours...SMH
Nice ranch. I am running a 4KW panel with 14kw lithium battery system. I run all my tools plus an 18000 btu trailer ac. The good news is at 4500 feet the ac mostly runs when the sun is out on a trailer. so it is rare to draw the batteries down at night. check out my channel. God Speed
Get your terminology right. You are referering to the AC side using DC terminology. Does your inverter produce 240 Volts AC? When describing the dryer you allude to the two poles of the breaker as being for tumbling and for heating. Dryers use 240 volts for the heating element and may use 120 or 240 volt motors, depends on how they are made. Describing the ground connection as being "my copper" is meaningless. Copper does not make a ground, a ground rod makes the ground connection and you connect to it with a ground conductor, which are typically copper. Most other wire is copper also.
UNCLEDOUG SAYS YOU HAVE WORKED HARD AND LOOKS GOOD BUT !!! YOU ARE GOING TO BE SORRY NOT GOING WITH NOT USING A HARD COR SOLAR CO !!!! GOOD LUCK DAD !! I DID THE SAME THING THAT YOU DID IT COST ME IN THE END !!! HOPE IT WORK'S FOR YOU !!
Folks ... let's make something clear here ... Solar energy will not replace fossil fuels in all its forms as it is used today ... However ... the story is like this ... that is, solar energy is very "expensive" but do you know that the production of CO2 when you burn fossil fuels is not yet part of the electricity bill? ... If you add the fossil fuel pollution to the total cost ... then ... maybe solar power is not that expensive ... At some point ... you have to do your own research and come to your own conclusions . Again ... here in Puerto Rico we have a lot of sun all year round ... but we also have a hurricane season ... Therefore our solar panels must be installed to withstand winds of around 150 MPH ... two years ago I completed an experimental project ... drop by ruclips.net/video/2nYy4M1FReY/видео.html. Comments are welcome. Thank you.
Buy more batteries you can never have enough battery storage and when they are fully charged have the capability oi automatically divert the solar power charge to heat up say a large hot water tank Good luck with the system
The problem with 48V is the next step is 8 more batteries. All because of electric clothes dryer. Should have been propane along with cooking and heating energy.
You really want to keep your battery bank size to a MINIMUM. They are the weakest link in the system. Put in more solar panels rather than more batteries. You will be able to recharge you batteries faster (limited by battery rather than solar) and you can divert the excess power. More panels in high voltage (400v) strings with a modern high voltage MPPT charge controller allows you to get some usable power even on the worst days.
8 tons? of concert for 4 legs humm, that would be 25 80 lbs bags of concert per legs. And 10,000 watts of solar with 9 panels? That would be 1,111 watts per panel,humm I do not think so. More like 300 watts per panel . so 300 times 9 = 2700 rated watts. Not real watts , 2700 watts - 25 to 30 % of loss 1800 to 2000 watts more like it. This video is hit and miss.
Hi Jay, yeah Chad is upgrading his panels and expanding the solar field for the next build project at his ranch in N. Arizona. I sure enjoyed the solitude of his ranch!
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Dryers, yep I got one of those fancy solar-powered clothes dryer systems in my back yard. I went and put me up a "5 stringer array" years ago. I can dry my sheets and 7 days of clothes for me and the misses all in one day if'n it's sunny enough. On cloudy days I use the back-up array in the garage, but it's a "1 stringer", and not for sheets, it only has a "one load" capacity wire. Been in operation for 15 years with no degradation in capacity whatsoever. Every couple of years I do have to replace a few of the attachment clips to the system to account for the occasional broken clothes attachment pins. The only maintenance required is the random tightening of the turnbuckle at the anchor end of the wire to remove any slack in the horizontal suspension unit wire. I think it cost me a total of $150, I used stainless hardware for longevity and a few bags of QuickCrete to anchor it in. I do recommend using 3" galvanized pipe since the wooden vertical support units are susceptible to decay and fail due to our high moisture content in the soil base.
