Solar Powering Just 1 Room in My House

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024

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  • @footprinthero
    @footprinthero  3 месяца назад +56

    Seeing some comments about the AC unit. I should've been more clear in the video - I rarely use it in that room and yes, as people have pointed out, running it for just a couple hours at full blast would drain the battery entirely. Apologies if it came across that I was frequently running the AC unit - I was not

  • @ELCrisler
    @ELCrisler Месяц назад +45

    Now put the second panel back up and run them together and you should have all the power that room needs.

  • @jessegross1760
    @jessegross1760 3 месяца назад +31

    Love this idea one room at a time gives me a great idea

  • @davidsalvador8989
    @davidsalvador8989 4 месяца назад +76

    If your cranking that AC which is using something like 400Watts / Hr you would burn through that battery in 2.5 hours if no solar panels were hooked up. Thanks for being creative!

    • @DailaChiverton
      @DailaChiverton 4 месяца назад +3

      He forgot to unplug the AC from the grid. There is no way!

    • @louf7178
      @louf7178 Месяц назад +1

      Shouldn't you write 400W*h ?

    • @cowboyboots9901
      @cowboyboots9901 Месяц назад +2

      Creative? More like deceptive.

    • @tomchapman128
      @tomchapman128 Месяц назад

      ​@@louf7178400 watts per hour

    • @flytothemoon50
      @flytothemoon50 22 дня назад

      Ahh this is what I'm searching for in cave comment, 😂 so is he using the AC in idle mode all the time or just outright unplug it?

  • @Defianthuman
    @Defianthuman 4 месяца назад +30

    I would have used both panels in each position to get the most energy.

    • @poletooke4691
      @poletooke4691 2 месяца назад +1

      I think they have to be the same wattage and voltage and stuff

    • @Minacious_Shenanigans
      @Minacious_Shenanigans Месяц назад

      @@poletooke4691 You can mix them no problem

    • @cheetahrunout
      @cheetahrunout 15 дней назад

      They would need separate mpp strings as otherwise one will be in the shade and block the other. Or optimizers, but im not sure thats possible with those mobile panels.

  • @ricardofranco4114
    @ricardofranco4114 4 месяца назад +13

    Its the reason i got into solar. I have a room that has no power. So i have this whole room running of solar. Its a gaming room too, it has an xbox one x, xbox one, xbox one s, 2k 32inch 165hz monitor, 4k 40inch tv, ps4, ps4 pro, ps5, xbox 360, nintendo 3ds, nintendo ds, steam deck. i only ever use one of these devies at a time. so no problem. it has a 200ah lifepo4 battery and 600 watts of solar ! :D! i also run some lights. best room in the house!

    • @SlackersIndustry
      @SlackersIndustry 4 месяца назад +1

      All them things consume little,it's achievable he's trying to run ac off 100w panel 😆

    • @ricardofranco4114
      @ricardofranco4114 4 месяца назад +1

      yeah, I know. That's pretty crazy a whole AC system !. I thought running a tv and a ps5 with 600 watts of solar and a 200ah lifepo4 battery was stretching it. My setup hasn't gone below 41%. I rarely use it, sadly. But when I do, I game with the boys for about 10 hours ! 😂. @@SlackersIndustry

    • @footprinthero
      @footprinthero  3 месяца назад +1

      Very cool!

  • @jec_ecart
    @jec_ecart 11 дней назад +2

    5:52
    1. The solar panel needs to higher up. Almost near the top of the fence.
    2. Cut the excess cable. Long wires have more losses.
    3. There's no way that room does only 200 wh per day. Esp with that window ac.

  • @EverydayHomeRepairs
    @EverydayHomeRepairs 4 месяца назад +8

    Awesome video Alex!

  • @johnschneider931
    @johnschneider931 3 месяца назад +13

    Um, wondering if a mirror ground mount to shine on too the big pannel would work nothing fancy a bench or table with a 45 degree lean-to covered in adhesive mirror or space blanket to throw light on to fence.

