I love to see things loaded up and I love to see things built!
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
That's what we do :) site visit/consult, design, sell, receive, load, build, followup and repeat!
@ColHatley5 жыл бұрын
I have been watching your videos for many years now. I just want to say you are so very talented and super smart. Glad to see you make use of it... ATB Von
@timteeslink94104 жыл бұрын
love how the mini rails double as wire trays. Makes for a clean install. Great job!
@PennsylvaniaPrepper5 жыл бұрын
We developed our spring. Watching your videos gives people inspiration and confidence!
@izzyplusplusplus10045 жыл бұрын
I want to see! I saw your comment a long while back, can't remember much more than that lol.
@PennsylvaniaPrepper5 жыл бұрын
@@izzyplusplusplus1004 Well, I can take pics in the spring. I don't know where the videos are...
@wyattoneable5 жыл бұрын
You always do top notch work Scott. I rally like the idea of the RV hook up in the shop as a back up.
@jeffgarner31785 жыл бұрын
Please go to Home Depot and pick up a couple of sets of Ladder stabilizer arms for the top of your ladders. It will put your ladder at a safer angle and when you put the ladder on the roof it will offset the ladder from any gutters. I see you have ladder foot adjusters which is also safer because your ladder than stays straight. I use a different type for window cleaning business.
@kevinroberts7815 жыл бұрын
Indeed! we use those at the top of all our ladders! Once you buy one you will buy one for every ladder! Heck every ladder should come with one imo.
@practicalpreppers77985 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jeff!
@ek97725 жыл бұрын
Your jobs are great due to the human talent involved.
@westcoaststacker5695 жыл бұрын
I installed my SMA grid tied systems, the Solar Ark looks very versatile. Nice Install, Seems we jumped from spot to spot, but got a good idea of the scope.
@adammcgowen32295 жыл бұрын
Looks great! btw... 1/2" liquidtight conduit works perfect for mini split drains. way cheaper and easier to run through walls :)
@jesse14415 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea
@giovannifiorentino89475 жыл бұрын
Neat work. You may also like to place some splash blocks at the bottom of the downspouts before they undermine the building footings.
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Good point. That was bothering me too.
@deafonic94165 жыл бұрын
Okay so I just tried simulating a prepper situation. The energy and heating wasn't at all a problem even on very cold nights, it was the food and water. I consumed an absurd amount of water, and generated an absurd about of garbage from MREs. Not to mention I got pretty sick of eating MREs. I live in northern Canada so it's freezing for most of the year. I'm wondering if you have any videos/ideas for an indoor hydroponic system to grow fresh veggies.
@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork5 жыл бұрын
You always do such nice professional installs E775!
@scottengland68935 жыл бұрын
I just love to watch and learn, Thanks for what you do.
@p.brooksmcginnis17495 жыл бұрын
What did this end up costing? Good looking install No More War
@darylcampbell32445 жыл бұрын
I’ve enjoyed all of your installs. Might go that route myself when it comes time.
@fallriverns5 жыл бұрын
In Canada you can't go on a travel lift or a roof above 9 feet without a safety harness. It seems like a pain but trust me, they work. Worth thinking about guys.
@shawnderrick19525 жыл бұрын
Great drone footage! More like that in the future,please.
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Will do. It goes with me to every job. I just need to practice.
@guygfm42435 жыл бұрын
Very good quality work you know what you are doing good to see. From UK
@pipingcalifornia34764 жыл бұрын
Novice question. Why the PV DC disconnects when the inverter has built in physical disconnects? I'm sure there is a logical reason, I'm simply curious.
@StephenMattison665 жыл бұрын
SO nice! I'd give my left...to have you do my place in Missouri! Great job!
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
If you can contract with a good electrician there lets talk. info@practicalpreppers.com
@StephenMattison665 жыл бұрын
@@engineer775 Perfect, when ready will do, TY! My house roof sucks for solar, but I'm adding a shop out back with S facing roof big enough for 10KW or so. I do all my electrical grunt work & my friends at Stidham Electric (in central Missouri) do all the fancy stuff. If you ever need help in MO, call them, they're great, do everything, 2nd or 3rd generation Company, I know you'll like them.
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
@@StephenMattison66 That sound great. When you get ready to build your shop please contact me and we can make sure the roof type, pitch and size is solar ready for you. Send me and email info@practicalpreppers.com
@weeman5165 жыл бұрын
Theoretically there should be no limit to how far you can out the CT's front the solark current is the same at any point in a circuit no matter the distance. That's why 90% of industrial sensors are 4-20 milliamp the wire can be 1000s of feet long.
@davidpetrusewicz77295 жыл бұрын
I hope you identify the netural wire on 2 pole breaker hot. Tape or marker. Because I didn't see that with you panel cover off. I hope your panel would have proper cleaning in kitchen area. Above your stove plug below the panels.