It's 2024!! Happy New Year! How's the system working this morning?!? My wife and I are about to go off grid this year... looking forward to seeing more of your videos for good information! We will be operating a smaller system to begin Schneider Conext 4048 w/159CL made by altE. We will be powering our 40'Jayco Jayflight LOFT with the system while we build a modified Earthship style home in Northern Nevada.
SINCERE THANKS, GOD BLESS, I WAS IN COLORADO AND IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
I have a 23,300 watt system and it consists of 70 of the 96 cell Panasonic 330 Watt panels. I have two Sol-Ark 12K inverters and two Fortress Power E-Vault batteries. I get between 70 kw to over 100 kw on an average day and run an entire house with 5 ton Highly efficient Heat Pump all electric home, Heat Pump water heater, five freezers, two refrigerators, electric dryer and plenty of others, but my cost was not $10,000.00, it was over $80,000. The batteries alone were $25,000.00 for two. If you want to run a good sized home, you cannot do it with 9 panels, but if you want off the grid you get what you pay for.
The hots, the grounds and the negative lol thank God it was a kit and someone installed it for him
Batteries can be charged with approximately 2000 Watts being the highest power from those 9 panels. Now it is winter, but when summer is coming, during 6 to 8 hours, a charge of roughly 10.000 watt-hours can be collected in those batteries.
Best video you have done in a long time.
Depending on how you use one, Microwaves can actually be a good way to conserve energy off-grid, if you're cooking with electricity to begin with rather than propane or other fuel. Although high in power draw when running (far less than a dryer though), the typically short operating time compared to a normal oven or cooktop can more than make up for that. A switched outlet (with heavy duty snap-action switch) would be good to eliminate its phantom load for the clock, etc. when not in use. Best to get a Kill-a-Watt and check *everything* for phantom draw, if you haven't already... even 2-3 watts running 24/7 can really add up, and some of the offenders can be surprising.
$10,000.......NOT 10,000 watts....either in panels or in output. Only 9 panels, maybe 2,000w....single inverter, largest one Outback makes in that series is 3,500w.
YEAH ..EACH PV PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE 1,111 WATTS EACH !!! ... (I WAS WONDERING ABT THAT ) … THESE LOOK LIKE 250's (2250 watts )
@@ScottyDMcom I have the same inverter. It's 3,600 watts.
Strange he didn't describe the panels but based on the timing I would guess ~320W so 2,900W. More important to match that with the charge controller instead of the inverter. I have 8 similar panels and 800W happens every day at some point with my grid tie. Very surprised he didn't use propane dryer (or hang clothes). Other than that, array seems barely adequate. I'm sure he'll expand.
If you account the sun peak hours * 2kw solar system you can have an approximate of 10,000 watts per day stored in your batteries.
@@artsmith103 lol, yeah, electric dryer _ 🤔
Is your Flexnet DC battery monitor (black module up top between Hub and AC enclosure) broken, or not completely hooked up? I don't see any state-of-charge LEDs lit on the front as it should have. That needs its own separate connection to the battery bank (small gauge wires, white negative / black positive, strangely enough), but is quite useful to have - it logs amp-hours in and out of the battery from all sources, gives a 0-100% percentage reading and other good data on the Mate panel (or sent to a PC), and can control the charging phases more accurately. They cost >$250, so you might as well put it to good use.
How 9 panels can produce 10,000 Watts?
why i clicked, they are magic panels, he's under 3k watts for sure. If he's making 10k i'm making 20K lol
Yeah, even the uber-expensive Aerospace-grade ones used on satellites (~35% efficiency, multiple stacked cells tuned to different wavelengths) aren't that good! I kept expecting to see a second array somewhere.
@@jordanhazen7761 funny just watched that yesterday, the uv panels are like u said 30-35%, Same thing i was think where's the other 2 panel sets lol
He is generating less the 1,000 watts, not 10k watts...
he only said 10000watt not kwh .. maybe he means it can generate 10kw of power the whole day
Good idea getting a calculator, might want to check your total wattage. if you use a MPPT charge controller you can exceed 48 volts and you have one. Wrong about the battery’s you can jump start a vehicle just have to pull the desired amount you’ll need. No reason you can’t use a microwave or any other modern conveniences just have to have a battery bank that can support it and you have it. Good luck
He should have used the title "1 billion volts and 200,000 amperes Solar System"
That's what you get if it's struck by lightning :)
FYI I would also have inline lightning protection fuses for the ac and dc as the outer cable protection when its struck by lightning doesn't give much protection even when grounded
Same goes for any external antennas, telephone cables and city electricity supply
You will be surprised how lightning finds it's way in.
