Looks like you have a great set up going on. Nice to see someone design an entire system by them self. I’m sure you have saved a ton of money by doing it your self. Very nice
Great Video my biggest challenge is well pump & hot water heater V240, In Wisconsin like you have freezers full of meat solar works great to save that.
Thanks for the video -- Been think of getting some solar for myself and was wondering how long i can run the wires from the panels to the battery. Your distance is way longer than mine would be, so good to know it works and I wouldn't have a problem. And wow, 50 kWh a day -- yea, that's a lot no wonder you're trying to get solar. Makes sense since you're also running a business, but for comparison, my house is similar to yours -- we usually pull around 13 kWh a day.
Wow I wish we only used 13 a day. I’m surprised that your boiler doesn’t pull more. You must be running some small pumps? Yeah it’s not ideal to have them so far away but that’s what I decided to do. And yeah a system like what I have would be perfect for you and you would be off ride completely. But having solar back up is such a piece of mind.
@Treestofirewood yea, probably have smaller pumps than you, I only have the 1 recirculation pump, and then 1 pump for those that's a pretty short loop, maybe a 50 foot run? So 100ish feet round trip. It's probably a bit higher than 13 in the winter (when it's actually cold - today was super hot for the time of year) but then we use less on months that don't need A/C or heat so I just averages it out.
Nice setup... I see you have a 60A breaker on circuit 5-7 going to your subpanel. But the subpanel has a lot more than 60A in total breaker amps. How do you make sure you don't trip the breaker on a regular basis?
I asked my electrician the same question. And he said those are all the circuits that there’s now way you would be running all at the same time. Most of them are light in all different rooms. Outside lights and so on. So far I haven’t had any issues. If I did I would switch some stuff up. But for now it all has been good.
That’s a super impressive setup. I have a switch panel that kicks over to my 26 kv. generac generator. I always 11:16 if a solar system could be added. Great video.
Thanks. Yeah those 26kv generac generators are nice. I wanted one of those for years. But then I got more into solar and ended up going that route. I’d say 1/3 of the town where I live have generac generators.
Sorry the time in there. (11:16)I always wondered if solar could be added. Because of power failure from grid kicks generac switch panel. I can see the savings especially if the purchase of the better quality longer lasting batteries. Super interesting.
I have 2 eco flow delta 2 power stations. Idk if they’ll actually last long enough to pay for themselves but I’d like to add more panels. I was looking at a natures generator system w a wind turbine but idk where to put it. I agree there’s a piece of mind aspect to it too
The piece of mind is the big part for me. Also I think if you keep the batteries within the preferred range of charge that will prolong the life of the batteries and unit itself. At least I hope so. And yeah a turbine system would be pretty cool to have as well.
Normal electric bill is mid $400s. After this with just the small amount of panels I have it has dropped on average a $100 a month. I expect after the additional panels are added a substantial amount will come off the bill. Pretty excited about it.
I just added a 2nd inverter to my 1 inverter with 4 batteries setup, I use about 15-25kwh/day, as high as 30ish kwh in the summer with 2 heat pumps running. I needed the 2nd inverter so I can add more solar panels to run all the circuits in the SHP2 24/7. your subpanel being 60amp, you will definitely need at least 2 inverters, maybe 3, and at least 2 batteries for each inverter. it will take me 5-6yrs to make my money back. I don't see how you could make it back in a yr or two.
Why not just leave the old panels where they are and start?The new panels on the left side and continue to add panels. Less work. Great job on the channel.
Yeah I’ve thought about that. But I need to run them series and then parallel. Plus I want it to look nice and clean. Because there will be about 100 panels out there eventually.
@@Treestofirewood why do you mess around with those tiny and expensive panels? For consistent 50kwh per day you need a serious array, not made from portable panels. Also they don t last as long 24/7 in the elements like normal panels do.
@silviannistor what do you mean these are normal panels made to be mounted just like any other permanent mount panels. I have a few brands that I have on other solar stuff and these seem to consistently perform very well.
@@Treestofirewood ok then, if they are made of glass and aluminium. But at 100w per panel, they seem to me more like a portable/rv solution, wich i know are expensive per watt. I have 20kw installed in 4 arrays, and the smallest panel i have is 420w. Recently i bought 650w panels with 24% efficiency for 110 usd each. Don t know the situation in the US, you don t get to buy chinese stuff? Or is it heavily taxed?
@silviannistor I’ve looked at a ton of larger panels. And if I want to go with 400w or even a 1000w panels it’s super expensive and for whatever reason I can’t find the right configuration in any other brand of panel to work with the requirements for input. Plus if one goes bad or gets damaged I can replace it at minimal cost.
Great 👍 3 eco flow delta pro ultra system power whole house 90,000( KWH 😊 I can’t wait new videos of your system
Yeah man it’s going to be pretty sweet when it’s all said and done. I just love how buildable it is and easy to use.
Looks like you have a great set up going on. Nice to see someone design an entire system by them self. I’m sure you have saved a ton of money by doing it your self. Very nice
The savings by learning and figuring stuff like this out on your own is huge. Especially the installing part of it all.
