Solar Storage Shed

[@johnnygeejr500]

First of all, thank You for Your entire 775 series, You are instructing the future folks that want to save our USA. I've spent 40 years in construction and your concepts and methods should be taught in schools and colleges. well Done, Keep up the good Caring work, Kudos to all who help you ! regards

[@woodspirit98]

Save the USA from what?

[@69Phuket]

Your work is always a must watch, wether it's relevant to me or not. It's all interesting and education!

[@engineer775]

+69Phuket Appreciate that!

[@tylernorton583]

that vacuum wire thing was awsome

[@GainSolarPower]

+tyler norton We did one over 400 feet before. Its was just as fast. Good to use a ribbon pull tape if you have a long pull. String will cut your fittings during the pull. Also, don't break the 360 rule, makes a #6 bundle a bear.

[@stevencorrea9722]

I have study electric cars. Don't understand everything on them. I wish I knew half of what you did there. Very professional to me. But I'm not a professional. thanks for your posting

[@Hawk-qn2zk]

I would take advantage of that moving water to generate some hydro and keep that over kill generator for backup only.

[@daveunderwood6498]

Exactly. If you just put a 100 watt generator on a wheel or turbine you would be making 2.4 KW hours per day. Probably more then the panels are producing in the woods. Just saying.

[@reubengonzalez617]

Dave Underwood is

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

I about fell out of my chair when I saw that 20KW gen for that RV. That's probably 5 to 6 times as big a gen as someone needs for a typical RV. No wonder she blows through tanks of propane. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the solar, but a 3KW gen is all most RVs need, even with the AC running.

[@CircuitofDoom]

My comment, as an ex-electrician; very neat & tidy, nice job.

[@beeseebee_]

That's a cool little power Jack. I've never seen that before. Very interesting

[@BCElginTex]

Beautiful property. You are really getting her set up.

[@homesteadprepper]

I like that you showed some good tricks of the trade. That HF knock out looks like a smoking deal compared to what a Greenlee 7806-SB Quick Draw Hydraulic Punch Driver Kit, 1/2" to 2" would cost. Back in the day, I used the manually operated knock out cutters, 1/2 inch drive ratchet with a long pipe for the larger holes. lol

[@engineer775]

+homesteadprepper Yes, you could buy a new HF kit for every job and be ahead of the Greenlee.

[@engineer775]

+homesteadprepper and you can by dies sets for $25 like this www.harborfreight.com/Knockout-Punch-Kit-10-Pc-60575.html

[@homesteadprepper]

+engineer775 Practical Preppers Thank you Sir.

[@RCvolunteer1978]

you could ADD a water wheel to help make more power

[@nintendolunchbox]

That's a dandy pallet jack / fork lift I ever done saw.

[@mikesimpson6151]

Solar shed is an excellent concept...thanks for sharing.

[@WeaponsMachinist]

I was wondering what you guys were up to! That was a great project. All looks decent except the two EMT pipes needed more box kick.

[@engineer775]

+HRM Weapons Machinist Mu first bends with an ugly stick. I am not proud of that. I am going to KZbin to learn how to bend some EMT.

[@j.j.macbocephus6707]

Old Hickory makes some really, really nice sheds and barns that can be easily set up with electrical and some basic plumbing.

[@engineer775]

+J.J. MacBocephus I'll check them out. Graceland is everywhere in the Southeast and a dealer was close to this site.

[@williamellis8045]

Just discovered your channel, enjoying the videos. Not a prepper here, but would like to move in that direction. I understand the usefulness of using solar and batteries, but what happens when batteries are not available at some point, or the panels fail and cannot be replaced? Should people be planning for living without electricity as a backup to all the technology? Are you planning on doing any videos of true off the grid living or know of good sources for that type of planning?

[@TheRedneckprepper]

Good looken job guys ! put some duck seal puddy in them pipes in the out side troff and that ll be good enough !