  • @mooninthewater3705
    @mooninthewater3705 Месяц назад +1

    Thanks, I’ve got the c1000 and a 100 watt panel, will experiment. BTW, if you can shorten the cable you’ll get a little more juice to the power bank.

  • @logothaironsides2942
    @logothaironsides2942 День назад

    Cool. Im thinking the first panel would not cope with the rain like the second one does. I would have to think about theft of the panel in my area. The first could be taken in at night but I guess the second one is fixed up 24 hours.. You could potantially make a fake fence inside the first fence position using thin board and two ring bolts and just lean the fake fence at an angle to allow the panel to be in the sun more. It wouldnt be as stealth though.

  • @lexuannhi
    @lexuannhi 3 месяца назад +8

    I would love to see you trying a small wind turbine. Thanks for the Video.

    • @mackychloe
      @mackychloe 2 месяца назад

      Good idea

    • @The_MEMEphis
      @The_MEMEphis 28 дней назад

      It would barely do anything

    • @mackychloe
      @mackychloe 28 дней назад

      @@The_MEMEphis it'll do something. depends on size

    • @The_MEMEphis
      @The_MEMEphis 28 дней назад

      @@mackychloe even a full sized one that you couldn't legally own wouldn't be able to power a room you need thousands of them

    • @siedliko
      @siedliko 21 день назад +1

      @@The_MEMEphis What are you on about? Small wind turbines can give you 400W easily, as long as it's windy.

  • @SlackersIndustry
    @SlackersIndustry 4 месяца назад +4

    I run my living room like that but have 1 solar panel 550 watts usually brings around 375 to 450watts, works fine and fully charged everyday.

    • @footprinthero
      @footprinthero  3 месяца назад +1

      Awesome!

    • @lawrencedavidson6195
      @lawrencedavidson6195 3 месяца назад +5

      Very good! I started out with one 40 watt panel, now i have four 450 watt panels and two 100ah LiFePo4 batteries running bedroom and living room now. Im hoping to be 100% solar eventually here in Jamaica.

    • @SlackersIndustry
      @SlackersIndustry 3 месяца назад +1

      @@lawrencedavidson6195 nice, soon you will be energy independent 👍

    • @lawrencedavidson6195
      @lawrencedavidson6195 3 месяца назад

      @@SlackersIndustry Yes, but i'll keep connected to the grid as a backup power source for rainy days.

    • @SlackersIndustry
      @SlackersIndustry 3 месяца назад

      @@lawrencedavidson6195 yes backup is good

  • @nelsonpun
    @nelsonpun 16 дней назад

    Tilt the panel up and it will be way more efficient, you want it to face the sun directly during mid day. Also i think buying a used jinko panel for 70 bucks might be really worth it for you. you can get a single panel that does 400w nowadays pretty easily.

  • @matty85992
    @matty85992 Месяц назад

    Put the 200w solar panel the the corner of the fence and separate so low power circuits in you house that are used regularly or active all the time and make them run off solar including lighting circuits 😊

  • @user-rp1vu1gk5u
    @user-rp1vu1gk5u 4 месяца назад +5

    while the battery was charging why would you unplug the ac cords if you didnt have the ac inverter on? slowly learning about solar myself

    • @davidsalvador8989
      @davidsalvador8989 4 месяца назад +2

      I think on most portable batteries you would likely not need to unplug them if the AC inverter was off. Normally most electronics continue to draw power even when off however that wouldnt be a problem if the inverter was off, they would not be able to get anything out of the battery anyway.

    • @ragheadand420roll
      @ragheadand420roll 4 месяца назад

      When inv is off there 0 pwr. The inverter isnt energized and doesnt even know if anything is plugged in or not

  • @fishycomics
    @fishycomics 9 дней назад

    great to hear, II rund 200 watt panel 100AH bat, 5.*amerage 60 ft led 4 hours a night during the summer, and double the battery and half the led . and no way can I do what you did, all day long thank you

