SHOULD YOU INSTALL SOLAR? WE DID AND SEE HOW & WHY! (Part 2 of 3)

Today in part 2 of a 3 part series, we finalize all the hardware of the solar installation at Villa Feliz and Casa Vi. The next episode will discuss in details the specifications and define how much solar you need based on your preferences.
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[@revengetrades]

Great video! Looking forward to the next episode where we talk $$$$

[@hotzenplotzrakete8869]

i'm interested too

[@darinhoffman1839]

Great follow up James look forward to the cost analysis…🇵🇭🇵🇭🌋🌋

[@pogioldsarge2798]

Hard hats, safety harnesses, closed toed shoes!!!! OMG the PI is broken!!!!

[@peterking1134]

Hello to Villa Feliz!

[@MrPeter924]

Good video sounds great city view Great work House.

[@johnelicker3967]

thanks for sharing i installed a 13.79 kw on my house a few years ago with 4 9.8 kw batteries been enjoying 20 dollar electric bills ever since congrats on the new system to put in perspective mine were top of the line panels back then was 350 watts per panel your 500 nice smaller footprint

[@MyPIDream]

A testament to WHY we should all have solar. Thanks John!

[@hotzenplotzrakete8869]

@@MyPIDream Hi Mike a clean install...good job from the Elektro DUDEs - great appreciation to the men looks like German quality work. How much did the system in the Philippines cost you? only approx. indication would be nice Thank you

[@paulstepgem]

That's a real powerful system there James...Will be interesting to find out how much it cost...💵

[@patrickobrien5367]

Good morning James from Singapore 🇸🇬 😊 great video thanks again for your video 📹 and help with the video by the way its raining 🌧 here right now 😀 can't get away from the rain but still having a great time here in Singapore ok stay safe and have a great day 👍

[@erniejopanda1132]

Thanks for sharing James. We finally moved in to our new farm house last April and cleared shrubs in our tree line. Have a great weekend

[@jackpiket7643]

Great episode James looking forward to the next

[@jamesnichols2511]

fantastic vlog. very informative. I can see why you went solar. cost effective over time. your house, I call the garden of eden, is awesome. I love the landscape you did. My son is gonna build his house in the philippines in a couple years, I'm curious if he'll use solar like you did. he wont do it here in the states, thinks the company's here are out to screw him. but I can see the benefit for having it there. like you said, tap into that source called, the sun.

[@MyPIDream]

James, I think the next episode will convince your son that solar is the right way to go both in long term savings and for the environment.

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

With the cost of Solar panels and LFP Batteries becoming more affordable and the cost of grid power continuously going up in the Philippines ( and everywhere) and if you can harness wind and a tiny stream it is a no brainer.

[@jhaybiebasco8529]

Looking great, James! Excited to see costs and long-term stats!

[@pjack2533]

Magandang gabi James and Ness😊😊

[@cristinateller9107]

I so admire the vegetation background of your opening:)

[@MyPIDream]

Thank you Cristina! 🌺

[@jamesb777driver]

Great video :)

[@rodrobes]

Thank you so much James for doing all the research and the leg work for most of us looking to add solar. Can't wait for the cost of the entire system.

[@steveh6483]

MAayong Gabii James, I'm enjoying this series on Solar, looking forward to more

[@RobbyRCPROBE]

Great vlog and information again, James. As solar is a world subject and also world subject/issue because of the horrible actions in Eastern Europe, this information is worth gold. Looking forward to the 3th part of this serie. Greetings fr. Lynn and Robby

[@natureloveruae9407]

James I'm also thinking of off grid solar I'll wait for the next episode.

[@TheKapampanganExperience]

I’m in angeles city area

[@paulknol1227]

In progress...have a small one bed room guest house I just added a inverter and batteries and running test. So far all is good my plan is run battery backup and add solar panels in a few months. First see how the 120KWH 48V batteries handle the load. It's more fun in the Philippines.

[@MyPIDream]

120kWh??? Wow, that's a lot!

[@pernelldesouza3302]

Good afternoon James those guys really work fast I enjoyed this video I am learning more about Solar it is very good to have thank you very much my friend be safe you and the family 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾🇵🇭🇯🇲🇵🇭🇯🇲🇵🇭

[@Kehf27]

Are you married to a Filipina? Living in the Philippines or Jamaica or the US?

