I appreciate your “no big deal” attitude. I’ll probably dive into this project on our remote mtn property that has frequent power outages. Thanks again.
Neat system I basically did the same thing to add a window AC to an upstairs master suite instead of cranking the house AC up. I did use more solar and 4 100ah batteries. Even on the hottest days it used less than 5kw running 24hrs. Have fun stay safe.
You should emphasize that payback starts the moment you turn it on. When you start the generator, you start spending money again.Of course you get the motor music for free,much stronger than the hum of the inverter fan. The EG4 3000w with a5KWH server rack battery and a few giblets mounted on a dolly is about the same price .Very convenient for a day’s work off grid.
Not bad. Great little backup system. Your good for about 8 hours of constant use for the air conditioner, or continuous use of a refrigerator and running lights and charging batteries. I put a 100 amp panel, 100 amp hour deep cycle lead acid, and 1000 watt Renogy inverter in my shed so I wouldn't have to run conduit. I bought a Bluetti AC 200 max, extra batteries and 600 watts of panels for the house. So far I'm running the fridge full time and a window unit for 2 or 3 hours at night through a transfer switch. There's a ground neutral bond problem with most inverters and most service panels so I opted for this instead of something like what you have. I returned the same inverter you got right after speaking to Renogy. Anyway, thanks for the video.
Heck yeah this is awesome! Subscribed and liked! ❤️👊 Super cool solar generator. Our electric bill went up $80. Our neighbors bill went up $120. So this system could be refined to pay for itself in short period.
@@JDSOutdoors You could make it power a single element on an electric water heater on a timer for daytime only (to keep from total depletion at night when no use either), and have that one item off grid and ran off that solar system to benefit your home full time. And switch back to the scenario in the video for emergency use.
Every time I see someone post these little setups, I just want to take a grand and build my own more and more. Only problem is I don't have a thousand bucks laying around to make a micro version... BUT WHEN I DO, THE SUN SHALL TREMBLE AT MY ABILITIES! :D Love the video boss! These need to be spread across the country. Also, you're in Florida too!? WOO! Small world. :D
Gotta love the good ole DeSantis state. And in time build one they are awesome and handy. I started super small and slowly playing and building bigger. End goal is to supply my house for way less than those door knockers.
@@JDSOutdoors Oh that's my plan too at some point. I would love to completely detach from the grid entirely, if possible, but they dislike when you do that.
You are looking at every bit of $2,000. Wishing to set up a system is not going to get you there. Obviously I purchased solar panels last year now I'm purchasing everything else next month. This year here is the best time to purchase solar panels. They have all on Facebook they don't have to be new.
Great video!! Thanks for posting. Be on the lookout for Runhood modular solar generator for more convenient in home uses. This is going to be perfect for the application.
Well sir, you have done it again! I got into building DIY Ammo Can power boxes after watching your videos on them, and now friends and family who see them, fishing buddies who see them, etc., all want them. Then you went and did the little adaptors for power tool battery's deal, another great video, but I am others still have a heart for the power boxes. Then you went a did the solar panel on a trailer tongue, and now A/C from solar. You sir are an asset to America. Thank you. I am going to have a ton of questions as I begin building my DIY Trailer for camping, fishing, etc., and it is going to have Solar/Shore power capabilities, while still serving as a trailer in case I need one for whatever reason. LOL. I don't know that I am comfortable enough yet to do all this without watching videos a bazillion times, but I need to get several things on solar, and do not want to invest in whole home solar for this house as we are considering selling and moving, so no need to spend $30k on something I will not use and will not get an ROI on. The 3 projects are 1. getting the pool to run on solar to get that off my electric bill, haven't decided if I just want to do solar for current system of invest in a DC motor and run it that way. 2. Getting a similar setup like this one in the garage so I can work on projects and not kill over in these Texas summers. 3. The DIY trailer build and outfitting it with solar/shore power, attaching ARB awning and deluxe room, the RoadShower XL, fishing rod lockers, Kayak, etc. One thing I am looking into is a way to wire in an electric water heater in the RoadShower XL. That thing is awesome works great, yes, it is black and heats during the day, but they should have built in a heater unit of some sort. If you got any ideas, I am open to hearing them. Cool bananas. How are you liking the new place?
