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Dry pour? No I had the cement delivered premixed.

@@TopNotchFarmsPEI nice job

None as of yet. I used to have a few screws in the steel with small leaks. I had hoped this might actually cover them on the side they are installed on.

So I would need to buy equipment that would allow those items to run without the grid? Would you be able to point me in the right direction? I do have a whole home generator, but yes, in the middle of the day with the power out I do understand my solar can't do anything.

@@TopNotchFarmsPEI Eventually you can get a Hybrid Inverter + Battery Bank, seperate your most desired / essential circuits to keep on (without generator), seperate part of an array (micro Inverter AC ouput) or connect new dedicated sub-array to Hybrid inverter to keep few of these loads on- AND off-grid back up. Saves having to run generator for days (& noisey nights worrying about fuel or frozen genset maintenance) if grid is down for more than a few hours! Your local installer should know how to integrate a hybrid inverter. All the best on living by the Sun... Freedom gets to be normal & Peace of mind is priceless 🌻🗽🌅

Roger, so I would need those parts, and then to move those circuits to that subpannel - makes sense. The goal would be batteries as the prices come down, but I do like the suggestion for that smaller system. I don't think my installer would have any experience with this unfortunately (as this wouldn't be that common around here). You think that would come with any warranty concerns? Thanks for the input

The vendor is estimating just under 33,000 kWh

@@TopNotchFarmsPEI I'm in Manitoba and we actually get a ton of sun if it wasn't for these forest fires being so bad this year. I have 7.425kw system and I average 7500 kwhrs in direct south facing. But the pitch of my roof is 4/12 so I think that hurts production in the fall to winter months. Jan Feb I don't bother with them to much other then clean the snow off for safety of the roof not getting to heavy with snow. Great system though I hope it works out great for you.

Our hope would be that these systems would become more affordable as time goes.

It’s not even close to that

Where I live a real 15.4 kw system is 52000, real out of pocket money

I specifically talk about the exact costs in the video. If you only use that little then you would need a much smaller system. Our electricity costs a lot in our area as well.

@@dadandlokiinthewoods8806 What is your kWh rate?

For a typical home use if you buy the stuff and put it together yourself you can basically be off grid for $6-8k. A little less if you are really handy. In a house your HVAC is basically your biggest consumption. Get a mini split or two. Get a heat pump dryer. Then it’s easier to switch to solar.

Pionpwr Racking, Triac Optimizer Mounting kit

Thanks!

There are two pine trees on that hedgerow that are marked for removal - I might record that as well. I am on the east coast of Canada, and defiantly we will be doing our max production during our spring/summer and then using those credits for the other portion of our year. I sure hope it works well and 0's out our power bill.

I'll check them out, thanks for the heads up. It did just pass an inspection, but no harm in double checking!

I wonder which is more expensive though?