I had the same problem with my batteries getting too cold in my barn last year. I had them in a chest freezer and was hoping they would stay warm enough but the inevitably dropped below freezing. I ended up buying a thermostatically controlled outlet and I put a 40W incandescent bulb in the freezer. When the temp dropped, the light would come on, warming up the freezer, then it would turn off. Saved a ton of power and didn't have to worry about the batteries getting too cold anymore.
Kids always love to help with dad or mom that give them something to talk about and make them feel good of what they have done /or help with a project with dad and mom make their chest stick out with proud.
I enjoyed watching Jacob demonstrating his "inner Norm Abrams" while building the doors for the battery cabinet. Now, on the summer agenda might be an extension to the shed. What is the name of the shed?? Of course, Grandma Jeannie became nervous when the little man's finger was close to the trigger of the nail gun. Good that he waited until dad said, "go".
Maaaaan, that is a good lookin' wood door! Those joinery methods like biscuits and pocket holes and diagonal wood is some fun stuff. Looks great too. Dad helping out your son : ) awesome!
Good morning my friend how are you doing today hope everything is good hope you guys got plenty of water out there when you guys going to build your house you can't live on that trailer for a alright you guys have a great day and have a nice sunshiny day ❤️💪👍
We never get that much Snow here…. My kids have never seen that much and they are Adults now. The doors were great well done. 👍🏴🏴 🏴👍👍
I’m always amazed at the liberties people today take in judging and questioning others decisions they make in their lives…. Though I really shouldn’t be because you’d think that after 10 years on social medias Nothing would surprise me anymore. Just be you, those of us who are content to observe will always be here and those who are dissatisfied that you aren’t doing things their way will wonder off eventually…..
Another great video, Eli looks exactly like our grandson who is 4 years old and lives on Vancouver island on Canada's west coast. Keep the videos coming and enjoy your day
Looks good man! That's how boys be come men. Dad teach them things. So cute !! That was me telling you about the seed heat matts. I use them in my solar setup. Like I just set them and forget them. Feel there a safer solution than a heat lamp. Even do this when setting up my clients solar also. Thanks for sharing with us ! Your setup looks so good. God Bless..
best way to measure the temp in your battery box is on the bottom next to the battery as Heat rises and the top near you lamp will away be hotter than next to the bottom where your battery shell and battery are. I agree mats are best as they are temp controlled and not a fire hazard as heat lamps on wood.
"Someday" you'll have a big workshop building, with a woodworking area, a welding station, every tool under the sun, and room to pull vehicles and machinery in to work on. And a team of boys who will be craftsmen by the time they're teenagers. Well, that's my prediction 😁. The doors came out beautifully. Never apologize for overdoing on quality workmanship. It holds up and lasts forever. Not so with quickly thrown together projects. These days things are made so cheap, meant to be used and thrown away. My worst pet peeve is to have to go back and redo a thing that wasn't done right to begin with. It's a waste of time, energy and resources. And when you look at the things you've designed and built so nicely you'll always have a sense of satisfaction and pride in knowing it was done to the highest standard. Plus you'll teach your boys not to take short cuts, to care about quality and to create things that endure . It will help your channel grow all the more over time as well because lots of us out here really enjoy watching that level of work done. So please do keep up the good work!! Funny, you're gotten more snow this winter than we've had here in Illinois. But it's not over yet. We often get the biggest snows in Feb and even into March. Take care guys and enjoy all those new improvements!! 🥰!!
I love your prediction. I'm half tempted to build a shop before the house 😅. But the other half of me (Natalie) says no😂. Thanks for the comment. Take care.
I'm looking to use one of the relay connections from one of the victron gear (shunt, cerbo, or charge controller to activate a dc relay to cycle a dc heating mat. Not sure how it is all going to work yet but that way it would be viewable and accessible in the venus os based on temperature rules. Good luck that bulb could end up being a bit dangerous for fire etc if sawdust etc is around it.
