EASIEST DIY Off Grid Air Conditioning Solution

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This is the easiest DIY off grid air conditioning system to install. We have installed 2 of them on our off grid home and they are working great! Here is how we did it.
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@michaelbrowne8068 18 дней назад

Not to be too nit picky but. It is supper important to have a pitch on the condensate tube. My mini split had pitch but biologicals grow in pipe. Supper important to keep clean. Wet vac works great to clear and now using condensate pan tablets to minimize growth.

@SamLivingLife 17 дней назад

I noticed that too.

@lectro5418 14 дней назад

Ditto that! When it starts dripping out the front you have a bit of a pitch issue.

@lizregan1949 17 дней назад

You Marty and your family are amazing. Great job.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Thanks @lizregan1949! You are very kind. I hope you have a great day! If you don't mind, would you please share this video with your friends on social media? That would be AWESOME!! Thanks for liking and sharing our videos. Hope you have a really great day and keeps:)ing!

@edwardhine9224 17 дней назад

We bought a Mrcool air conditioner last year, and I have a feeling you will love it. One nice thing about Mrcool it runs very quiet.

@SI-GOD 18 дней назад

Looks like a professional did that. Great job. Now i get to go find the A/C unit install video to learn what makes it an off-grid unit other than running everything from the solar panels.

@dunep6465 17 дней назад

Just bought the MrCool 24K version for my new house. Thanks for the tips Marty & Jules... 😊

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

You are very welcome! @dunep6465! I hope you have a great day! If you don't mind, would you please share this video with your friends on social media? That would be AWESOME!! Thanks for liking and sharing our videos. Hope you have a really great day and keeps:)ing!

@JimfromIndy 18 дней назад

Put the lineset through a length of PVC pipe in the hole in the deck to act as a grommet to prevent abrasion damage.

@OffgridwithJayandJen 12 дней назад

Awesome Work EVERYONE....you all just keep rocking it. Your place has come so far since the beginning....LOVE IT. Best wishes J Family. Oh and We Love our Mister Cool Mini Split as well.....WORKS AWESOME. =)

@theycallmetoymkr 8 дней назад

Oh brother... where art thou... love ya'll 💙 from Indiana ❤

@paulpc2050 18 дней назад

Winner!

@randywilson9611 18 дней назад

Great video good to see y'all

@marithaswanepoel5257 18 дней назад

Well done.

@droberts73543 18 дней назад

Nice job y'all

@A..n..d..y 15 дней назад

I would like to make a suggestion, put a lighting surge protector on the disconnect box. They run about $65. The one I use is Intermatic AG3000 .

@TheCherylGiesbrecht 17 дней назад

I think Tux is leaving you a "present" at 20:00. 💩 🤣

@campjefferson8947 15 дней назад

Good Family! Keep chasing the dream!

@mobetravels5835 15 дней назад

Hey Marty, I've used this method, and it has worked... heat up the end of a metal hanger and stick in either end of the spray foam tube. Blessings, MObe

@timf6916 17 дней назад

Nice job

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 17 дней назад

Thanks!

@lectro5418 14 дней назад

Mini-splits are super easy and very efficient. Luv 'em. There are a lot of excellent videos for installation. Don't be intimidated.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 13 дней назад

So true. Basically anyone with a little handyness to them can do it.

@MechsWorld 18 дней назад

Didn't we already do one of these? It is cool and everyone should replace their existing system(s) with a series for larger homes. Mr. Cool is way more green than traditional and it can heat which is also cool. I just wish we could shorten the line per installation, but that would require a professional.

@itsdouetthierry 18 дней назад

Great video as always. Watching from Europe where the only thing on a house made out of wood are the trusses for the roof! You have way more options for adjusting after the walls are built etc... What about running all the AC piping inside the wall prior to putting the plaster wall inside? So you don't have to deal with these rails for hiding the lines? Or is that not code?

@SI-GOD 18 дней назад

If you do it while the house is being built, you can run the pipes up the wall and across the rafters in the attic then drop down and pop out where ever you need. But... In this case, the walls were already up so he would have had to rip out the walls to his the pipes behind them. This is the way most contractors would have installed an after-market A/C unit.

@clarencewiles963 17 дней назад

Good job 👏

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@mikefesh4052 17 дней назад

Oh, brother where art thou.....

