So 18 bucks a clamp and 4 needed per panel then if you have 10 panels thats .... drum roll! 720 then tax and skirting is extra...
@jimw37997 күн бұрын
I'm not sure what solar wholesale provides??? the panels, the ground mount system or the design and I source the materials locally? I like that system though. Looks like I'm going to eventually need a couple of those.
@scottssolutions38496 күн бұрын
If you go through Solar Wholesale. You need buy the pipe, concrete, conduit and depending how far it is the wire from the panels to the main power.
@mrxclusive21 күн бұрын
What license is required to DIY? And does the wholesaler assist with the permit process?
@scottssolutions384921 күн бұрын
@@mrxclusive Unless you live some crazy country. I have heard there are some. Making it hard for people to do their own solar. For the most part the home owner can pull their own permit. It shouldn’t be hard, call up your county/city permitting office to get the paperwork.
@rongray4118Ай бұрын
We have a 40' sea container that we will be mounting our array to with equipment installed inside. Great video - lots of fantastic information. You never said what panels you were using that I could see in the video. Interested in knowing your layout and inverters so I will check out your channel and subscribe! Thank you!
@scottssolutions3849Ай бұрын
It went to Lion Energy 8kw inverter charger controller. This is for an off grid system.
@rongray4118Ай бұрын
@@scottssolutions3849 thank you!
@dude3423Ай бұрын
Mass do not protect you from silicates. Wearing a mask is an OSHA violation. The only thing in m95 mask is good for according to OSHA is cutting the lawn.. allergies
@CapafoolАй бұрын
Can you elaborate more how you find the center of the rafters? Tapping with hammer puts you in the area but how did you ensure being centered?
@timpaul31172 ай бұрын
I'm really interested in DIY Solar. In fact, I'm ready to pull the trigger. I've found customer service at Solar Wholesale to be non-existent. Can anyone recomend another supplier?
@scottssolutions38492 ай бұрын
www.solarwholesale.com
@ciscotnt2 ай бұрын
cool video and good job!
@JulioRivera-xd8mo2 ай бұрын
What model its? I have Honeywell 17kw this model have the same cable to start?
@freeman61472 ай бұрын
One person and a mechanical digger
@tracyvaughan96913 ай бұрын
Great build and innovative design.
@daveprashar4 ай бұрын
Honestly i believe you should have elaborated more becuse for the mounts and wiring ,i understood nothing . U should have explained it little more . Because u are making video for the beginners and i dont think i will able to install it .
@uafbound4 ай бұрын
Are those wires 194 +12vdc and 23 transfer?
@GranthamShaw4 ай бұрын
arning: Replace your shingle roof before you install solar panels, neighbors had solar panels installed two years ago, shingle roof had to be replaced this year, it cost them $11,500.00 to have the solar panels removed and installed again....
@waywardgeologist25204 ай бұрын
Very clean job. Going to be following your video as an example for my own install.
@Secret_Agentman5 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the video and the great details!! You gave us 10 - 4 for the first day to install the Roof rail clamps... How many panels and size / did you end up installing? What was the approx total hour count for install. Trying to see how long a first timer take..
@scottssolutions38495 ай бұрын
It was 33 panels and I believe they were 330w panels. I think it took me about 5 half days. This was my second install.
@Secret_Agentman5 ай бұрын
Just watched your other video, like the man lift better then the wood crane ;), again thanks for the share.@@scottssolutions3849
@GregOnSummit5 ай бұрын
Nice job ... It's the small details at the beginning the make the end come out right. What size panels do you have on your array? I have an EG4 Brightmount with 4-410w panels, but I'm looking to triple that ... this looks like a doable set-up.
@andys52035 ай бұрын
Awsome job sir 👏
@scoobydoo54476 ай бұрын
Having a dump truck back onto your lawn definitely won’t help it. 😂
@garyr22757 ай бұрын
Good stuff but your really need add the ground wire conductor, a ground rod alone isn’t enough to trip overcurrent devices in the event have a ground fault / short circuit the entire structure will be energized and a shock hazard
@americanhero12347 ай бұрын
Wow.......I have 500 sq ft flat roof what do you that would cost??
@scottssolutions38497 ай бұрын
I am not sure give Solar Wholesale call.
@rachelvallone88967 ай бұрын
Hey, I appreciate your video. I need to know how much did this cost???
@scottssolutions38497 ай бұрын
I am not sure. It wasn’t my project. You can give solar wholesale a call to get an estimate. With ground mount systems you will need to buy some material on your own. The piping, conduit, concrete and the wire that goes through the conduit.
