Powering Our Off-Grid Paradise: DIY 10KW Solar Panels Installation!

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

🔥 WATCH OUR OFF GRID HOME BUILD FROM THE BEGINNING bit.ly/OffGridCabinBuild

[@markarca6360]

I'm from the other side of the planet, the Philippines, and the Philippines is a good neighbor to Indonesia.

[@peterdement]

Consider emergency wind braces from panel back side struts to post.

[@obiwankanebo]

halo pak Martin dan keluarga. 😊 semangat dan semoga selalu sehat 💪

[@ModernMountainLiving]

Wish that Honor System was more wide spread across the Country. Gotta Love it.

[@ADV1]

Looking forward to the next video overviewing the full Solar set up! I'd love to know what the panel/panel model number you're using inside the solar shed (That the inverters feed into) before it heads to the house...

[@PANORAMICTRIP]

Selam sehat selalu Pak Martin, saya dari Indonesia selalu nonton chanel ini

[@DashPar]

Honor system store is wonderful. Genesis 3 tells us why humanity fell from such honor. It is nice to know there are still areas that can have an honor store! 1 Cor 1:30-31.

[@realclassicman]

anti west?

[@jpguitarcustom]

I even start my guitar business using my off grid system I'm making a guitar right now using my solar set up I never thought that it would be possible thanks to you guys you gave me an idea of building my solar set up for my guitar business

[@Just_An_Idea_For_Consideration]

LOVE videos on SOLAR power!!! More on this topic please

[@bobbykelly6628]

Pak Martin! Used your videos studying for Indonesian while in the army! Now the wife and I are settling in northern Idaho and about to install solar as well and here you guys are again! Small world thanks for paving the way!

[@xzibit8614]

For cloudy days - adding 8 more batteries would help you stretch it

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

It is cloudy almost all winter.

[@forgetn]

Totally agree about the food. I lived in Singapore for a decade, and was an oft visitor to Indonesia. But I must say the people too were brilliant. Almost as nice as the Thai I miss the whole region

[@fxproogo7393]

Greeting from Indonesia. Someday please visit us again.

[@ProyekAkhirPekan]

Saya dari Indonesia. Tapi mulai menonton channel ini sejak membangun rumah off grid. Bukan waktu masih di Indonesia dl. Hope you still understand Indonesian language.

[@Mowikan]

In Europe you also have to put ground on your solar panel rack. Nice setup by the way.

[@karenjacquin280]

Good Morning to you, Jules, and Seth.

[@genewileyopa]

I enjoy watching the solar system set up videos. Interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@brendafarrow3117]

We use mini splits for heat & ac with 6k + we have a any gas 20k generator with a transfer switch . When batteries get low the genarac, generator starts charges battery’s then auto off . Ecoflo has a small generator that’s does same with electric start

[@BrianKrahmer]

i actually see over the rated wattage on my panels, by up to about 6%, but i have the advantage of currently living in a cold climate at 9000', both improving efficiency

[@alharunroni]

Still watching ❤

[@hardiyant]

Saya menonton dari Indonesia

[@MySwatteam]

Glad to see you get to 30 panels. That's what I finally did. Also moved to solar-asistant raspberry PI for data and graphs FYI..❤

[@Soufiane-zg4yf]

I think you have to separate panels to not having a much resistance to winds

[@BrainFuelNetwork]

Martin I agree. Nasi Goreng is food for the soul but what pushes me over the edge is Soto Betawi…

[@55commander]

I just found your channel and I am enjoying it. Before the Rural Electrification Act most of Boundary County didn't have power, real off grid! My Grandparents owned the Store, Motor Lodge and Dance Hall at Naples until 1947. The lighting came from a Delco System wind mill & gas engine generators that charged a battery bank. For refrigeration Grand Dad had a large underground icehouse supplied from Blue Lake, he had ice well into October. My father and his two brothers pumped (gravity fed) most of the gasoline for customers.

[@thebbehabstra216]

I’m following your channel since a long time from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. I don’t have to explain to you the Dutch-Indonisian connection. Indonesian food is still more or less Dutch national food and very well appriciated in The Netherlands. So well that most house holds/families preserve their own traditional Indonisian recepies allong with in the Dutch language incorporated “malasian/ Bahasa Indonesië” words as ajam, nasi, rendang, babi pangang, sambal, goreng etc. All the best!

[@owencamo2]

U know u have someone special when she laughs at your jokes like that.

[@alijassem5075]

Since 2020, I started following your episodes, and I am from Iraq.

[@randolphroark1463]

Really enjoy having a Christian and family sharing with us. We are in SW Louisiana. P.s. we had snow here just five years back. About one inch.

[@radekcernik6119]

2 different types of panels can causes problem and lower output power, also when your panels warm up as today, because we can see you only in T-shirt so "name" or rated power slowely decrease based on decreased effectivity. PV have the best effectivity as cold as they are, but also as lower temperature outside, as lower expected sunshine. Because of this PV works perfect in spase (no atmosphere restriction and freez from space vacuum).

