How to Save Sunlight for the Night? - NEW Solar Battery Install
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You know it's expensive when you visit the link and the only price related thing you can find is "request a quote"
They are premium price range. I went with EG4 setup. Must more affordable and it looks good.
Its nice when you get them from free for your channel.😂
by definition home energy storage batteries are too expensive for what they bring you. or said otherwise. the amount of money you save will never pay back the initial buying cost
No love button from Zack for this comment 😂
@@tymon5349 it's not always about saving money though. I mean, they'll at least help pay back their cost but I live in an area that frequently loses power. Especially during the winter. For days at a time. We have a generator but having batteries and solar would be even better. Hell, being off the grid entirely would be amazing.
As a german, its insane how easily you guys can just drill through your walls and install stuff like this. Here in Germany we would need pretty big machinery to drill though the walls of our garages (its like 10-30cm solid wall). Nice video!
Yeah American homes are pretty much made of cardboard when compared to European homes.
Paper mache houses that cost 20k to build with bit of wood and plaster that last 20 years vs solid proper built housing that will last ages.
Bit more of a wind and their s**t falls apart lol
Depends on how you make the house...
Not all homes here are the same...South Florida has huge wind limits on buildings, and last over 150mph hurricane winds.. but not all counties are the same laws.. every city has different little sublaws
Eh, @@JohnSmith-oh9ux gypsum insulation drywall are all pretty sturdy stuff. It doesn't hasn't have to be about how we don't make our walls out of solid steel
@@JohnSmith-oh9ux Real cringe of you to think THAT poorly of other people. American builders arent stupid, they know perfectly well how to build homes suited to their environment.
The one thing never mentioned in these sort of sponsors is what the cost of the setup would be
If you have to ask, you can't afford them :)
@@whisperzzar3321 Ah yes, renewable energy out of hte hands of an average joe. Just what the corps want.
These huge batteries are expensive as hell and they have terrible return on investment. This makes no financial sense.
@@kellymoses8566 Yep they are literally only justifiable to turn it into a eco-off grid solution and disaster backup. Other than that they will die quicker than repay themselves.
Being poor is the most expensive way to live.
Rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
Only jerry rig can post a 100% advertisement video and we all still watch.
Turned it off after a few seconds. It's becoming too frequent and annoying.
It's funny to go through all the comments and see the ones relating to lack of price transparency not have hearts 😂
I don't mind that this focuses on a single product. The concept is relevant for anyone looking into solar and local storage. You aren't stuck with only one vendor ...
Agree
Well I was searching for those batteries so in this case this video was a perfect shot... still need to find where to buy it in EU (NL)..
And Anker refuses to sell them directly to customer or even list the prices. How unpleasant of them.
They are not in every country too
No wonder there was no price mentioned. Solar is useless until we get affordable storage. Or at the VERY least very cheap bypass for power outages so your solar isn't useless during power grid outages.
@@user-vg6qv5jv3w Newer Enphase micros can supply off grid power without sending to grid when the grid is down, without extra equipment.
anker is a very crummy company in general. they got in trouble within the past year for massive data privacy leaks from their robot vacuum cleaners.
@@The0Advent Leaks happen to all companies, even as large as Cisco and Kaiser. Some deliberately sell your data without your consent, they are the real baddies.
EVERY time I see a solar battery backup video like this and others you do, I cant help but think "...yeah one of those could power an off-roading RV basically indefinitely." and dream of the coolest traveling life ever.
The biggest hurdle from what I've heard for the RV life is the panels -- you can only fit so much on an RV, and even if you have extending panels or something, you can't drive... so during the day you have to choose to full charge or drive. But you could fit a LOT of batteries in and just have a day here and there where you spread out your panels and charge... expensive dream in any case, so just a distant dream for me
Exactly what I have been thinking about. There is no good solution yet that will just work. It is a piece by piece installation Victron looks the absolute best option for that right now. I truly want a solution that would allow me to pull up to an EV charger and top off my RV batteries. Then give me 2-3 days of off-grid capability. However, my rig is 40' and almost everything is electric. I have Propane for Range/Oven, Instant Hot Water Heater, and backup heat. Everything else is electric. I especially want all 45k BTU of cooling though as I live in Texas!