@HuyTran-zy9sv7 ай бұрын
All of the site keeps selling kits and required so many info. Many of us just want to by certain part to DIY not the whole system that taken apart and we need to put back the same way.
@davef.23298 ай бұрын
Good heavens!!!
@Barc75809 ай бұрын
A HUGE Thank You. I never thought of using fencing material for a ground mount. All I ever see is people welding pipe. You cannot believe how much I appreciate this video. 👏👏👏
@scottssolutions38499 ай бұрын
You’re welcome. Thank you
@06rkave9 ай бұрын
2:10 CHEMTRAIL!!!
@owenbruce4120Ай бұрын
🕵👍
@Marcosworld779 ай бұрын
I’m assuming that the Micro inverter replaces the inverter you install normally right near your charge controller and your battery storage system right? How many watts can this micro inverter convert into AC to the battery? I was thinking on getting a 12k Growatt inverter. Would this micro inverter be able to match a 12k Growatt ability to convert a 9.5 to 10k charge input to a battery?
@SetTheCurve9 ай бұрын
I could be wrong, but using a micro inverter sounds counter productive if you are charging a battery. Batteries are DC, and so are solar panels. The micro inverters will spit out AC at some level of efficiency (say 95%? Check spec) then it would need to go through another inverter to be made back into DC to charge the battery. I think micro inverters are mainly for grid tie setups without energy storage.
@surfguy7775 ай бұрын
@@SetTheCurveexactly, and micro inverters for problem shading areas. Otherwise, much more efficient and cheaper to go with string inverter near battery. Lastly, if any malfunctions, micro inverters much harder to work on..removing panels and troubleshooting multiple inverters.
@mikenorris234610 ай бұрын
Whoops, you already answered this in a previous post, Best, Mike
@mikenorris234610 ай бұрын
NIce Video, Thank you! I am working on a similar system with generac. I have done this before with a onan off grid, but I am having trouble finding details on the generac communications, This helped thanks again. Looking at a model 6998, what model is yours?
@scottssolutions384910 ай бұрын
This is a family members. It should be a 2021. We just installed it in 21.
@travisjensen186510 ай бұрын
Hey Scott watched your video found those two wires trying to hook this generator up for friend when I short-circuit those normally open wires the generator doesn't start I've got a Generac Evolution 2.0 any suggestions
@scottssolutions384910 ай бұрын
Have you set up the generator? I believe with your app? Is the generator in the right mode?
@travisjensen186510 ай бұрын
Iron able to wire start and that didn't do anything what mode should I be in
@travisjensen186510 ай бұрын
enabled
@scottssolutions384910 ай бұрын
Don’t forget there is two set of two wires. You can email at [email protected]
@travisjensen186510 ай бұрын
I only have one set
@TwinStarGenny10 ай бұрын
Does the kit come with the grillons?
@scottssolutions384910 ай бұрын
Not sure what you are talking about.
@user-cw7hy6uo3q10 ай бұрын
I couldn't find your email. I am in the process of getting a new property in Alexandria and was wondering if you would be able to help me install the solar panels on my home. I liked the work you did, however, I don't have all the tools you used or experience. Can you help me if I pay you for your services?
what model is the control board? Evolution? Evolution 2.0?
@scottssolutions384910 ай бұрын
I am not sure, it’s my wife’s uncles.
@JeremyParsons11 ай бұрын
crazy to use microinverters now with split panels, split cells and 3 diodes per panel but a nice rail installation
@TheGrkBoy11 ай бұрын
This panel can put out close to 100 watts kzread.infoUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.
@nguyenbanghia897011 ай бұрын
Works great with the Ecoflow Delta Max portable power station
@ProfessionalKazak11 ай бұрын
So in the state of Washington.. I have 8kw 20 panels connected to AP system microinverter inverter. The rails are grounded with #8 solid copper on roof. I have 2 parallel runs of 12-2 romex poking down from the roof top into attic. Going into EMT side of the house with LB. Transitioning in the LB with a splice into #12 thhn including ground. Down to a combiner box Does this seem right? I'm new to this
@cruzin138311 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 one person but dude has full machines doing the work 🤣🤣🤣
@scottssolutions384911 ай бұрын
Only because I had to go 4ft down
@mcanning5111 ай бұрын
Nice 👍 job Scott. Thanks for all the tips and information. I’m in the early planning stages and lots to learn.
@LetsFigureThisOut11 ай бұрын
It's taken over a year to get my permit, but I expect the kit from SW to ship within a week.
@scottssolutions384911 ай бұрын
Wow….
