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[@WillProwse]

Does off-grid solar confuse you? Check out my DIY friendly website for solar system packages and product recommendations, and so much more! www.mobile-solarpower.com Join our DIY solar community! #1 largest solar forum on the internet for beginners and professionals alike: www.diysolarforum.com Check out my best-selling, beginner-friendly 12V off-grid solar book (affiliate link): amzn.to/2Aj4dX4 If DIY is not for you, but you love solar and need an offgrid system, check out Tesla Solar. Low prices and great warranty, and they can take your entire house offgrid with their new Powerwalls: ts.la/william57509 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My solar equipment recommendations (Constantly updated! Check here first): 12V/48V Lithium Batteries: www.mobile-solarpower.com/solar-batteries.html Solar System Component Directory: www.mobile-solarpower.com/solarcomponents.html Plug-N-Play Systems: www.mobile-solarpower.com/full-size-systems.html Complete 48V System Kits: www.mobile-solarpower.com/complete-48v-solar-kits.html DIY Friendly Air Conditioner/ Heat Pumps: www.mobile-solarpower.com/solar-friendly-air-conditioners.html Complete 48V System Blueprint: www.mobile-solarpower.com/48v-complete-system-blueprint.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Favorite Online Stores for DIY Solar and Coupon Codes: -Current Connected: SOK, Victron and High Quality Components. Best prices and warranty around: currentconnected.com/?ref=wp -Signature Solar: Cheap Server Rack Batteries and Large Solar Panels: www.signaturesolar.com/?ref=h-cvbzfahsek -Ecoflow Delta Official Site: My favorite plug-n-play solar generator: us.ecoflow.com/?aff=7 -AmpereTime: Cheapest 12V batteries around: amperetime.com/products/ampere-time-12v-100ah-lithium-lifepo4-battery?ref=h-cvbzfahsek -Rich Solar: Mega site and cheaper prices than renogy! Check them out: richsolar.com/?ref=h-cvbzfahsek -Shop Solar Kits: Huge site with every solar kit you can imagine! Check it out: shopsolarkits.com/?ref=will-p -Battery Hookup: Cheap cell deals bit.ly/2mIxSqt 10% off code: diysolar -Watts 24/7: Best deals on all-in-one solar power systems, with customer support and distribution here in the USA: watts247.com/?wpam_id=3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact Information: I am NOT available for personal solar system consult! If you wish to contact me, this is my direct email: [e-mail] Join the forum at diysolarforum.com/ if you wish to hang out with myself and others and talk about solar FTC Disclosure Statement and Disclaimers: Every video includes some form of paid promotion or sponsorship. Some links on this youtube channel may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. My videos are for educational purposes only. Information is subject to change/update at any time. Electricity is DANGEROUS and can kill. Be smart and use common sense :) DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, An affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com

[@vistagraphsnet]

How I did mine: I live off-grid in a solar powered house I built myself singlehandedly. Finally figured out how to charge my model 3 long range from the sun. I have four 300 watt solar panel gets full sun all day. I have a Growatt inverter which has an 80 amp MPPT charge controller built-in. I Have configured panels serial/parallel for 24 volt output. Growatt is split phase so it provides 240 volt output.Then I have four BattleBorn batteries. Get 28 miles per hour. $1250 for panels, $750 for Growatt inverter, $3000 for batteries, misc cables fuses $250, total $5,250. Actually anticipating charging my cybertruk next year.

[@osmanisildak2448]

how's that cybertruck comin along ? 😅

[@thomasl.2202]

Will I still remember you years ago inside your little caravan talking about the little sony camera and now you're in that huge and bloody good home. So happy for you because you always put passion into everything you did, that's why you got success in life! And one more point, you've chosen to have TIME instead of money at the beginning and afterward It worked, because you had the time to follow your passions! Great job Will

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

" BEFORE I GET " any further into this video , I want to tell you (WILL) I GET such a kick out of watching your videos , If any old retired guys like me find out you live in their neighborhood , they will be hanging out all-around your place , "I WOULD " !!

[@cheddar2848]

Well done on that off grid solar system, well at least nobody is gonna turn off your electric. Awesome!!

[@benkanobe7500]

Will is the new version of The Renaissance Man. I look forward to his house totally off-grid with his Tesla getting recharged from his Home Solar.

[@chrystalflippo8144]

I am so excited for him....

[@thomasl.2202]

@@realeyesrealizereallies6828 omg in order to your belief, a renaissance man could never ever exist, as it would take a whole life just to learn deeply even only one of the sciences you listed. Renaissance man is the one who brings to the world his own knowledge and participates to improve the world not only by improving himself but all the people around him. This guy started from a caravan alone, nearly a young homeless and now is giving inspiration to many people to raise up in life

[@thedesigns9570]

I actually already built a system like this. 240v split phase 36A max constant output from my inverters. I charge chevy bolts at 7.2kw. The battery bank has ~900 aH of storage at 48v. Im still testing and adjusting the system but Hopefully I'll be able to finish all of my build plans and post it online on instructables or something when I finish

[@lightbeing9528]

Matthew C You’re on to it. Please share your data. Peace.

[@jeffreyrood8755]

I can't understand how you retain all this knowledge but it constantly impresses me. I could only wish I could hold this knowledge in my head. Wrongfully jealous. Great video.

