SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT with our Off-Grid SOLAR System
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- ONE CRITICAL STEP in our Off-Grid SOLAR System. The Off Grid Homestead continues!
OK, I keep getting asked this same question over and over, and rather than continue to answer everyone individually I will put the answer here.
Q: Won't those individual crank adjusters have to be cranked either in unison with 5 people or in small increments one after the other to keep from twisting your solar panel array?
A: You can easily adjust the panels for the various seasons and it only takes one person. You crank 5-7 full turns then move on to the next one. When you get to the end you do another 5-7 turns on each and continue until you’re at the desired angle. This is how the manufacturer recommends doing it. It only takes us 5 minutes or so to change it from one season to the next and you only do this 4 times a year. It’s really no big deal.
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OK, I keep getting this same question over and over, and rather than continue to answer everyone individually I will put the answer here
Q: Won't those individual crank adjusters have to be cranked either in unison with 5 people or in small increments one after the other to keep from twisting your solar panel array?
A: You can easily adjust the panels for the various seasons and it only takes one person. You crank 5-7 full turns then move on to the next one. When you get to the end you do another 5-7 turns on each and continue until you’re at the desired angle. This is how the manufacturer recommends doing it. It only takes us 5 minutes or so to change it from one season to the next and you only do this 4 times a year. It’s really no big deal.
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If you haven’t run your pull line for the electrical, use a vacuum and grocery bag tied to the line to easily fish it from both conduit ends.
Thanks, that’s our plan.
I like thd dea of not using roof top mounted panels. Thank for the idea.
You bet!
Wow! Just amazing! Looking great! Look forward to all of your videos and I am betting Eagle Ridge is covered in snow now!
Sure is ❄️ ⛄️
WOW GREAT JOB, Love it.
Thanks so much Tim!
For those of us who have followed you from the beginning, what great progress you have made. Each of your pans of your property shows what hard work as a team can accomplish. We really enjoy watching each week.
Norm, how would you rotate (position) each solar pilar if they are all connected together ? Wouldn’t each jack not allow the movement if the rest aren’t turned at the same time? Thanks for sharing your build.
Thanks so much!
Daniel, it's pretty easy. You crank 5-7 turns then move to the next one. Remember, that moving the array from one season to the next is not a big change so it's really very easy. Takes maybe 5 minutes, 4 times a year to do alone.
hey ya'll are trying to do ya'll best keep up the good work. be bless. SAVANNAH TN.
Norm, you have become a pro tractor operator! So fun to watch this project come together. This is a great “ How to” for those of us considering solar projects.
Pro? Haha, thanks for the ego boost Ron.
If only the mud season we have up here was that easy. Lol Hope to see you at the UA-cam meeting next week.
Haha, so true. Unfortunately we won’t be able to make the next YT meeting.
Bummer, hopefully the next one. It's been a while since we've seen everyone.
Love watching your videos.
You two have done so much work and it looks amazing!
Your clean up and landscaping is really a huge improvement too.
Keep up the hard work and stay healthy!
There’s really nothing not to like Norm watching you doing the work and I don’t have to lift a finger . You both are doing fine on the progress and can’t wait till the sound of saws and nail guns framing up the new interior walls. It really has me wondering what Kim and Norm envision as their new home and we won’t forget about Jazz . Be careful and stay safe my friends God love you both ❤
Thanks much Ken.
It’s amazing to us that you two are able to do that yourselves. We would definitely have to hire it done. Great job! So much progress!
Thank you so much!
Man Norm y’all are making big head way on the solar system. You’ve probably gotten it finished by now. Can’t wait to see it and all the progress you’ve done!
Thanks Randy
Are your panels dual face? If so, spread some gravel underneath for reflection and cut down on the mud. Also, how do they suggest turning 4 cranks at once to make the sun adjustments? Seems like turning 4 at different time would put the panels in a bind. Maybe 4 syncronized motors would be better. Like the kind on old satelite dishes.