Everyone I know that tried to do the RV thing quit after a few months or at most a year. There is the cost of fuel and parking fees, RVs with sliders seem to break or leak often, you need to tow a car, one bathroom, and you are stuck in a couple of hundred feet with the same people day after day.
@@DoctorX17 you can make a retractable wings like sinde platform and mount those additional panels for more power
@Frozty I recommend listening to the Audiobook - "The Martian", if you can try to get hold the version narrated by R.C Bray. As as @DoctorX17 mentioned, the biggest hurdle is the panels and Andy Weir covers that issue quite well imo.
Off-grid power is neat but nobody commenting on those nice looking garden beds??
I'll make sure he sees your comment!
heh - I had the same thought. Those hexagon beds are cool.
right?! Like i wanted a mini-tour of the garden beds
those are also solar powered
came here to comment this lol, his place is amazing.
Jerry: a video to film
Jerry's friend: free battery installation
TRADE!!
I was wondering the same thing. I'm guessing there was some nice discount or offer involved.
Jacom is the founder of Oshcut, pretty sure he could afford buying those without a discount.
why would you think he did this for free
A video like this can't pay off the hours of solid work he's doing if he has any respect for his skills
@@Malkovith2how will it not pay back?
The video is sponsored so he's getting money from Anker plus he's going to get hundreds of thousands of views from this video at least which would be tens of thousands of dollars too
That's way more than enough payback
With this battery set you can charge the sun when it goes out
That's the plan.
Yes. Double it and give it back! Love it.
How did he resist the urge to use the phrase "Anker management"?
Battery tech has advanced so much in the last 5 years 🤯
did it tho ?
Has it though? The tech part, not the applications of the battery.
@@vivekparmar7576 you said it yourself though, the tech part? that has improved
Too much "though" in this rheead
@@TypicalBlox It has improved but it "didn't advance so much". We're still stuck with Lithium-ion batteries.
I love the look of it. So cool how you can see what it is doing right on the face!
mm yes hi Dan
Gonna need all that power when he builds his OshCut wing. Also love the hex raised bed gardens. Super cool install and nice to see more and more options in the solar storage game.
So satisfying to watch the install, all your work is so clean and professional man 👏👏👏👏
Glad you enjoy it!
Its makes sense to get this setup if you live on an area with inconsistent access to the grid or during severe weather seasons. It will most likely take more than 10 to 20 years to break even after the intial cost.
Honestly I am impressed with how these new options are reducing the complexity of installs. I still am not a huge fan of it being internet connected and requiring an app, but the easy of use is impressive.
Im with you on the internet connection, especially if its main use is during a grid down. Id rather have a dedicated tablet built in and mounted to the wall that runs the app. Then give it optional connectivity for some of the fancier functions, software updates etc.
@@KngDnglng I agree. I'd consider that a must. That stated, if it only requires WIFI, I'd be okay with that. If it truly requires Internet, that is a huge negative to me. I would hope that is not the case.
They conveniently skipped the part where they had to intercept the utility cables for the transfer switch and that requires hours of labor and a licensed electrician working with the utility company.
It can probably locally connect. I have the Tesla app and it has a local connection. But WiFi makes it more convenient to use.
@@Steven0sborne No, he mentioned the need for a licensed electrician. And the interconnect is done between the house load center and the utilities meter base. Here in Tennessee, you have work with the utility but your electrician installs everything from the service pole (nearest physical connection) to the building.
I love how rich people get to save money by being rich.
That set-up was buttery smooth! And looks gorgeous ❤
Battery smooth indeed
Edited buttery smooth. Left out some critical parts like the one that would have had required the utility company out.
@@curtisbme no part of this requires the utility company - as long as you can disconnect / pull the meter or disconnect before the main panel.
@@whattheschmidt I suggest you look up your local regulations as, while it is possible, it is very unlikely that you are allowed to the pull and reconnect the meter. This is also the fact that this is feeding to the grid which requires a ton more utility involvement and inspection.
@curtisbme I didn't personally do it, local electricians did and the city approved everything as well, it was all done to code
I'm constantly impressed as to how simple Solar and solar accessories are becoming year after year and month after month. But once again, when I do the math, in a perfect world with no degradation it would take roughly 16yrs for me to recoop the costs of switching to solar. I figure after about 10-13yrs I'd be looking to replace batteries. So I guess I'll stick to the grid for now.