We just have 2.4kw but during the day we can either charge the car or run any of our appliances. Not both. If we run the dishwasher and the car since we are grid tied we will have power delivered. If we are thrifty and do just one the grid receives from us. Microwave is power thrifty as well as induction and convection cooking. Doing the math and looking at the meter solves most problems. Good luck.
what does actually happen to your bill if you consume less then then the PV on the grid generates when you have a smart DU meter? would be charged for that extra units you have generated, when you have a SMART AC DIGITAL meter (DU). would you been charged for the exported units?
As a black man, I can honestly tell you. You will never ever, ever, ever, EVA! See a black man, in the snow, with shorts and t-shirts on! EVA!!
LMAO! Then again...Wouldn't it be more plausible to say, you'd never see a white man in the snow (in shorts)? 😂🤣😭😅😅
Do you need another main control panel to add more solar panels? or do you just add them to the existing panel?
next ground mount id suggest putting the vertical pipes closer together. There is no need to have them at the very end and create a bow in the unistrut.
Seems like the shed would have been perfect to put the panels on, or make a shed under the panel structure. Thanks
Microwave is the most efficient cooking device you can use. even a 1200 watt microwave uses less power in 1-3 minutes than any electric oven for 45 min.
Sir, you are correct, cold does not kill a battery. It does limit the amps available at any one time. This is due to the fact that a battery is a chemical reaction. Cool the battery, slow the reaction. Looking at your system, which is cool, I would recommend more batteries. This would increase storage and prolong battery life. Also, have plenty of ventilation. A relative in Prescott burnt his generator shed down due to lack of ventilation. Charging batteries produces H2 and O2. Need I say more?
I would love to know your total energy bill is per month. This would include fuel for the generator and propane. Also, what was the total cost of the system?
10,000 watts? This man should work for Tesla.
If you deploying 400 VDC capasitor bank and HV transformer like MOT 100A winding could it increased better power
Geeat video just the explanation i needed ..
Im building a house in Fort Mayer Naples FL. And i will like to run it completely with solar panels my budget will be arround $15K hopefully its enough.
I'm considering having regular electric power just in case... i guess who ever i hire to build this for me will enlighten me a bit more thank you for your very well explained video ....
If you are subbing it out you may want to add an additional $20,000 to the budget for real-world cost.
What he didn't say
Make sure your footings are below the frost line...
Other wise when it gets to freezing temps
It can raise them..
What ever they are holding
Meth is important in that set up
I know this video is old now, so I don't know what you have done since then, but for lightning protection, maybe installing 2 or 3 tall steel poles with pointed ends and running them to several ground rods. That way, lightning may like hitting one of those instead of your solar array. Also, using batteries to generate heat is so wasteful. An electric clothes dryer? Why not propane for that?
Thank you so much indeed!
Will that system run a central air unit, & all your other normal house hold appliances, & where did you find a heat warming toilet, & how much was it
You want us to subscribe, but you won't answer any of our questions, that's a lil horse shit, if ya ask me
Notice they never tell you how many kilowatt hours their solar produces on an average day
He did point out that high noon he is getting 800 watts. Probably for about 3 hours. drops off fast on both sides of noon. On my system I produce about 112 kWh on a winter day. On an average summer day I produce 756 kWh. Winter gives me about 15% of the electric I get in summer. I had 4 days of zero output this January, because of snow coverage.
@@lflowell If you produce 112 kWh, you have one heck of a large system. A kWh is a kilo watt hour.....1,000 watts of power for one hour. Four 250 watt panels under perfect conditions will produce 1 kWh.
