EASY 2x Battery Storage! // Signature Solar BigBattery ETHOS 3x Expansion Kit

[@laserengravingwithmatt]

Boy you sure do make that look easy.

[@donnawade5570]

Good job Sam as always! You never cease to amaze me!

[@hollyhasegawa4240]

Oh great Sam, you are always doing great work. So happy that you will have alot more power to be off grid. Thanks so much have a great rest of your day, sending love and hugs, bye!! 👍👍😊🥰💜💜💜🤍🤍

[@mannymota3442]

I've watched countless solar related videos and once again, your videos rank up there with the best. Thanks!

[@sam-and-angela]

Wow, thanks!

[@diyfferent]

That setup is pretty amazing. It's wild to think that those white boxes are batteries. I have so much to learn about these off grid systems so this was interesting to watch. If you have time: How do you know what size system you need? Is there an easy way to pick a system out if you wanted to a quick off-grid setup for an outbuilding?

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thanks Sam! Always enjoy your channel!

[@sam-and-angela]

I appreciate that!

[@rubberdc]

Good afternoon Sam , I marvel at your experience in all you do , you are a sheer professional .

[@P81OS2]

Fantastic job, Sam! Thank you!

[@elainebuchka6533]

❤Have No idea to Use Solar don't own My Own Place. So Happy your Solar is Working So Well. YOU ARE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE & KNOW HOW SAM! Love Watching 👀 ❤

[@louisenurse1234]

Good job and great plan sharing ways to live off grid DIY.

[@sam-and-angela]

Thanks! 👍

[@joshuajames-io9ni]

right on

[@paulinesmith61]

Great job Sam!!

[@manatee419]

You can hook your water heater up to a heat pump. I would like to know what your total price to go off grid.

[@WaywardOffGrid]

The Ethos seems to be about double the cost of other popular wall mount batteries like EG4 or Midnight solar. I'm not sure which is the better quality.

[@sam-and-angela]

Stay tuned for info on the EG4 system. :)

[@karencary3312]

Looks real good!!!❤❤❤❤

[@karenzar4535]

Do you have a video on how you installed the solar panels

[@watahyahknow]

not sure if you have day and (cheaper) night tarif on youre mains hookup to the grid (we have double meters and the cheaper tarif is from 2300 hour to about 4.00 hour in the morning ) the batteries could be charged on this cheaper nighttarif if there isnt enugh sun in the daytime to keep them topped off enough to power the house fully on solar (like when its snowing or raining all day ) the whole time , you can still run off those batteries but using cheaper mains power to fill them up the rest of the way to last through 24 hours

[@jesusislord2457]

🎉 YAY YAW! 🎉 Congratulations! ✌️💖🙏🙌🇺🇲🕊️🤜

[@Comatose_Era]

Sam. They do make heat pump water heaters as well.

[@larrygould8246]

What is the projected life span of this setup? Nice clean job on your electrical needs!

[@burtburtist]

lithium cells usually will last you 5-10y the panels should go well beyond to around 30y think the bottleneck of this system is just the lithium batteries themselves assuming good maintenance and rocks not falling from the sky and destroying the panels

[@wadetyler5056]

I’ve often wondered about the viability of the small point of use electric tankless water heaters. It would mean one at each water source but they aren’t that expensive sooo?

[@MYtinyPLace]

I have a propane gas range its a regular size stove that i got off of Wayfair for 500 dollars and i use propane grill size tanks on it you can get 100 lb tanks to use on them to i love mine

[@MYtinyPLace]

and its a GE range

[@timolson7005]

Heat pump water heater?

[@rhodiafiddler5557]

What was the name of the first solar compact generator you had with your first camper. Were you happy with it. My husband and I are looking for one for our camper.

[@sam-and-angela]

That was probably a BLUETTI power station. It would supplement our power, but not really run everything long term. Most portable power station setups lack the ability to have large solar input, which is very important for power demands. Otherwise you are just using up your battery and will then have to wait for the small solar to charge it back up before using again.

[@rubberdc]

How do you get rid of all your trash ? Do you have in your county a collection lorry that collects it ?

[@sam-and-angela]

The county has stations where you take it and put it into various bins according to the type of waste.

[@rubberdc]

@8;23 " you dont want to die just yet" hahahahahahahaha

[@Zombie-adventures]

Hey Sam! Question: I’m hearing a lot about possible EMP attacks and I’m afraid. I have one bluetti and a small solar panel. Are there measures that an average person can take to save what they can? Thank you for helping teach people. Darla in NC

[@sam-and-angela]

A major EMP attack is a subject that is very easy to quickly spiral into hopeless thoughts over, so try not to let fear rule your decisions. Faraday enclosures are the most common way to theoretically prevent damage, but it's all theory. We've never experienced an EMP attack like media or novels portray, so everything sold is unproven. In my opinion, the best way to prepare for an EMP is with pre-electric or pre-semiconductor items and skillsets, but it's not an event we personally prepare for. Hope this helps?

[@Zombie-adventures]

@@sam-and-angelathank you for responding. I’ll try not to be so fearful. Seems the media just keeps trying to scare us. ❤️

[@davefroman4700]

Don't get a propane water heater. Get a heat pump water heater, and put it on a timer to shut off over night.

[@pmartin6759]

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[@stephenreiner1523]

Let the power company whine.😂

[@usaborn9894]

I'm a rack battery liker myself y because if a wall battery goes down your screwed 😊

[@cantgetright742]

Nothin on the ethos but I use my toaster oven too. Oven broke awhile ago and just have never gotten it fixed and don’t even need it. If it weren’t so unconventional I could probably just get rid of the stove all together.

[@billy-go9kx]

You haven't said how much of your battery you use each day versus charging. Even with all of those solar panels you have to put your stove and hot water heater on shore power (navel term) means you are using a lot in the house.

[@daviddarnell8898]

Heat pump water heater would use much less energy.

[@donjennewein511]

If you put in a tankless electric water heater i hope you don't live in a cold climate because they are a nightmare!

[@kevinmcdonald7693]

At the end of the day you still need grid power solar just doesn’t cut it

[@sam-and-angela]

That or a backup generator. You can't get around the spells of rain and bad weather for sure.