But ultimately keep up the content. My comment may sound negative but ultimately I'm enjoying the content and how you expose your viewers to new products and possibilities.
Completely agree. If I had the extra income I would still do this setup just for emergencies. I wish I knew how to do this because then I would just get the cheapest panels I could find on the market and repurpose a used battery from a decommissioned ev car and just go about it the cheapest way I could. Those battery packs pack so much juice
The return on investment has many-many variables, location, energy rate, amount of panels, installation cost, etc. What may be 16 years for you could easily be 9 years just down the road. Not to mention the government incentives to reduce the price.
Sidenote, batteries that are LiFePO4 can last much longer than 10 years ( even the old Ni-Cd are probably more realistically closer to ~12 years before super-meaningful degradation. ) I believe LifePO4 is closer to ~16 years.
You may want to look into DIY your system like Jerryrigeverything did
I did the calculation 10 years ago, and I am now kicking myself for not doing it, would have only been 16k for the whole system(no batteries) and they were paying 28 cents a kilowatt. But at the time I said the same thing, that it would take 7 years to break even. It's hard to account for how things will change.
@@thadude3 7 years is nothing as long as you don’t move often
@@TypicalBlox lifepo4 can last even longer than that. the most common cycle count ive seen is about 6000 cycles until you have 80% of the original capacity remaining. and a cycle is a full discahrge to 0% and then all the way back up to 100% 6000 times. if you did that every single day thts about 16.5 years.... to have 80% capacity remain on those batteries. if you manually adjust the lifepo4 charge controller to work go between say 5% capacty and 95% so it never fully dischargers or charges the cycle count is even higher.
tldr. lifepo4 batteries last a *very* long time. youre going to end up replacing your inverters/ charge controllers before the batteries.
Your videos are so good man!! You're one of my favourite TH-camr I've been watching you since my childhood keep it up man😊😊😊😊
Consumer solar panels and back up batteries on this scale is really cool. I can't wait for the tech to get even better and cheaper. Another Great vid!
Seems like Tesla powerwall might still be the best option for the average consumer. But still an entertaining video, and glad you got this system for free from your sponsor! I would recommend people interested in powerwalls to do their own research though!
I would just do it as a backup
Did this single video fund free backup batteries and controller? Probably not solar panels.
You have no idea how desperately we need this setup in Ghana right now.
You should look into building the battery pack yourself, from raw LiFePO4 cells and BMS. It's surprisingly easy, requires few tools, and saves a ridiculous amount of money (like 50%+ compared to pre-built kits like these Ankers. EVE LF280K cells are what I use as they are extremely high value and will last 20+ years with proper care. I guarantee they can be shipped to you at relatively affordable prices, especially when bought in large quantities.
@@Spaniard47 do you have any guide or directions for me to make some research?
@@StephenOjukwu there are a lot of very good resources here on TH-cam like Will Prowse and Andy's off grid garage. I use EVE cells and JK BMS for my own projects.
Cool setup. That amount of panels and the Solix X1 would be nice goals to have.
You always get the newest batteries sent to you! Must be so nice
I don't understand how that companies think this is good advertising. No price. Quote only. Video makes it sound like a DIY solution from a normie ahh company but no, you have to get a quote? But it obviously works or they wouldn't bother.
I think the most limiting factor of solar energy expansion in faster trend is its initial cost, although it will pay it back with time, but still large investment to pay at once
Nice. We love having batteries that are recharged by our solar. And we love even more not having a net annual electric bill. The one thing we did not expect to be as useful, was that the batteries take over nearly instantaneously if the grid goes down. No flashing lights, TV does not flicker, nothing. The only way we know the grid is down, is when the app on the phone tells us.
How often is your grid going down?
Your "net annual electric bill" is many-many-many times less that just one of that battery, let alone that solar array. Wtf are you talking about, "off-grid" adept? 😂
@@gastiresoil9758 Depends on the weather and traffic. Usually, one or twice a year for 3-4 hours. But a couple of years ago for 3 days when some guy drove his car into a big pole and sheared it off. Immediately took out power to 200+ homes.
