Can Clean Technologies Work in an Old Farm House?

[@Maelstrom000]

That bloke was SO likeable. Laid back, humorous, smile on his face, super logical and articulate in every reply to every question. Feel like buying him a beer.

[@therookienomore88]

I would also like to buy the bloke a beer.

[@baskruitnl]

Yeah, I thought exactly the same. Very likeable gentleman.

[@ismailnyeyusof3520]

He looks a bit like Benny Hill.😂

[@vidarv.9010]

A beer can be given as thank you since he reduces the demand from the grid giving us others a lower electricity price.

[@mngbennett]

Lovely, Lovely Lovely. This episode was like a warm cup of tea. Emilie is a great addition to the team.

[@jackoliver337]

A man after my own heart. Couldn't afford to do things 10years ago, but I'm trying now. Great episode and looking forward to many more

[@adamlytle2615]

The other great thing about the Cornish rocker is that when you tilt the panels to the winter angle, they're much less likely to have snow pile up on them.

[@MichaelPickles]

Perfect video! Just what I was looking for my gound mount solar. What a great guy! I have solid walls house as well. Love that your looking at older houses and not the 5% of new builds that have all the green tec.

[@EverythingElectricShow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MartinzW]

Great video. Both the presenter and homeowner were charming and informative. I do wonder how do these panels hold up against strong winds but I suppose the guy has accounted for it.

[@gavbansal967]

loved this, made me smile all the way through. What a brilliant chap, and Emilie, you are an excellent presenter

[@greyareaRK1]

Very interesting. Really like that manually-adjustable panel set-up. Not many people go to the trouble of calculating savings or re-investing those savings into further improvements. Kudos.

[@recumbentrocks2929]

Great episode and what an brilliant example of what can be done even with a draughty old farmhouse. Love the tilting panels.

[@JGS123WRPTP]

Absolutely cracking. It’s paid for itself. This needs sharing far and wide.

[@markcayer4859]

Well Done Gerald!! Amazing example of a "step" approach to integrating renewables into your lifestyle one small step at a time and then ... well look where you are with that. Good job Emilie. Keep looking around and giving us a chance to these interesting people. Cornish rocker for the win!! Funny to hear you guys talking about winter though with no snow showing on the ground. Here in Ottawa Canada the snow bank at the end of my drive is as tall as I am ... all 5' 8" of me 😟

[@andyhamilton5926]

Briliant episode! That chap is a very nice clued-in guy and it's amazing he could do so much in such an old house. I loved the Cornish Rocker solar ground-mount idea, and the Ripple Energy community owned wind farm. Brilliant! More episodes like this please!

[@mikemellor759]

I love the description of how a traditional house is making the energy transition rather than a no-expenses spared new-build. Great episode - thanks Emilie 👏😊

[@bmwalker89]

Get him to come to Fully Charged North. What a nice bloke. Lovely episode, fast becoming my favourite series.

[@GeorgeWProduction]

What an absolutely lovely guy and with real knowledge. Such a good holistic perspective of the renewable energy issue. I wish more people thought like Gerald

[@photoman152]

I have a cornish rocker too. Excellent system and really simple to adjust. I’d be a bit wary of quoting 40% improvement in production though. Maybe in winter compared to a flatter orientation. But at similar cost to a fixed system it’s definitely a winner!

[@geralxallerton]

The 40% came from there website.

[@jools2323]

Great episode. Informative, sensible, with genuine, likeable people (both of them).

[@samragheb]

What a set up. Top marks for the chap that was so forward thinking. Need more examples of this please to convert to unconvinced!