Howbout plugging that lamp into a basic 'ol christmas light timer that you can set to come on and off every couple of hour(s)? That way you can also have it turn off for a 8hr daytime period, and then at night it can cycle on/off every hour or w/e and conserve on battery charge.
Years ago, I was cutting baseboard with a miter chopsaw and took off the very tip of my thumb. Luckily, it was all meat, no bone, so it just left scarred, fingerprint-free skin once it healed. I got off light.
Of course my favourite small person isn’t scared, he’s very clever and confident❣️❣️. Good job mum and dad!!
I love seeing good dads patiently teaching their children how to work.
I had the same problem with my batteries getting too cold in my barn last year. I had them in a chest freezer and was hoping they would stay warm enough but the inevitably dropped below freezing. I ended up buying a thermostatically controlled outlet and I put a 40W incandescent bulb in the freezer. When the temp dropped, the light would come on, warming up the freezer, then it would turn off. Saved a ton of power and didn't have to worry about the batteries getting too cold anymore.
Nice! That's basically the route we'll be taking. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Love the video. Absolutely love your little helper he is precious as all your children are love how you take time with them. Making great memories.
Kids always love to help with dad or mom that give them something to talk about and make them feel good of what they have done /or help with a project with dad and mom make their chest stick out with proud.
I enjoyed watching Jacob demonstrating his "inner Norm Abrams" while building the doors for the battery cabinet. Now, on the summer agenda might be an extension to the shed. What is the name of the shed?? Of course, Grandma Jeannie became nervous when the little man's finger was close to the trigger of the nail gun. Good that he waited until dad said, "go".
You have the absolutely cutest nail gunner I have ever seen.
Maaaaan, that is a good lookin' wood door! Those joinery methods like biscuits and pocket holes and diagonal wood is some fun stuff. Looks great too. Dad helping out your son : ) awesome!
Those doors are beautiful!! Great job! Loved seeing the little dude working the nail gun!
Thanks for the video! Nice job! The cat playing in the snow is funny. Have a nice week friends!
Please put safety glasses on. Especially for your son. Protect his eyes and teach him safe working practices!
GREAT looking doors! Eli really got into the nailing! GOOD job, Eli! The clear sealer was perfect!
Can’t wait for the next project!😻
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Your little son likes to help you with the nail gun.😍🙃🙂🥰😇🤗😉😉😉😉😄
Everyone else has a solar box.. you have a VIP solar enclosure 😊. Great job on the box🎉
Gotta love the projects...and Eli doin' his thing. Like the clear stain on that wood and the door design. Thanks for sharing
Good morning my friend how are you doing today hope everything is good hope you guys got plenty of water out there when you guys going to build your house you can't live on that trailer for a alright you guys have a great day and have a nice sunshiny day ❤️💪👍
Those doors look amazing!!
Great job helping little Eli!!
We never get that much Snow here…. My kids have never seen that much and they are Adults now. The doors were great well done. 👍🏴🏴 🏴👍👍
I’m always amazed at the liberties people today take in judging and questioning others decisions they make in their lives…. Though I really shouldn’t be because you’d think that after 10 years on social medias Nothing would surprise me anymore. Just be you, those of us who are content to observe will always be here and those who are dissatisfied that you aren’t doing things their way will wonder off eventually…..
Next time you're up this way you should stop by. We're building our house right now.
That's a good idea using the shorter wood clamps together. New idea!
You can do a nice little work bench on the battery box for poor weather protects. .
Either way that large shed door also looks pretty good. Really nicely made great design.
Look how neat your shop is! Well done!
Another great video, Eli looks exactly like our grandson who is 4 years old and lives on Vancouver island on Canada's west coast. Keep the videos coming and enjoy your day
Looks good man! That's how boys be come men. Dad teach them things. So cute !! That was me telling you about the seed heat matts. I use them in my solar setup. Like I just set them and forget them. Feel there a safer solution than a heat lamp. Even do this when setting up my clients solar also. Thanks for sharing with us ! Your setup looks so good. God Bless..