[@michaelenriquez577]

Hi James I have Solar Panels for a few years now and recently Birds started nesting under the vents. With all the debris getting collected under it block the water flow and causes a backflow under the roof tiles. You might want to consider putting some wires to prevent them from going under the panels

[@rodrobes]

I wonder if that will be an issue because the rain and the extreme heat might deter the birds from nesting under the panels compare to north America.

[@michaelenriquez577]

@@rodrobes Im from Australia and it gets hot in here and much hotter than the Phils.

[@MyPIDream]

As the pitch of this style roof is very steep, ~38 degree angle, I'm confident we'll never have an issue with water backup. And for those pesky birds, well, we'll just have to see. We love the birds around here and don't mind them nesting as long as there's no damage.

[@michaelenriquez577]

@@MyPIDream I do have a very steep roof as well, they nested near the metal bars and near the brackets clogging that one particular spot. Pigeons nested on my roof so it really collected lots of dirt and debris overtime. The only good thing is where you are labour to fix things doesnt cost you an arm and leg compare to Sydney.

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

Wildlife does seem to be a problem sometimes, one Solar customer had roof damage due to raccoons or 🐿squirrels nesting under the panels here in Canada, but then those critters like to nest in attics ,often for winter ,,and it gets really hot in the attic, I know this because it happened to my house and a friends , it cost a lot of money to get rid of raccoons they are very protective of their young, will rip your house apart to get their young, I put very strong wire mesh with screws in their holes yet the mother ripped that barrier out, we used to have a problem with recycling collection bins for green waste , the ' coons would open them no matter how well designed the covers were, they are smarter than humans it seems, they sure outsmarted me 3 times.

[@patrickdarrellobrien1381]

Very interesting video. Looking forward to the next one.

[@davidrivers2385]

Great video, i cant wait to hear the break down of everything. Thanks, Danial and Marivic

[@johnjackson1665]

3 things you can count on - death :-(, , taxes :-( :-( , and informative video's from the Tanner family. Thanks James for this info on Solar. Looking forward to Part 3.

[@Synfulz]

Hello James👋😎 Such a clean and professional install.

[@myrah_adzy]

spend the extra P10k and change the way the batteries are connected. Please use bus bars to connect to the inverter and not paralleled like I saw in your video. You'll find with your current setup, the battery closest to the circuit breaker to cycle faster. Ideally you'd want all four of your batteries to cycle at the same time. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[@MyPIDream]

I'll have to ask the solar company about your question about bus bars but for your battery comment, these are smart batteries which are connected and monitored via a communications link to the inverter. The inverter charges each battery at the same level of charge. This is apparent from the charge status LED's on the front of each battery which are all exactly at the same recharge state.

[@hotzenplotzrakete8869]

@@MyPIDream Are they LiFePo4 batteries? ps. BMS = Battery Management System

[@mikemikie8312]

James & Ness ,of course I like you both lots and still really enjoy your channel I'm not gonna slip away because of all the high tech I find it interesting and amazing the kind of things they have and what it can do is amazing ,I've been following you both for many years and intend to continue always take care God Bless you your families and friends always . ,

[@ArtCoDroneAndEntertianment]

Great video James tons of info on solar power systems. The drone shots were excellent glad you're getting good use from the Air 2 S drone.

[@peterking1134]

I realize that you probably don’t have the land but I prefer ground mount panels so as not affect the esthetic of the house.

[@zorbakaput8537]

Swings and roundabouts everyone has their own taste and reasons. On the roof they are out of harms way from kids and games plus usually less shade issues on the panels plus you are not wasting valuable real estate.

[@MyPIDream]

Yes, if we had the extra area we would have considered that instead of changing the looks of the beautiful Decra tile on our roof.

[@jmfarrell5]

Great video and thorough explanation…. Always learning from your experience 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Charlie1776]

Excellent and informative video as always James. I’d love to do a follow up discussion with you on the changes to your system since I visited.

[@mikemikie8312]

WOW James I love your home and enjoyed your building of it from the beginning but your house in far to complex and technical for me I would have to go back to school for a long time to know how to use and understand all those devices you have inside your home I'm a very basic guy don't get me wrong future fitted out homes are amazing but I like everything to be simple and not so complex . (Now I need to go and put up that new tent I just purchased LOL ) Joke lang

[@darwinmacasaet2427]

thanks for doing this video james. very comprehensive and informative. was searching videos like this on youtube so i will have a better idea on the concept of solar power because i was thinking of having this system installed on my house as well. your presentation was the most easy to absorb for people who are just studying about this technology.

