My small home solar power system

Posted on December 23, 2009
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A brief layout of my solar system that I installed in my small house

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25 Responses to “My small home solar power system”

  1. fencekid on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Well made panels are ready built for hail. I don’t think the cheapos can take as much.

  2. ThePhotoshopGuy1 on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    do the panels break if it hails?

  3. professorcurtis on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Thank you for posting this video!

  4. bubbaeffect on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    nice

  5. fencekid on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    I picked up my charge controller and battery meter online. The panels, batteries and inverter were purchased at a local solar store here in Utah. Good luck with yer setup. Let me know if i can help

  6. chemeitor1 on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Hi,
    Nice system but you don’t pass the quality test in regards of well-finish. In other words, my wife would think that is a botch.

    Regards.

  7. vygis11 on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    how much all this coast?

  8. b022man on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Nice system and explanation.

  9. Lanny615 on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Nice vid bro, i got the same Xantrex 1000 watt inverter as you. I am having lots of fun with my little system. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.

  10. badsaddamdotnet on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    really like it. love ya work mate.

  11. fencekid on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    yes, but they only hold a few amp hrs, compared to deep cycle batts

  12. kayak2air on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Would car batteries work?

  13. fencekid on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    $150 each

  14. kayak2air on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    How much did your battery bank cost?

  15. 1loverever on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    this is the beast you did their

  16. InspireImages on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Nice Setup Dave, I just got a quote on a 5.5 KW grid tie system. If we go with it I will be sure to video the installation.

  17. pameleit2004 on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    hi, nice project, is it a square wave or sin wave inverter? and how much power is it? thank you :) . really nice project

  18. Xyranah on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Very thorough explanation. Thank you very much. I’m looking at setting up an entire system when we build our new house (totally off grid). Solar energy will only be part of the mix, we’re also planning on using a water turbine. What type of appliances CAN’T you use when you’re on alternative power?? Thanks once again.

  19. radumanaila on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    how much it cost all of equipement i,m from spain

  20. EcoHomeBuild on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Very cool demo of your solar power system. Have to agree with chemeitor1’s comment though, I wouldn’t get that past the wife as a finished installation either ;-)

    Good stuff nonetheless!

  21. fastgmc on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    why dont you use 12 volt batteries?

  22. travelingoutskirts on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Tell her you’ll buy her something with the money you save! :)

  23. travelingoutskirts on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    works just fine for me – anywho, can you run multiple things off of it at once? or do you need a bigger inverter for that?

  24. johnny102marvin on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    YouTube is not working. The video does not load up. What’s wrong?

  25. unreel1000 on December 23rd, 2009 7:00 pm

    Hey nice job .I’m setting up a solar system at a remote Island in Canada it will be consisting of 10- 125ah batteries off eBay reg 300 a piece for 50=500 and 2 x120 watt solar panels for 800 of eBay a 3000 watt inverter for 180 off ebay and a 1500 watt wind turbine for 250 and all the cables 75 and power controler 30 so as all you can see with a little bit of knowledge you too can buy and save if you shop around go green from K.B IN MICHIGAN

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