NEW Solar Powered Roof Vent For Shipping Containers!

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@robertroberts5218 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful product. Could you convince the maker to stamp the riviting profile? It is great the extended the flanges to help orient the frame to the roof. But if that were stamped, it could dip down to fully follow the roof corrigation profile and provide an even better mating of parts.

@harrys8272 5 ай бұрын

Can you install this on a back wall

@twebber100 5 ай бұрын

Have you ever thought of using clecos to keep the holes aligned while drilling. Clevis are avaliable from any aircraft tool supplier. They work great for keeping everything in alignment.

@TheContainerGuyTV 5 ай бұрын

I'll look into it. I asked our engineers about this a while ago.

@specialized29er86 9 ай бұрын

Would love 2 of the mounting kits for a container in outback Australia.

@popeyeandy959 4 ай бұрын

I just installed the Solar vent fan smack dab in the center of the roof of my 20 foot container. I have two Big 40 intake vents to install. I'm thinking I should do them in diagonally opposite corners

@JanetAlexanderJewelry Жыл бұрын

What is the top of the vent made of around the solar panel? I'm putting a container in a forested area with high fire danger. It will be in a cleared area with no vegetation. The state's county code doesn't allow plastic lights under the house eaves, or skylights with plastic since an ember could burn through the plastic. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and mistakes. I have learned so much from watching your videos.

@ChristiMilligan Жыл бұрын

I think he mentioned ABS plastic. Solar Blaster offers all metal vents to shipping containers.

@katebalding9503 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this info. Just have a question. I’m planning on building a 20 foot container home. How many would you recommend installing?

@popeyeandy959 7 ай бұрын

I live in South Texas and the sun's UV rays kill anything plastic. Any idea how UV resistant the vent hood and Solar panel are?

@TheContainerGuyTV 7 ай бұрын

Oooof that's a good question. Sun is pretty bad up here in Canada too actually. Something about being closer to the sun in our summer cause of the tile of the earth (I think). Our main plastic vent company (Duraflo) has the UV resistant stuff figured out. All my plastic vents on my roof were mint after 40 years (1985) when I redid my roof last summer. A little faded is all. These vents aren't made by them but they seem to be of similar quality. Do you have ABS plumbing stacks down there? Or PVC? Which one works? We have sold a lot of them to Texas/Arizona with no phone calls suggesting they melt... That's a good sign.

@popeyeandy959 6 ай бұрын

@@TheContainerGuyTV Thank you. Which Sikaflex compound are you using? I see they have many different ones.

@tkskagen Жыл бұрын

Could adding a few (to replace Standard ones) to my Residence actually bring the Summer Heat temperatures down? Free energy/airflow couldn't be a bad thing, would it...

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3hC3vi3 They'll be perfect. That's what they are meant for. They give you 4x the ventilation of a standard passive box vent.

@laidbacktraveler2580 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic improvement/option for containers - Thanks for posting this up!

@pixelgraphica Жыл бұрын

Do you answer your email??

@Nefrtt Жыл бұрын

How many needed for winter car storage in Maine? I don’t want to worry about moisture at all.

@jtr82369 Жыл бұрын

Another company makes one with the bottom plate matching the roof corrugate. I’d like one that I can hook up a small battery & mppt so it never stops running

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

Do you have120v power near your container? We have a low voltage fan in a vent that powers with an extension cord from the outside. It also passes power into your container (2 plugs & 3 USB ports). I didn't think people would want to mess with batteries and charge controllers but as they become more popular and people become more educated on them, maybe it's less of a worry.

@quevicular 5 ай бұрын

Good idea but cutting a hole in the roof is not my idea of a remedy for moisture. Id go on the side corner near the top. Besides those units are over double the price they should be.

@easytraveller1269 2 ай бұрын

I concur, I have two 40's and use a side mounted solar fan. Why put a hole in the roof? Not to take into consideration if you ever want to stack units now you have a hole in the roof.

@quevicular 2 ай бұрын

@@easytraveller1269 I cuntcur. Another great point. Also the roofs on these cans warble a lot and are not meant to have a lot of weight on them. The weight bearing is on the corners as you well know, however others do not.

@-What-are-your-thoughts 2 ай бұрын

@@easytraveller1269 …. What solar fan do you use ?

@easytraveller1269 2 ай бұрын

@@-What-are-your-thoughts I had the container company I use install a commercial off the shelf solar fan and install/weld a bracket and solar panel on the side of the container. The venting was welded into the container.

@hipolitogarza1702 Ай бұрын

@@easytraveller1269 got any pics of your set up?

@REVNUMANEWBERN 2 ай бұрын

Can these be be installed on the sides? I just DON'T want to cut into the roof

@jessiemartinez7681 5 ай бұрын

I clicked on the Amazon link for the USA, and the fan is not available.

@secretlake5528 Жыл бұрын

How loud is it? I think I need 10 of them for penticton😊

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

Haha maybe. I don't think you can hear them when they're running if my memory serves me correctly.

@bc1014 Жыл бұрын

Could the solar fan be installed on an upper side instead of the roof to avoid leak potential?

@lockherup2031 Жыл бұрын

Can the fan be mounted on a side wall? I don’t want to put any holes in the top. As you have said, in the past.