[@booth_ga]

This bloke should have his own show! Amazing stuff and very jealous 👏

[@chrismcardell8137]

I started with a Zappi Charger for the car, then got a 6Kwh Array - roof mounted - half on a flat roof, half on slate. There are solutions for most roof types. Back end of last year I got a 9.5Kwh GivEnergy battery - not as sophisticated as the Tesla, but much cheaper. My panels generated 6.2Mwh last year. I also insulated the loft and we replaced our windows which gave a big improvement in reducing heat loss. Also got a dehumidifier to reduce mold which is prevalent here in Guernsey. Already thinking about getting a bigger battery and a Heat pump. (no subsidies or grants here). biggest saving is probably the car which is free to run over the summer.

[@ewawiman9007]

😃Good of you. You could look ar IR-heater. They use your house, itself as the thermal mass, to heat the space inside your house. It was on one of the very recent shows of either the Fully charged show or everything electric channels. I think you would do very well with that to for example dry out your house and heat it at the same time.

[@matthewwright2820]

@@ewawiman9007 just installed a couple of these, very impressed…

[@kevinmatthews2620]

spot on video, i was impressed with the Cornish rocker and the extra solar he captured, hopefully a extra powerwall will help him with his future electric car

[@craigknight2764]

Great episode! Nice to see someone adapting an old house, of which there are plenty in the UK! Great to see Emily too, I saw you some time ago on another KZbin while learning about sunamp.

[@nextdoorsdog]

Excellent. Useful to know a ‘Cornish rocker’ ground mount can give forty percent boost

[@marcexec]

probably just in winter vs. fixed but that's when you need it the most!

[@Umski]

I need to share this with my in-laws - very negative about anything ‘green’ because they read it in the tabloids 🙄 This chap is an inspiration to the older generation - I’d happily spend time nattering about his kit - the Cornish rocker looks like a handy piece of hardware 👍

[@Stuart.A]

It would be good if you tackled say a first floor flat,no space for solar,heat pumps problematic because of communal gardens.I’m thinking a battery charging off peak.Please have a look at the lower end of the housing spectrum,there’s a lot of us out there

[@adam-g7crq]

Fat chance of that happening, working classes at the bottom of the pile again, nothing unusual there.

[@EverythingElectricShow]

Thank you for the comment, we are aiming to cover a variety of different properties in the future so watch this space.

[@adam-g7crq]

@@EverythingElectricShow probably be a very long wait.

[@spiritualhumanist]

Communal solar ?

[@t1n4444]

@@EverythingElectricShow 😂😂😂😂😂😂 You might reflect for a moment ... the comment might have been referring to "income", not a specific property. You'll get there ... perhaps use the little grey cells before posting?

[@julianfbond1234]

Really great episode, great to see that an old house can be come so self-sufficient. Nice work Gerald :)

[@EverythingElectricShow]

Glad you enjoyed the episode!

[@margaretallerton1052]

Very nice man, obviously working hard for what he's got. Very intelligent and articulate, extremely interesting program.

[@benpaynter]

Great video. EV's are a foregone conclusion now, there's not going back. The next frontier is home energy, smart homes, distributed energy etc. More videos like this please!

[@grahamastor4194]

Glad to see the Cornish Rocker in action - I'm looking to get one of these if we get the OK for a ground mount PV array.

[@markyates5744]

Great video - but why on all these videos does the audio start at

[@capello1986]

Fantastic video, you two had great chemistry and he himself such a likeable and witty guy. Love it

[@JJ-zg1hh]

This chap had great foresight to do all of this. I bet the locals thought he was mad 10 years ago. Now who's laughing!

[@thomas6502]

Setting an ecologically friendly example of Cornish heavy metal. Thanks!

[@arleneallen8809]

Very nice! I'm a fan of ground mounts when one has the room. Maintenance and cleaning become very simple. There are no issues with optimum direction and tilt that one might have with a roof. If one really wants to splurge for high wattage, tracking systems cost a bit but there is no human intervention required in their tracking the sun from dawn to dusk. These days, PV is so cheap that the decision to track is mitigated by simply putting in more panels. It depends on the technology, but mine produce about 20% of the wattage during total overcast, so I simply multiplied my home's needs by that amount. Produces a huge amount of excess, but so what? The cost was minimal.