Regarding bills, electricity usage cost decreased from $400+/mo. to getting a check for few hundred back for the year.
@@JBoy340ahow much electricity were you using for $400 a month? Where is this? I left a 1500 watt heater on in my garage for the entire month and it affected my bill by $100. How much power do you use?
@@ryanespinoza7297 NorCal. 3000 sq foot home. 12 kW system. Usage depends on time of use. Daily consumption in summer about 40-50 kWh (AC), winter 20-25 kWh. Rates are varied by time and day. M-F is peak 3-8PM, remaining is off-peak. We also get an additional check for sending power back to grid during power alerts.
How nice it is to have and do things when they're free!
Very clever with the storm alert feature that charges the batteries when there's bad weather comming
I'm in the market and this is very useful info even for an ad. Thanks dude.
Compare it to Tesla powerwall before you pull the trigger!
@@kevin7hecut powerwall is 9300, any idea how much the solix is yet?
those drone shots are awesome
Thank you!
Dang, i saw the Solix announcement video yesterday and here's JRE with a whole video the next day.
I only have 7.3 Kw in solar panels but my 2 Tesla PowerWalls combine for 27 Kwh of storage which sounds like a better combination to me. Most days my batteries are 100% charged by early afternoon then I am exporting the excess and the battery powers the house overnight with a 50% reserve. Another feature I like is I never charge my Model Y until I have excess solar.
That smiley face on solar panel
Glad you noticed it!
oh yeah baby there u go❤@@JerryRigEverything
I'm glad somebody else saw it, I thought I was imagining it
A butter knife and there's a hole in the wall.... always nice to see.
To break through the wall in our basement, built in 1956, it took me slightly longer^^ 50cm of concrete with rocks. Good concrete....was probably left over from the bunkers...
Don't say that's good. American houses are not built solid. Just wood everywhere. That's why they burn down easily. In Europe and Africa, houses are built with concrete. Difficult to tear through, but you have a solid home.
Great job on the video Zack! Thanks for making it.
Literally saw your sonar panel video from 3 years ago yesterday. Was wondering when we'd get another one xd
Your neighbors are going to love you during any power outage 😁
Judging by the neighborhood they can all easily afford this setup but most people don’t like to think too far ahead or plan for emergencies
6:20 makes me wonder if more complicated electronics would lose power during the switch? (ie would a desktop computer turn off, would the digital clock on a microwave reset, etc)
A computer should be on a small battery backup anyhow.
any desktop PC with important work/data should be on its own UPS.
20ms switching is fast enough for sensitive electronics to not even notice the switch from grid to inverter.
A very good solution, and very practical. In Ukraine, due to constant missile attacks on power plants and frequent power outages, we had to install a similar system with 14 kW/h panels and an 18 kilowatt battery. The system works perfectly, and in case of insufficient solar generation, the gasoline generator is automatically started, which quickly charges the battery of the solar station and the system again works autonomously for many hours.
In some places it makes sense to charge them up during off-peak rates and discharge them during on-peak periods. All without the additional expense of Solar.
1.3 kw damn!!! my home uses 300W and has a sanctioned load of 1.73 KW it includes to ceiling fans, a fridge, an exhaust fan, few lights, a tv, thats it!
There’s no way your house uses 309w. Charging your phone would be 1/5th of that on a fast charger
@@derekderek2570 I don't know of any phone beyond about 20 watts of charging ability. You know of one that can take 60 watts!?
@@whattheschmidt uhh bro
"The Xiaomi 14 Pro, Redmi Note 13 Pro+, and OPPO Reno 12 Pro are among the mobile phones currently offering a 120W fast charge feature."
Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro - 135W
Realme GT Neo 3 - 150W
OnePlus 10T - 150W
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro+ - 165W
iQOO 10 Pro - 200W
Redmi Note 12 Explorer - 210W
Realme GT5 - 240W
@@derekderek2570 Our off grid property averages around 200W. We don't use electricity for heating or cooling(other than the fridge). The fridge is very efficient only using 0.5kWh/day. All the cooking is done on propane and heat is provided with wood. We are about to upgrade the system so we will have a surplus of power in the summer which we will use to heat water. Then in the winter we will heat water using the wood stove. A typical phone or tablet charger is only 10 to 12watts. Laptops are typically 60w peak much less on average. A large tv is around 70w. Starlink is our biggest constant draw at around 100W. For laundry we have a small semi manual machine and hang clothes to dry. The lighting is fairly insignificant. We grew up RVing every weekend and are accustom to only turning on the light we need at any given time. That said in the summer we don't even try to conserve anymore as we already have more than we need. In winter production drops down to 1/6th on average so we are adding nearly another 4000w of panels to our existing 1200w. This winter past the generator had to be run every evening to make up the difference.