[@MyPIDream]

Next episode will be more detailed in solar 101. Standby!

[@TheKapampanganExperience]

What can the cost be ? Ball park figure is ok 👍

[@MyPIDream]

Next episode.

[@suzettemolino9847]

We have been following your build and we learned a lot….we are planning to go to the Philippines in January and we would like to visit you in Villa Feliz if you allow us..

[@suzettemolino9847]

We are planning on building in the Philippines in the coming years and would love to get more insight on your solar experience. Thank you.

[@MyPIDream]

Glad the channel is providing helpful insight. When in the Philippines, please do stop by...friends always welcome here at Villa Feliz!

[@colingamble-beresford2387]

Seems a very swift and painless installation. How long is the warranty on the system? Stay safe 👍🏻

[@MyPIDream]

Will discuss our warranty and overall industry warranties in the next episode. Thanks for waiting!

[@natureloveruae9407]

Lets see how much it will cost?

[@pagodadr]

I went Solar in 2018, Hardware was close to 20 k and a grid tied system. Project engineers are unscrupulous to not give u zero net gain on grid tied systems, and electric Companies do not like customers going Solar so they bribe County Commissioners to make ordinances not fare for home owners. Its a very costly project here in Florida still. It does save me about $100 US monthly, but I still owe the Electric Co a $40.00 a month account fee plus what ever electric consumption I use. The price of Back up Batteries here in US make it very not cost effective to do off grid and the Electric Companies do not want customers going off grid. Bottom line, Here in FL, still very expensive to put a cost effective Solar system in.

[@MyPIDream]

I'm hearing similar complaints from other Floridians. I'm sure other states have similar penalties for not using their production as well but it seems Florida is in the spotlight these days. It's a shame that in a time where we should be conscious of our environment and working towards our independence on fossil fuels that big business values profits over our survival. Time to talk with your state representatives.

[@pagodadr]

@@MyPIDream Corruption runs very deep including local gov officials, sorry to say. Where their is money to be made, corruption is right behind. Your project looks very Cool! enjoy, jB

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

thats Florida and Missouri for you, in Ontario,Canada we have " Delivery Charges" where that fee might be more than the eletricity you use if you are grittie Solar, the former Ontario Lieberal govt calls it " Debt retirement fee" - the previous Progressive Conservative govt was on track to retire the Hydro debt.

[@saudiarabiariyadh5474]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@plspry2dj354]

Hi James. Are your appliances hooked up on a power conditioner or power surge for protection? Black outs and lightning storms will surely shorten the life span of your appliances without any protection

[@plspry2dj354]

Im asking this questions if i do retire in the philippines i would like to bring my high end audiophile receivers and speakers.

[@MyPIDream]

We have a couple of AVR's to protect some of our high value items but not for everything. Yes, the power here isn't clean. Both high and low voltages really reduce the life expectancy of your electronics.

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

@@MyPIDream James is the inverter Pure Sine wave? I ask because - Need this for the Inverter fridge and Inverter AC, im sure it is .

[@randyberti6606]

Love the show. Any concerns with severe weather and the panels? Rated to what wind?

[@MyPIDream]

I'll try to address this in the next episode. Most PV panels are certified at 140 to 160mph.

[@wayneseymour1]

Hi James Hi Ness JAMES!!!! please tell me my eyes are playing tricks on me and I'm delusional. But is that piece of tile STILL missing on the stairs.?🤔

[@MyPIDream]

Shhh! On my bucket list Wayne!

[@samtommy253]

I see they installed 7 panels facing North West while only 2 panels facing South east where sun is more direct! Wondering on what criteria this layout was chosen?!

[@MyPIDream]

Please wait until the next episodes where we'll discuss solar panel placement. Thanks.

[@eddiefelix]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I am in Surigao city and will be having a house built. Hopefully it will be completed by sometime this time next year. I am having the roof made flat of cement just because of the last Typhoon that came through last December 2021. James any idea where I can get some information from a reputable dealer for an estimate and installation? Thank you and God Bless.

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

British Vlogger "Eight Miles from Home" had some solar installed, I think they live in Surigao , Mindanao.