If you end up seeing some charge imbalance between the batteries you may want to move the positive cable to the other battery terminal. Its supposed to help with parallel batteries. Nice work!
I have been looking at building a small system like this to power a small A/C, refrigerator, and some led lights for emergencies. Would have been nice to have last year when Hurricane Ida rolled through my town. I will have to look into something similar for permanent power for those items after I do some calculations. Thanks for posting this video.
Calculations are definitely important for sure. If this was going to be permanent I'd definitely use conduit and mount everything better but I'm just playing and learning at the moment
You responded to another person from Indiana about going with AGM or SLA batteries because of the cold. Besides weight, what other benefits do the lithium have versus the other 2 options? I assume AGM/SLA have fewer charge cycles.
Correct lithium give you more charge cycles and also 100% capacity drawdown without injury to the battery. Sla or agm you really can only 50% draw down safely. Ideally on lithium you would draw 75% then charge back up. In cold weather if you can keep the batteries above 32° I'd go with lithium also due to no maintenance as well.
We're in Michigan and have run AGM batteries and now run lithium batteries in the shed. On the colder days I just ran a propane heater for a few hours to warm up the shed. But never got cold enough to worry about the batteries. The lithium was a game changer for our set up.
@@scvic2006 from 100% completely dead it takes 1 day to fully charge assuming full sun. 400w of solar charges my 400ah of lithium batteries which I chose to use a 3000w inverter to run my 110 system. I could of used a 500w or a 5000w inveter it's personal needs. I'd do another video but the system is torn apart now since I'm moving.
Question. Do you charge your batteries during the day and run off of them during the night only then recharge them the next day? Or do you run off them also during the daytime while they are charging? I have four 100-watt solar panels charging two 100 ah lithium batteries. I run my refrigerator and a chest freezer using then while hooked to solar during the day. Am I doing it wrong, and should I be charging the batteries during the day and try to run the refrigerator and freezer off the batteries alone at night?
Lithium don't like cold very much so I'd go agm or lead acid which both are way cheaper. The rest is all the same and would work just fine in that situation
@@johnconnor3426 its wired like any normal box would be. 12 ga romex since it's only 20 amps then that runs right to the inverter hard wire ports. The box grounds are a buss bar just like a normal larger box would have. If I added a Second circuit then I'd have to switch wires to a larger guage. This is just a practice system for now
@@JDSOutdoors thank you so much for getting back with me. This is all new to me. I’ve seen videos show ground rods being beat into the earth, bonding, non binding, etc… very confusing. Good job on the setup!!!
Yes 2700 usd and it may be cheaper in other countries but it's not bad for here. There are people who pay 70k for just panels on their house and it's only 30kw of solar.
how ironic you all are no body important but you all come on the internet stating that company and manufacturer reach out to you to do a review on there product..............
Don't be a Bitter Hater! Just bc you have been making YT videos for 8 YEARS and can't even make it to 700 Subbies..so much for a 'nobody' ..I guess you would know about nobodies.. Furthermore companies will reach out to content creators as long as they have 1000k subbies or more.. so maybe you need to focus on your own channel
I appreciate your “no big deal” attitude. I’ll probably dive into this project on our remote mtn property that has frequent power outages. Thanks again.
I wanna build a bigger one. Same concept just a lot more of it. This just isn't the right place for it at the moment.
@@JDSOutdoors I'm sure your looking at the Hybrid controllers, and higher Voltage panels and batteries.
Neat system I basically did the same thing to add a window AC to an upstairs master suite instead of cranking the house AC up. I did use more solar and 4 100ah batteries. Even on the hottest days it used less than 5kw running 24hrs. Have fun stay safe.
"And if not we can still be friends" that's how you talk to people
Ps. This is a smart investment because it's like buying a car that never runs out of gas but powers your house for free
@@funniersphere44 it saved me during hurricane Ian. Powered my house for 14 days
You should emphasize that payback starts the moment you turn it on. When you start the generator, you start spending money again.Of course you get the motor music for free,much stronger than the hum of the inverter fan. The EG4 3000w with a5KWH server rack battery and a few giblets mounted on a dolly is about the same price .Very convenient for a day’s work off grid.