@loucinci3922 17 дней назад

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Thanks @loucinci3922! You are very kind. I hope you have a great day! If you don't mind, would you please share this video with your friends on social media? That would be AWESOME!! Thanks for liking and sharing our videos. Hope you have a really great day and keeps:)ing!

@pepawspostings9231 17 дней назад

Good job! Isn't it an Inverter System? Both heat and air conditioning.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 17 дней назад

Yes it is both heat and cool. It runs on 240vac.

@ScorpTac 12 дней назад

What episode was it where you guys went over the books that helped you build your house?

@petert24turner71 18 дней назад

Nice & cold for summer, but do you have enough solar for heating in winter. Less sun available. snow covering panels & battery storage. Great for summer but iffy in winter.

@josorr 18 дней назад

They probably won't plan to rely entirely on solar for winter heat, but it will be adequate for early spring and late fall and will decrease demand for the primary heat source. I have panels that have cut my annual propane usage in half.

@DashiellParr411 17 дней назад

If Sarah is doing all that computer work she needs dual 27” screens off a dock station!😂😵‍💫

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

I agree. Maybe she will get one. Would probably be way more efficient.

@BenButler1 18 дней назад

RUNNOFT! From If Brother Where Art Though.

@manolisgledsodakis873 16 дней назад

Catch the condensed water in a bottle. Useful for topping up lead-acid batteries and for filling your windscreen washer bottle, which needs really clean water to avoid blocking the jets.

@HayHayAnne 15 дней назад

R U N N O F T! O Brother Where Art Thou! I love that movie.

@lancesundquist6359 17 дней назад

Hey! I’ve got an ‘old rickety’ just like yours! Looks exactly the same. Could be identical twins!

@damo1023 16 дней назад

Great work, but can be improved: 1. extend condensate hose so it won't drip from such height 2. insulate remaining pipes all the way to the ac outdoor unit.

@user-rs6zi5dx4n 17 дней назад

I believe he may have used brake clean that's what I always use to clean foam tubes it doesn't have the oil base like carb cleaner does

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

I'll have to try it.

@marciathompson1237 17 дней назад

Good Morning/Afternoon. Are You Going To Build Another Apartment For Seth, I Sure Hope So. I Love Watching Your Family Your Spot. 🙏🕊️🌹🥀🌼🌻☕💜❤️👍

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Maybe he will want to build a container home. What do you think about them?

@karenspeer7378 16 дней назад

🙋‍♀️ Hello Sweet Family!! 🦋⚘️

@peter-hr1gl 17 дней назад

I'm assuming you put the AC condenser unit up high due to potential snow accumulation under the deck, but do you need it to be THAT high. The reason I ask is given the amount of piping you had, you may not have had to put the kink in it if you put the condenser unit lower. Also it's easy enough to simply shovel the snow from around it if it got up as high as say 2-3 ft. I hope your mollybolt fasteners work over time. I understand your thought process, but I doubt Mr. Cool instructions allowed for that installation method. Why didn't you locate the studs and put at least two screws into studs? You could have easily figured this out from the INSIDE perhaps (yes it would have taken a few holes drilled and some light repair work on the drywall). I'm the type of guy that overdoes that type of stuff as I would hate to have the unit fall to the ground and cause a bunch of damage. Otherwise I liked the video and I bet if you contact Mr. Cool they will probably give you a sponsor fee anyway. Perhaps you could have talked a little more about the electrical wiring performed even though it is very easy from other videos I've watched related to Mr. Cool installations.

@karlfrederick5731 17 дней назад

Marty: amaetur question here, with screws holding the plastic firmly against the siding, how will the allowances for expansion, actually expand? Thanks.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

That is how it is designed. Hopefully the engineers at MrCool are smart!

@BodiePerkins 16 дней назад

Jeeeez!

@russellwatters5891 17 дней назад

Mr Cool units are great, but pricey. I installed some Mitsubishi units on my cabins and had an A/C guy charge them for not that much. Love the install though, looks like it belongs..😂 Love ya'll ❤️

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Cool! hope it works great.

@russellwatters5891 16 дней назад

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving Mr Cool 😎 👌...2 years, no problems

@jjyoung909 17 дней назад

Acetone should clean that spray nozzel out right quick.