[@maximumwoof8662]

+Theredneck Prepper if putty is spelled "puddy", then by that logic, buddy should be spelled "butty"...

[@ambertracks]

Two thoughts, , , rivers over flow and wood stove

[@theaddictedprepper902]

That is too close to the water!

[@engineer775]

+Addicted Prepper it's fine. it's 6 ft down to the water and the whole valley on the other side of the creek is below the building.

[@OKRODDER]

Scott I am not familiar with that type of Battery. If My family were to do a project like this could we also use the building for a guest quarters? Thank you, Jack I appreciate all you share it is of great value.

[@engineer775]

+J.W. Hunt It is a standard L-16 Flooded lead acid battery.. Yes there is plenty of room for guest quarters. you could put a table or desk over the battery box and you have everything else for floor space.

[@desertlogic222]

Not a bad price for $20k. Most homeowners here in Las Vegas spend upwards of $30k and that doesn't include the building, batteries or charge controller.

[@strawvillecabin7211]

nice clean job. Worth every dime.

[@structuremanchop6054]

Could you have used that creek down a bit with a min turga generator as you had in the last video to help charge the batteries? could you also possibly use a small wind turbine on the roof or a few of them to help charge the batteries? I am into the redundancy over and over sometimes to where it doesn't become efficient just a thought probably way out in left field but what would I know Semper Fi

[@chogg611]

Quick thought. What if the cabin shifts with the cold (assuming it gets below zero) , maybe even an earth quake. Would it have been a good idea to use a Nonmetallic Liquid tight Conduit instead of Schedule 40 PVC Conduit. BTW I love your work. I wish you were available in Ontario, Canada.

[@richardimel6520]

personally I would have added a wind generator to the system , this way even at night with a little wind , there would be some power being generated to keep the battery's toped off. I live in az. with lots of sun and wind

[@Subgunman]

+Engineer775 I would be interested to know what your opinion is between the FlexCharge controllers and MPPT charging controllers. Doesn't the MPPT take advantage of converting excess voltage to charging current even at the extremes of the day? FlexCharge appears to be somewhat like a modified PWM controller or am I wrong.

[@mark_osborne]

+Subgunman I was wondering the same thing.

[@weemillgmailcom]

why not include a nice micro hydro system off of that brook. it looks like it could pump some really good supplementary power to what that solar giving you!

[@mikemartin1070]

What gauge wire did you use to run back to the trailer? How much power do you lose over that distance? Good example.

[@garyjonson1872]

Hurricane Michael of 10.2018? any worries about flooding?

[@juanvargas211]

Wow you are really good at what you do buddy.👍

[@engineer775]

+john luis we just dive in and learn it. Gain Solar has been a huge help too!

[@saraloggins8365]

How often will they have to do battery maintenance? Fill with water?

[@cheriettejackson4248]

Where do you get those nice black plastic boxes to store the battery bank in? I've looked all over the net. Maybe I'm not using the right words in the search (?).

[@TheReconPrepper]

+Cheriette Jackson Looks like a deck box from sam club www.samsclub.com/sams/outdoor-storage-box-outdoor-storage-box/prod19070433.ip?pid=_CSE_Google_PLA_Plastic_&_Resin_Storage_Sheds&source=ifpla&CAWELAID=730010300000550060&adid=22222222627000035505&veh=sem

[@TheReconPrepper]

+The Recon Prepper people use them for their deck for pool supplies or on their docks at the lake.

[@PermacultureHomestead]

like like like, thx for the share. great topic and great update.

[@engineer775]

+Permaculture Homestead Thank You!

[@michaelneuroth9321]

it would have been nicer if you had a list of how much and where to get the parts from

[@sstrich1]

May I recommend Tony Brock Fisher K1KP Can Home Solar Power and Ham Radio Coexist article is on page 33 QST Magazine. So their is no interference with Amateur Radio.

