How much was that system you just installed And is it all made in China? What kind of warranty does it come with? If you the homeowner install it yourself
This was not my home. The other video is. The panels and inverters come with a manufactured warranty. Solar Wholesale will have more information on your questions.
I'm not sure what solar wholesale provides??? the panels, the ground mount system or the design and I source the materials locally? I like that system though. Looks like I'm going to eventually need a couple of those.
@@mrxclusive Unless you live some crazy country. I have heard there are some. Making it hard for people to do their own solar. For the most part the home owner can pull their own permit. It shouldn’t be hard, call up your county/city permitting office to get the paperwork.
We have a 40' sea container that we will be mounting our array to with equipment installed inside. Great video - lots of fantastic information. You never said what panels you were using that I could see in the video. Interested in knowing your layout and inverters so I will check out your channel and subscribe! Thank you!
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I'm really interested in DIY Solar. In fact, I'm ready to pull the trigger. I've found customer service at Solar Wholesale to be non-existent. Can anyone recomend another supplier?
Honestly i believe you should have elaborated more becuse for the mounts and wiring ,i understood nothing . U should have explained it little more . Because u are making video for the beginners and i dont think i will able to install it .
arning: Replace your shingle roof before you install solar panels, neighbors had solar panels installed two years ago, shingle roof had to be replaced this year, it cost them $11,500.00 to have the solar panels removed and installed again....
Thank you for sharing the video and the great details!! You gave us 10 - 4 for the first day to install the Roof rail clamps... How many panels and size / did you end up installing? What was the approx total hour count for install. Trying to see how long a first timer take..
Nice job ... It's the small details at the beginning the make the end come out right. What size panels do you have on your array? I have an EG4 Brightmount with 4-410w panels, but I'm looking to triple that ... this looks like a doable set-up.
Good stuff but your really need add the ground wire conductor, a ground rod alone isn’t enough to trip overcurrent devices in the event have a ground fault / short circuit the entire structure will be energized and a shock hazard
I am not sure. It wasn’t my project. You can give solar wholesale a call to get an estimate. With ground mount systems you will need to buy some material on your own. The piping, conduit, concrete and the wire that goes through the conduit.
All of the site keeps selling kits and required so many info. Many of us just want to by certain part to DIY not the whole system that taken apart and we need to put back the same way.
A HUGE Thank You. I never thought of using fencing material for a ground mount. All I ever see is people welding pipe. You cannot believe how much I appreciate this video. 👏👏👏
I’m assuming that the Micro inverter replaces the inverter you install normally right near your charge controller and your battery storage system right? How many watts can this micro inverter convert into AC to the battery? I was thinking on getting a 12k Growatt inverter. Would this micro inverter be able to match a 12k Growatt ability to convert a 9.5 to 10k charge input to a battery?
I could be wrong, but using a micro inverter sounds counter productive if you are charging a battery. Batteries are DC, and so are solar panels. The micro inverters will spit out AC at some level of efficiency (say 95%? Check spec) then it would need to go through another inverter to be made back into DC to charge the battery. I think micro inverters are mainly for grid tie setups without energy storage.
@@SetTheCurveexactly, and micro inverters for problem shading areas. Otherwise, much more efficient and cheaper to go with string inverter near battery. Lastly, if any malfunctions, micro inverters much harder to work on..removing panels and troubleshooting multiple inverters.
NIce Video, Thank you! I am working on a similar system with generac. I have done this before with a onan off grid, but I am having trouble finding details on the generac communications, This helped thanks again. Looking at a model 6998, what model is yours?
Hey Scott watched your video found those two wires trying to hook this generator up for friend when I short-circuit those normally open wires the generator doesn't start I've got a Generac Evolution 2.0 any suggestions
I couldn't find your email. I am in the process of getting a new property in Alexandria and was wondering if you would be able to help me install the solar panels on my home. I liked the work you did, however, I don't have all the tools you used or experience. Can you help me if I pay you for your services?
This panel can put out close to 100 watts ru-vid.comUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.
So in the state of Washington.. I have 8kw 20 panels connected to AP system microinverter inverter. The rails are grounded with #8 solid copper on roof. I have 2 parallel runs of 12-2 romex poking down from the roof top into attic. Going into EMT side of the house with LB. Transitioning in the LB with a splice into #12 thhn including ground. Down to a combiner box Does this seem right? I'm new to this
@@SetTheCurve I got a 24 hour ban for telling you about the galvanized steel struts at home depot lmao.. let's see if this one works. But they are good, I use them and if you get 8 or more they cut out a big chunk of the price
Thank you you were very helpful, sir. I hope if I have problems down the line, I can come back and ask questions or see some more of the same repeat and see if I can figure out where I mess up. Thank you. 21:15 21:20
I'm finding that impossible. At least here in central FL. They all want to use their overpriced and many times inferior equipment. I just want someone to put the panels on the roof and leave the wires hanging - I'll do the rest of the wiring and battery integration. However, it's kind of like trying to sell your house without a realtor - they want their cut and any going around the system is frowned upon.
Helpful video, thanks for posting. I see how you tied all the neutral lines together in the roof junction box, but where did you run the ground wire? Did you go directly to the ground stake for lightning protection?
Good vid. Question : why not run the solar panel individual wires in to a external weatherproof box at panel site to then run a much larger cable back to the generator. This is dc power, which suffers anyway from voltage drop, so wondering what type of voltage you got at the generator. Just wonder if it would make sense to run all cables to a weatherproof box, then something like a #2 or # 4 to the generator.
Since this is DC, and each PV input has a X amount of total voltage and amperage. You cannot combine all the panels together to run two wires. The voltage drop was already calculated for the wire size. He used the lion energy 8 kW inverter combo with two battery packs equaling 27 kWh.
@@scottssolutions3849 Thanks for the response. I think i'm still head-scratching a little . I have been involved in the electrical trade for a long time, so of course that makes solar even more interesting. Those individual pannel fees end up somewhere (i'll guess inside the house in a solar controller) , where they will get ganged anyway. i have set up about 8 150 watt panels on a storage unit that powered inside fans/lights. All leads were ganged, then on to the controller with larger wire sized for the va of the load. In that example , no issues. If i am setting up a field 150' or more from the controller, i can't see running each panel feed that far. Additionally, as long as they are wired in parralel and not in series, nothing changes, just more available va. So, still want to study this a little to see what ends up being my best option. Thanks - good vid.