[@MyPIDream]

The best bet is to always check with other homeowners who've installed something like this and ask their recommendation. It's best to talk with as many people in your area as possible. There's a lot of companies doing the solar thing here in the Philippines and I've heard good and horror stories. Do your homework and you'll reap the rewards.

[@eddiefelix]

@@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669 Awesome thank you

[@barryinthepi390]

I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the series. Does that company serve our area too? How easy was it to go up that ladder to the roof James?

[@MyPIDream]

Yes, GoSolar sells and installs in Cavite as well Barry. If you're interested mention My PI Dream or Villa Feliz for some additional promo discounts.

[@barryinthepi390]

@@MyPIDream That's great, and I will mention you when we can get this going.

[@staceytam4599]

Question James… on the Canadian neighbors house, was it necessary to have that many solar panels? Could they have used less panels with a sun tracker type mount? Reason I ask is, I like the idea of solar but I also like the idea of a roof deck and would not want to use the entire roof for the solar.

[@michaelenriquez577]

Base on my experience the amount of power generated should be proportional to the usage. I think they mentioned 10.5KW solar panels would be installed. Not sure how much consumption they used but I think this is too big for household usage unless they would be running airconditioning 24/7 and have batteries for unused electricity.

[@MyPIDream]

Standby for the next episode. I think it'll answer all your questions. Thanks!

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

If you watch some vids of vlogger Texas Filipino ,James Hightower has a gridtie system, plus self installed LFP batteries he bought online, he lives in Iloilo, solar on roof deck patio, he build the house from scratch, Solid pour concrete , walls and all the floors ,he pays very little for electricity .

[@manwork6545]

Hello James, thanks a lot for your sharing. If I understand you well., if you install a 5th powerwall you would provide for 25KW, almost your average daily consumption at the moment ? Theoretically does it mean you could not need the grid anymore ? If you tell me how much is the electricity cost at the moment, we would be able to estimate the amount of time you would need to compensate your installation supposedly that your daily consumption of electricity remain the same (around 30KW) for the next several years....

[@MyPIDream]

As our batteries are 5.2kWh each, a fifth powerwall would theoretically provide 26kWh (5 * 5.2 = 26). For protection we configure the inverter to shut down the output of the batteries when the load reaches 30% so that would bring the total output capacity of 5 batteries to the load to 18.2kVh and not 25kVh (5 * 3.64 = 18.2). An important factor I really did not talk about is to make sure you have enough output capacity from your solar panels to both sustain your daily power consumption for the house as well as to recharge your batteries. The more batteries, the more load on you solar panels. Our last current utility company rate for June was PHP12.2134.

[@antiowarr9467]

Very good James and very interesting, a great place for to refer back later on. Just a little clarification on the power problem you had with the blackout. Was the problem because of a glitch in the system or because you were doing a new battery install and the system was off line? Well this be a recurring issue under the same power issues or a 1 time thing? Looking forward to the next vid. Thx

[@MyPIDream]

The problem is were were upgrading the batteries so they were offline. At that time there was also a brownout from our utility company. I was able to recover power using our secondary battery backup solution as I instructed the install team to integrate into the solar system. No issues with the new solar system as this is normal when the grid and solar battery backup is not present.

[@kawasaki1279]

So whats next, windpower?

[@charlieleighton2870]

Evening James, did you do a video on the Echo Flow Power Stations you installed in place of your 10KVA Emergency Generator that blew-up?

[@MyPIDream]

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[@charlieleighton2870]

@@MyPIDream Thanks James, watching it now!!

[@kawasaki1279]

How much does a system like the one you have there then James, and yes the Philippine price tag.

[@MyPIDream]

The costs and ROI are revealed at the end of episode 3.

[@Neal_only1]

Hello James, i thought of a system for concrete roofs should they for any reason ever collect enough water to cause any kind of unwanted situation there. Would it be feasible to have a sump system avaiable in order to pump water out from that area much in the same way a pump would remove any unwanted water from a basement or celler like used in the states? What do you think about this tyoe of a backup system?

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

I'm sure the builder pitched the roof slightly and he has lots of drain holes/ pipes , he also had lots of waterproofing added like Sahara cement ( swimming pool waterproofing) I think. In Canada flatroofs are quite common, they last 25-35 years easy, in 4 seasons, my customer has flat roof onto of garage, snow can be 6-8 inches thick and standing water close to 2 inches.