@davidabineri908 17 дней назад

Why wouldn't you want th section over the window to slant down rather than be horizontal in order to help in draining the condensate?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Inside the cover it is sloped down.

@simply_the_dev7588 17 дней назад

lol avoiding the sun. I do that too when I'm working Pest Control doing foundation treatment. At least you don't have to walk around in 108 degree temps. I had to treat a Dock once on Lake Austin and it was a quarter of a mile down some steps with no shade while it's 108 outside. I had to walk back up too. Almost died.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 17 дней назад

🥵

@denslatt 18 дней назад

It will not be vibrating in A/C mode, but will also be vibrating on heat mode all winter since it is a heat pump.😊

@bob76451 17 дней назад

The correct quote is: "She r-u-n-n-o-f-t" and it's from O Brother Where Art Thou

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Oh I thought it was R-U-N-D-O-F-T

@BryanKilbourne007 7 дней назад

I have a question we’re can I find a safety sally doll

@tseabaugh8747 17 дней назад

O Brother.

@EdHibbard 17 дней назад

Honestly, Jules was not hampered by the drift wood while you were away!

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Oh good!

@scottkrieger6386 17 дней назад

What's going to keep bees out of the vents?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

That is how it is designed. We will see over the next few years how it works.

@jimbahneman6553 17 дней назад

Did u draw a vacuum but didn't show it a.c. units don't work with air in the system?

@damo1023 16 дней назад

This set comes with a prevacuumed piping.

@stevecroy9396 17 дней назад

Brake cleaner works better

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Ill have to try that.

@JimfromIndy 18 дней назад

You said it only required a 15 amp circuit. Seems like you connected it to a 240/30 circuit....

@user-ew1gf5pj1d 17 дней назад

🇰🇷 응원합니다

@roberto.peterson9917 17 дней назад

lol lol lol lol no major leaks 😜🤣🤣 you don't want any leaks regardless of size!!!!!

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 17 дней назад

Oh man now you tell me 🤦🏻‍♂️

@dimensinamo9032 16 дней назад

Masih tahukah berbahasa indonesia? Salam dari sumatera utara

@olvano 17 дней назад

next time, just use pipe water ,it will flush out the foam line after your finish 🤔

@sanjiono2265 18 дней назад

How are You Mr? Apa kabar

@stevenjames5419 17 дней назад

Have you thought of adding a couple small wind turbines to supplement your solar during overcast days

@joshruby 18 дней назад

anyone having freezing problems with this video or is it me.

@therealtastyturnip 18 дней назад

Lately RU-vid has been loading a lot more than usual for me.

@manolisgledsodakis873 16 дней назад

That's what aircon units do.😏

@sprtplt 17 дней назад

Of course, ANY hvac system can be run with electricity. lol.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

True. If it is the right electricity.

@holgerpohl1591 17 дней назад

Thumbs down because of music while speaking!

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 16 дней назад

Oh maaaan.

@saskiafeb 17 дней назад

how many times have you talked about solar panels, it's getting really cliché

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 17 дней назад

How many times have I talked about building? For more than solar panels don’t you think.

@meptalon 18 дней назад

There is nothing "off grid" when you need so much tech to repair / fix /buy again, and really... AC? Do I really need to explain that the VAST majority of the world is NOT using AC at all? (yes, including in hot countries). I woould have been more impressed with a tour to tips and techniques to keep cool when it's hot outside (without the need for AC)

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving 18 дней назад

Off grid means not connected to the power grid. When the power goes off in our region during a storm we still have power. Why? We are off grid.

@meptalon 17 дней назад

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving That's exactly what I meant. You're just producing your own electricity... as long as everything goes well in other places. Any kind of rupture of normality beyond a "normal" (usage of quotes as it still amazes many non-US people to see how frequent disruption in the grid are ion the US) temporary grid down scenario will not have you enjoy those equipments for very long if you can't repair or replace. And my point still stands on AC. The vast majority of the world is doing without just fine

@jimbahneman6553 17 дней назад

@@meptalon I guess u didn't understand him they are not getting power from the grid if the a.c. unit fails they need assistance to repair it but their power comes from the sun and their own equipment the u.s. power grid could fail for the whole summer and they will have a.c. unless the sun stops chiming