[@justchillinout2002]

Fantastic video! Almost exactly the system that I want to install. Building the shed this summer in fact. I have talked to a solar wholesaler and they recommended having the batteries closer to the end user rather than in the shed. Do you have any comment? Again thank you for taking the time to make the video!

[@engineer775]

+justchillinout2002 Not true, You want the batteries close to the inverter. The loads are AC and can be a good distance away. We can design your system and ship you equipment when your ready.

[@justchillinout2002]

+engineer775 Practical Preppers I tend to agree with you for sure. I'm glad to see your example as proof! Thanks

[@ClassALiving]

Did the same people you bought it from deliver or was that a different company that moved it for you?

[@arizflash]

A great installation. Thanks. Should save the owner some money on the propane for the 20 kW generator. Doesn't the battery box retain heat and degrade the battery life? What about the hydrogen off-gassing during the recharge cycle? I didn't see any mechanical ventilation.

[@chrisgray7400]

+arizflash The battery box was vented through the side of the shed. Its the under the window and goes directly into the box.

[@wyattoneable]

It looks pretty good to me!

[@1timby]

Wow I'm surprised that you weren't promoting hydro with that stream so close. I never heard anyone say they had too much power...LOL Another great install.... Can you give us a guestimate at the cost for this install? Thanks

[@engineer775]

+1timby I hope to do something with hydro there but there is not much fall at all.

[@offgridinthepacificnorthwe3210]

I am very surprised that you used the Flexcharge charge controller. Shading must be the reason. Do you know if they are still using the Flexcharge? How does it control the absorb voltage and float? It seems like it is just a function of on and off, on and off etc. The Mercury contactor is the only kind that can handle the abuse.

[@practicalpreppers7798]

Exactly, Shading is the big reason. It uses a totally different algorithm than other charge controllers and is more efficient than MPPT. 99.995% . Flexcharge is bullet proof. It's just not pretty like a Midnite Classic.

[@jayw900]

Very cool install, 20k seemed reasonable for the final cost

[@28bull]

Excellent as usual.

[@johngriffiths689]

Why did you run that ugly conduit on the outside when you could hsve brought it up through the floor ?

[@NekitaNet]

Very impressive! A question: Why was the conduit put on the front side of the shed? Could it have been run on the back side for visual appearance of the front side?

[@engineer775]

+NekitaNet Yes, I was trying to minimize the length but I could have added 12 more feet of wire. that's about 300 feet more wire for all the runs we had.

[@NekitaNet]

Ah, good reason for it then! :-) Thanks for the answer :-)

[@ouch65]

Hmmm, nice setup. Got me thinking about an solar "hunting" shed (cabin) in the mountains of Montana... you in?

[@engineer775]

+Rob Donaldson sounds good to me. I just send a generator and a wind turbine to a customer who is setting up his mountain cabin in Montana.

[@GrandsonofKong]

Not trying to troll but maybe it will sound like it anyway.....I know every County/State can be different but what the Building Code is where you did this install? You mentioned, your outdoor "gutter box" was not outdoor(weather) rated.

[@engineer775]

+GrandsonofKong Yes that was a mistake on my part to use that wiring trough. I am learning the hard way. There are no connections in that by the way it is a pass through. It was a jack leg electrical move made out of ignorance but I do not think I will rewire the system.

[@dalemyers9265]

being this is located next to a brook. will it not be flooded if it flash floods. i know we have two on our family farm. and one of them is easily overwhelmed. and i fear parts of that building will be found in the next county.

[@chrisgray7400]

+dale myers The site was very close to the top of its watershed and not really in much flash flood risk.

[@Max_Marz]

Man... Who convinced that poor person to install a 20kw power head for a little old trailer.

[@engineer775]

I know right? ridiculous

[@jsfetters]

From what I can see it is so she can use only one tank of propane over the winter.

[@Mr26Huffy]

Very nice job! What are those blue lights that look like old police car lights?

