DIY My small home solar power system
August 1st, 2010 | 
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A brief layout of my solar system that I installed in my small house
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hi i was wanting to put a system togetheir and was wonderring about how much you have into yours and can you run a fridge is it a sign wave?
@xSeriox4 Nope, your taxes get lowered thanks to obama’s solar plan i think its 20% savings, i forgot.
so how much all it cost you? thanks..
about how much did all that cost,and about how much do you realy save?
Why not use 12V batteries instead of 2 of 6?
we do not have all that modern stuff in PNG
but i am on the computer now from solar power
Hello,
I see you use 4 – 6 V batteries. Why can you use 2 – 12 V batteries to save space? Is it because of the cost? Thanks.
Hey, do you run that inverter 24/7? If so do you find that it consumes electricty that runs your batteries down?
This is the coolest system I’ve seen yet. I think you should add some wind turbine generators to it. Where did you buy the thing that stores all of your info? I forgot what its called. I would like to get that for my system when I get it.
@alulema
As in the 10 gauge solid copper wire, the gauge is the measurement of the ” thickness of the wire it self, and as in “solid copper” it is just 1 strand.
“What kind of component is that?” It is a electrical conductor to transfer or carry a electric current from one place to another.
@omose14
that is about right for the time frame, for a 18 ah batt. You do not want to run the battery down to more than 50% discharge! Their is a lot of “power loss” from converting DC -> AC. In a “nut shell” …..For every 10 amps of DC, it will produce 1 amp of AC……..That was just a nut shell of it, But if you wont to get to the nitty griddy of it, do the math, But a lot of people use that figure as a rule of thumb.
Are you freaking KIDDING ME!?! That TINY little solar panel powers almost your entire house? Where do you live, Arizona? That’s ridiculous! Why aren’t more people doing this? lol. I live in Oregon, and it’s not uncommon for people (who can afford it) to have an entire 6′x12′ array on top of their house, haha. We have a lot of clouds up here though. I love clouds and rain though, so I feel at home!
Neat stuff man! That’s awesome! But you forget to put an L16 (or probably L17) connector (or some kind of grommet) on your gray wire coming out of the disconnect box!!!! Ahh, sharp metal on the wire insulation = no good!
Hi, great video, thank u!! I’m outside US and I’m not familiarized with the first component (10 gauge solid copper wire). What kind of component is that? Thank u
@zmet68 this system does more then u think,and saves money over time,more batteries more storage and the more u can run at longer times
So as of right now my solar panel system is working perfectly. I do have light at night. But there is still on problem. On a fully charged battery, i was only able to run 1 14watt cfl blub for about 30mins. I have a 18ah battery. How many hours am i suppose to get and how do i fix this?
Thanks for the very helpful information. A+
this is a good system man. makes a good back up system after (or possibly during)
a storm when the power is off in the house. when the suns out, it’ll charge the batteries while powering anything in the house. how much would something like this cost because I would love to have something like this during hurricane season.
Thanks for posting the video. I just watched the full episode online at lastnightstvshows (.) com
pretty cool
Nice setup! Thanks for sharing
Nice setup! Thanks for sharing
Nice work, dude. I’m working on a similar set-up. And BTW – I love bump-firing my AR-15 too!
That’s a pretty cool set up. Do you use this system most of the time? And what affect does it have on your electric bills? I think a few more batteries and another inverter could really make a difference.
@denciov It depends on the cos phi