@gg-gn3re Жыл бұрын
virtually any solar is easy to do yourself. Hardest part is dealing with dumb permit stuff
@bendoyle961411 ай бұрын
Just finished mine about a month ago and can confirm this is true.
@SetTheCurve9 ай бұрын
Or finding the damn parts. Finding racking has been extremely frustrating
@gg-gn3re9 ай бұрын
@@SetTheCurve I got a 24 hour ban for telling you about the galvanized steel struts at home depot lmao.. let's see if this one works. But they are good, I use them and if you get 8 or more they cut out a big chunk of the price
@u8un7u Жыл бұрын
Conduit itself is perfect ground, why rod is needed?
@fisherman3611 Жыл бұрын
Thank you you were very helpful, sir. I hope if I have problems down the line, I can come back and ask questions or see some more of the same repeat and see if I can figure out where I mess up. Thank you. 21:15 21:20
@GY6SCOOTERCHAT Жыл бұрын
How do you find a contractor that will do the install on customer bought equipment ?
@scottssolutions3849 Жыл бұрын
I do installs customers bought equipment. Where do you live?
@GY6SCOOTERCHAT Жыл бұрын
@@scottssolutions3849 Amissville Va
@scottssolutions3849 Жыл бұрын
I live outside of Norfolk. Send me email. We can talk more
@americanhero12347 ай бұрын
Virginia 😢😢I live in Missouri
@somaliskinnypirate7 ай бұрын
I'm finding that impossible. At least here in central FL. They all want to use their overpriced and many times inferior equipment. I just want someone to put the panels on the roof and leave the wires hanging - I'll do the rest of the wiring and battery integration. However, it's kind of like trying to sell your house without a realtor - they want their cut and any going around the system is frowned upon.
@jasonross1761 Жыл бұрын
Helpful video, thanks for posting. I see how you tied all the neutral lines together in the roof junction box, but where did you run the ground wire? Did you go directly to the ground stake for lightning protection?
@scottssolutions3849 Жыл бұрын
There are no neutral wires in the roof junction box. It is two hots at L2, L2 and the ground.
@p5makersplace Жыл бұрын
Good vid. Question : why not run the solar panel individual wires in to a external weatherproof box at panel site to then run a much larger cable back to the generator. This is dc power, which suffers anyway from voltage drop, so wondering what type of voltage you got at the generator. Just wonder if it would make sense to run all cables to a weatherproof box, then something like a #2 or # 4 to the generator.
@scottssolutions3849 Жыл бұрын
Since this is DC, and each PV input has a X amount of total voltage and amperage. You cannot combine all the panels together to run two wires. The voltage drop was already calculated for the wire size. He used the lion energy 8 kW inverter combo with two battery packs equaling 27 kWh.
@p5makersplace Жыл бұрын
@@scottssolutions3849 Thanks for the response. I think i'm still head-scratching a little . I have been involved in the electrical trade for a long time, so of course that makes solar even more interesting. Those individual pannel fees end up somewhere (i'll guess inside the house in a solar controller) , where they will get ganged anyway. i have set up about 8 150 watt panels on a storage unit that powered inside fans/lights. All leads were ganged, then on to the controller with larger wire sized for the va of the load. In that example , no issues. If i am setting up a field 150' or more from the controller, i can't see running each panel feed that far. Additionally, as long as they are wired in parralel and not in series, nothing changes, just more available va. So, still want to study this a little to see what ends up being my best option. Thanks - good vid.
@scottssolutions3849 Жыл бұрын
Check out Will Prowse Channel he knows so much more then me
@jeffreycarriere7081 Жыл бұрын
Easy? Really 😂
@scottssolutions3849 Жыл бұрын
I think so lol. It was my third system that I have installed.
@marvinspeedperformance4316 Жыл бұрын
amazing job! i just wanna know how did you wire your PV and how much it produce watt and ah ? thanks
@scottssolutions3849 Жыл бұрын
The PV hooked up to The Lion Energy inverter battery system. Its hard to tell how much it produces because its an off-grid system. Once the batteries are full its stops.
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So 18 bucks a clamp and 4 needed per panel then if you have 10 panels thats .... drum roll! 720 then tax and skirting is extra...
I'm not sure what solar wholesale provides??? the panels, the ground mount system or the design and I source the materials locally? I like that system though. Looks like I'm going to eventually need a couple of those.
If you go through Solar Wholesale. You need buy the pipe, concrete, conduit and depending how far it is the wire from the panels to the main power.
What license is required to DIY? And does the wholesaler assist with the permit process?
@@mrxclusive Unless you live some crazy country. I have heard there are some. Making it hard for people to do their own solar. For the most part the home owner can pull their own permit. It shouldn’t be hard, call up your county/city permitting office to get the paperwork.