To produce 112 kWh would take 112 x 4 panels or 448 panels of 250 watts each. Realistically, probably closer to 500 panels to account for line loss, charge controller loss, panel not at STC conditions, etc. Are you saying you have a 125,000 watt setup of panels ???
No....way more likely you don't really mean kWh....you mean WATT HOURS with no "k" in front of it. That would make a lot more sense.
What would be the price of this unit
How is it possible coz these are so less panels?
Hey just curious how much do this panels make du the winter cloudy days
The only reason I clicked on your video is the 10000w with those 9 panels
yeah I giggled too at 1000w panels
Spark at 2.20, what was that sparking down in wires? Nice system 😍👍😎
for real ;D
Dripping snow melt reflecting light from each drop as it passes. False alarm.
I was wondering how 9 panels can be 10,000 Watts. Do they even make 1000 Watt panels? They cost a fortune if they do.
Then I thought he might have some other panels hooked up elsewhere.
Turns out it’s a $10,000 set up. Not 10,000 Watts. ffs...
So what are the correct numbers on this set up???
Why NOT a PROPANE DRYER
Ever consider an outside clothes dryer?
Where are you in northern AZ am relocating st.johns
What size unistrut do you use? The half inch of the one in? Do you keep your batteries warm during the winter time?
I have my dryer, water heater and central heat on natural gas, seems cheaper than electric
I have my dishwasher and water heater on raw PV electric. And I only have a car battery for the entire house. That's cheap.
Because they don't have natural gas out there and propane is about three times the cost of nat. gas whereas the electric is free.
@@terrysullivan1992 $10000 does not seem free! Let's admit, it's a cute but very misleading video about everything electric. He goes out of his way to discredit a microwave. A 600 watt microwave, used for 6 minutes a day. would have a very small effect on his electrical usage. He is saying his output, on a winter day, is 800 watts. It would use 4.5 minutes of output on a winter day. Propane is the way to go, on a dryer. Dryers are not used 24/7 either. Maybe 45 minutes a load.
Larry Lowell
Ppl give excuses for which that which they do not understand.
Reasons for decisions are logical and replicatable.
If results are not replicatable, then it is BS.
He is in Ash Fork, off Bullock rd. There isn't any utility power at all out there. Propane is the only option, which is expensive
Why do you call this a 10Kw system? I see about 2.7Kw of panels assuming they are 300W PVs.
it's a 10K system $$$$$ not 10kw
Was he living in a shed?
Nice system. I am not sure your batteries will last 10 years.
Great content for off grid living 👍...
Who did the crap wiring in the "Control Center" :(
I'm sure your aware that your grounds will take you out when lighting hits the ground and runs up your ground and takes out your inverter right? Yes that does happen here because of the coleachy beeing water proof. Don't believe me ? I learned that one the hard way.
Hi Dah, this isn't my property. I was just passing through and made a video of it. Hope you're having a nice weekend ~ Brian
Thanks for the overview. Ignore all the "Asshat know it alls" posting comments.
Is there a functional reason why you did not use a Tesla battery? I ask cause I’m trying to get some solar power education. Thanks
The outback electronics is mainly designed for lead acid batteries. It would be a different set of electronics to use lithium. You can try and cheat and just match voltage but it is a bit of a hack.
Benefit of lead acid is they self balance if you just over charge them slowly. Do that to lithium and they will go thermal.
FYI. We have a lithium battery system (not Tesla) with outback components.
48 volt system.
21 KWH of battery storage capacity.
30- 300 watt panels.
Producing 30KWH to 60KWH every day.
Outback GS8048A inverter.
2-Flexmax 80 charge controllers.
16 battleborn bb10012 batteries providing 400 amphours.
Much better than a Tesla system.
Tesla is overpriced,over hyped and cannot accept power from a generator last I heard. Also Tesla wants a constant internet connection which gives Tesla the ability to sell your power to the grid whenever THEY decide to.
Also Tesla systems cannot be serviced or worked on by any homeowner without voiding their warranty.
There are many better options out there. Do your research. Hope this was helpful.
And one last thing. We had a quote for a Tesla system which was $20,000 more than the $38,000 we spent.
