How does the shading from the front panels affect the rears? Looks like there’s a ~4” line of shade across the bottom.
@user-ce4ye3lx5g29 күн бұрын
There's no link in the description.
@user-ce4ye3lx5g29 күн бұрын
How much is the cost of this exact racking?
@TucoRemirez-p9gАй бұрын
All bull s.it
@jasonwhitaker51732 ай бұрын
I have recently come across your channel, and I find myself intrigued by your solar setup. With all the solar panels you have, you have the capability of producing over 25,000w a day. 5 kids, wow that’s awesome!!!! How much power does your family use on a daily average? With that much capability up top, it that not way to much overkill, and how much can you store with all those batteries? Newbie here just asking some questions. Thanks.
@Monument-Solar2 ай бұрын
Jason! Great questions. Just to level set, my personal system (the one in the background of the video) during the spring in southern Utah will produce around 32,000 watt hours per day. Yes, my current battery is not sufficient to handle all that power. I am currently looking into the option of upgrading my battery to take on that added power. But to answer your question, not overkill at all. I can run both my AC units and my fridge and still charge my battery. In low light conditions as well, a larger system is very helpful. I will typically only get between 5 to 20 percent of my capacity if there are clouds or thick tree cover. If you have more capacity to start with you are going to have more on those cloudy days. Feel free to reach out via our consultation portal on our website and I would be happy to walk you through all the benefits or answer any additional questions you might have.
@cdoublejj3 ай бұрын
wheres the clickable link to the product store page
@SaltyStrikes3 ай бұрын
How much does that whole scha-bang weigh?
@Monument-Solar2 ай бұрын
Around 50lbs per panel and about 50lbs for the racking for every 2 panels. Batteries and other electronics on top of that.
@searlearnold28673 ай бұрын
I've been designing a similar system for the last week for a cargo trailer conversion project. No need now. Do your panels tilt and track the sun automatically, or would I have to add my own linear actuators and controller? Also, the roof is 12" on center aluminum square tube with no other penetrations. No rooftop A/C unit, vents or plumbing vent stacks planned. The trailer is a 27' V-nose. 22 x 8.5 rectangle, 5' for the V.
@Monument-Solar2 ай бұрын
Sorry, just saw this. Not currently automated but will be eventually. We also have found that our systems are powerful enough that you don't need to tilt the panels.
@fu46163 ай бұрын
Like the look and the idea, but watch out for hail storms!
@SuperSushidog3 ай бұрын
My solar panels are rated to withstand 25-millimeter diameter hail (about an inch in dia.) falling at 50 miles per hour. That's pretty big hail, but bigger than that, all bets are off.
@Jennifer-0073 ай бұрын
How much is a rack like you have on yours, I have a 41’
@Monument-Solar2 ай бұрын
Jennifer, great question. The pre discount pricing for our racking system (along with a rough estimate on the other components of our system) can be found on our website here: www.monument-solar.com/shop There you will also find each required length of system. If your RV is 41 feet, we could likely fit one of our Denali 68 systems on your RV.
@Jennifer-0072 ай бұрын
@@Monument-Solar thank you, great page..
@SuperSushidog3 ай бұрын
Another negative about attaching panels directly to the roof is the lack of sufficient cooling air underneath. We have a 4,400-watt array racked 15" off the roof of our 35ft MH. This not only lets our panels run cooler, producing higher output, but we bring our own shade with us, so the interior of our home is naturally cooler, as if we're parked under a big shade tree with less heat load on our A/C units too. 4,400 watts allows us to run both our A/Cs and charge our batteries at the same time. Together with our 48v, 16.3 kwh battery we can run our 12k Btu mini split heat pump 24/7 cooling in the summer or warming us in the winter as needed, with plenty of reserve capacity too. Of course, a bigger RV has more roof space for more panels yielding equivalent results with more sq ft to heat and cool. Ours are flat mounted panels, which will produce 20-30+% less power than a liftable array, depending on season, latitude and orientation (assuming you can orient your RV so the array faces south and take the time and effort to climb on the roof and lift them, knowing you must lower them before you move). We have a smaller, 620w liftable array on the side of our MH for our 12v system which has proven this out. Under winter conditions in Yuma, when lifted to the optimal angle we observed about 35-40% more production than horizontal panels. Under these conditions our 620w array performs more like an 840-850w fixed horizontal array in terms of total daily wattage produced. The advantage of a side mounted array is that we can raise and lower it effortlessly with the help of gas struts, securing it at the optimal angle standing safely on the ground. It's much easier to clean than our roof mounted array too. I really like that you can walk your roof between the rows of panels to clean them, whereas I must clean mine using a ladder on the side - so I'm sure they don't get cleaned as often as yours do. Roof and A/C maintenance is easier on your system too. I'm on the East Coast now where the constant, heavy rain is doing an excellent job of keeping them clean. 🙄 One of the things I noticed earlier today was how well my high voltage array was doing in the rain. My 400voc horizontal array was producing 9 amps at 265 volts at about 11:00am in the pouring rain. That's 2,385 watts or 54% of their rated output in a deluge. Needless to say, I was quite surprised, and would have been happy to see 1/2 of that, considering the weather. I'm sure your sweet, modular system is much easier and faster to build than my one-off system was. If I had to do it over again, knowing what I do now, I'd definitely have given you a call. Wishing you great success. I hope you'll soon be selling so many that you'll have trouble keeping up with the demand. Take care!
