Complete Home DIY Off Grid Solar Power System | Full Install EG4 600AH 48V LiFePO4 Battery Bank

[@newdayfarm9463]

Momma is looking real ready there. Prayers for smooth birthing. Pregnancy looks good on Lily.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thank you for your prayers and support 🙏

[@RickMatheny-yi4pg]

Sister and brother, with out a doubt you can snow me on this solar system. But I have to say that Lil you are so beautiful and God has bestowed a child that will never be without love. God bless your family and keep you safe.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thanks Rick! God bless you too 🙏

[@AdamDeLayDIY]

MORE POWER!!! I had a feeling you might go through power a little bit faster now that you're in the mobile home. Glad you already had the extra capacity prepped and ready to go!

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

You know us - always planning ahead! 😉

[@louis220558]

Love that extra batteries

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

It's great, we do too!

[@houseofancients]

Het guys, well done . Just one remark.. Mark sure the cables to each rack are exactly the same length ( path from inverters to batteries should be exactly the same for both racks) , otherwise you may see an uneven charge and discharge on both racks

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Yep, they are different lengths right now, it's on my bucket list to fix that 😀

[@JoseMartinez-lc6wv]

THE BEST CATS 😻😸😽

[@josephmiller6866]

Glad my fellow texas company is working out for you all!

[@richardc3208]

Glad y'all are getting an updated system, and the extra storage capacity should make it alot nicer for the days to come. Y'all be blessed

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Oh yes, this is an absolute game changer for us and should eliminate 90% of our generator usage

[@g6pintoj]

You may swap the negative cables on the 2 racks, so both will balance resistance.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Didn't think of that but would probably work great. I really just need to replace the other cables with the same length of4/0 welding wire so they are equal

[@billelsener6192]

It looks like Lil is ready to bring you next child into the light of the world. Praying for the Lord God’s protection over the new miracle and Lil. Is it safe to assume the 4.0 is less expensive than the other cable or just more readily available. You’re doing a great job. 😊

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Both, less expensive and more readily available aka. Amazon has it in stock 😀 yes, we are preparing another this little blessing from God anytime now!

[@KelvinFitts-j2t]

Great upgrade. Was just a little concerned that the little boy was in the background near what appears to be open buss-bar connections. While I'm sure the breakers were off, I would recommend safety covers for those buss-bars. Just a suggestion.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Not a bad idea! He is only allowed in there with supervision. The exposed wires are the 48V DC battery wires. All high voltage AC wires are covered by conduit.

[@KaquolMeliReno]

God be with you and your family!

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Viva Cristo Re! 🙏

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Wow! That is a nice battery bank good job putting it all together 👍, I need a bit bigger setup at my place but don't think I need what a family's needs would be, I run my cabin on a couple of power stations but have to start a gen if we get 3 cloudy days in a row, EG4 looks like a pretty good fit for your life :) Take care

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

That's about what we do, too. 3 cloudy days in a row can get tricky. How much sun do you get these days in Alberta?

[@andrewpowellnz]

Nice upgrade

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thanks!

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Congrats ! yes looks like the family will be bigger in a few days 😊, Hope all goes well ! Christmas is coming take care"

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Not quite a few days, but soon enough! 😄 Lil probably wishes it was just a few days, though.

[@stephenkennedy9205]

Great video very informative God Bless from your Canadian Friend.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thank you so much! God bless you, too!

[@alexanderrijghard8049]

More capacity is always better

[@83kaszas]

Holy shit man,You dont look it,but You are strong! One of those i think weigh like 40 kg,and its not easy to handle them in that position:) well done! I hope your wife will always apreciate You,its really rar in 2024,when a man gets apreciation,respect,and love from a woman long term,and with honesty.Live the life fully while You can,all the best and respect.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thanks man! They sure are heavy, but I got them in there alright. My wife loves and appreciates the heck out of me, but never misses an opportunity to tease me. 😄

[@Vinny-i8o]

Nice job my friend 😊

[@royamberg9177]

what are you using for charge voltage that will effect change % you need to get the batteries to 100% to ballance

[@daddio7249]

Will Prowse recently posted a video about charging LifePO4 batteries. They need to be charged up to 100% occasionally so the BMS can get them balanced. I don't know if you have enough panels to do that for long. Seeing those bus bars on the wall without covers bothered me a bit, they are right at little hand level.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thanks for the charging tip! I think they have had a chance to top balance already with the sun. My experience with the BMS is that if they don't get fully charged like one a week to top balance the individual batteries can have quite a bit of variation in charge.

[@loucinci3922]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevenfrazier8939]

I have four 15 kilowatt Apexium batteries @60 kilowatts. Each battery uses Grade A EVE 300 AH ver 3 cells, has Bluetooth, 2 amp active balancing, 200 amp charge and discharge. Each 15 Kwh battery cost $1,824 with free shipping and no sales tax from Texas warehouse. Total cost for two batteries @30 kilowatts is $3,648. You paid $8,343 plus tax and shipping from Texas for 30 kilowatts. Our batteries are 8,000 cycles and the talk to our EG4 18KPV with the Pylontech protocol. You over paid by $4,695. I got our 60Kwh for less than you paid for 30Kwh. Like you, we are 100% off-Grid and enjoying the lifestyle.