@ChristiMilligan Жыл бұрын

The problem with mounting this on the side wall is the solar panel would not be pointing toward the sun. You might call Solar Blaster as they have an adjustable solar vent and they could help you figure out a good solution.

@stephenpadilla4086 3 ай бұрын

What do you think about using minimum expansion sealing foam, like Great Stuff, for sealing around the outside of the metal frame insert adapter thingamajig?

@patrickhackett3878 Жыл бұрын

The problem with solar powered roof vents, as I learned while living aboard my boat, is they are on during the humid part of the day, increasing humidity inside.

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

Interesting. We are predominantly dry and find it a perfect match to exhaust the summer heat. Ventilation is climate specific and differs between tropical, desert, temperate, and arctic climates. Each person should analyze their situation and use their judgement.

@randomstuffs7807 Жыл бұрын

Which Sikaflex sealant do you prefer? Sikaflex-1A? Sikaflex-715?

@ciaoamerica71 Жыл бұрын

Hi Channing, love your videos and your entrepreneurial spirit. I'm looking at purchasing a couple of 20ft. double door containers (I'm here in the states, N. Illinois to be exact) and partitioning them into two roughly 10x8 spaces. My plan is to rent them out as storage spaces as a fairly cost effective way to get into the business. My concern is leaving them out to the elements . I'm considering a simple open wall clear span structure or possibly a carport type structure to keep them covered. IMHO the roof or top being that it is flat and allows for no runoff to be the most vulnerable part of the container. I'd like to mitigate that as much as possible and keep them dry and clean and in use for a long time. Any suggestions, advice, tips, hints etc. would be most appreciated. Thanks for the great content!

@JavinCarelse Жыл бұрын

Hoodies and grinders are a sketchy combo! Awesome product though.

@REVNUMANEWBERN 2 ай бұрын

WOW $580.00 for that? Geez

@ngaoutdoors4715 11 ай бұрын

I want to add a large solar array to my container later. Is towards one end of the container the best location for this if I’m going to add solar later?

@BrainingEditor Жыл бұрын

Fantastic product ! Easy to install.

@marcanthony854 Жыл бұрын

What are you doing for Makeup air? What vents do you use for that? Thx!

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

Two BigAir45s for intakes during the day and passive ventilation at night.

@primodinero3006 Жыл бұрын

@@TheContainerGuyTVeven with closed seal spray foam we still can use the 45" vents?

@3RDOOR Жыл бұрын

LOLS❤👍🏻

@tkskagen Жыл бұрын

Are there "Side Mounted" versions or "Gable Versions" available?

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

We have a solar 54 CFM axial fan version coming out shortly. Or a powered 110 CFM. It will likely be a few months until they are available online. Email parts@thecontainerguy.ca if interested in buying a prototype.

@ricardoduncan6642 Жыл бұрын

Nice product its a great idea

@FireboatJim 5 ай бұрын

Are these vents suitable for refer container roofs?

@brookespeers7726 6 ай бұрын

Which Sikaflex product?

@TheContainerGuyTV 6 ай бұрын

Not self-leveling. Learned that the hard way. Doesn't need to be Sikaflex. Use a UV resistant urethane construction sealant.

@jobustad1691 Жыл бұрын

Do these have an off switch and some way to plug it off in the winter?

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

Snow

@jobustad1691 Жыл бұрын

@@TheContainerGuyTV Cold weather in general...... When the temps drop to the 40-50 I would not want to have the warm air sucked out... But when the temps get into the 70-80 I would.. That is why I was asking.

@luispolanco4745 Жыл бұрын

good info videos, What type of Cad softwere you used to design ?

@scottcannon984 Жыл бұрын

Will those gloves were short lived there bud!! Haha

@matttwo3516 7 ай бұрын

When will these be back in stock?

@SandiRose2008 Жыл бұрын

My container has 2 whirlybirds on it. What a regret!!

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

How do they work? Leak? Let water in ever? Where are you located? I'm curious to know feedback on them around North America

@SandiRose2008 Жыл бұрын

@@TheContainerGuyTV I'm in the southeast US. My issues are more with the company. The driver sat the container in the yard instead of on the blocks I had set up. I couldn't be there that day to oversee the delivery, since I was at work. The company refused to come back out and I didn't have the money to pay another company to move it. So it sat uneven which allowed water leakage, which ruined the floor beneath. That whirlybird stopped working not long after that. The other one still works. Years later I met someone who asked if I liked having the whirlybirds and he stated he regretted having them installed because they stopped working on his container. I don't remember if he said they leaked. But he was unhappy also. Btw, I saw a video years ago where you can turn the whirlybirds upside down and use them as a light fixture inside the container. I loved it.

@TheContainerGuyTV Жыл бұрын

@@SandiRose2008That's unfortunate. Gotta get air movement under the container. We have this product here which would help you level the container if you already own a bottle jack: thecontainerguy.ca/product/twist-n-jack-container-lifter/

@SandiRose2008 Жыл бұрын

@@TheContainerGuyTV Will definitely look into it!! Thank you!!

@Jack-yl7cc Жыл бұрын

@@SandiRose2008 A Hi-Lift Jack can be used to help you level the container as long as it's empty. Get the name brand one, there is some knock-offs and I can tell you from personal experience that despite their claims to the contrary, they can't lift as much as the name brand one. Using a Hi-Lift jack can be dangerous but its a lot more versatile than a bottle jack.