I’m sure you know this, but maybe others don’t but make sure you blow off the roof after drilling, those shavings will leave rust marks! Don’t ask me how I know !

@CountryViewAcres

10 ай бұрын

Good advice.

@karenspeer7378

10 ай бұрын

Congratulations 👍👏👏👏

@jamessullivan6985

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard, I never would have thought of that until…….thank you for commenting, sometimes some of us just don’t have all the experiences the world has to offer.

@davewilson8308

10 ай бұрын

Definitely blow them off. I use to install metal roofing years ago.

@firsttimefarmer

10 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you for showing your work. I will be doing solar in the future, but I have some buildings to build first.

Great job Evan. I’m very impressed at the quality of work you do.

Hi.... Evan and Rebecca thanks you for showing your video homestead bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍

Learning a lot about solar energy from you Evan. Can’t wait for future videos. 👍

Congratulations. That was a big goal to have accomplished for both of you.

Evan, after paying retail for our installation, and now hearing that panels have decreased greatly in price, I am interested in adding more panels. Your video is greatly informative, and super well made. Thanks so much for your work!

After dealing with hurricane Idalia here in Florida and many days without power, I'm all for backups for my backups. Smart choice adding the generator backup.

@EPCube

10 ай бұрын

Home batteries are also a good option considering the noise of the generator.🔋

GREAT job! And well done, to boot. Very impressive installation!

Well done Evan Another excellent video

Great job there Evan

The install looks great.

Just as I expected…near perfect in every way! Great job Evan and it was great to see your capable assistant by your side! So cool to see how self sufficient your homestead has become. If SHTF I’m coming to your place! Thanks for sharing!

@cotandiet6096

7 ай бұрын

SHTF? Yes, very soon, trust me. This takes up from 5 to 6 years. God will select high moral level people for the new era. There will be about 10% of population survived!

Evan, I don't believe there are a lot of people with the knowledge and experoernce that you have when dealing with electrical matters and ypu have done a great job of all of the installtion of the solar equipment and I am amazed at all that you have done and it looks really good.

Super job!

Congratulations Evan. I really enjoy your videos and the various jobs and projects you have at your farm. Wishing you continued success and many more videos in your future.

I like how neat you work you care about everything you do looks good!!

@stevengunter2843

10 ай бұрын

It looks good!

Great job dude, the whole thing looks awesome!

Great job. You need to install the Iron Ridge stopper sleeve around you bolts on the end of your rails. Without them you put uneven load on your panel. 😊

@Poorehouse

10 ай бұрын

Good eye! The stopper sleeves are based on the panel frame thickness and clip around the UFO fastener to keep it level and secure on the side that doesn’t have a panel.

It’s been a long week between videos. Thanks for sharing

Great job Evan you definitely do good quality work everything you do is top-notch

Been waiting for this! I too plan to add several thousand more watts of panels to my system to get it where I need it.

Another great job, Evan! When you total the cost, could you also provide an estimate of how much time you spent on installation? That might be helpful for those of us who aren’t handy and would need to pay for installation.

Solar is the way to go! Great work!

"Wow, great video! I loved every minute of it and learned so much. Keep up the fantastic work!"

Appreciate your time sharing the solar setup. Looking forward to seeing your review of cost and labor. Blessings and prayers for you and your family's health, strength, safety and success in Our Redeemer's Awesome Mighty Name. ☝️🙏🙌🇺🇸💪🎯❤️

New viewer and been watching all your cabin build videos and what ever else pops up. A big thanks to Pete from Just A Few Acres for mentioning you. Great videos !

If the railing is visible from the ground, you could just paint the railings black to match the roof.

I like that you give a thorough explanation of what you do and why. Nice system and demonstration of how it work and the gain from it. Thanks Evan, I hope you have a great day.

Hello 👋 great job 👍

Thanks for sharing the install. Would love to see your pto generator providing backup / emergency power for the farm.

@CountryViewAcres

10 ай бұрын

I hoping to re-paint it soon and get it looking good.

This is really nice and neat as well

I just want a small system for my camper, and im overwhelmed! Kuddos to you for having the knowledge to do an entire home set up.

Noticed you removed the ground wire that was over on top of the upper railing to below the rail once you started installing the panels.. ( @ 7:08 ) can't say we aren't watch your every move lol.. Great job.

got my coffee, lets get er done!

@Julia_Teeker

10 ай бұрын

😂

Great job.very nice.

It looks great, and I look forward to the update video.

Very well done video, you don't seem as tired !

Living in the UK I actually can't remember the last time I experienced a power cut seems like it's a common thing over the pond

The best solar installation I have seen. Allowing for all contingencies is the way to go. Congratulations. I can't stop thinking about your pond. So I spoke with a friend who owns a wetlands restoration company. It could be that your best bet is a fountain type aerator. You could always turn it off when you're using the pond and it bothers you. 👍

Thank u great job. Could you do like a map of the work you did and the battery size, solar panels etc or video of the whole job when u do the estimate. Will be looking for that one

Thanks for sharing with us Evan and Rebecca, glad you were able to finish with your solar set up. It looks great. Stay safe and keep up the great work around there and have fun along the way. Fred.

Im amazed and flabbergasted at your ability to just walk all over your roofing without a safety harness or sliding...❤❤❤

Nice job man. I got vertigo just watching this though.

I am very much looking forward to your honest evaluation of the system.

I gotta say I'm impressed with the progress yall have made in a handful of years. I think people sometimes lose sight of the incremental gains, but damn, you guys are putting together a really nice place. I've got a 14.4 KwH system but I failed in the insulation department and seriously need to revise over the next season or two. Nicely done!

You're a prepper without saying you're a prepper. Lol Awesome job!

