What has been the latest project you have worked on?

@dizzarifficable

3 жыл бұрын

We redid every room in an acreage that was run down. Built a few solar heaters on the secondary structures, and this year, it's all about making one of the structures into a workshop. This weekend i'm tearing out a section of wall to put in a 9' garage door. We'll see how that goes!

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s a lot of work but I bet you’ll be happy with the result!

@dizzarifficable

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair It's been 8 years, and i started with so little experience that it surely has been a journey. If only i had documented each step on video!

@soaringknight5976

2 жыл бұрын

Those ground rods can be installed by hand by moving them up and down and using water to soften the soil in the hole doing it should take about 30 seconds to 1 minute

Great video! I learned a few new tricks!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Live and learn. Thanks for sharing.😎✌️

Nice video. I look forward to seeing your videos on solar panel insatallation. Thanks!

That was a pretty good video. I will eventually install my own solar panels so this is a great video series showing how it’s done.

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope you can get solar.

Great video!

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

"This looks like a torture device" Never heard that one about a step drill.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, lots of tools I hadn’t used before.

Great video.

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Not planning any solarpanel-related jobs but still like the video. 👍🏻

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Check with your jurisdiction of course, but with me all the tools I bought could be added in for the tax credit. So it's an instant 26% off coupon for tools I've been wanting to upgrade/own.

Thanks for these video's! I am waiting for my permits to go through on my DIY solar panels so this has been helpful as I prepare my own system!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

That’s great you’re doing a DIY solar project! What state are you in? I’m in PA.

@makeitwill

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair, I am also in PA! Little town of Indiana, pa. I am part of an electric co-op so my monthly connection fee is $32 so that isn't great. But the more I look into solar, I can see the great benefits and roi.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Cool, I know where it is. Shoot me an email if you want connect further.

Pro tip make sure your torque wrench is calibrated. It’s super easy with a digital scale and lead weight. There’s a video on here showing how to do it.

7:02 Its a useful tool, grab everything.. Nice tutorial sir!

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve used that grabber many other times and it’s been really helpful.

Hi Reece. Your videos are very well done. One question... I see that the bottom edge of the panels is very close to your gutter. During a heavy rain, do you notice that the momentum of the water flow goes over the gutter? At the top, it looks like you could have gone a little higher (made the top edge level with the top of the roof; or even past that). If you had it to do again, would you install the panels a few inches higher?

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No, the rain goes into the gutter. I’ve been happy with the placement. I only had a few inches of wiggle room on either side so I doubt it would have made much of a difference. I didn’t want to go over the ridge because then I’d worry about wind gusts, even though the panels would probably be fine.

I know! The little blue light is a left over from the Kmart blue light specials.

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny! Maybe I’ll use that as my answer for the video. =)

Great videos Reece. I am in the Northeast with a southern facing sky. However I am concerned that my roof has a low pitch 4 x 12 with approx. 18 degrees. Any thoughts/insights?

@FrugalRepair

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That is the pitch of my roof so I think you will be good. You can get pretty good modeling with pvwatts.

@JohnDoe-pe6iu

Жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair PVWatts is estimating about 13KW of power generation using the low pitch roof of 4 x 12. Is that good for a 10KW system?

I’ve got a Metal sheeting roof

You are the best! Love from israel ;-;

How did you get away with putting the panels all the way up to the ridge? That is a no- no for most fire codes.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

That part of the building code wasn’t adopted in my area so the electrical inspector said it was fine.

Hello Reese, a quick question regarding tightening the solar panel to the roof. How frequently do you check to make sure that the boots have not loosened?

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t checked them. I don’t anticipate needing to but maybe one day I’ll check again with the torque wrench to see.

@DavidWilson-ps8gx

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair Thank you

I'm in the process of maybe putting solar panels on my house. I am interested in green energy and I watch your videos and I would like to know how much you spent on the cost of all the solar panels and parts and everything. Orita Forge I think the numbers with companies that are in solar panels are a little high and I want to see the difference

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the “is solar worth it” video I made. I cover the costs and production numbers.

Do you have to be a licensed electrician to run the ground rod?

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. The inspector would take a look and approve if it was done correctly.

How many people are needed for a project like this. Im in the Poconos do you think solar make sense there?

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it yourself and get a friend for some parts of the job. If you have southern sun exposure, very likely worth it.

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Do you have batteries for your system?

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any batteries connected to the system. Net metering is the reason why I don’t. If you check out the “is solar worth it” video I explain the credits I get from the net metering agreement with the power company. In PA here you get a 1-1 credit for each KWH you send back to the grid.

Great video. One comment. It looks like you put your 8 foot ground rod in at about a 45 degree angle, which is only 4 feet deep into the ground. By code, that deviation is only allowed to be done if you have rocks preventing installing the rod at 90 degrees (perpendicular). At the 45 degree angle and height, you can hit it pretty easy with a sledge hammer and it will go in fairly easy, instead of needing the large hammer drill.

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My electrician set up the rods for me to drive in and the electrical inspector passed it so I guess maybe it’s standard practice around here where there is a ton of rock.

@AlexWaardenburg

3 жыл бұрын

Putting an 8' rod into the ground at a 45 degree angle would put it 5.65' deep into the ground 8*sin(45)

@AaronS11979

2 жыл бұрын

Why would depth matter? All surfaces of the 8' rod are touching earth no matter how you do it.

Hi from Danmark 🇩🇰💃 How Much do the panels produce a year in kilo wats

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

It makes over 19MWH a year

With solar panels

Hi buddy! I uploaded that video I mentioned a little while ago if you want a laugh :) It's called 'I found a 4K LG T.V at the dump and fixed it with a piece of sticky tape!' Thanks for being awesome!

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to check it out!

@DIYDumpRat

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair No worries mate. It's not as polished as one of your vids but you might get a kick out of it. Especially when the picture came good and you see my reaction :D

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

I just skipped through it, great job! Isn’t it rewarding to see that good image come up?

@DIYDumpRat

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair Absolutely, You have no idea how many of those things I've actually tossed out because of that particular fault. Thanks for teaching me :)

@FrugalRepair

3 жыл бұрын

Great job on those you did fix. Next step is to learn a bit of electrical engineering and understand why this trick works. =)

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