[@chrisgray7400]

Those are lightning arrestors. One on DC side and one on AC side. The blue light is a small led that illuminates when there is power present where connected. We put these on combiners and at load panels in larger installs as well.

[@lorenzo42p]

nice attempt hiding part of that trailer. gave me a giggle. closed the annotations to see what was there.

[@yiannispratikakis]

One question why you didn't use the water power for electricity. It's a 24/7 extra power

[@engineer775]

+Yiannis Pratikakis I want to. Bad. The creek is flat near the building so not much power there.

[@yiannispratikakis]

+engineer775 Practical Preppers Just too pity so much potential power to go wasted :(

[@jornjacobsen3945]

It is easy to see where your heart is at, that ''babbling'' brook. You'd rather be playing in that water... This poor boy is surprised at how much money people have to spend. Hope they have their priorities straight.

[@TheRealXesc]

Very interesting! It was great to see the whole thing. You mentioned 6k for the building alone, was that right? You say in the info box above, this system was around 20k. Is that all included? Delivery of the building, installation, batteries, panels, installation, etc?

[@engineer775]

+TheRealXesc That was everything.

[@TheRealXesc]

+engineer775 Practical Preppers Wow! Thank you for a quick answer :)

[@walsheen9913]

a water turbine in that little creek what's certainly be of some benefit to help charge batteries on a slow solar day as well I know that they can be built very cheaply out of rec Drive old washing machine motors excetera I have seen many videos on KZbin in regards to how easy these are to install and build so anyway just a thought shame to waste all that water running past the front of that little shack

[@rchopp]

Do you have to pull permits for those off grid installations? Nice system.

[@engineer775]

+rchopp Sometimes. This time ... no

[@royamberg9177]

nice clean work. do you have to deal with electrical inspector there. they go over everything with a fine tooth comb here in Minnesota.

[@engineer775]

+Roy Amberg This is truly offgrid and I think the owner would not allow an inspector on the property without a fight. There is no grid power on the property. That being said, I am not an electrician and am learning the NEC on the job.

[@royamberg9177]

Oh OK. The only thing is if something should happen. Like some one getting electrocuted it's not inspected. Then what.

[@numbereight886]

+Roy Amberg The power is 12v not 240v. It may not even require any electrical inspection.

[@southsidemikevlogs]

how many solar would you to power everything in a house without losing power I mean off the grid

[@Hodggoblin]

+vape guy 261 depends on how much power you use and how much power you could potentially be using at any given instant

[@dslynx]

How many amps is that feed rated at? I just did 100 amp to my garage and used 4-4-4-2 for 110 foot run.

[@engineer775]

I can only feed 30 amps

[@dslynx]

engineer775 Practical Preppers Thanks.

[@nlmytube]

Interesting installation. Suggestion: I recommend you practice your video technique so not to make the viewer seasick with close ups of the ground as you walk and talk. Please go from wide angle to closeup so as to provide context for the next shot, etc.

[@thediysolaroffgridproject286]

Good job buddy. God bless

[@penneysautomotiverepairsin5768]

Why that charge controller?

[@ddd228]

I'm a troll! I will need total WATTS,please. Overall,you are doing fine!

[@markrankin3297]

What is your opinion on panel mounted surge protectors?

[@Jnshaw81]

Scott, why the preference for non-sealed versus AGM batteries?

[@engineer775]

+Jason Shaw Floaded batteries can last a lot longer than sealed if proper maintenance is done. Floaded batteries can be equalized to remove stratification in the batteries.

[@Jnshaw81]

+engineer775 Practical Preppers 10-4, thanks for the quick response sharing the knowledge.

[@timelwood2555]

Scott great job! what did this project price out at?

[@engineer775]

+Tim Elwood With the building, equipment and install $20K.