@jasonb57045 жыл бұрын
Ok I am wanting to get in to solar,grid tie. like the idea with solark system but is it worth the money with 7,500 or is there a better way to go to get e.m.p. harden.what about these emp shield modules add on.and how come it's not on 2019 best grid tie systems. Need real help to make up my mind.and why emp 150 watt. Panel.
@practicalpreppers77985 жыл бұрын
Jason- Please contact us at info@practicalpreppers.com and let's talk!!
@WillowsGarden5 жыл бұрын
What a great team you have and very nice job!
@Jasfras15 жыл бұрын
Hey .... You guys do make a realy neat job. Another great vid with loads of info. Could do with a report on the mini rails and some simple explanation of various systems.
@ResponsiblePatriot5 жыл бұрын
I'm curious about affordable solar energy storage. Shopping online it seems like the components for storing (batteries, rack, etc.) nearly double the cost of the equipment. I'm planning a small installation, just enough to cover regular usage excluding the HVAC system because we have alternative methods for this. But I don't want to spend 30k on something I don't expect to replace my electric bill
@Themachinewon5 жыл бұрын
Question, why do you use so low powered solar panels & inverters.? Same array with Sun Power panels would have given that customer 15,540Kw system.
@jesse14415 жыл бұрын
What do you mean low powered? I don’t think this system was just installed, the pv panels were probably around 250w each which was normal s few years ago. Also it was probably more economical to install a little lower wattage panel at a much better price since they had ample room on the roof. It wouldn’t be wise to throw the latest and greatest 360+ watt panels on a huge roof at the premium sun power panel price. And not everybody is a sun power dealer.
@KrisHarbour5 жыл бұрын
Hi Engineer775 i was wondering if you have a way i can get in contact with you regarding montenergy hydro alternators. i took one apart due to bearing failure and i would love your input. kris
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Send me and email . info@practicalpreppers.com
@spacemanwithraygun39335 жыл бұрын
Good looking install.
@hillbillyhomesteadwv63165 жыл бұрын
Looks good Guy's. Backup for backup's.👍
@royamberg91775 жыл бұрын
Nice install
@andrewevanoff11925 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking about purchasing a hybrid AC (ACDC12). Can I pick it up at your warehouse, to save on shipping costs? I'm in the Upstate SC. Another question, if you don't mind. The description shows that it requires 220 VAC. Is there a 120 VAC model? 120VAC / solar DC, obviously.
@GainSolarPower5 жыл бұрын
Andrew Evanoff yes you can but it’s still getting shipped.
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Andrew, send me an email. info@practicalpreppers.com
@richardlibby24074 жыл бұрын
Your professionalism shines through (no pun intended). Do you consult on the west coast at all?
@engineer7754 жыл бұрын
Only via phone, zoom, whatsapp, etc
@TWmarkjohns5 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, great installation!! I noticed that you prep your panels and pre-tie the cables before install, I also noticed a little black cylindrical unit on the module cables (it's shown at point 24.23mins in your video) can you shed some light on what that is?
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
It is part of the sol-arks system installation to install these suppressors as part of the overall EMP protection strategy.
@TWmarkjohns5 жыл бұрын
@@engineer775 Thanks man :-)
@gtdoering46305 жыл бұрын
You guys ALWAYS do great work! When are you opening a New York area office?
@johnkubik85595 жыл бұрын
Great you love solar. But when I see your roof with a 25' angle and I doubt that you are in the tropics where this angle would make sense for south oriented panels, in your setup it look more like a east west setup where you will catch the sun when its low on horizon, a 60' angle would improve your panel efficiency a lot, less panels same power output
@vincentmasanja7895 жыл бұрын
It is true, L.E.D lights are energy saver.
@DONALD19515 жыл бұрын
Vincent Masanja for sure.
@DONALD19515 жыл бұрын
Dumb question I’m sure, but if you have solar electricity in a normal suburban situation and the city power goes out, will you still have electricity? In other words, you won’t need a generator? Thanks
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Correct. If you have a battery based system like this one.
@dougharker99135 жыл бұрын
UNCLEDOUG HERE IN BOONE N.C. I LIKE YOUR WORK ALWAYS LOOKS GOOD !!! I WON'T A SOLAR SYSTEM LIKE THIS ONE !! I WILL TRY TO GET IN TOUCH SOON !!!!! THANK YOU !!
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
send me an email info@practicalpreppers.com and we'll get started.
@yanknoz97105 жыл бұрын
Nice looking install.👍 One question; will the EMT not rust?
@GainSolarPower5 жыл бұрын
yanknoz it’s galvanized and rated for outdoors. Holds up a lot better than pvc.
@carolgagnon58194 жыл бұрын
Can this particular Mini split have two heads ?
@rfenchel5 жыл бұрын
Great videos...keep up the great work spreading the solar + battery storage gospel.