  • @blamshiza
    @blamshiza 13 дней назад

    Curious if you intend to run this setup year round, specifically Winter.
    I've been thinking of doing the same with our guest room/office for perhaps a year or two now, so your video hits close to home for me and brings out the joy of my inner geek. Being in the North (cold country, snow tires for majority of the year, single or negative digits Fahrenheit in winter night), I'm concerned the heat loss will cause an overall energy deficit for the house. I'm not yet willing to fully commit by drilling exterior holes in wall or floor.. yet lol. Like you, I would likely attach the panels vertically, reducing efficiency as you noted, but onto the house skirting (Insert: "Hey, it's free real estate" meme); thankfully, at least, the room is South/South-West facing.
    I love the idea, but at least in my case, I've chalked it up to a passion project purposes only, albeit impractical. As you mentioned in your video, it's not necessarily done for practicality.
    As an aside, I'm doing essentially the same on my porch on North side (ie long run of wire to reach sunny spot), which has walls/doors/windows, but no power/heat, and lacks insulation. Runs lighting, window fan, charges my devices, and as per seasonal necessity a USB powered heated seat cushion ("Man cave", which gets a few hours of use nightly, once everyone to bed and I don't want to disturb anyone while YouTubing etc). However, it is a largely a fair-weather project. In winter, I disconnect and storage the solar panel, and charge the battery indoors via grid power. Currently, small portable LiFePo4 battery bank, but I'm considering SLA so I can still use solar input in winter, or possibly battery heater panel combined with repurposed vented cooler, to prevent cells from freezing. Also, I may just want an excuse to collect more equipment, ha.
    Anyways, thanks for posting your experiment, apologies for my verbose rambling, and wishing you much success with your channel (love the name btw! If only we all aspired to be a "Footprint Hero"!). Liked and Commented for the algorithm!

  • @classicdell
    @classicdell 2 месяца назад +3

    This is awesome but I feel like it would've been easier to just put the solar panel on the roof

  • @CuriousObserver
    @CuriousObserver 4 месяца назад +2

    This is what I wanted to do. Do you have a video explaining Voltage and Watto? I don’t understand how the power and storage works.

    • @johnschneider931
      @johnschneider931 3 месяца назад +1

      Power is a watt , energy per time . A volt is like pushing pressure . Think of electrons as moving liqiud under pressure. Think of Amps as amount of electrons . Multiply your push by amount gives you your engery (J) per second or a Watt. So if you multiply your watt by time , then the time units cancel out, (covert hours to seconds) and you get just energy so joules are really Watt-hours if you account for the convertion of units. Energy can be defined by force * distance (N*m) so Nm are also Watt-hours. Divide a watt hour by the volts and you get an amp hour. Hope this helps

    • @flolou8496
      @flolou8496 Месяц назад +1

      @@johnschneider931 No wonder constant explanation and education is required , 95% of what you said sounds like advanced physics or chemistry

    • @jafquist27
      @jafquist27 Месяц назад +1

      @@flolou8496 I agree. It's not that I couldn't understand what he wrote, but that I don't want to know that info. What most people want is, "What are the components of the system, how many of each do I need, and about how much will it cost, to, say run 2 or three lamps, a fridge, and a tv." If someonbe would just figure out how to convey that information without requiring someone to have a master's degree in solar power generation (and its overwhelming jargon) to be able to sit through the presentation, they could make themselves some money. Many of us are trying to do this ourselves, without having to hire someone, so we're, typically, not going to be well versed in solar techno babble.
      Sorry, I guess I went to babbling myself. I'm just frusterated is all.

  • @aunttriciaattic
    @aunttriciaattic 29 дней назад

    Thanks I think you would’ve collected more solar if you put the panels on a table in the first location you had the solar panel.What I’m trying to say is if the panels was facing up it would’ve been better. Even putting panels at the very top of the fence would work like with a triangle bracket coming off the fence.

  • @cRzA8Z
    @cRzA8Z 4 месяца назад +3

    great video idea. if you left it for a year how much do you think your savings would be? i know you said it wouldn’t be worth it but would be cool to find out

    • @greenman360
      @greenman360 3 месяца назад +2

      A kilowatt hour of energy from the grid costs between 10 and 30 cents, and he said he uses 200 watt hours a day, so maximum cost would be $1.60 per week. $83.20 per year.
      So after the cost of the panel, battery and wiring: yeah. It's gonna take quite a while to ever even break even.