Yes they are bi-facial We’ll probably add gravel next spring/summer.
We are asking the same question…how when cranking one at a time do you keep the panels from flexing?
@@joycemarks3678 because you only crank it 5-7 turns then move on to the next one. You repeat this process until you've reached your final adjustment. It's easy and pretty quick. This is per the manufacturer.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Great job. Glad you have 2 helpers/ supervisors 😊. Hope you got everything done before you start getting snow ❄️ we just got our first snow ❄️ that I had to use the snowblower yesterday here in Wisconsin. Thanks From Wisconsin
Thanks 👍
Great job! Mud season, don't know if I could handle that very long. It sure is a beautiful spot you have! Thanks for sharing!
The REAL mud season doesn’t even start until spring 😂
VERY COOL!!!!! Good job. It would be nice if you could connect the crank handles together such that when you cranked one they all turn. Unless of course you're going to electric actuators, then it's a moot point. :)
GREAT work!!! Looking beautiful.
Happy New Year Kim and Norm. May it be beautiful
So exciting!!!
Great job!
Thanks!
Happy new year Norm to you and your family🎉🦋🖐❤😊💙
Thanks so much
Happy for your progress.
Thank you!
Your ne place looks great, Happy New Yeae from Downunder
Thanks!
Hi norm an kim you asked me on last video how much power my solar made i couldn't remember but her are my stats to properly answer your question i have 150 monocrystaline solar panels at 550w they are fitted to 6 arreys that tilt and also swivels following the sun so 550w by 150 make 82.5 kw i also have a 5kw hydro system i built myself plus a 3kw wind turbine that makes up for the winter power as in November to end of February i only have a few hours of sun light and i can have my hydro and wind turbine working near 24hrs in winter all this gets connected to 30 batterys for power storage . That runs my house workshop 4 large greenhouses and 3 barns plus small sawmill on my 35 acres in scotland
Wow, so impressive. Thanks. Our solar array is 18.4 KW and we think that’s huge.
Another great video with steller progress... We sure enjoy watching Jazz run around :). If I may offer some food for thought. Consider running wiring to control adjustment screws in the future if need be.
Hey guys, I have some great restaurant recommendations if you’re coming through Eagle sometime about lunch or dinner. Let me know and I’ll be happy to hook you up.
Thanks.
It looks as if all the perlings are connected you want be able to rotate unless you have 5 people cranking at the same time.
Easy to do alone and only takes about 5 minutes. As per the manufacturer, 5-7 cranks then move to the next post. Remember it is only being moved a small amount from season to season.
Those individual crank adjusters will have to be cranked either in unison with 5 people or in small increments one after the other to keep from twisting your solar panel array.
I was thinking the same thing
Correct. The manufacturer recommends 5-7 cranks and then moving to the next one. It sounds worse than it really is though since you don’t move it a lot when changing from one season to the next. I can do it by myself in about 5 minutes and it only needs to be done 4 times a year. Simple.
Great job, is there a video on setting the steel post? 👏
Yes here’s the link ua-cam.com/video/FTfAEMexFsM/v-deo.htmlsi=E4m97oirzrdRdqcU
Please be very careful on those ladders! Mike fell 8 ft from our ladder the day after Christmas and broke 5 ribs and 2 fractures in his pelvis. Was airlifted and spent a week in the hospital and a week in rehab.
Absolutely. Give our best to Mike. That I bet was very painful.
You should have asked Martin Johnson and his son to come help with the solar
It actually wasn’t that difficult to do.
Never ever tighten anything until you have all in place.😅
It was all just hand tightened but obviously it was a little too much 😁
Norm, will your crank adjusters allow you to lower the panels as far down as you will need for the winter sun at the latitude you are at there in Idaho? You and Kim have done such a great job, stay safe and healthy, careful of your back on those heavy panels.