@maintainingmomentum4 күн бұрын
Puts your AC's in a Giant OVEN ...Good idea !
@SuperSushidog4 күн бұрын
@@maintainingmomentum Nope. If the sides were blocked, maybe but they are open. My panels are mounted 15" off the roof so lots of cooling air goes under the front rooftop A/C. My rear A/C is a mini split mounted on the upper rear of my MH with nothing on the roof at all. I lived this way full time before and after installing my roof racked solar so I can easily compare the difference. When my rooftop A/C shroud had the sun beating on it all day it was hotter than now in the shade, and my A/C runs less as a result. Think of it like building a roof over your RV that both keeps the sun off your RV's roof and allows a cool breeze to blow through, keeping both the panels and the roof cooler by allowing the heat to dissipate into this space. After I built the solar rack, I coated my roof with Henry's 887 lifetime roof coating Tropicool that reflects 83% of the sun's heat and UV rays to keep our coach both dry and cool inside for years to come.
@Electronzap4 ай бұрын
That's pretty cool.
@chadwray204 ай бұрын
Love your system. Keep it up!
@bakedto4204 ай бұрын
20k set up...
@RogueOntheRoad4 ай бұрын
From past experience it takes China about three years to reduce the cost to their level.
@RogueOntheRoad4 ай бұрын
Patients are good for about as long as it takes for China to figure out how to do it cheaper.
@SuperSushidog5 ай бұрын
Do you integrate an air dam on the front of your array? I dropped the front of my first two 550w panels, so they meet the roof of my motorhome at a shallow 9.5 degree angle. When I'm driving down the highway no air gets under them, and they ease the airflow over my roof. There is now a smooth laminar airflow compared to the turbulence and drag that all the roof vents, AC shrouds, etc. used to create in stock form. Not only is it now more stable when traveling, regardless the direction of the wind, but there is less drag (contributing to better gas mileage) as well, despite my 4,400w array being mounted 15 inches off the roof. If you need to keep your panels flat so they can be lifted, unlike my fixed array, an angled aluminum air dam might serve a similar function. Plus, it's a great place to put your business name and phone number, branding your product. Just a thought. Take care, Chip.
@Monument-Solar2 ай бұрын
With the panels you placed on the front at an angle, you will want to ensure they are on a separate charge controller. Otherwise, your production will be limited to the weakest of all panels in the series. There are bypass diodes which help to mitigate this but that would be my only caution. As for fuel economy, before I placed the system on my RV I was getting 8-10 MPG. After I installed it, I was getting 8-10 MPG. When I throw that diesel truck into "tow mode" that is about what you can expect. Great idea though! We actually have a small spoiler which finishes off the front of the system. It is not in place in any of our marketing pictures but will be soon. I think it makes it look a lot cleaner.
@SuperSushidog2 ай бұрын
@@Monument-Solar In theory, you are absolutely correct. It would have better if I could have kept my panels all in the same plane, especially since they are wired in series. Practically though, since I have limited roof space, in order to keep my panels all horizontal and still be able to fit a spoiler up front I would have had to remove a panel, going from 8, 550w Sungold Power panels to only 7, which took that option off the table. I don't think the expense of the extra wiring and charge controller would offset the small gain, considering the slight 9.5-degree angle they are off from the others. If I only had one panel acting as an air dam, resulting in a 19-degree angle, it might make a significant difference worthy of a separate charge controller, but the voltage of just a single panel would be insufficient to charge my 16s LiFePo-4 battery, eliminating this possibility. I couldn't drop a third panel to the front "air dam" reducing the angle to 6 degrees, as it wouldn't have cleared my front A/C shroud. I tried to consider all my options, though I do appreciate any advice from a pro like you, as I'm just an amateur at this. My real-world performance measurements are actually better than I expected. Earlier today I was observing 3,500 to 3,800 watts of output from my array on a mostly sunny day, seeing brief peaks of up to 4,500 watts due to occasional cloud lensing. 80% of the panel's 4,400 rated watts is 3,500 watts, so it appears they are performing to specs for a horizontal array, especially considering I haven't cleaned them in over a month. Life is always a trade-off between competing interests - in this case cost vs wattage. No doubt I could squeeze out a few more watts out of my system if I do as you suggest, but I think the cost/watt would be prohibitive considering I have sufficient power for my needs. I oversized my array 10% from the 4,000 watts I estimated was needed, anticipating their performance falling a little short of expectations due to dust, haze, clouds, degradation over time, etc. though it appears my concern has been mostly unwarranted so far.