  • @volt8399
    @volt8399 3 месяца назад +2

    That was a fun video to watch, thank you for sharing your experiment!

  • @DavidSelf3
    @DavidSelf3 4 месяца назад +1

    Loved the Astley plug :D

  • @AskIveSolar
    @AskIveSolar Час назад

    Nice little fun video / adventure. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Electronzap
    @Electronzap Месяц назад

    Nice, I plan to do that but have solar outside my window and extra battery below it. I'm not worried about the whole house, I just don't want to know if there is a power outage when I am in my room.

  • @haulngrassracing
    @haulngrassracing Месяц назад

    If you tried putting a small angle on that panel you might get better results. Maybe space the bottom out a couple of inches. Just a thought. Good luck and good video.

  • @judasbelt6785
    @judasbelt6785 14 дней назад

    1:22 I see what you did there 😂

  • @cryptowolf-zf3fs
    @cryptowolf-zf3fs 4 месяца назад +1

    BoughRV just released a new 200 watt Bi-Facial panel that may work great in that yard.

    • @footprinthero
      @footprinthero  3 месяца назад +1

      Hoping to get my hands on some bifacial panels soon

    • @panayioti74
      @panayioti74 3 месяца назад +1

      What is the difference of a bifacial panel;

  • @TNT_FPV
    @TNT_FPV 10 дней назад

    i wanted to do something like this , nice work 👍👍

  • @Sofakineazy
    @Sofakineazy День назад

    When do you break even as the power station alone here in the uk is proiced at £7000!

  • @kristie8727
    @kristie8727 29 дней назад

    That's awsome I want to do the same. You'd never know there was a power outage

  • @ThomasCraig2
    @ThomasCraig2 4 месяца назад +1

    Follow-up episode of weather stripping the window/AC? 😉

  • @ragheadand420roll
    @ragheadand420roll 4 месяца назад +6

    Mount it on the roof?

  • @rohanburke2765
    @rohanburke2765 4 дня назад

    Question, does that extension cable work for any panel and battery, I'm very confused on how the wires work, but ik i need an extension.

  • @ihearttesla2333
    @ihearttesla2333 Месяц назад

    I want to do something similar to power my server rack

  • @numberoneappgames
    @numberoneappgames 14 дней назад

    Imagine connecting all the rooms that way. You save some money. :D

  • @valsventures8795
    @valsventures8795 4 месяца назад +2

    Where did you order such long cable to run?

    • @footprinthero
      @footprinthero  3 месяца назад +1

      Amazon. I added a parts list in the description

  • @codework-vb6er
    @codework-vb6er 26 дней назад

    i had so much fun learning while watching this video.

  • @keithconti6057
    @keithconti6057 16 дней назад

    battery dies in 5 years another 600 dollars.. so if you ad it up.. you save 70 percent ..initial cost only one room is not much.. laptop screen 100 watts.., light 7 watts each, mm Idont know if saving 10 dollars a month on a room is worth it.. however for emergency off grid.. it is worth it.. only because you get warm with electric blanket,, cook a coffee run a light in emergency

  • @leannekerber3045
    @leannekerber3045 7 дней назад

    What kind of cable did you use? You never mentioned it.

  • @NiwsixTV
    @NiwsixTV 3 месяца назад +1

    new video idea: what kind of battery is best to use [lead-acid, LiFePO4, Lithium ion] im stupid pls teach me

  • @nurwanto19
    @nurwanto19 14 дней назад

    can i ask something? did you use the anker battrey while charger with solar panel and survive 7 days?

  • @diywithhaz1559
    @diywithhaz1559 19 дней назад

    Just wondering where did you get that mc4 cable from with the braided sleeve ??

  • @fodo3971
    @fodo3971 11 дней назад +1

    i got rickrolled. and i have the same monitor as you!