Not bad. Great little backup system. Your good for about 8 hours of constant use for the air conditioner, or continuous use of a refrigerator and running lights and charging batteries. I put a 100 amp panel, 100 amp hour deep cycle lead acid, and 1000 watt Renogy inverter in my shed so I wouldn't have to run conduit. I bought a Bluetti AC 200 max, extra batteries and 600 watts of panels for the house. So far I'm running the fridge full time and a window unit for 2 or 3 hours at night through a transfer switch. There's a ground neutral bond problem with most inverters and most service panels so I opted for this instead of something like what you have. I returned the same inverter you got right after speaking to Renogy. Anyway, thanks for the video.
You are correct
Heck yeah this is awesome! Subscribed and liked! ❤️👊
Super cool solar generator. Our electric bill went up $80. Our neighbors bill went up $120. So this system could be refined to pay for itself in short period.
Yes it absolutely could. Mine went way up as well. One could easily make this bigger and power the whole house.
@@JDSOutdoors
You could make it power a single element on an electric water heater on a timer for daytime only (to keep from total depletion at night when no use either), and have that one item off grid and ran off that solar system to benefit your home full time. And switch back to the scenario in the video for emergency use.
Every time I see someone post these little setups, I just want to take a grand and build my own more and more. Only problem is I don't have a thousand bucks laying around to make a micro version...
BUT WHEN I DO, THE SUN SHALL TREMBLE AT MY ABILITIES! :D
Love the video boss! These need to be spread across the country. Also, you're in Florida too!? WOO! Small world. :D
Gotta love the good ole DeSantis state. And in time build one they are awesome and handy. I started super small and slowly playing and building bigger. End goal is to supply my house for way less than those door knockers.
@@JDSOutdoors Oh that's my plan too at some point. I would love to completely detach from the grid entirely, if possible, but they dislike when you do that.
You are looking at every bit of $2,000. Wishing to set up a system is not going to get you there. Obviously I purchased solar panels last year now I'm purchasing everything else next month. This year here is the best time to purchase solar panels. They have all on Facebook they don't have to be new.
Cool setup.
Nice simple system with a great explanation, thank you
Great video!! Thanks for posting. Be on the lookout for Runhood modular solar generator for more convenient in home uses. This is going to be perfect for the application.
Well sir, you have done it again! I got into building DIY Ammo Can power boxes after watching your videos on them, and now friends and family who see them, fishing buddies who see them, etc., all want them. Then you went and did the little adaptors for power tool battery's deal, another great video, but I am others still have a heart for the power boxes. Then you went a did the solar panel on a trailer tongue, and now A/C from solar. You sir are an asset to America. Thank you. I am going to have a ton of questions as I begin building my DIY Trailer for camping, fishing, etc., and it is going to have Solar/Shore power capabilities, while still serving as a trailer in case I need one for whatever reason. LOL. I don't know that I am comfortable enough yet to do all this without watching videos a bazillion times, but I need to get several things on solar, and do not want to invest in whole home solar for this house as we are considering selling and moving, so no need to spend $30k on something I will not use and will not get an ROI on. The 3 projects are 1. getting the pool to run on solar to get that off my electric bill, haven't decided if I just want to do solar for current system of invest in a DC motor and run it that way. 2. Getting a similar setup like this one in the garage so I can work on projects and not kill over in these Texas summers. 3. The DIY trailer build and outfitting it with solar/shore power, attaching ARB awning and deluxe room, the RoadShower XL, fishing rod lockers, Kayak, etc. One thing I am looking into is a way to wire in an electric water heater in the RoadShower XL. That thing is awesome works great, yes, it is black and heats during the day, but they should have built in a heater unit of some sort. If you got any ideas, I am open to hearing them. Cool bananas. How are you liking the new place?
If you end up seeing some charge imbalance between the batteries you may want to move the positive cable to the other battery terminal. Its supposed to help with parallel batteries. Nice work!
I have switched it over, good eye
Awesome. I need to do this soon.