We have a 40' sea container that we will be mounting our array to with equipment installed inside. Great video - lots of fantastic information. You never said what panels you were using that I could see in the video. Interested in knowing your layout and inverters so I will check out your channel and subscribe! Thank you!
It went to Lion Energy 8kw inverter charger controller. This is for an off grid system.
@@scottssolutions3849 thank you!
Mass do not protect you from silicates. Wearing a mask is an OSHA violation. The only thing in m95 mask is good for according to OSHA is cutting the lawn.. allergies
Can you elaborate more how you find the center of the rafters? Tapping with hammer puts you in the area but how did you ensure being centered?
I'm really interested in DIY Solar. In fact, I'm ready to pull the trigger. I've found customer service at Solar Wholesale to be non-existent. Can anyone recomend another supplier?
www.solarwholesale.com
cool video and good job!
What model its? I have Honeywell 17kw this model have the same cable to start?
One person and a mechanical digger
Great build and innovative design.
Honestly i believe you should have elaborated more becuse for the mounts and wiring ,i understood nothing . U should have explained it little more . Because u are making video for the beginners and i dont think i will able to install it .
Are those wires 194 +12vdc and 23 transfer?
arning: Replace your shingle roof before you install solar panels, neighbors had solar panels installed two years ago, shingle roof had to be replaced this year, it cost them $11,500.00 to have the solar panels removed and installed again....
Very clean job. Going to be following your video as an example for my own install.
Thank you for sharing the video and the great details!! You gave us 10 - 4 for the first day to install the Roof rail clamps... How many panels and size / did you end up installing? What was the approx total hour count for install. Trying to see how long a first timer take..
It was 33 panels and I believe they were 330w panels. I think it took me about 5 half days. This was my second install.
Just watched your other video, like the man lift better then the wood crane ;), again thanks for the share.@@scottssolutions3849
Nice job ... It's the small details at the beginning the make the end come out right. What size panels do you have on your array? I have an EG4 Brightmount with 4-410w panels, but I'm looking to triple that ... this looks like a doable set-up.
Awsome job sir 👏
Having a dump truck back onto your lawn definitely won’t help it. 😂
Good stuff but your really need add the ground wire conductor, a ground rod alone isn’t enough to trip overcurrent devices in the event have a ground fault / short circuit the entire structure will be energized and a shock hazard
Wow.......I have 500 sq ft flat roof what do you that would cost??
I am not sure give Solar Wholesale call.
Hey, I appreciate your video. I need to know how much did this cost???
I am not sure. It wasn’t my project. You can give solar wholesale a call to get an estimate. With ground mount systems you will need to buy some material on your own. The piping, conduit, concrete and the wire that goes through the conduit.
All of the site keeps selling kits and required so many info. Many of us just want to by certain part to DIY not the whole system that taken apart and we need to put back the same way.
Good heavens!!!
A HUGE Thank You. I never thought of using fencing material for a ground mount. All I ever see is people welding pipe. You cannot believe how much I appreciate this video. 👏👏👏
You’re welcome. Thank you
2:10 CHEMTRAIL!!!
🕵👍
I’m assuming that the Micro inverter replaces the inverter you install normally right near your charge controller and your battery storage system right? How many watts can this micro inverter convert into AC to the battery? I was thinking on getting a 12k Growatt inverter. Would this micro inverter be able to match a 12k Growatt ability to convert a 9.5 to 10k charge input to a battery?
I could be wrong, but using a micro inverter sounds counter productive if you are charging a battery. Batteries are DC, and so are solar panels. The micro inverters will spit out AC at some level of efficiency (say 95%? Check spec) then it would need to go through another inverter to be made back into DC to charge the battery. I think micro inverters are mainly for grid tie setups without energy storage.
@@SetTheCurveexactly, and micro inverters for problem shading areas. Otherwise, much more efficient and cheaper to go with string inverter near battery. Lastly, if any malfunctions, micro inverters much harder to work on..removing panels and troubleshooting multiple inverters.
Whoops, you already answered this in a previous post, Best, Mike
NIce Video, Thank you! I am working on a similar system with generac. I have done this before with a onan off grid, but I am having trouble finding details on the generac communications, This helped thanks again. Looking at a model 6998, what model is yours?
This is a family members. It should be a 2021. We just installed it in 21.
Hey Scott watched your video found those two wires trying to hook this generator up for friend when I short-circuit those normally open wires the generator doesn't start I've got a Generac Evolution 2.0 any suggestions
Have you set up the generator? I believe with your app? Is the generator in the right mode?
