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Thomas, Tom it’s great to see you again and Adam you are doing a great job. Pump out more videos Tom it’s great seeing what you are doing with solar on RV’s.
Super clean install. Great job on that ‘factory wall / venting’. I’m buying a new Brinkley and just sent you guys a message from your web site. Look forward to speaking with you.
Great video! This thing is impressive in person! Thanks for sharing your install tips with me during the rally. About to tackle my install on our G here in a few weeks.
Two questions… I noticed the dual transfer switches. with so much room in the bay, do you ever consider upgrading to the Quattro-II which has all that built in? Also, on a system this size would you not ever consider stepping up to 48v batteries to reduce size and weight?
Thanks for watching. This is definitely a larger and more expensive system. However we do all sorts of jobs, our website has our pricing for packages, but we build custom quotes all the time. Safe travels! -Tom
With good weather they will more than likely run out of grey tank space. Atleast that was my experience when living off grid as I traveled. My personal record is 89 days with only needing water and dumping tanks. -Tom
10-15 days is about the right time before you need food, water, etc again. Plus lots of camping is only 14 day stays. So it works out well. Following 60-65F weather really helps. Keeping up with a roof top unit is practically impossible. So going with a mini-split A/C or simply following the weather work great. I've done both ✌️ Happy camping!!! -Tom
How strong and durable are the panels to resist high wind and hail? Are they designed to not create drag when going down the road? How much do these set ups add to your insurance when on a plan for full time living? Thank you.
Panels hold up very well. I had a friend with a Tiffin need a $35k roof after hail so big it punched holes through the slides and damaged the entire roof. Only place the roof wasn't damaged was where the 4 solar panels were. One panel had a small crack and still worked. After the roof was replaced I added more panels for them to add more protection and power production. The insurance company covered the cracked panel and the labor to replace it as well. The panels are not designed for being aerodynamic. However there are lots of things on an RV roof.. like a 36" wide "12" tall A/C for example.. usually 2 or 3 of them. So a 1.5" tall panel doesn't effect much. I personally never noticed a difference. Insurance has to do with the value of the item and vary extremely state to state. I tell my clients to notify their insurance they of the cost and that it was permanently and professionally installed. When I added $10k worth of coverage to my 2005 Class C for the "customizations" as they labeled it. It was like a $70 increase per year here in Florida. Have a great day. -Tom
The entire system is clearly shown in the video. The orginal "solar bay" was freed up, but of course.. anytime you add stuff to an area.. you're gonna get less space. -Tom
Nobody else offers the networking Victron offers, plus they have well known quality, and they have a 5 years warranty. The typical all in ones don't typically fit well in lots of different RVs, they don't typically have good warrantees, and the price for what you get isn't usually great. We've done over 150+ installs with lots of different brands and learned from experience what the best route was. My very first system in 2017 was AGM batteries and a AIMS inverter for example. -Tom
That system although pretty is very weak for a Brinkley. Using two converters it should be a 24 volt system. You are also overcharging the customer for the solar controllers, could have went cheaper Victron solar controllers. Using series / parallel connections. Those batteries are old chemistry with weak BMS's. There are many more more powerful batteries. Like for instance, four Epoch 460 amp hour batteries would be a system‼️
@@andrewalexander5049 Should have gone with 24 volts for the battery bank and inverters with something that large. Clean install, very nice setup! Can you read and comprehend now?
Why? A RV is 80% 12v DC powered and with a 24v system.. you need one (or two) 24 to 12v converter.. which tend to be 80-90% efficient. So you're adding inefficiencies by going 24v. A 12v and 24v inverter are 92 or 93% efficient, so not enoguh gain there, same with the MPPT. We've done 12, 24, and 48v systems. Ive also designed ~150+ systems, thanks for taking the time to comment -Tom
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For more information about other professional RV solar system installations, visit us online at www.greatoutdoorssolar.com.
I am an electrician and I love to see such clean work! I also love to see proper circuit protection and disconnects great job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loved the clean look of the install.
That is the cleanest solar installation I have seen in any RV. Beautiful job. Bookmarking your site when we get our Brinkley!
Awesome! Thank you!
Wow! 🤯 What an amazing job! Now all I need is the money 💵 for that, the Brinkley, and the truck to tow it.... Lol ☺ ❤️
really enjoy the installation, so clean!!!
Glad you like it!
Thomas, Tom it’s great to see you again and Adam you are doing a great job.
Pump out more videos Tom it’s great seeing what you are doing with solar on RV’s.
Thanks! Will do!
I've enjoyed seeing your solar builds. I may not have an RV. But it's a goal for one day.
Thank you for the compliment and for taking the time to comment. We truly appreciate it!
Welp, i know where IM gonna be headed. Lol i plan to store mine(when i buy) just south of Atlanta, north of macon!
Super clean install. Great job on that ‘factory wall / venting’. I’m buying a new Brinkley and just sent you guys a message from your web site. Look forward to speaking with you.
Awesome! Thank you!