That’s amazing! So happy for you!

Congratulations Evan!

Looking forward to the analysis!

I like the way you explained every part of the installation- it’s a lot easier and educative. I hope to master how to install myself..

Great to know you have a back up if the power goes off. All the best 🇬🇧.

Nice job done, thx for sharing !

“A backup for the backup”. Now you’re speaking my language!

A true tradesman install, everything is so well thought out and executed. You’re planning for the system and expansions sure paid off! Great job and look forward to the cost breakdown video!

Awesome job If you had a good roof hatch you could use it to up for maintenance and cleaning the panels. Just an idea. 👍

You can do everything and anything. Wish all men were like that. Your knowledge is impressive.

Hello Evan

Thats freaking awesome. I've put so much time and money into my off grid system but your install looks really good.

I'm happy to see that you load your own freedom seeds on a blue press.

Another nice job Evan. Blessings

Great job Evan

Nice work and with the efficiency of the heat pump and wood fireplace the cold winter outages are well covered.

Awsome presentation 👌

Looking good. Enjoy watching your videos with my coffee. Thank you.

Good evening guys, good job has always. Steve. G. From Nb Canada

Congratulations on getting this big job completed and it looks so nice. You really do amazing work. Have a Blessed day.

Another great job Evan. You’ve got this!

It is very impressive, and encouraging, to see how you have built this whole thing by yourself. Very cool stuff!

Hay Evan nice job on your solar panel installation looks good now you have all the power you need thank you for sharing

WAHOO!! Great, now on to the D17! 😁😀

Good Job.

Awesome job as usual

That "sealant" appears to be butyl. It is frequently used to seal around windows and other openings in campers and mobile homes and many other uses. You can get it in caulk tubes or in rubbery tape form like that on the back of those brackets, that I'm familiar with. There may be others. It is superior to silicone sealant IMO.

Great achievement Evan.

Awesome job Evan. I’m impressed with the knowledge of installation you have. You saved money by doing it yourself. I like you explaining every step of what you are doing and the reason for it. Since you have been on your homestead, it has been more and more improvements that will benefit you and Rebekah for years to come. Your time and hard work will and is paying off. Very good job Evan and thanks for sharing.

Hi Evan...very well done!! Good job....from Rochester NY...

Lot of hard work Evan. Exceptionally well done.👌

Superb job Evan always a pleasure to watch you work, great channel.

Nice work guys, glad you got this goal finished. Looking forward to seeing the video of the cost of everything. Thanks for sharing.

“Mounted to the woof” Sorry it’s quite funny how you say roof

"....your cloudy days, and your partly cloudy days" (and the inevitable "dust filter" on the panels that you didn't "get around to" washing this week) I always enjoy your content! Y'all are true "go-getters!" (meant as a compliment, fer sure)

Could you go over the Eaton Double Throw Safety Switch? From what I can tell "UP" is strictly "GRID POWER". "DOWN" is just "SOLAR and BATTERY BACK UP". I'm planning on installing the EP Cube to add to my current array for energy storage. So basically re-routing the output of my current inverter to the A/C in on the smart gateway of the EP Cube and then adding more solar for the DC Side. Thanks!

Great job! what your thinking about solar street lighting on your outside of your bank barn and any of the other barns instead using electrical lighting. They have some new type that are real bright and smart.

Congratulations 😊

I am not sure but you may have more power at your disposal than you think. A high efficiency heat pump might well be doable off your very impressive solar array

Great job Evan,, and as always great workmanship you do good work Can't wait to hear/see the results of your computations. thanks for sharing.ECF

Congratulations it's looks great you did a great job. Jim80

Need to fly u to Calif and put in a system for us!!! Great Job!!!

Very nice Install Evan.....Looking forward to your tracking and cost analysis

👍👍👍👍👍👌Totally awesome installation and results great job!!!

Thanks Evan

like I told you, you are going to build a huge solar system to supply power to your house and your shop, and like I know one couple that has a small house in a working shop and his solar power system has well over 50 2 sided solar panel on it and they are still have to use a generator to keep up and now they added even more solar panels to his system because they have a baby now

Not only saving money on electric now but it’s also a hedge against inflation with increasing electricity prices

JudithB Looks really great!!! I am slowly checking off my projects but doesnt look like I will be able to pay for some thiings this year. Once I finish all this, plan to work on water storage!! Our normal drought time is from mid July almost to Oct and I have everything to run drip irrigation in the main garden. Little steps!!!

Looks great. One thing to factor into long term payback is the shorter typical lifespan of batteries and the inverter...

You mentioned the aluminum tracks showing, a little, couldn’t you just spray paint them the color of your roof? Then they’ll disappear. Your work is done with such detail and precision. Great job!

@Poorehouse

10 ай бұрын

Good idea. The other option (one I learned too late for my DIY roof install) is to use the Ironridge calculator and layout the feet such that the ends are are not direct supported but are overhung from the last foot placed under the panels - and not supported at the end of the rails. The XR100 rails he used allow some amount of overhang (unsupported end weight) while still meeting wind and snow loads. It’s all covered in the Ironridge system calculator.

Impressive

8:46 Evan, very clean setup. I’ve used Ironridge racking previously and really like it. The S!5 mounts are great too! One bit of advice would be NOT to lift panels from above as you did at the time stamp. The glue between the sheet and the frame can be stressed and be pulled away by lifting from above and suspending the weight of the panel from the frame. Always lift from the bottom edge to help keep panel integrity.

Hi, Evan! Excellent video! I had to close my eyes when you were up on the roof sometimes. I’m like Rebekah. It scares me.

Looks Really Good , Could you paint the rails that stick out with a Black Spray Paint , just Curious