[@jur4x]

My main reason to go for ground mount is that my house is surrounded by trees.

[@genestatler2514]

Now that was a very pleasant and informative interview. Thanks from Tennessee.

[@alohadave13]

This was GREAT and extremely informative. Thank you

[@mrshmee]

I feel like at some point we need a description of what all the various bits n bobs in the closet of all these houses that get shown do. With all the different companies hopping into the "electrify your house" space, saying things like "Eddi" doesn't mean much (especially if its a UK-only brand).

[@ahaveland]

There must be over 100,000 videos on youtube that explain what all the various bits and bobs do, and it feels like I've watched all of them. If only there was a way to search the internet for something!

[@AmandaComeauCreates]

An Eddy is an excess energy manager. So if reads a storage device is full, and the user configures whether that excess energy goes to grid, or to another energy storage device like the hot water tank's elements. I don't know the industry term for the device but they likely don't go deep into details because every product has its own features and benefits :)

[@mrshmee]

@@AmandaComeauCreates ❤

[@kiddwong4186]

It's amazing how much solar PV tech has improved. His 3.6kWh array is HUGE. I've got 3.2kWh and it's on only 10 panels on my roof.

[@bimblinghill]

Certainly has. The 11-year old ones on my roof are 235W. The ones my company installs now range between 360 & 400W.

[@MikeH-sg2ue]

Very good! Hope to see many more of these!

[@bookreviewsbysquidge1519]

Great approach. We've added 6.4Kw Solar to our roof with an ASHP and an eddie to our two bed 1960s semi bungalow. Did this two years ago and never regretted it, but I was really envious of the battery and gateway. The one piece of the jigsaw is that we need cheaper batteries. Liability 5Kw £5k and the Power wall at £10k doesn't make sense without an EV. Love the whole Fully Charged output.

[@danielmadar9938]

Brilliant. What a charming man! Thank you.

[@GreenTechFusionRenewableEnergy]

If you have the space, ground mount solar MUCH better than putting on your roof. You have to keep the solar panels clean and easier to clean when on the ground. Great setup with the heat pump as well.

[@GreenTechFusionRenewableEnergy]

Also the addition of the elevation solar adjustment is about 30% extra energy generation when you change angle in summer and winter.

[@zapfanzapfan]

That solar system rocks! 🙂

[@rklauco]

Great episode. Seems like the high investment long time ago did pay off better than expected. Congrats!

[@jonblacklock1052]

An example of how the journey starts. I really need to sort out underfloor insulation get that ASHP & heat battery.

[@jonblacklock1052]

To add the step of viewing what you may get as an incentive or reduction in bills as a future budget is the way to go if you can. I understand it’s easy for older people with disposable income to take this view but our politicians & policymakers need to make this a reality for all.

[@stevesteve201]

Just shows. These things make more sense. Great video.

[@FrankDevlin]

At 7'40" on the video you can see smoke coming from the left side chimney of the house. Does he have a wood burning stove also ?

[@frejaresund3770]

I have been enjoyed, so thank you for delivering.

[@eamonstack4139]

Just wonderful example of vision and implementation of a green energy strategy. The smart domestic energy ecosystem replaces the crass consumption of polluting power. Surely Ireland can produce some "green Irish electrons?", thanks for great video, Eamon

[@bimblinghill]

Nice range of technologies here, I particularly liked the Cornish rocker. I did raise an eyebrow at the location of the heat pump outdoor unit - with a wall facing it like that you'll get a lot of recirculation of cold exhaust air, which will reduce efficiency. As an installer that would not be where I'd recommend putting one. (Also a couple of hours with a few quid of lagging and some cable ties would noticeably reduce losses from those pipes - the existing stuff looks a bit gappy)

[@oldevertonianwithloadsofpa6325]

Excellent episode. Please could you tell me did you get the Cornish Rocker frame? Thankyou.