Great project & thank you for sharing
I have been looking at building a small system like this to power a small A/C, refrigerator, and some led lights for emergencies. Would have been nice to have last year when Hurricane Ida rolled through my town. I will have to look into something similar for permanent power for those items after I do some calculations. Thanks for posting this video.
Calculations are definitely important for sure. If this was going to be permanent I'd definitely use conduit and mount everything better but I'm just playing and learning at the moment
Missing link for battery shutoff
You responded to another person from Indiana about going with AGM or SLA batteries because of the cold. Besides weight, what other benefits do the lithium have versus the other 2 options? I assume AGM/SLA have fewer charge cycles.
Correct lithium give you more charge cycles and also 100% capacity drawdown without injury to the battery. Sla or agm you really can only 50% draw down safely. Ideally on lithium you would draw 75% then charge back up. In cold weather if you can keep the batteries above 32° I'd go with lithium also due to no maintenance as well.
We're in Michigan and have run AGM batteries and now run lithium batteries in the shed. On the colder days I just ran a propane heater for a few hours to warm up the shed. But never got cold enough to worry about the batteries. The lithium was a game changer for our set up.
How does 400w of solar equal 3000w of useable power?
At 400w, how long did it take to charge the 2 batteries to full capacity?
Maybe you could do a follow up and do an in-depth explanation of how it works, the math, etc
@@scvic2006 from 100% completely dead it takes 1 day to fully charge assuming full sun. 400w of solar charges my 400ah of lithium batteries which I chose to use a 3000w inverter to run my 110 system. I could of used a 500w or a 5000w inveter it's personal needs. I'd do another video but the system is torn apart now since I'm moving.
Question. Do you charge your batteries during the day and run off of them during the night only then recharge them the next day? Or do you run off them also during the daytime while they are charging? I have four 100-watt solar panels charging two 100 ah lithium batteries. I run my refrigerator and a chest freezer using then while hooked to solar during the day. Am I doing it wrong, and should I be charging the batteries during the day and try to run the refrigerator and freezer off the batteries alone at night?
You can use it anytime that's the beauty of solar. If you use less than you bring in then it's free energy all day.
I live in Indiana so ill get all weather type. How will it hold up in the shed with the heat, bugs, cold, ect?
Lithium don't like cold very much so I'd go agm or lead acid which both are way cheaper. The rest is all the same and would work just fine in that situation
Would you know how many watts the AC draws? just curious how long you can run it? Thanks
Ac draws 800w and can run 4-6 hours with no sun and 6-12 with full sun.
How long can you run the air conditioner?
4-6 hours with no sun. 8-12 if it runs during peak sun times. A mini split, 800w and 2x the battery bank would be perfect for a backup.
What gauge wire are you using? Link from amazon doesn’t work.
10 ga for the pv wire
Is that breaker box near the outlets grounded?
Yes
@@JDSOutdoors any way you can show how you wired the breaker box and grounded it?
@@johnconnor3426 its wired like any normal box would be. 12 ga romex since it's only 20 amps then that runs right to the inverter hard wire ports. The box grounds are a buss bar just like a normal larger box would have. If I added a Second circuit then I'd have to switch wires to a larger guage. This is just a practice system for now
@@JDSOutdoors thank you so much for getting back with me.
This is all new to me. I’ve seen videos show ground rods being beat into the earth, bonding, non binding, etc… very confusing.
Good job on the setup!!!
2700 usd? it's a lot for this kind of low power systeme
Yes 2700 usd and it may be cheaper in other countries but it's not bad for here. There are people who pay 70k for just panels on their house and it's only 30kw of solar.
Yea but those LiFePos are sick!
how ironic you all are no body important but you all come on the internet stating that company and manufacturer reach out to you to do a review on there product..............
Can you please re write that in English please? And I wish a company would send me this stuff for free.
Don't be a Bitter Hater! Just bc you have been making YT videos for 8 YEARS and can't even make it to 700 Subbies..so much for a 'nobody' ..I guess you would know about nobodies.. Furthermore companies will reach out to content creators as long as they have 1000k subbies or more.. so maybe you need to focus on your own channel
My love how are you- I am not a UA-camr I just put up a video when I feel like, could not care less if any one view it