The doors look beautiful.🙃🙂🥰🤗😉😉😉
I have always loved the desert but I also always loved the forest.
I like the doors. Thanks for sharing with us.
best way to measure the temp in your battery box is on the bottom next to the battery as Heat rises and the top near you lamp will away be hotter than next to the bottom where your battery shell and battery are. I agree mats are best as they are temp controlled and not a fire hazard as heat lamps on wood.
The doors turned out lovely. Maybe with the doors on you only need a regular bulb instead of a heat lamp?? Thanks
I think you may be right. Just might do that instead of a heat mat. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
one thing you could do to keep your batteries was, is to put a grow heat pad. Might do the job, its just a thought i had
You are doing a nice job :)
Really nicely made. 🙂
I have RV water tank heat pads under my batteries in my trailer - as you say they have thermostat and
"Someday" you'll have a big workshop building, with a woodworking area, a welding station, every tool under the sun, and room to pull vehicles and machinery in to work on. And a team of boys who will be craftsmen by the time they're teenagers. Well, that's my prediction 😁.
The doors came out beautifully. Never apologize for overdoing on quality workmanship. It holds up and lasts forever. Not so with quickly thrown together projects. These days things are made so cheap, meant to be used and thrown away. My worst pet peeve is to have to go back and redo a thing that wasn't done right to begin with. It's a waste of time, energy and resources. And when you look at the things you've designed and built so nicely you'll always have a sense of satisfaction and pride in knowing it was done to the highest standard. Plus you'll teach your boys not to take short cuts, to care about quality and to create things that endure . It will help your channel grow all the more over time as well because lots of us out here really enjoy watching that level of work done. So please do keep up the good work!!
Funny, you're gotten more snow this winter than we've had here in Illinois. But it's not over yet. We often get the biggest snows in Feb and even into March.
Take care guys and enjoy all those new improvements!! 🥰!!
I love your prediction. I'm half tempted to build a shop before the house 😅. But the other half of me (Natalie) says no😂. Thanks for the comment. Take care.
Nice doors. Another good job. 😁
Great job on the doors. They are beautiful
Those doors are beautiful! Great job!
The doors look amazing 😍. I would still think about putting a propane wall heater.
Why don't you wrap the outside of the solar shed withh the 2" insulation board, you wont regret it.?
Suggest putting the thermometer down on the batteries away from the heat lamp. Probably all the way in the back
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Do my kitchen please beautiful
Wood nice job xxx😍😍😍😍
😅 That's what Natalie said. Thanks!
Don't really know but I heard that batteries produce heat during charging and discharging
I'm looking to use one of the relay connections from one of the victron gear (shunt, cerbo, or charge controller to activate a dc relay to cycle a dc heating mat. Not sure how it is all going to work yet but that way it would be viewable and accessible in the venus os based on temperature rules. Good luck that bulb could end up being a bit dangerous for fire etc if sawdust etc is around it.
Howbout plugging that lamp into a basic 'ol christmas light timer that you can set to come on and off every couple of hour(s)? That way you can also have it turn off for a 8hr daytime period, and then at night it can cycle on/off every hour or w/e and conserve on battery charge.
An insulated shed is easier to heat, just saying.
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Doors looking good. Why would you care about temp at night? Not charging in dark, right. Thanks for sharing
Lithium iron phosphate batteries are temperature sensitive. They will shut down if they get too cold to protect themselves. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Do you have to vent the battery?
The batteries are lithium iron phosphate and do not offgas. No venting needed. Thanks for watching. 🙂
But everyone thinks it doesn't snow in Arizona....
Years ago, I was cutting baseboard with a miter chopsaw and took off the very tip of my thumb. Luckily, it was all meat, no bone, so it just left scarred, fingerprint-free skin once it healed. I got off light.
Yikes. That's a close one.
Good teaching your boy....but at times he's pointing it right at your gut with his hand on the trigger.