How To Bring Solar Cables Into A Shed, Garage, Or Barn

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I needed to route wiring from a single 360W panel mounted on my shed into the shed to connect up with my EcoFlow Delta 2. This was a cheap and effective solution I had used in the past but let me know if you have any other ideas down in the comments.
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[@everydaysolar]

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[@Sylvan_dB]

I recommend whenever you run a cable down and into a wall, let them go lower and bring them up to form a drip loop. Ideally coming up into the bottom of your housing. Yes, your gland connectors should stop water, but the best protection is done in layers.
Edit: And you covered it. Nice! :)

[@everydaysolar]

I actually agree, I was limited in the slack but mentioned that exact point of the drip loop as that is a much better practice. Thanks for the feedback.

[@thespiceislife2082]

Don’t silicone the bottom edge of the cover. This will leave an egress point for any water that happens to intrude from the top, sides or cable connection points.

[@NWcpl]

This is a great video. been waiting for it. Thank you!

[@everydaysolar]

Thanks for the support 🙌

[@Electronzap]

Nice project.

[@everydaysolar]

Thanks!

[@AFpaleoCon]

if you were cutting off the connector anyways why didn't you just splice in more cable to avoid not having enough slack?

[@arnoldreiter435]

You could have moved the pass thru to the right and rotated it 180 so the wires are coming in from the left and angle the whole thing down to get your drip loop. Also MC4 connectors can be taken apart by unscrewing and then pulling out the wire.....not recommended but i have done this several times and yet to have any problems with the connection later.

[@Trev5]

My tip to help the water drip off the cable when a loop is not possible, is to tie/fix a say 3mm cable tie around the cable, leaving about 25mm or 1 inch of the cable tie not cut off for the water to track down and drip off, which will be lower than the glad….

[@everydaysolar]

Nice, great tip 🙌

[@zigzagluck]

I use a similar feedthrough, but mine has built-in MC4 connectors with solar wire on the inside. I wanted the ease of replacing cables without needing to remove the feedthrough or pull the wire all the way out.

[@everydaysolar]

I do like the ones with built-in MC4's 👍

[@jimmypautz]

You should have just gone down through the roof under the panel. Cleaner install and no worry about rubbing the cable on the shingles. Soladeck is perfect for this.

[@everydaysolar]

Agreed, that is a good option. I should have mentioned that option as that is what I did over on the garage th-cam.com/video/icBKYACja7Y/w-d-xo.html . This installation I was trying to keep as easy as possible when you only have 1 panel. Thanks for the feedback.

[@Moes_Prep_and_Tech]

What would you use for a ground mounted system on a residential home with vinyl siding?

[@robmccune7949]

How would one do this in an insulated shed?

[@alvinclose8181]

Awesome video

[@everydaysolar]

Thanks!

[@ArtThouFeelingItNow]

Are those batteries okay to be in the shed when it's cold? I'd like to do the same, but it gets down to about 5-10 degrees fahrenheit where I live in the winter. It would be nice to have a permanent solution.

[@everydaysolar]

The Delta 2 will have an issue going down that low. From the Specs The Delta 2 can discharge down to 14F and charge down to 32F. So to get this type of setup to be a permanent solution you would need some type of insulated box for the lowest temps in the winter.

[@ArtThouFeelingItNow]

@@everydaysolar Thanks for the reply!

[@unclejesse88]

This is the second video in a week where someone has cut the connectors off just to crimp them back on again so they can pass the wires through a small hole. Do these connectors not come apart?

[@marineni0]

They do, if you unscrew the bottom the plastic pieces come off leaving the crimped end

[@everydaysolar]

They come apart and it is a bit of a pain to pull the pins back out. It can be done with a bit of work but in the end it is pretty easy to just add new connectors.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

The orientation of the entry point to shed of the cover should have been higher up on the shed, so that the wires are oriented down.
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[@everydaysolar]

That was about as high as I could go with limited length on the standard solar cables. Thanks for the feedback.