@notyoung5 жыл бұрын
He really needs to fill in the washout under that downspout and add a $5 splash block. You want to add that to your list of services? ;-) You seem to do the solar, electrical and mechanical parts very well.
@TheRoadpilgrim5 жыл бұрын
You guys do a good looking job!
@karlfair5 жыл бұрын
Scott, you guys do really nice work. At 13:45 is the panel on the right grid power?
@james67945 жыл бұрын
doing a bypass on those metal halide fixtures is a pain. the ones I've seen you cant do a bypass while the fixture is still hanging. what did those new fixtures cost? hard to believe new is cheaper. but i guess time is money. quicker to swap the fixtures then do a bypass
@uspslunch69955 жыл бұрын
It is cheaper to replace the fixture, look on ebay for UFO led high bay lamps.
@N8TheSnake5 жыл бұрын
Super confused as to the purpose of 3 critical load panels in one house, help me understand oh wise sir!
@GainSolarPower5 жыл бұрын
Nathan D there are 3 different buildings, each one has its own panel and wiring system so each one needs a critical loads panel if you want power there. Panels aren’t that expensive
@N8TheSnake5 жыл бұрын
@@GainSolarPower ah I thought there were 3 panels for the one house, I was like da fuq?? So the panels are all in the one building for easy access and proximity to the solark?
@AnnBearForFreedom5 жыл бұрын
If 300 miles away is video-worthy, I'm betting Bakersfield, California is not a realistic possibility. For the best, I suppose. Figuring out how to install something myself means I can maintain and troubleshoot it myself. Lemme at it, lemme at it!
@howardhughes88644 жыл бұрын
Hey there,do you guys work in th3 carribbean
@geobely5 жыл бұрын
I love to know how much that the entire system was for and what kind of inverter set up did you did
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Sol-ark 8k inverter. 51k for the job
@gregorythomas3335 жыл бұрын
This is a really nice setup...one of these days I will get to do something like this :) Howdy Scott...did you get a chance to check out EMPStorm yet?
@delafe5 жыл бұрын
How long can the AC run off of battery? Planning for my future home and that was one question I haven't really found an answer to.
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Course it depends on I will insulated the building isn't how big is space you're trying to cool or heat but we can run indefinitely.
@cokeicee5 жыл бұрын
What type of disconnects are those?
@GainSolarPower5 жыл бұрын
cokeicee IMO dc solar disconnects
@mhamma65605 жыл бұрын
Where's the AFI breakers?
@electromechanicalstuff26025 жыл бұрын
Might want to edit out 23;)31or maybe its not what i keep in those containers
@dougharker99135 жыл бұрын
UNCLEDOUG HERE YOU GUYS DO BEAUTIFUL WORK !!! I LIKE YOUR SYSTEM !! AS ALWAYS IT LOOKS GOOD !!
@jeffmoore23515 жыл бұрын
How efficient are these solar powered air conditioners. Do have mains power. Aussie Jeff
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
On solar they are the most efficient on the market. >75 SEER. Yes you can run it on mains power too.
@divyaboy5 жыл бұрын
You didn't show the Solar panel hangers
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
I do at the end
@SolarTechFL5 жыл бұрын
Solar installers, we live on the road lol
@offgridwanabe5 жыл бұрын
How do you keep all those Pine tree needles from piling up on and under the solar panels.
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
we cut the pines down!
@davey2k125 жыл бұрын
I was thinking same but it eventually will clog fixings if closely fixed together and not cleaned or prevenvenitive maintenance access asking for roof problems years later if metal not retreated/painted But who cares I need this shit go off grid 😂
@timookello38225 жыл бұрын
Fall arrest for guys in roof, no?
@blackshear64235 жыл бұрын
Where are you guys out of and how far do you travel to do installs?
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
South Carolina and Georgia but depending on the job and contractor usage at that location we will travel.
@blackshear64235 жыл бұрын
@@engineer775 Arkansas?
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
Blackshear why not
@blackshear64235 жыл бұрын
@@engineer775 I'll holler at you when we get ready.
@blackshear64235 жыл бұрын
@@engineer775 I'll holler at you when we are ready.
@BoilerRoomRadio5 жыл бұрын
Would you travel to Arkansas for a job this size or a little bigger?
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
It is possible. Send me an email info@practicalpreppers.com
@FuriousPsyOp5 жыл бұрын
What is the brand name of the readout/display youshowed? The display with solar, load, usage readout?
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
The display was built into the inverter.
@Hiker635 жыл бұрын
I think it’s time for me to bring in the big dog to develop my spring in Suches, Ga.
@engineer7755 жыл бұрын
I can make it there in about 2 hrs.
@Hiker635 жыл бұрын
Engineer775 I’ll contact your other half so I can get on the list. 👍
@GainSolarPower5 жыл бұрын
The big dog will make big mess but it will look great in the end!