Great Video my biggest challenge is well pump & hot water heater V240, In Wisconsin like you have freezers full of meat solar works great to save that.
I can run my hot water heater and well pump no problem. You should be able to as well.
Good video explaining how your system works 👍 Thank you for the information and ideas.
Thanks man. Always willing to share my experience and ideas. Always could help someone.
Long live the Republic!
Looks good brother, nice clean work as usual!
Thanks man. I appreciate it.
Thanks for the video -- Been think of getting some solar for myself and was wondering how long i can run the wires from the panels to the battery.
Your distance is way longer than mine would be, so good to know it works and I wouldn't have a problem.
And wow, 50 kWh a day -- yea, that's a lot no wonder you're trying to get solar. Makes sense since you're also running a business, but for comparison, my house is similar to yours -- we usually pull around 13 kWh a day.
Wow I wish we only used 13 a day. I’m surprised that your boiler doesn’t pull more. You must be running some small pumps? Yeah it’s not ideal to have them so far away but that’s what I decided to do. And yeah a system like what I have would be perfect for you and you would be off ride completely. But having solar back up is such a piece of mind.
@Treestofirewood yea, probably have smaller pumps than you, I only have the 1 recirculation pump, and then 1 pump for those that's a pretty short loop, maybe a 50 foot run? So 100ish feet round trip.
It's probably a bit higher than 13 in the winter (when it's actually cold - today was super hot for the time of year) but then we use less on months that don't need A/C or heat so I just averages it out.
Nice setup... I see you have a 60A breaker on circuit 5-7 going to your subpanel. But the subpanel has a lot more than 60A in total breaker amps. How do you make sure you don't trip the breaker on a regular basis?
I asked my electrician the same question. And he said those are all the circuits that there’s now way you would be running all at the same time. Most of them are light in all different rooms. Outside lights and so on. So far I haven’t had any issues. If I did I would switch some stuff up. But for now it all has been good.
That’s a super impressive setup. I have a switch panel that kicks over to my 26 kv. generac generator. I always 11:16 if a solar system could be added. Great video.
Thanks. Yeah those 26kv generac generators are nice. I wanted one of those for years. But then I got more into solar and ended up going that route. I’d say 1/3 of the town where I live have generac generators.
Sorry the time in there. (11:16)I always wondered if solar could be added. Because of power failure from grid kicks generac switch panel. I can see the savings especially if the purchase of the better quality longer lasting batteries. Super interesting.
I have 2 eco flow delta 2 power stations. Idk if they’ll actually last long enough to pay for themselves but I’d like to add more panels. I was looking at a natures generator system w a wind turbine but idk where to put it. I agree there’s a piece of mind aspect to it too
The piece of mind is the big part for me. Also I think if you keep the batteries within the preferred range of charge that will prolong the life of the batteries and unit itself. At least I hope so. And yeah a turbine system would be pretty cool to have as well.
What's your normal electric bill? And what has it dropped to with just this?
Normal electric bill is mid $400s. After this with just the small amount of panels I have it has dropped on average a $100 a month. I expect after the additional panels are added a substantial amount will come off the bill. Pretty excited about it.
@Treestofirewood I guess, so that is great. It will definitely pay for itself in no time at that rate.
I just added a 2nd inverter to my 1 inverter with 4 batteries setup, I use about 15-25kwh/day, as high as 30ish kwh in the summer with 2 heat pumps running. I needed the 2nd inverter so I can add more solar panels to run all the circuits in the SHP2 24/7. your subpanel being 60amp, you will definitely need at least 2 inverters, maybe 3, and at least 2 batteries for each inverter. it will take me 5-6yrs to make my money back. I don't see how you could make it back in a yr or two.
Did you have the first inverter maxed out on solar panels? If so what did you average solar input in a day?
Why not just leave the old panels where they are and start?The new panels on the left side and continue to add panels. Less work. Great job on the channel.
Yeah I’ve thought about that. But I need to run them series and then parallel. Plus I want it to look nice and clean. Because there will be about 100 panels out there eventually.
@@Treestofirewood why do you mess around with those tiny and expensive panels? For consistent 50kwh per day you need a serious array, not made from portable panels. Also they don t last as long 24/7 in the elements like normal panels do.
@silviannistor what do you mean these are normal panels made to be mounted just like any other permanent mount panels. I have a few brands that I have on other solar stuff and these seem to consistently perform very well.
@@Treestofirewood ok then, if they are made of glass and aluminium. But at 100w per panel, they seem to me more like a portable/rv solution, wich i know are expensive per watt. I have 20kw installed in 4 arrays, and the smallest panel i have is 420w. Recently i bought 650w panels with 24% efficiency for 110 usd each. Don t know the situation in the US, you don t get to buy chinese stuff? Or is it heavily taxed?
@silviannistor I’ve looked at a ton of larger panels. And if I want to go with 400w or even a 1000w panels it’s super expensive and for whatever reason I can’t find the right configuration in any other brand of panel to work with the requirements for input. Plus if one goes bad or gets damaged I can replace it at minimal cost.