[@finnanloveday]

This content is so alienating. Everyone that has featured on this kind of episode is a financially stable older person or couple. Who have the means to take advantage of every government incentive and benefit. The young people of this country are being left even further behind not being able to access all of these incentives and support simply because they haven't had the time to build wealth and resources yet.

[@solartime8983]

I understand your frustrations😇...from experience start small by accumulating PV system components(even used)...it may take years...Save 💸& sacrifice of 'wants' (eating out vs. home for example) . Once you accumulated minimum size (Array + inverter ) & get operational (find an electrician &/or DIY with them or skilled friends on weekends /holiday for example) . Then use those small savings off energy & REINVEST to expand...we had poverty level income & did it this slow way over a decade...we now have over 10kW system💡!🤓 🗽

[@markcayer4859]

Gerald did mention the possibility of people investing in Renewable energy co-ops as a way to be environmentally involved while making back a return on investment that might be used to eventually move to smaller more direct projects of your own.

[@GrahamRead101]

Understand your frustrations, but we were also young once with no room or means to invest - but also this stuff didn’t exist! Start small - anything with batteries make sure to charge renewable batteries off solar; use leds in everything, if you can look at the likes of ripple; and save save save. Hopefully one day you will be able to afford a property.

[@GregS-UK]

I can see why you feel that but my view is that every time someone takes the bulk of their energy needs off the grid like this, it improves things for the rest of us too. They are freeing up generating capacity, which will ultimately help to keep energy costs down for all. They are also creating demand for the technologies, which pushes the cost of those down too. Plus having more houses like this around helps to normalise this kind of upgrade and maybe can give the rest of us some inspiration and a clearer target to aim for. Also reiterate what several others have said, that Ripple Energy is something to think about.

[@peteinwisconsin2496]

Good show, man! Though the typical narrative told by the news media is "rooftop solar", ground mounts can make more sense and cents for people with the space to put them. Snow removal and perhaps washing the panels comes to might right away. Do look carefully at the cost and strength of tracking or seasonally tiltable mounts. Too often, the extra cost of moveable mounts provides Less energy than spending the same money on more panels on a fixed mount. I'll concede that tiltable mounts might make more sense in the extreme north(or south) than for those closer to the equator.

[@shelaghrowling5137]

Where can I see the details of the equipment? Thanks.

[@H4N5O1O]

10:00 what are the angles needed roughly ?

[@fredbloggs72]

Living in a 18thC home would like to know more about the heating system, e.g. what temp is the system running at, how big are the rads, how much power is used over winter. We run our solid fuel/wood system on low 24/7 to do similar to them, i.e. keeping it constantly warm which helps stop damp. I know some people 'up the road' who took out their air source as it was using so much power, but I think they where trying to use it like a standard oil boiler, with a big heat input morning and evening.

[@geralxallerton]

Rads run at 40 degrees C, No need to change pipes and only had to change 4 single side rads same size 60cm X120cm but double sided and we use about 1000 Kw per month over this winter so far.

[@marcexec]

@@geralxallerton brilliant, that's the way to do it!

[@HarmLessSolutionsNZ]

Great foresight by Gerald in planning for the addition of an EV to his power consumption. If only governments were as wise in countering the extra demands on their own national grid supply that the increase in EV numbers will cause. Instead of all the hand-wringing over the grid failing due to EV charging demand they should be incentivising PV installation to promote electrical self--sufficiency and increased generation capacity on a national scale while also increasing the economic viability of EVs.

[@sylvainjamais904]

Made it sound like it was just a case of dropping in the heat pump, any other work required to make it work? Radiators, pipework?

[@geralxallerton]

Basically it was, connected to existing pipework had to change 4 single rads to double rads (same size) no extra pipework needed. The only extra work was the Electrical installation .

[@sylvainjamais904]

I wish mine is as simple when I get to it

[@grahamcastle8189]

Well done, interesting video. I assume he needed planning permission for the ground based solar panels.