A far superior, more resiliant and reliable system at a reasonable price and we aren't forced to give our battery power to teslacorp for the utilities companies use.
Our system provides all power for our home as well as two full time luxury rental villas and a fairly well appointed camp.
I spent three months researching different systems every night after hurricane Irma which knocked out our utility grid for four months.
Spend your time on research-its the best investment and will save you time, money and frustration in the long run.
Last thought: never lease or rent a system or sign any contract with any provider. Buy and install your own system or hire someone reputable to do it for you. Solar power is supposed to be about giving you freedom and independence by providing a sustainable (green) and reliable option to the big utility providers.
Can you run 220 off this? I can't give up my hot tub.
My hot tub runs off 110. Nordic Bella model.
What panels are you using? 10kw the battery storage?
That's a fuck ton of concrete
nice system thank,s for sharing
Those pannels look like 250 watt pannels and that would make it 2250 watts.
Yet if you watch the video Chad talks about how his system is expandable to 10,000W.
Not 10,000 watts
Ever heard of a washing line?
Nope, but I've definitely heard of an 800amp washing machine... LoL
Love the snow...but blah blah blah...no posted info on equipment, calculations, model #s of what you used. Off Grid no way..you hired all your work out. No self reliance.
Why do so many people get rip off by electrical contractors. My system is a 3KW// 2 banks of 48Volt and I paid about $4500.00. Why do dumbass people get taken in by running larger wire if you series your panels to a higher voltage not to exceed 150 volts on a MidNight Sloar Charge Controller the systen will lower when you set your voltage output either 12/24/48 VDC. So many knucklehead people will need to wait years to realize any savings additionally panels are getting more efficient so when people pay contractors guess what they'll have to pay again in 10 years for the better system. For myself I'll just replace panels and recoup my costs quickly.
Dude I have 12x260W panels and thats only 3kWp. My system cost $8000. Please edit out the 10kWp
It's expandable to 10kWp which was highlighted in the video. No need to edit it out.
What was that sparking where wires connect
Water and the sun.
No permits needed if your doing an of grid system.
Please fix your Title_op...
3,6kW not great not terrible
10,000 watts from a setup that size is impossible
Yes, in the video Chad explains how his system is expandable to 10,000 and he’s currently only operating at a max of 3,000.
@@OffGridBackcountryAdventures Which is probably why this video is getting so many dislikes (including myself) because of the misleading title. As soon as I saw the nine panels I knew this guy's numbers were way off.
1000 watts or 10,000 watts.. sure does not look big enough to be 10,000 watts with 9 panels
@@schoolmaster1945 Think he had a typo and did not notice. so figure with the charge controller and did not look like a big inverter.. just a typo
Maybe he's referring to how many watts it produces in a day? Clearly it's not the combination of the 9 panels. Also if it were 10k watts, it would be extreme overkill for the size of the battery bank.
@@Hot_Mess Not sure that it makes much sense either. as that kind of output does not happen often
and think you are right about the battery bank
Dude this video is almost a year old and you have yet to change 10,000watts to $10K in the title..? We appreciate this video very much, but the title is misleading.
This is NOT a 10 KW system. It looks to be possibly a 2.5 KW system which is tiny.
I am very surprised that you went with such a small system since you are out in the wilderness.
Your inverter and other equipment will have to be replaced if you add more panels. So it's going to cost as much as a new system.
You really haven't thought this through very well.
He must be added in the total amount of time x watch daytime input key solar panel system is do the math know what you need so the batteries last a long time and try to add in 20% extra hour or more and don't forget solar water will save on Long run first place to start if you have kids
My dude even if those were 72 cell high efficiency modules you wouldnt get anywhere near 10k watts, maybe 3600 watts max. do your homework before posting next time
Maybe there are 500 watt panels
@@mwan200 still doesnt add up
Im using Avasva instructions to make it and I do it already :)
Kitchen stove also
Sorry, that is not possible. If it is 9 panels, 2m^2 each, so 18m^2, with 10kW, that is about 600W per square meter. Efficiency of about 60%. There are no such panels. You need at least 3 times more panels.