Hi Carl, Happy New Year. Absolutely yes the system will adjust enough for Idaho winters. We’ll show that in an upcoming video. This Sinclair system is awesome. Thanks.
I wondering if trying to turn 4 cranks, unless you have 4 people turning at once; might put the panels in a bind. Maybe 4 syncronized motors might be better, like old satelite dish motors.
@@scottmash4929 there’s actually 5 cranks. It’s designed to be able to be adjusted by just one person. You just crank 5-7 times then move to the next one. Not a problem at all.
Get them in place and put a little clamp on to hold in place. I think you have that on backwards.😅
Yep, that would have been a good suggestion. All my clamps were at my Utah home haha
Why not move your trailer into the barn, would be a little warmer!
We eventually did.
How do you intend to raise the solar panels with 4 screw Jack's and only two of you
Only takes one person. You crank 5-7 full turns then move on to the next one. When you get to the end you do another 5-7 turns on each and continue until you’re at the desired angle. This is how the manufacturer recommends doing it. It only takes us 5 minutes or so to change it from one season to the next and you only do this 4 times a years. It’s really no big deal.
These are your friend:
Norm, you need to get yourself a few clamps.
Agreed
CFYT
Thanks.
ya look you are having to do just solar power wow call the power company its faster lol
Why? We prefer to be self sufficient and not pay energy bills. Plus the cost to run the power to our property would not have been cheaper. Not everyone has power that is right at the edge of their property. This isn’t a subdivision. 🤦🏻♂️
There are You-tubers in Portugal who have a video about how they were lied to about off grid living. And about how much extra expenses that it takes just to keep their batteries charged. And then there is another UA-camrs in northern Idaho who are off grid also, and then they had to buy a big diesel powered generator just so they can keep there batteries charged. The climate change science was made by former Vice president Al Gore, who BTW does not have a science degree either, and neither does the majority of the people who are pushing global warming and climate change. Just think about this, when Al Gore had taken his climate change science to his former college professor, his professor had turned down Al Gore's climate change science, and Al Gore called him a senile old man. Even AOC the one who brought the green new deal does not have a science degree either, and neither does Greta Thunberg nor John Kerry and many more. So it won't be long before you are doing a video on how you were lied to about going off grid, and the climate change alarm and scare and scam and con and hoaks. Remember if there really was anything wrong with the environment and the planet. Then they would not have blown up the Nordstrom pipelines and started the wars. And then they would not be destroying the environment and the planet just to mine all of the minerals that is needed to build the solar system and then wind generators. The terms global warming and climate change are terms that is used to get control over the people and their natural resources. So they can force them to buy and sell and drive and eat what they want you to. So how do you like being controlled by the government officials who doesn't have a science degree? They are involved in a money laundering scheme that goes from the taxpayers pockets to their own bank accounts. They say that they are trying to save the planet, but from who? Well it is not from we the people of America. We should be saving the planet from them in Washington DC and the world Economic Form, and the United Nations. So it was AOC and her green new deal ( the inflation reduction act) that has caused the price gouging at the pump and the exorbitant food and supplies prices. And according to former Vice president Al Gore all of those Beach front properties should have been under water already. But every thing that Al Gore predicted has not come to pass either, and they are not going to come to pass either. Because Al Gore is a false prophet. And in the Bible the false prophets were stoned to death. Do you remember the children's story about chicken little and the boy who cried wolf? Well eventually people stopped believing what they were saying about the sky falling, and the wolf. If you really want to know what causes the storms. Then look up, they've daubed them with untempered mortar in the Bible in the book of Eze.22:28; Eze.13:6-16 they are caused by telling lies about God. See vv10-16.
Our decision to go solar has NOTHING to do with climate change or trying to be green as you assume. It has everything to do with being self reliant. It also has to do with the fact that the electric utilities do not run close to our property and the cost to have it run was BIG 💵. Thanks for watching.
Nice job..!!!😅
Thanks 😅