Good job I hope I can get with you guys next winter
Great video! This thing is impressive in person! Thanks for sharing your install tips with me during the rally. About to tackle my install on our G here in a few weeks.
Glad I could help and best of luck!
-Tom
Looks great 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
great work, love the clean setup, luv my Victron set-up for dry camping
Thanks! Victrons is definitely sweet!
Adam you do such good work
Thanks!
Two questions… I noticed the dual transfer switches. with so much room in the bay, do you ever consider upgrading to the Quattro-II which has all that built in? Also, on a system this size would you not ever consider stepping up to 48v batteries to reduce size and weight?
How much weight did this add to the rv overall. Especially on the front compartment.
Any reason y’all don’t carry battle born batteries?
where did you mount the Cerbo display on this rig? I have a Brinkley G and I am not sure where to mount the monitor?
❤looking good, i have all ideas that you are out of my price range. But i do love to look at buitfuff work on rvs.
Thanks for watching. This is definitely a larger and more expensive system. However we do all sorts of jobs, our website has our pricing for packages, but we build custom quotes all the time. Safe travels!
-Tom
How much solar do you need to fully run off grid indefinitely
100% depends on your consumption (how many people, time in rig, things you're powering, etc)
-Tom
Full off grid electric to run everything 34-40 ft
Nice clean install! Epic. What brackets are you using in the roof? The tall white ones look great.
Appreciate it. We have the brakcets made by a local fabrication shop.
-Tom
How many yrs well the battery last
Very nice
Thanks
Adam does good work!!!!
When you say go offgrid a "long long time" - can you give an estimate? 😉 (a couple of days, a week.... longer???)
With good weather they will more than likely run out of grey tank space. Atleast that was my experience when living off grid as I traveled. My personal record is 89 days with only needing water and dumping tanks.
-Tom
@@GreatOutdoorsSolar - oh that's awesome - I was hoping at least a week or two!😲 Thanks so much!!!
10-15 days is about the right time before you need food, water, etc again. Plus lots of camping is only 14 day stays. So it works out well. Following 60-65F weather really helps. Keeping up with a roof top unit is practically impossible. So going with a mini-split A/C or simply following the weather work great. I've done both ✌️ Happy camping!!!
-Tom
How strong and durable are the panels to resist high wind and hail?
Are they designed to not create drag when going down the road?
How much do these set ups add to your insurance when on a plan for full time living?
Thank you.
Panels hold up very well. I had a friend with a Tiffin need a $35k roof after hail so big it punched holes through the slides and damaged the entire roof. Only place the roof wasn't damaged was where the 4 solar panels were. One panel had a small crack and still worked. After the roof was replaced I added more panels for them to add more protection and power production. The insurance company covered the cracked panel and the labor to replace it as well.
The panels are not designed for being aerodynamic. However there are lots of things on an RV roof.. like a 36" wide "12" tall A/C for example.. usually 2 or 3 of them. So a 1.5" tall panel doesn't effect much. I personally never noticed a difference.
Insurance has to do with the value of the item and vary extremely state to state. I tell my clients to notify their insurance they of the cost and that it was permanently and professionally installed. When I added $10k worth of coverage to my 2005 Class C for the "customizations" as they labeled it. It was like a $70 increase per year here in Florida.
Have a great day.
-Tom
I know you wouldn't be able to fit all that kit in the existing solar bay, curious if that bay was gutted to reclaim storage space?
The entire system is clearly shown in the video. The orginal "solar bay" was freed up, but of course.. anytime you add stuff to an area.. you're gonna get less space. -Tom
I've seen several solar system, the majority with Victron. Is Victron the only option? Why are all in one unit with 5KW battery not being used?
Nobody else offers the networking Victron offers, plus they have well known quality, and they have a 5 years warranty. The typical all in ones don't typically fit well in lots of different RVs, they don't typically have good warrantees, and the price for what you get isn't usually great. We've done over 150+ installs with lots of different brands and learned from experience what the best route was. My very first system in 2017 was AGM batteries and a AIMS inverter for example. -Tom
That system although pretty is very weak for a Brinkley.
Using two converters it should be a 24 volt system. You are also overcharging the customer for the solar controllers, could have went cheaper Victron solar controllers. Using series / parallel connections.
Those batteries are old chemistry with weak BMS's.
There are many more more powerful batteries.
Like for instance, four Epoch 460 amp hour batteries would be a system‼️
Should have went 24 volts on the battery bank and Inverters with something that large. Clean install very nice setup!
How about learning English before critiquing?
@@andrewalexander5049 Should have gone with 24 volts for the battery bank and inverters with something that large. Clean install, very nice setup! Can you read and comprehend now?
Why? A RV is 80% 12v DC powered and with a 24v system.. you need one (or two) 24 to 12v converter.. which tend to be 80-90% efficient. So you're adding inefficiencies by going 24v. A 12v and 24v inverter are 92 or 93% efficient, so not enoguh gain there, same with the MPPT. We've done 12, 24, and 48v systems. Ive also designed ~150+ systems, thanks for taking the time to comment -Tom