Nice system flexone power I subcrib to your Chanel
We got rid of our 1000 watts for 5 or 10 minutes a day microwave but run a 3000 watt clothes dryer for about 60 minutes...and power hungry AIR CONDITIONING which uses 1000s of watts for hours and hours...SMH
Ha, where's the other 7000 watts?
80 Amp x 48 volts = 3,840 watt
Nice ranch. I am running a 4KW panel with 14kw lithium battery system. I run all my tools plus an 18000 btu trailer ac. The good news is at 4500 feet the ac mostly runs when the sun is out on a trailer. so it is rare to draw the batteries down at night. check out my channel. God Speed
wach watching whole 4 minutes of boring intro to see him bounce to the house swearing he didnt flinch! thumbs up...
How. Much dude
10,000 dollars he said so.
Looks like yer in my neck of the woods. Just subbed. I just finnished my power room. Check it out at
Arizona unplugged
1 panel = ~300kwh * 9 = 2,000kwh
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Get your terminology right. You are referering to the AC side using DC terminology. Does your inverter produce 240 Volts AC? When describing the dryer you allude to the two poles of the breaker as being for tumbling and for heating. Dryers use 240 volts for the heating element and may use 120 or 240 volt motors, depends on how they are made. Describing the ground connection as being "my copper" is meaningless. Copper does not make a ground, a ground rod makes the ground connection and you connect to it with a ground conductor, which are typically copper. Most other wire is copper also.
UNCLEDOUG SAYS YOU HAVE WORKED HARD AND LOOKS GOOD BUT !!! YOU ARE GOING TO BE SORRY NOT GOING WITH NOT USING A HARD COR SOLAR CO !!!! GOOD LUCK DAD !! I DID THE SAME THING THAT YOU DID IT COST ME IN THE END !!! HOPE IT WORK'S FOR YOU !!
10,000 watts????
Yes, this system is capable of being expanded to 10,000W.
a) you will never see 10,000W
b) talking in Watts is meaningless clickbait, it should be about kWh of stored energy
A clothes dryer? Really? I love hanging my clothes and bed clothes out to dry! That's much better management of solar power!
That's too much money just have a dryer.use a spin dryer and clothes line it's much better.
Click bait? 10k Watts
No way are you running 10,000 watts on a single 20 amp breaker along with a 30 amp 220volt breaker.
10000 watt ??? I think 900 watt
needs work ,,in many ,,areas
Just like your grammar.
ass
you are still an ass
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Buy more batteries you can never have enough battery storage and when they are fully charged have the capability oi automatically divert the solar power charge to heat up say a large hot water tank
Good luck with the system
The problem with 48V is the next step is 8 more batteries. All because of electric clothes dryer. Should have been propane along with cooking and heating energy.
You really want to keep your battery bank size to a MINIMUM. They are the weakest link in the system. Put in more solar panels rather than more batteries. You will be able to recharge you batteries faster (limited by battery rather than solar) and you can divert the excess power. More panels in high voltage (400v) strings with a modern high voltage MPPT charge controller allows you to get some usable power even on the worst days.
and your weight,,diabetic yet,,you will need a refer,,for your insulin ,,so you need many back-ups
8 tons? of concert for 4 legs humm, that would be 25 80 lbs bags of concert per legs. And 10,000 watts of solar with 9 panels? That would be 1,111 watts per panel,humm I do not think so. More like 300 watts per panel . so 300 times 9 = 2700 rated watts. Not real watts , 2700 watts - 25 to 30 % of loss 1800 to 2000 watts more like it. This video is hit and miss.
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I have 295w x 8 so yes easy if you buy better more costly panels
Hi Jay, yeah Chad is upgrading his panels and expanding the solar field for the next build project at his ranch in N. Arizona. I sure enjoyed the solitude of his ranch!
Go to Avasva page if you want to learn how to build it yourself
I don't know how many times he said he would show you something and never did, waste of time watching
a big liar for 10 kW????????// with 9 panels??????//// new tech PV?????