[@chadsimmons6347]

" HEY ENGINEER 775 PRACTICAL PREPPERS " looks like a nice job "BUT" heavy rainfall for about a week & ( GOOD-BYE-SHED )! might need to build a solid foundation instead of "hillbilly-rubble THANKS-4-GOOD-VIDEO

[@engineer775]

+Chad Simmons This area has not flooded in a 100 yrs. the other side of the creek is much lower and there are buildings upon buildings on the shed side of the creek that have been there for generations. Hard to have perspective from an arm chair. :)

[@chadsimmons6347]

oookay wasnt picking on your judgment ( SIR ) & here in missouri we set stuff solid near creeks & i do respect your teams GREAT mental caliber & USA know-how !

[@jameslicking2260]

engineer 775 who made the dolly & lift system

[@jamesnichols4280]

Nice Job..

[@engineer775]

Thanks

[@TheHwnleatherguy]

no conduit??? no trenching marker tape??? interesting...well if no other services + out in the boonies construction....

[@engineer775]

it's mobile home feeder. everything else is in conduit.

[@keliandjaz]

Do you work in Texas?

[@KyleLeeWoyote]

Where can I get a nice building like that? Is it insulated?

[@engineer775]

+Kylev87 www.gracelandportablebuildings.com/

[@numbereight886]

That building definitely wasn't insulated...

[@LEADER0FY0U]

What is that battery box called?

[@classic32428]

what the hell no straps on pipe,no ground rod.no kicks or box offsets. but on the real u need to put at least 2 ground rods down with all that sensitive equipment. this is a electrician not a troll lol

[@engineer775]

+classic32428 Easy. I put three ground rods in. THere are grounding bus bars everywhere. I guess I hid my grounding well. The EMT needs major improvements. I bought my first ugly stick for this job. I didn't even know where to start with box offset but Im learning. Straps went on later. I do appreciate the critique because as you can tell I am not an electrician. I am learning fast.

[@grin64]

Dame dud that's cool

[@ilycordova1371]

also why not have hydro cheaper

[@GawgaCracka]

God's Country...can I get an A-Men?

[@bevlower6793]

you say "awesome", i say sketchy...the bldg. over the creek move.

[@engineer775]

How about exciting then?

[@bevlower6793]

as long as that's not my bridge or shed.....(or my son under it)... exciting works.

[@mikewiscombe5582]

Cool.

[@spppsydney]

Why put the guts of the system inside the shed ? Waste of space

[@engineer775]

+SPPPSydney Because the equipment in only indoor rated.

[@spppsydney]

+engineer775 Practical Preppers ok thanks for the reply. I would have built an outdoor box type housing for it but that's only because I'm fanatic about maximising efficiencies. Thanks for sharing

[@engineer775]

+SPPPSydney I actually asked them to buy this building to house my equipment.

[@numbereight886]

+SPPPSydney The equipment is likely worth as much as the shed. Better to keep it indoors away from the elements as much as possible... and thieves.

[@spppsydney]

+Number Eight good point!

[@cdavidhord]

Can't watch this-getting dizzy!

[@engineer775]

+Charles Hord sorry sir. We film while we are working and sometimes we do a lousy job.

[@cdavidhord]

+engineer775 Practical Preppers Sorry-feel bad now. Great information on your site!

[@this-is-slammin-549]

You seem to have enough money for a proper microphone. Splurge buddy.

[@this-is-slammin-549]

BTW I love the topic and you seem very knowledgeable. This is a subject I’m researching for myself, I’d like to hear everything Your saying. Good videos.

[@buddyvibe9043]

content is good , but camera work is poor unsubscribing

[@arizflash]

A great installation. Thanks. Should save the owner some money on the propane for the 20 kW generator. Doesn't the battery box retain heat and degrade the battery life? What about the hydrogen off-gassing during the recharge cycle? I didn't see any mechanical ventilation.

[@engineer775]

+arizflash The flexcharge charge controller is amazing compared to other charge controllers when it comes to battery off gassing. It is minimal. I will be monitoring this and giving updates. We have a vent but it is not powered.