[@MyPIDream]

If downspout pipes are properly installed and occasionally cleaned for blockage (leaves) there should NEVER be a need for a pump.

[@kawasaki1279]

The backround music for your vifs, do you compose them urself or from a website?

[@MyPIDream]

Stock KZbin audio library. Only a few songs in some of the videos are mine.

[@key39762]

what was the total cost of the system? I saw all 3 episodes and must have missed it.

[@MyPIDream]

At the end of episode 3 after the final comments.

[@fortyozfreedom3456]

Will these installations withstand supertyphoon winds? Can they be insured? Im very interested in solar but weighing the risks

[@MyPIDream]

I'm hopeful with the low profile on our type pitched roof they'll do well in high winds like the typhoons we get regularly here in the Philippines. If there are any issues I will update as necessary.

[@peter-bakestar]

With your system James are you totally off grid

[@MyPIDream]

No. We'll talk about this in the next episode.

[@andyseville4163]

Gud day sir what happen in your old mansion

[@MyPIDream]

Hmm. 🤔 Could you clarify your question. Thanks.

[@arthurlategan2473]

Good day James. what is your maximum output of your inverter? 15 kwh?

[@MyPIDream]

10.4kWh

[@TheBigBananaaa]

👍✅🙀✅👍

[@timg5171]

Is your install considered a hybrid system as you are still connected to the grid?

[@MyPIDream]

Hybrid grid-tied.

[@timg5171]

@@MyPIDream and with a hybrid grid tied, if the grid goes down (brownout), the batteries take over and the panels charge the batteries during the brownout. Is that how your system works?

[@gee70usa]

How long is the warranty?

[@MyPIDream]

Next episode.

[@kimmerrill4377]

James, are the Fox batteries high voltage or low voltage? I want to install Fox batteries with a Deye inverter, but my installer told me that the Deye inverter utilizes a low voltage system and that the Fox batteries are high voltage. From what information I have gathered the high voltage batteries are more efficient. I'm confused as to what I am seeing in your systems.

[@MyPIDream]

Your installer is misinformed. The FoxESS LV5200 I have are low voltage, hence the name LV5200. Low voltage batteries typically have a voltage of below 100V. The LV5200 has a nominal voltage Vdc of 51.2 with a battery voltage range of Vdc 43.2 - 57.6. Using a higher voltage low voltage battery might be considered better because is requires less current. Less current is less resistance which will run the inverter cooler.

[@mikewright9637]

Do you mind if I ask how much is you're electric bill before solar?

[@MyPIDream]

P10k+

[@gilbertciriaco8228]

How much the total price of your solar sir?

[@MyPIDream]

We'll discuss the cost of systems like this in the next episode.

[@gilbertciriaco8228]

@@MyPIDream ok sir.thank you

[@jaykiec21]

@@MyPIDream I have an Enphase system here in Los Angeles and the cost of their battery is almost the same cost as the solar system. Enphase uses micro inverter and is attached to each individual panels.

[@hotzenplotzrakete8869]

@@MyPIDream very nice...thank you

[@Conangreer]

@@jaykiec21 That’s what I have as well, here in Phoenix. It’s a great system.

[@derrickgreenwade2261]

Are able to be independent from the electrical grid?

[@MyPIDream]

The system can be set up for off-grid but ours is not that's why its called "grid-tied".

[@derrickgreenwade2261]

@@MyPIDream thanks James I appreciate you man. Good information .

[@charlieleighton2870]

Sorry ECOFLOW

[@ehdiwowin8412]

Wonder why the low number of subscribers? You've been vlogging for five years. Maybe need some shameless click baits or reminders to subscribe from viewers?

[@MyPIDream]

The mission statement of MPID is to educate and stimulate discussion. This is the overriding goal over subscriber count or profit. Our subs are loyal to the channel because they understand this is not a "click bait" type of channel and the channel continues to grow because of this. I don't think 50k+ subs in 5 yeas is something to be ashamed of. 🙏🏼

[@ehdiwowin8412]

It was more of a sarcastic comment than a bashing of your site. My apologies if you were offended.😍

[@MyPIDream]

No problem. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@mochapoundcake]

The way you say “uMAGA” reminds me of a certain insurrectionist ex-POTUS. Hope it’s not intentional on your part. 😜😜😜

[@MyPIDream]

No relationship I assure you! 🇺🇸