[@randya9143]

Don't see a Texas supplier listed online. Need the distributor name for those batteries.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Hey, thanks for joining us! I don't think we overpaid for anything, we got exactly what we paid for, and we got some good deals from SS. There is always other tech and equipment out there that one can find and maybe it's a better deal and maybe not. At the end of the day, we have been very happy with our system, and if you are able to find equivalent types of equipment with equal customer service at a better price, well good for you!

[@randya9143]

@@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid I think he had to build those batteries from a kit.

[@stevenfrazier8939]

Yes I did, and the savings has been well worth it. Each battery took about 1.5 hours to assemble.

[@randya9143]

@@stevenfrazier8939 You need to make a list of what you bought and from where so we could do the same.

[@tpistor]

Nice job, looks great. I would like to build a solar shed myself. I'm curious as to your cooling situation in the shed? Doesn't it heat up quite a bit?

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Yes, it does heat up a good bit in summer. It's on my bucket list to add a ventilation fan. Winter is great, no issues down here in Georgia.

[@margarita8442]

EG4 should have provision for heating hot water during day only

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

😂 that is hilarious! So far we have been very happy with the system! Of course there are always better tech out there 🤷‍♂️

[@JR-xw5dk]

Is there a reason you did not choose to go with the Flesboss21 and a couple of batteries? It has higher ac output with solar. Lower self consumption and higher efficiency which might be a 1/2 battery a day. Many ways to skin a cat. Not sure where that came from.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

We chose the EG4 6500 2 years ago and have been running them for over a year and a half. Flexboss didn't exist. Also, i like the 6000XP style, flexibility, and redundancy. Maybe I'll rebuild the system after the house is finished and try a different model, but for now we are very happy with our solar power system!

[@SmokeyMountainOffGrid]

looking great guys, we have a very similar system at our offgrid home...come check it out

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thanks for joining us! Looks like we are interested in the same lifestyle 😀

[@SmokeyMountainOffGrid]

@ yes we do

[@wesbutler9999]

Which battery on the old rack did you connect the new communication cable to?

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

#6, it's just a daisy chain. Battery #1 is the master and connects to the Inverter, everything else is in series from #2 to #12

[@wesbutler9999]

@ Thanks!

[@kennethalmond8922]

You might reach out to SS or Will's forum but in my experience using 4/0 AWG on 121kwh battery bank - 60a on 4/0AWG vs a little larger is not causing the different SoC / amps charging. It's more likely that you should top charge all the batteries to sync them up to 100% SoC and then they would be more in sync / evenly distributed amps charging. I get that you're living with a live system taking time out to top charge them all is difficult. Maybe the communications/algorithm between the batteries is smart enough to bring these different banks closer in SoC over several weeks - but not sure - e.g. SS would know. The problem with LifePo4 cells is they have a very flat voltage for most of the middle range of charge/discharge and so an SoC of 40% and SoC of 60% is essentially the same voltage. This is why you have to bring them 'all' up to 100% so the SoC can reset at 100% - otherwise the system doesn't know by voltage.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Yeah, that is a great point! You are exactly right, I will have to run the generator on a sunny day just to make sure they all top charge to 100%

[@ervintaylor6508]

We are all very protective of your wife so you let lil take all the hot baths she wants!!😂

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Of course, Lilly's wish is my command. Why do you think I'm building a house in the first place? 😂

[@thomasfruge]

😊👍👍👏

[@alliewolf71]

❤😊❤

[@SI-lg2vp]

More batteries for all the children on the way. More hot water for washing and bathing.

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

They do take up lots of hot water 😄

[@stevenfrazier8939]

it might be better to the new EG4 12000XP

[@pewpew9736]

Hey Shaggy where’s Scooby Doo?

[@FlipElliott2]

FORMER MILITARY... WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE SARCASTIC LOVE !! HAHA 🖖🖖🖖 LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Thanks for your service 🫡

[@royamberg9177]

you need to eat your Wheaties before you handle the 100lb batteries

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

😆

[@wickedmessenger1]

Those batteries weigh 100lbs each.

[@mortenmyhrmoen7592]

🇳🇴👍👍🥇

[@mikeduda3173]

Two words... plam nailer

[@KY4TRK]

I would say who's falt is it the your very pregnant 🤰, though it takes two... congratulations

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

It does?! 🤔 😄

[@PazLeBon]

WD Man

[@hughroney6342]

No more house build? If no then I may as well unsubscribe, no interest in solar!

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Well somebody didn't watch to the end of the video! 😄 We are still building our house, but we have always been off gridders focused on solar power. Our house is actually being built to run off of solar! Lately our content has been more focused on solar power since we are upgrading our system and moving into a different living situation. Stick around for more house building fun!

[@hughroney6342]

@@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid You are right I did not watch to the end of the video, I got bored early on. I will stick around, I like watching you build that house

[@DIYorDIE_Off-Grid]

Lil gets bored too 😄 glad you're sticking around!