  • @Bingos7071
    @Bingos7071 29 дней назад

    I plan on doing this for my 1600w server

  • @BillyBobDingledorf
    @BillyBobDingledorf 8 дней назад

    I had some unused solar panels lying around?
    What do I do with this thing?
    Most of us don't have that crap lying around. Thousands of dollars if "stuff" to ad-hoc something that is mediocre? Hmm.
    Btw: I purchased that exact battery power station. It was supposed to show up yesterday. It didn't. They claimed they tried to deliver it today and I wasn't home, but my security cameras show otherwise. They'll try to deliver again in four days. WTF? Rule #1 in customer service is setting expectations.

  • @johnhouli3450
    @johnhouli3450 Месяц назад

    Young man thank you. Can that Anker run a full size 20 year old GE refrigerator. Or would I need a bigger unit.

    • @justinnkim
      @justinnkim Месяц назад

      I would get a killawatt meter. Plug it in for 24hrs to determine how much it pulls and adjust your gear accordingly.

  • @user-gv8yq8ev1s
    @user-gv8yq8ev1s Месяц назад

    Why not put the solar panel on the roof above the window less wire more sunlight?🤔

  • @cowboyboots9901
    @cowboyboots9901 Месяц назад +1

    200 Whrs/day definitely not using the 400 watt ac which uses 400 W/hr.

  • @johnhouli3450
    @johnhouli3450 Месяц назад

    Young man thank you. Can that Anker run a full size 20 year old GE refrigerator. Or would I need a bigger unit.
    Also can the Anker be charged through the AC wall plug.

    • @evanhirschmann1246
      @evanhirschmann1246 16 дней назад

      yes charged through wall for quick charging in like an hour I think for that unit. Would probably need a bigger unit to run it for any significant amount of time.

  • @roblox_progamers1104
    @roblox_progamers1104 22 дня назад +1

    Bro just put it on a very long stick put the solar in the center

  • @TheBlackFoxMaster
    @TheBlackFoxMaster 4 месяца назад +3

    0:20 Люди делают это по приколу, когда в Украине это вопрос выживания...

  • @thomasmills1150
    @thomasmills1150 4 месяца назад

    I'm kinda doing the same thing..... and with mostly the same equipment. I have 2 of those C1000's. I'm trying to run my Media Room where we watch TV for 3 or 4 hours a night. Let's be honest here.... there's no way you can run the a/c so why not make the exercise "run the room except for the A/C"? In my case I have a good location for the (exact same) panel, but it still just doesn't produce enough juice. So tomorrow if everything works out, I'm jumping up to a single 400 watt panel.
    That's when we have grid power. If we lose power I redeploy and run the fridge and an office space that has antenna TV and my internet equipment in case a signal is coming thru.
    I've tried without success to get Anker's attention and saying a "fallback" option in the app would be great. Run everything off battery but if battery gets down to X percentage, go ahead and draw power from the wall socket if available. Since that option is not there, I do it manually by plugging Anker unit into a Kasa switch and then manually turning on Kasa switch if power gets low.

    • @MeriMorMick
      @MeriMorMick 4 месяца назад

      I would love to hear details explaining your set up to someone who is not fully versed in watts and cutting cables to make connections. I’d love to do this in one room with table light, phone, two ipads, clock/weather station and portable heater. That would get me comfortable through a power outage. Add a toaster oven for some hot food.

    • @thomasmills1150
      @thomasmills1150 4 месяца назад

      @@MeriMorMick I know as little (or less) than you. That's why I went for the Anker C1000. Most of these power stations try to make it plug and play for us. Solar panels (as I understand it) need an inverter and a controller so Anker (Bluetti, Ecoflow, etc.) build the inverter and controller into the power station so we don't have to worry about it. I bought 2 Anker C1000s, and the Anker 531 200 watt solar panel. They are designed to work with each other. All I had to to was get an "extension cable" (XT60 to XT60) because my panel was going to be a fair distance from the battery.
      I got 2 C1000's rather than a C1000 and an expansion unit because it give you more flexibility. I can have one battery feed the other with either a/c (from a/c outlet on front to a/c input on side) or 12v cigarette connector.
      I have not cut/spliced one single cable!! Let me know if you need more info.