[@asilver2889]

Not so sure pp needed. Any more than for a shed. Looking at similar array for my land, pp better not be an issue!

[@salibaba]

I’m surprised Gerald hasn’t already got an EV, that usually tends to be one of the quicker wins people jump to, in order to soak up all the excess PV. Quicker to trade in the old car and drive home in a new EV than to get an air source put in considering the shortage of installers and all the paperwork inc planning in some cases.

[@RB-eg7mj]

Thanks Emilie

[@douggray169]

Great video

[@zjzozn]

Brilliant 👍

[@frankjenkins6627]

Great podcast.

[@accesser]

Australian watching from a very humid Brisbane, such a different bunch of house equipment guys need

[@martin0k941]

This episode was very eye opening to all the tech. I would love to do my house to save on outgoings and do a part for the environment but living in an early 80s 2 bed with a craft room in the attic have no space for all the modern tech😭😭. Oh and Emily you are a very good presenter of these episodes.

[@marcexec]

Some like the inverters an batteries can be mounted outside.

[@AmerBoyo]

Yes, yes, yes, I think I’ve just had an eco-gasm! More!!!!

[@Aretec]

Love the fact he is showing how green he is standing next to his solar panels and his chimney is belting out smoke 😂😂😂😂

[@pioneer7777777]

Looking forward to more houses doing these installs, then having them passed onto the next generation. Would be lovely to pass down to your kids and have them not pay for fossil fuels their whole lives without the big upfront cost burden!

[@markthomasson5077]

Come on Emilie, we stopped using square feet over fifty years ago. And you called them brick walls, obviously stone, though you did get it right later. Mind you, still enjoyed your presentation It would be interesting to know how much solar energy he gets mid winter.

[@BritishAnts]

I’m pretty sure the presenter works for a another company that sells energy products that might be featured (or not), conflict of interests? Good video despite the back handlers! Caveat emptor!❤

[@Psylective]

Would have loved to hear some prices, not sure why Gerald is worried his wife hears if it has been such a great investment.

[@vinayaksudalai9114]

I love your smile :-)

[@markcayer4859]

Oh and your too Emilie 😉

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

So why are we always being told that a heat pump wouldn’t work in a badly insulated house like solid walls?

[@theunknownunknowns256]

Emilie is fantastic! This is main channel goodness. But alas the goons in the comments are over there. As per Emilie's request. I have a ev and Aotearoa is a mostly renewable power grid moving to 98% by 2030. Wood burner is next on the chopping block. To be replaced with electrons at some point. Solar and battery eventually.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

It isn’t true that slate roofs can’t take solar.

[@geralxallerton]

It can't go in my roof because of the roof construction (rag slate), shouldn't be a problem with standard modern slate roofs.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

👍👍

[@Jkauppa]

a bus with full solar roof coverage moves the best, and is a super large battery, on the move

[@samspencer7765]

A very friendly host and interviewee, but it’s so disheartening being a young person in this country seeing content like this. The already well off middle aged and older folk have their energy bills paying for itself while the young are left perpetually stranded without homes to be able to do this and paying the mortgage on someone else’s second and third home.

[@johnraymondcave8426]

I got FA from the government as I was conned by the company. My system is not even registered and I have never received any paperwork.

[@rodden1953]

My panels are east south and west and i can make more power in a day than a friend who has a more powerfull system than i do .

[@Clark-Mills]

Yet another "When my old ICE dies..." guy. Not a good forward look for conventional auto...

[@thornbottle]

first

[@sanjuansteve]

Great! I would suggest to mount the array of panels a bit higher so that the ground beneath it could still be farmed and also to keep them cooler with better air flow.

[@willm5814]

The key is loading up on the panels!!! They are NOT expensive - 13,000 Watt system is brilliant! Love this guy ❤️💕❤️‍🩹🇨🇦