300W average isn't that out of line if your not using it for heating/cooling. Modern electronics and lighting really use tiny amounts of power.
Must be nice to have Anker send you free equipment to install and to use on friends homes. For the average homeowner this isn't a cheap purchase.
I'm using an EG4 18KPv with wall mount batteries. Outdoor weather rated system. Have 2 batteries 14kwh each... 3 arrays of panels. At almost 600v each. Forget the wattage but MPPT's are 25a and 2 15a.
WOW, I didn't expect the price to be that high!!! EG4 wall mount is the way to go
If you do something like this, check you home insurance company. Some have special requirements if you add over a certain wattage and/or adding battery storage.
whats with anker's price secret. we need to find out eventually to consider purchasing it
It's because it's insanely expensive. Never a good sign when price isn't transparent
What's with lack of capital letters ?
@@zuti071 what does it change? this isn't a midterm paper
Oh wow I want this setup !!!!!!! Great video as usual .
Pretty cool system, especially some of the modularity and the fact that it will balance the output of the battery units so you can mix in new ones as the system ages.
I feel like my biggest concern would be long-term support, given that Anker is not exactly a dedicated solar company, and priorities change. But we will see.
Using a halogen light to test switching speed is pretty misleading, use something that is actually sensitive to it, like a desktop gaming computer doing something more than idling.
or a microwave that is actively cooking.
Are there any updates on your bunker? I was waiting to see the interior design
Soon! Now that the snow is gone above ground we are picking up that project again this week
@@JerryRigEverything Yesss can't wait
Its amazing how this can make a great video in USA, but in South Africa, we have been forced to do this for years now.. nothing special about this setup in South Africa. But the stackable modules are supercool!!
All my power bank are ANKER its quality in 100% and I trust them, nice brand! Now i now i buy solar solution in Anker!
My god, will these terrible infomercials never stop. YT is so corrupt now from top to bottom.
When the neighborhood power goes down, and you're the only one with lights on - you're gonna get some company - perhaps welcome, helping people. And also perhaps not so welcome from those that would wish to take advantage of you.
We just put up some solar panels. They get over 20000 watts when it is sunny but hasn’t taken a lot of the Bill because we’re don’t have the 2-way meter yet
I wish you would give a few more technical details on the install of the whole house auto-transfer switch. Looks like it had the abillity to support connecting a generator to the system along with the solar PV. Would love to know how that integrates into the system.
"This whole stack is ip65 and should be able to withstand against rain and dust...But I'm not going to be the one who treats that."
He says as he sprays the console with water. 😂
Bunker update when
2 weeks
Love this channel and would like to add some batteries to my solar panels instantly.
Would love a video that crunches the numbers and shows the ROI on the solar setup with batteries (I think an previous video estimated 10 years for solar when he did the DIY installation) but when you add batteries I'm sure that will jump up heaps.
1:13 "With solar energy being the cheapest energy source in the world..."
I thought that was nuclear?
Hasn't been nuclear since chernobyl happened. Coal was cheaper till grid scale solar-only passed it a few years ago. Solar+battery is almost as cheap as coal, and significantly cheaper than nuclear already
im pro nuclear but have no clue where you pulled that from
Solar is nuclear
The regulations cause it to be much more expensive upfront; not a bad thing. However, over the life of the reactor, it is the cheapest.
@@Blatstein Oh, then solar is cheapest because of all of the government's subsidies? :D
Yeah, that's what I thought.
DIYJerryRigCulture
I had backup system, hurricane flooding shorted everything out. I suggest mounting anything like this as high off the ground as you can. Basically mark what you think and add 6 inches.