[@ModernMountainLiving]

So the answer is keep your solar panels out of the sun. Problem solved.

[@SarahStuff-p5u]

Just built a 2kw system with a bunch of 2x4 and some chain, two panels on each frame and 3 of those for 6 365w panels, can lay em flat in 3 mins if a bad storm is coming but they are solid up to a tornado I gather hehe

[@MechsWorld]

Thanks for the solar update and for the ride through the country. Love the true self check out and we are so far from that any where on the planet so sad world we live in.

[@reneeupdike2220]

Thank you! I will be going to the Farm Stand. Yes, the honor system is very big up here! I love it!!!

[@harvmac69]

Nice job on the array! Someday I want to visit your church! Sounds great! (Coming from the East coast so...)

[@LadysFarm]

That would be cool to have off grid life ❤

[@ryanzanow8221]

I love how many demo ranch shirts you have!! I’ve been noticing them through out many of your videos that I’ve watched. Also, amazing videos! Thank you so much for documenting all of this!!

[@manTili-dd6kf]

Very good work, I hope you and your family always enjoy the best moments with your family

[@avalonhomestead9077]

Nice to finish up a project. One more thing off the list.

[@ModernMountainLiving]

The list just gets longer. Been there, wait I AM there now.

[@anuragchandra8283]

Hey Martin great video BTW I have a question about your inverter, can you pls tell if you have a low frequency for high frequency inverter? Thanks.

[@bimowicaksono3779]

interesting solar panel configuration, I noticed that the panels are mix of polycrystalline and monocrystalline solar panels, is indeed an interesting one. While both types of panels can generate solar energy, monocrystalline panels are generally considered to be more efficient than polycrystalline panels. This means they can convert a higher percentage of sunlight into electricity under the same conditions

[@wesbutler8289]

Whew, something else checked off the list! Good job!

[@dorothyallen3614]

Great job family, I hope this will give you all the power you need for the winter months ❤

[@karlfrederick5731]

Thumbs up for the whole Solar setup detail... and bonus thumbs up for the Honor System Store. You must feel like living in heaven.

[@wingshonda2799]

Would love to have a complete breakdown of the solar farm. love your videos.

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

The sight of that gorgeous sourdough loaf brought on some real cravings!

[@sweetsuccesstrading5097]

Just Found your Channel. If you have to redo the Panels in the Future, Consider a Fruit Tree Picking Ladder. They work Great on almost Any Topography. They are a Tripod Style Ladder.

[@SELMATOROS]

I am from Alabama....but live in Nigeria now. Love the channel.

[@khairulumam4192]

😅 pas banget saya lagi belajar cara menginstalasi 10kw off-grid, eh ada tiang produk dari indo😊

[@jpguitarcustom]

You guys inspired me to build my off grid set up solar power and push me to do all things that I thought I can't make it, but I made it, even if stlill in a lower level of my plans but it is still going upwards. Thank you very much guys😊

[@gardeningfishingjimw9364]

Great improvement on the 'new' solar system Marty. The figures do make sense as well and also take into account the older panels wouldn't be running now at full efficiency. I am jealous as that is similar to what I want here!! :)

[@loucinci3922]

Awesome job. Another super solar video. You make it look so easy. I would like to see a soda/soup can placed on the panel to see if it casts a shadow. No shadow = pointed directly at the sun. Thanks for sharing

[@MrAbro42]

Love your videos. Thanks for sharing. Like all places, California has good parts and bad parts. I know we're depicted in the news as a bad place but certain parts are very conservative and tight knit communities. Where I am at for example, everyone pretty much knows each other and it is a relatively small community. Look forward to your next video.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

For sure. I grew up there and all my family still lives there. Visit often. There are always exceptions to the rule.

[@Greg-bx4id]

Predicting next upgrade: More battery. Maybe diy 48v batteries?

[@jonimiller1954]

AFAIK putting 2 different panels of different outputs in series will pull back the output of the higher rated panels to those of the lower rated panels. Hence not full output

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

They are only different by 5 watts.

[@lindonyhap2494]

Thanks for this knowledge

[@wangsamulja]

Hi Pak Martin & Bu Julie, wah masih ingat juga dengan Indonesia dan nasi goreng. Hope you guys still remember us, hope oneday we can meet up at Indonesia or USA. Edy & Mar.

[@henrialbinus3967]

Hi guys, just letting you know we are Dutch/Indonesian, yes missing all their good food.

[@brendantuwen]

Watching from Papua New Guinea 😮

[@joathomestead]

Great video 👍 lots of ideas. Did you end up connecting the panels together or anchoring them to prevent movement.

[@donalddecker909]

Terrific

[@nurwidi3157]

Nice

[@ServiceTrek]

Hi Martin ... I noticed you changed your original ground mount design from using the hinges on the 2x6 to the steel pole. How do you like the change? I'm just setting up my ground mount and have been looking at some ideas.