@mikemuha75375 ай бұрын
How is the array adjusted? Manually? Electromechanical? Sun tracking?
@Monument-Solar5 ай бұрын
We're currently working on the automation but presently it is a manual tilt. All of our systems will be upgradable to be automatic once it is available.
@leeeagle59945 ай бұрын
Thumb Down ... , Sounds lke You're using FAItH , AGAINSt a Numbers
@Monument-Solar5 ай бұрын
Leeeagle5994... I have no idea what you were trying to say in your last comment...
@Ulbre6 ай бұрын
This is an excellent video....but seeing as you are a new start up channel I would suggest answering comments. You haven't answered a single comment after 3 days. Hopefully down the track people will be reading this and thinking "WTF dude, he answers every comment". Good luck with your channel buddy. :) :) :)
@Monument-Solar6 ай бұрын
Ha! Thanks for the encouragement. I just realized there were so many views, and yes, comments.
@dalehair24006 ай бұрын
Very much dislike the music. Stopped watching 4 min. in.
@lawrencedavidson6195Ай бұрын
I hope they listen and future videos have no music at all, it's so distracting and sometimes even annoying. Nice solar setup anyway.
@chriscuevas97646 ай бұрын
Your wife sounds fat
@Monument-Solar6 ай бұрын
... and I will make sure to never tell her that
@lawrencedavidson6195Ай бұрын
@@Monument-Solar lol, good idea.
@SuperSushidog6 ай бұрын
Sweet. I have 4,400 watts of flat mounted solar that will run my 14.5k rooftop A/C and my 12k mini-split heat pump as well as charge my 48v battery at the same time, even in winter, as long as it's sunny. Of course, when it's cloudy I don't need to run both A/Cs. I also have a 620w liftable array on the side of my MH to charge my 560ah 12v battery too. At 67 yrs. old, I can't be climbing on my roof every time I move and when high winds come up, to lift and lower panels. It would be great if your roof array could be raised and lowered with linear actuators, by remote control, while standing safely on the ground. I saw one like that in Quartzsite this season. Did you see it? It looked like a huge sail that I'd be afraid would be damaged or even tip my RV if a strong wind came up. But that would be very expensive and another thing to fail at the worst possible time, like slide outs sometimes do. My small side array virtually lifts itself using gas struts to the correct angle to maximize production. It's easy to clean too, standing safely on the ground. My roof racked array basically gets cleaned when it rains. 😉Of course I can climb a ladder to clean it, but they aren't cleaned nearly as often as my side mounted panels. That's why I made it so big, because I knew they wouldn't be cleaned that often.
@Monument-Solar6 ай бұрын
We were actually one of the solar vendors at the Quartzsite show this year. You may have seen us. There was another solar installer who had a racking system but theirs was more of a one off creation. Ours is designed to be modular and fit into a box. Sounds like your setup does well for you.
@naroddyzmow53566 ай бұрын
solar madness
@Monument-Solar6 ай бұрын
Madness... genius... love obsession... who knows.
@kichmanengineeringassocs.85816 ай бұрын
Half the modules are heavily shaded most of a given day
@Monument-Solar6 ай бұрын
We were getting around 48% of our rated capacity with the panels flat. Once we tilted both sides we got up to 98% on the front and 64% on the front. That is an improvement on each, even with the panels being shaded about 10%. Keep in mind that the front panels "dip" lower that the ones in the back. That is part of our proprietary design.
@cornwallav8r6 ай бұрын
@@Monument-Solar Yep. Certainly an improvement.
@mister.beastly6 ай бұрын
Hey Thanks for the vid. I just liked and Subscribed. My son liked it as well so I assume he'll most likely subscribe soon too. ;) I hope all is well for you. :)