Iron able to wire start and that didn't do anything what mode should I be in
enabled
Don’t forget there is two set of two wires. You can email at [email protected]
I only have one set
Does the kit come with the grillons?
Not sure what you are talking about.
I couldn't find your email. I am in the process of getting a new property in Alexandria and was wondering if you would be able to help me install the solar panels on my home. I liked the work you did, however, I don't have all the tools you used or experience. Can you help me if I pay you for your services?
[email protected]
Do you remmeber the two wire numbers?
what model is the control board? Evolution? Evolution 2.0?
I am not sure, it’s my wife’s uncles.
crazy to use microinverters now with split panels, split cells and 3 diodes per panel but a nice rail installation
This panel can put out close to 100 watts kzread.infoUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.
Works great with the Ecoflow Delta Max portable power station
So in the state of Washington.. I have 8kw 20 panels connected to AP system microinverter inverter. The rails are grounded with #8 solid copper on roof. I have 2 parallel runs of 12-2 romex poking down from the roof top into attic. Going into EMT side of the house with LB. Transitioning in the LB with a splice into #12 thhn including ground. Down to a combiner box Does this seem right? I'm new to this
🤣🤣🤣🤣 one person but dude has full machines doing the work 🤣🤣🤣
Only because I had to go 4ft down
Nice 👍 job Scott. Thanks for all the tips and information. I’m in the early planning stages and lots to learn.
It's taken over a year to get my permit, but I expect the kit from SW to ship within a week.
Wow….
virtually any solar is easy to do yourself. Hardest part is dealing with dumb permit stuff
Just finished mine about a month ago and can confirm this is true.
Or finding the damn parts. Finding racking has been extremely frustrating
@@SetTheCurve I got a 24 hour ban for telling you about the galvanized steel struts at home depot lmao.. let's see if this one works. But they are good, I use them and if you get 8 or more they cut out a big chunk of the price
Conduit itself is perfect ground, why rod is needed?
Thank you you were very helpful, sir. I hope if I have problems down the line, I can come back and ask questions or see some more of the same repeat and see if I can figure out where I mess up. Thank you. 21:15 21:20
How do you find a contractor that will do the install on customer bought equipment ?
I do installs customers bought equipment. Where do you live?
@@scottssolutions3849 Amissville Va
I live outside of Norfolk. Send me email. We can talk more
Virginia 😢😢I live in Missouri
I'm finding that impossible. At least here in central FL. They all want to use their overpriced and many times inferior equipment. I just want someone to put the panels on the roof and leave the wires hanging - I'll do the rest of the wiring and battery integration. However, it's kind of like trying to sell your house without a realtor - they want their cut and any going around the system is frowned upon.
Helpful video, thanks for posting. I see how you tied all the neutral lines together in the roof junction box, but where did you run the ground wire? Did you go directly to the ground stake for lightning protection?
There are no neutral wires in the roof junction box. It is two hots at L2, L2 and the ground.
Good vid. Question : why not run the solar panel individual wires in to a external weatherproof box at panel site to then run a much larger cable back to the generator. This is dc power, which suffers anyway from voltage drop, so wondering what type of voltage you got at the generator. Just wonder if it would make sense to run all cables to a weatherproof box, then something like a #2 or # 4 to the generator.
Since this is DC, and each PV input has a X amount of total voltage and amperage. You cannot combine all the panels together to run two wires. The voltage drop was already calculated for the wire size. He used the lion energy 8 kW inverter combo with two battery packs equaling 27 kWh.
@@scottssolutions3849 Thanks for the response. I think i'm still head-scratching a little . I have been involved in the electrical trade for a long time, so of course that makes solar even more interesting. Those individual pannel fees end up somewhere (i'll guess inside the house in a solar controller) , where they will get ganged anyway. i have set up about 8 150 watt panels on a storage unit that powered inside fans/lights. All leads were ganged, then on to the controller with larger wire sized for the va of the load. In that example , no issues. If i am setting up a field 150' or more from the controller, i can't see running each panel feed that far. Additionally, as long as they are wired in parralel and not in series, nothing changes, just more available va. So, still want to study this a little to see what ends up being my best option. Thanks - good vid.
Check out Will Prowse Channel he knows so much more then me
Easy? Really 😂
I think so lol. It was my third system that I have installed.
amazing job! i just wanna know how did you wire your PV and how much it produce watt and ah ? thanks
The PV hooked up to The Lion Energy inverter battery system. Its hard to tell how much it produces because its an off-grid system. Once the batteries are full its stops.
Looks good. Overall how wide and how tall?
around 8ft tall and 23.5ft wide.