[@angelanovianadebruijn1273]

Greetings from prigen near malang

[@alankee1065]

Plenty of honor system stands in wv. I believe in people too. There are a lot of good people out there. Don’t always trust the news. It is partially an entertainment industry that try to draw in the viewers. You might surprise yourself of what people can do when you truly trust them. Honestly, I’d rather be disappointed did not trust them in the first place. Y’all are doing a great job by the way.

[@randywilson9611]

Good video good to see y'all

[@iohann.bab.7042]

Your setup is great but i think you need to protect your panels from hi winds.

[@Soufiane-zg4yf]

👍 from 🇲🇦 Morocco

[@anthosuprianto1843]

Hallo Martin....saya dari indonesia dan saya adalah follower anda.

[@johnkirby6547]

Great job Marty 👏, looks good and will help alot. Take note on cloudy days how much output wattage you get and that will tell you what you can or can't run on extended cloudy days..

[@onionknight2239]

Way cool 👍

[@liammcgothigan2094]

Hello their martin &family

[@hightechfarmers]

Here's hoping the added input will keep you flush on power through the winter without the need for the generator.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Awesome upgrades guys.....hope they generator sits a lot this winter. 😊

[@putinscat1208]

Would having a natural gas tank still be off-grid? Cause I would have a good sized one filled up as a backup and to cook with.

[@Nohansa95]

3:03 salam dari indonesia pak martin, saya pengikut channel pak martin dari tahun 2017.

[@keithgreen5438]

Looks amazing! You guys are so talented. Your whole place is fantastic. I've enjoyed the journey watching everything come together and the transformation of everything you've built. Oh, and you're such a nice and likeable family. 😁

[@timf6916]

Good job

[@Mr.S7R4WM4N]

I bet that sourdough is amazing!

[@hendriksartoni]

❤ from Indonesia

[@TocaBoca156-n6n]

i also installed 4.5kw hybrid inverter with 3600 watts panel, 6 solar panels of 600 watts each but i am not satisfied with their performance , we have plenty of sun here in Pakistan hardly any cloudy weather like you guys do have. but at 4:45pm day time it fails to produce enough power to keep inverter turned on

[@TheCookofthehouse]

Hi Martin, In fact I am not in Indonesia but couldn´t resist to tell you that here from Portugal, I've been following you regularly. I also would like to tell you that in Portugal you would eat a fantastic rice, probably even better than the far east kind which I also love for having lived in Macau during 6 years. I'm happy to have found your chanel. Best regards, I Just love your videos. Thanks, Mário

[@keithw8286]

Thanks Martin, great series. Do you have numbers for your worse 3 months of the year? i am trying to size an array, in my location, to provide a minimum during winter. like you i dont want to be running a generator every day, although obviously, when needs must. My demands will be less than yours, i just wanted a ballpark, for example im going with i need 3x the rated max PV to maintain during winter. Of course i will be over producing between March and Sept, but i am ok with that. Anyway, your place is looking great, best of luck, Keith

[@Al-of6jw]

Indonesia here!

[@tmh7177]

what changes did you make to your batteries and inverter for thirty panels? did prevent power outage

[@Mona-h6y6k]

Mantap sekali pak martin

[@hermanwidjaja7393]

Hi Martin, sy dari Indonesia, penonton setia channel Anda

[@alfheib]

Since you're concerned with winner and your solar system.. did you ever think of adding a wind turbine to give you extra power.. see where I'm from we get decent Summer Sun but not a lot of wind . In the winter it's just reversed. Windy Days inn not some much sun .. where you can have the trifecta and have a little water wheel.. people will rebuild old car alternators to make electricity with a little stream .. just a little suggestion no disrespect .. have a nice day God bless you and your family

[@Pembroke1]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone from your friends in Canada 🦃🦃🎃🎃🥂🥂🍾🍾

[@solarcharging9743]

Smart choice using low frequency, transformer based inverters instead of the low budget, low surge capacity, short lived, high frequency, transformerless inverters that everyone seems to be pushing on youtube. You can expect a very long life and reliability from those Victron inverters.

[@psthill48]

Awesome! What's the name of that portable welding machine you used, when you made the bracket for solar panels?

[@omsonny21]

Im from Indonesia... and I still watching your video, Sir...

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

You rock!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Solar panels look very nice and neat! Great job!

[@ayhan8928]

you very very good man🥰

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks 😁

[@kendallsproat]

I’m in Napa Valley California, we have a bunch of honor farms. I don’t think they could work in the city’s though

[@surahman2974]

I'm waiting for you to come back to Indonesia after the house is 100% finished, it must have been very tiring to build the house, so I'm going back to Indonesia for a holiday

[@brandonl1843]

I wanna convert to solar and do this but I don't have 30 to 40,000 dollars for a worry free unit.. With all this advanced tech going on it's time to upgrade these batteries and panels already!

[@thomastimothy777]

This guy and his “whooshing” noises 🤯😫🫠

[@donavanbangs]

cool

[@macmcq8590]

Would it be possible for you to explain how many times you have upgraded each of the components for your solar system since you started i.e. solar panels, inverters, charge controllers, batteries, stands, etc? And what your total cost to date is? Any idea of how many man hours you have spent on the system? How do you dispose of the displaced items?