This is the kind of system I want to introduce here in Ghana. Our electricity is so unreliable. Unfortunately, it is so expensive too to install a solar system technology to provide power to the average homeowner. I would love to have a conversation with Anker to install their system in my house. If there is any advice you can give me, I am all ears. Thank you.
Solar energy is the future energy
Duh
Agreed
@@JerryRigEverything you are replying me unbelievable thank you
because your followers more than 8.6 millions, I am also from India.
Not for Ohio .
@@nathanielcolston7770 What's wrong in Ohio? My rural KY road is filled with homes with solar installations within the past few years, the substation is nearly at capacity for what the utility allows to feed back into the grid so the few stragglers are getting battery backup systems.
Seriously advertising a product and not having any idea whats the price of it is just…a waste of our time
I too would like to know the price 😂
Ol' mate subscribes to "If it's a job worth doing, it's worth overdoing"... I like him!
I've installed most battery backups available in the US im excited to see how this one holds up against Franklins and Generacs
2:20 Wait. Something useful came from France? Amazing!
Airbus enters the Chat
@@John10GnR Doh!
@@johnburr9463 actually that's pretty much the only french useful company I can think of rn 😅
@@John10GnR LVMH controls around 60 subsidiaries that manage 75 luxury brands. In addition to Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy, LVMH's portfolio includes Tiffany & Co., Christian Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Loewe, Loro Piana, Kenzo, Celine, Sephora, Princess Yachts, TAG Heuer, and Bulgari.
Renault. Peugeot. Schneider Electric. Michelin.
There are 31 French companies in the Fortune Global 500 (ranking 5th after USA, China, Japan and Germany)
Nothing to see here, just an advert for Anker.
Unboxing and Teardown of those batteries!!
Much more elegant than the systems we get here in South Africa, but essentially the same function.
Well, the calculus of selling energy back to the grid will change soon. With more people installing solar, the grid providers can recoup less and less of fixed costs (maintenance and administration) of providing a service through usage charges, and the pricing model will likely to change to flat fee for connection and usage fee on top of that. Someone has to pay for all that rarely used wiring that goes to your solar powered house.
FSM forbid all the for-profit, publicly traded energy companies reduce the amount of stock buybacks or size of their dividends! We must protect their level of profits! Someone else must pay!
Here in Canada -4F is considered down right balmy. It can get down to -40c here in Dec or Jan at night. I assume though the -4c was temperature of the area where the batteries are installed.
I was not even going to see that snow blower.
But now you have me crouching, calling osha and reaching for a helmet.
Can’t wait for it. I hope Anker Italy brings them in Europe too
When the protective plastic came off the display, I thought OH NO! He's gonna dig out his Mohs picks!
Beautiful neighbourhood the drone shot was slick.
Wish I could afford a system like this! We have solar and batteries would be awesome since in summer the AC keeps running at night. These things are ALWAYS incredibly expensive though :(
Very well done video demonstration of installation. I'm more in favor of plug-in hybrid PHEVs and would like to learn more about the aspect of their much smaller battery pack. I've heard the new Prius pack is 7.7kwh. An Ionic5 for comparison is 77kwh.
This setup is beautiful ❤
I really need this product! I need solar and these amazing batteries! Now I wish I owned my home.
In the Netherlands a home uses, on average, between 7 and 11 kilowatt hour of power a day.
30 in the USA is A LOT!
I added my own solar after watching your videos and would love to be able to add a batter like this but it will cost a significant amount of money to move things around with my meter, but this gives me hope that there will be an easier way one day, also I live in a small home in Texas and can use 70Kwh+ per day, 30 would be amazing.
I'm always wondering, how do you get to such high daily energy use? I live in germany and in arour 170sqm house we are 3 people and have a average daily energy use of 11kwh, and I think we're already on the higher end with that...
@@potato8236 I mean happens pretty quick when it's 95F+ for 3 months straight, my house is 1600sqft 3 bedroom
@@seanathanq ah, guess that's the difference, forgot that homes can have AC.
Any chance you can review a reliable small wind turbine? In some places sun is too shy to come out. A wind turbine as a back up for the solar panels is a good thing though I haven’t seen anyone have one or two installed in their homes.