  • @Nabee_H
    @Nabee_H 29 дней назад

    Great video, thought I was watching a dude with a couple hundred thousand subscribers

  • @rea8755
    @rea8755 21 день назад

    You're so powerful ❤

  • @BDL090754
    @BDL090754 9 дней назад

    I like your easy to understand videos, you are not only educating us, but you are also quiet entertaining, now don't go and muck that up, by thinking you're a YT funny man..- I just Subd, :)

  • @juanr.3314
    @juanr.3314 Месяц назад

    Not sure how did you get that much usage. I have a delta 2 1k watts and when I connected my window ac 6btu I it was eating about 600watts it only lasted about 2 hours… so your math is confusing…

  • @victorreece9256
    @victorreece9256 4 месяца назад

    Good job on to the next room

  • @jessicaalvarez273
    @jessicaalvarez273 4 месяца назад

    loved this one!!!

  • @jkim412
    @jkim412 12 дней назад

    Positive Comment!!!

  • @chrish1695
    @chrish1695 Месяц назад

    not sure why you didnt just mount the panel on the roof

  • @shellcode
    @shellcode 13 дней назад

    Hopefully wherever you live has no fire safety codes

  • @KD8RAP
    @KD8RAP 3 месяца назад +1

    I like the video, but I noticed you rickrolled me

  • @mobileplayers5008
    @mobileplayers5008 3 месяца назад

    Dang. Can u test a gaming PC too?

  • @DorothyMartin-xu2dw
    @DorothyMartin-xu2dw 22 дня назад

    Why no solar panel bra hooked up man you tripped out

  • @jafquist27
    @jafquist27 Месяц назад

    What about kicking out the bottom of the panel, to aim it a bit better? How could you just blurt out, "This set up will definitely not pay for itself", without showing any numbers? It's not that I don't believe you but, rather, I just want to see the numbers.

  • @slymn05
    @slymn05 4 месяца назад

    Why did you put the solar panel in the garden instead of on the roof?

    • @motolaoshin
      @motolaoshin 3 месяца назад

      Ease of access.

    • @chrish1695
      @chrish1695 Месяц назад

      @@motolaoshin he made it more difficult trying to put it in the yard.

  • @panayioti74
    @panayioti74 3 месяца назад

    Good job👍.
    Can i ask how long was the distance from the panel to the charging point;

  • @bmm4050
    @bmm4050 22 дня назад

    Great

  • @iiPlay2Much
    @iiPlay2Much Месяц назад

    I dont know who's more of an idiot the guy that installed the a/c or the guy that could of used a screwdriver to unfold the window and run the cords without cutting them.

  • @justayoutubechannel7979
    @justayoutubechannel7979 9 дней назад

    Lies, I've got one and it doesn't run half of what you said it does

  • @weirdnomad8868
    @weirdnomad8868 2 месяца назад

    Great video but uh did your mom give you permission to install solar in your bedroom? LOL!

  • @vt20247
    @vt20247 10 дней назад

    Sure....you are crazy...but in a good way!

  • @DarioushAryan
    @DarioushAryan 3 месяца назад

    bravoo

  • @chronobot2001
    @chronobot2001 3 месяца назад

    Running the AC is just too much.
    The more solar panels the better.

  • @bluefrancis14
    @bluefrancis14 2 дня назад

    finest bait

  • @Watson1
    @Watson1 3 месяца назад

    When you are talking to us, look at the lens’s of your camera not the screen.

  • @jenniferhart6504
    @jenniferhart6504 14 дней назад

    It irritates me greatly that you stand at your desk. That's unnatural.

  • @ChrisKlink56
    @ChrisKlink56 Месяц назад

    This video is total hogwash. Your room wouldn’t last 2 hours with the AC on.

  • @johnhouli3450
    @johnhouli3450 Месяц назад

    Young man thank you. Can that Anker run a full size 20 year old GE refrigerator. Or would I need a bigger unit.
    Also can the Anker be charged through the AC wall plug.