Great video as always! ✌🏽
i thought you were going to talk about some new crazy thermal energy storage device. batteries are expensive and most of our energy needs are hvac both in heating and cooling. im redoing my system and may have a smaller 30kwh lifepo battery bank for lights, tvs, friedge, freezers but i want something to store hot water to heat the house in winter, and cold water to cool it in summer.
Awesome system mate, ever since checking out your utube years ago I switched to anker! Stuff!! Let them know come to uk?!
Information about battery life expectency and replacement cost should be a MUST ! How will you calculate your finances (future) without considering battery replacement costs ?
It's LiFePO4 so it should last a long time, 10,000 cycles is normal for this chemistry. They mentioned a 10 year warranty so clearly the manufacturer expects it to last more than a decade. Also keep in mind it should keep working even after "end of life", just with reduced capacity.
Cool system. For our house floor heating in Spain, I will install a large water tank, that will be heated during the day. Not so efficient but if you count the interest and the cost of the investment, it should be very much cheaper heating. We still have some batteries for AC cooling hot summer nights.
When I see you removing the protection foil I expect to test the hardness with a cutter..... no test?
Nice review.
In Quebec, Canada we typically use 70-80kWh per day average. (or 3kW average continuous)
In England we use average 10kw per day . How do you use so much ?
The only thing I can think of is all electric appliances and electric furnace. The c.o.p on electric heating is dog shit.
@@gastiresoil9758 I believe Quebec has very cheap hydroelectricity and thus usually uses all electric appliances. Fortunately modern cold-climate heat pumps are now becoming more common but even they aren't magic. 3kW continuous, assuming an average COP of 2, is around 20,000Btu/hr of heat.
Yo, you ever thought about building the battery bank yourself, using raw cells? That seems right down your DIY alley. It's remarkably easy, and especially with new LiFePO4 tech, also super safe. I've been doing it for a few years now and have saved people a ridiculous amount of money on solar generator type products. So many awesome topics to dive into if you decide to pursue it.
Is there anything this man can't do? Absolutely amazing. You sir are an inspiration. Keep up the amazing work as always. Take care and I hope you're doing well.
Hey @JerryRigEverything, I noticed cost wasn't mentioned in the video. How much would Jake's battery backup cost before things like tax credits (or nyserda here in NY)? We're pricing out a solar/battery system right now, and I want to make sure we're getting the most bang for our buck.
Thanks for the great videos! It's always nice to see you do installs - such clean work! :D
I would bet good money Jerry's paid promotion contract stipulates that he can't discuss the cost. "Just talk about all the good things about the system, make sure you point out the 20ms off grid feature at least twice, praise the ease of installation and we'll send you free stuff + payment for the promotional video." Jerry will get a million targeted views on this video which will net the company 100x the revenue compared to the amount they spent on this video.
I hate being this skeptical but after seeing the other side of how it's done I guarantee that's what's going on.
I'd guesstimate 5-15k for the main equipment. The extra equipment like the transfer panel and wiring is probably another grand or two and then labor/installation costs will vary greatly depending on region and contractor.
Please isolate them as much as possible from the timber frame home with a fire rated wall, to give the fire service more time to respond and subdue a possible battery fire in the garage.
Might as well install a IoT smoke alarm that connects to your phone with an app.
edit: as pointed out, they are LiFePO4 Batteries, and thus have much lower risk being a fire hazard
It’s not a lithium ion battery pimp. Lifepo4 chemistry is non combustible.
@@gastiresoil9758 thanks for pointing that out, edited my comment
I need to see how the hookup was done into the service. A lot of service panels are virtually impossible to insert a hole house transfer switch between the main breaker and the breaker buss.
Added a new panel after the service disconnect so the transfer switch could be in between.
7:22 Jerry wanting to "draw/scratch" those batteries here lol :D
I love watching your videos, especially these electric vehicles and grid upgrade videos. I just wish you could do a few partnership videos with veteran organizations to help out 100% disabled veterans like myself. Contrary to many people's beliefs, we don't get paid very well once we get injured and our families take a beating trying to keep up. My wife, for example, can only work 3 days a week, and we don't get any assistance to cover the loss of income. Something like this electrical backup could help vets like me offset some bills. 😊
I live in the mountains. We dont have space, so whenever i see a house between fields, i feel envious
This battery, it's gateway and solar combiner panel, look very much similar to the Enphase products.