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

I'm loving your videos more and more, Will! I thank you so much for being so awesome.

[@p.t.anderson1593]

OMFG, I've been following your channel for years but for some reason this has me in tears. Not for any kind of bad reason... It's just so awesome that I can barely handle it!

[@tigeroll]

Best video EVER!! I'm waiting for the Tesla Pick Up Truck to come out so I could power my entire house with the 100Kw traction battery pack. The Tesla comes with a 240 volt ac inverter that you could back feed into the house to run everything off grid in an emergency or just be your own power company if you have enough solar panels.

[@wakawaka1976]

Love Will’s excitement

[@fltrfrsh7]

As far as I can tell, you are the only one doing this from the ground up. Kudos and thank you!

[@joemccallum710]

Your a god damn fool if you believe he owns that house AND a 70,000 dollar car PLUS all that solar equipment....thats his parents shit....he isn't old enough to own shit like that.... if it is his, his parents definitely paid for it all!

[@SolarTechFL]

I've been doing it for years

[@Ultimatehobbyreviews]

You, Sir, are at the cusp of creating a nation-wide solar company to compete with other solar companies with the right backing and investors... and your following is a great start as they see your passion for this

[@drewmania6034]

You are what we call “dialed in” my friend, great work.

[@jimhofoss9982]

charging at 4.8 kw will take a long time, but will charge fast enough to keep ahead of the batteries thermal management, even in cold weather. I have a 10.5 kw solar array on my A-frame house’s roof. Waiting for the tesla pickup patiently.....cheers!

[@tonysplace8009]

Good to see you putting your house together for charging the Tesla and I will be doing the same soon as well. Great job 👍 Will!

[@TheTexasTakebyMissVikie]

Dude so Love you and your Energy💖 Wish I knew how to do all this. I want a solar car but not exactly in my budget yet... But I am keeping the dream alive. Wish I could get hand on training to do this... I would Absolutely Love to go completely Solar at my home especially after this Texas Grid shut down. I nearly froze to death with zero heat source when electricity was off in 0° weather and my car was Dead from the cold so no chance of warming up from that either. I made it through by wearing multiple layers of clothing, 4 pairs of socks, a hat, and blanket on. Was afraid to go to sleep during the coldest hours thought I may not wake up. Was a truly Crazy Nightmare I will Never Forget... Please teach me Solar

[@timcent7199]

There's a huge wave of excitement around off grid solar. I live in an area subjected to frequent power outages so backup is important to me. However in urban areas where the supply is more stable I can't see the benefits of spending thousands of dollars on redundant systems. Yes it's a cute idea but an expensive indulgence.

[@CrackerFL]

Will, now that Tesla is truely green! Congrats!

[@jackpestaner6925]

Thanks for the video. My interest has been to build an off-grid system (avoid permits and AHJ) just to charge the car by capturing solar during the day when I am not at home, and then using the stored energy in the batteries to charge the EV. Figure i will need 5-6kwh of storage to be relatively comfortable to generally not rely on moving over the the grid. I really want to find a solution that lets me go DC all the way, no wasteful DC to AC back to DC. I see Solaredge has a EV charger but not sure if it runs off the DC or AC side of the inverter.

[@jagsfanrick]

If you live in PG&E area this channel is a must watch. Even if you don't it could come to an area near you.

[@redsquirrelftw]

I don't understand why more people in California don't already do setups like this. I live in Northern Ontario and even I have a small setup like this. Solar is not that great here though, the days are too short. I do eventually want to buy a big property so I have room for a larger array, like 10-20kw vertically mounted so I don't have to take snow off them every morning, and then a big ass battery bank. With enough storage I think it would be doable here, but its trickier. In places like California it's a no brainer.

[@bearstarpresents2264]

A lot of my friends in California say off grid and battery backup disconnects are illegal. And grid ties go down in a blackout so they don’t back feed the lines and hurt repair people. So having solar is useless until laws change.

[@redsquirrelftw]

That sucks, I heard Florida is the same. Laws like that are retarded. Off grid systems should be legal. Governments pretend to care about the environment but minute something can threaten big oil they make it illegal.

[@joshvan3194]

Like the lights, you have over the shed.

[@gateway8833]

You kids today, I understood every word, not a clue what you said. Thank you for making me smarter.

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

KEEP WATCHING the videos and some of the ones already shown that cover the basics, and the "LIGHT" will come on for you !! THAT'S HOW I did it ! THIS IS food for the Mature , and older brains !!

[@4LXK]

I am building a grid-tie system with Victron EasySolar II GXes and was already thinking that 3 of them are overkill for our small house, but your video reminded me i just need to meet the current requirements at voltage of the appliances and 3 phases are not necessarily required if one Inverter/Charger can supply those currents! Thanks

[@mosfet500]

Great will! You're catching up to me very fast. I do have my home built 10+K LiFePo4 back up bank. My thinking is why should I run off my own batteries when I can sell to the grid and only use my batteries when the grid goes down - which does happen in my rural area.

[@SolarTechFL]

If your utility lets you sell back then yes it's a great idea to sell back to them some utilities don't allow you to

[@dsmeadows2848]

I have not watched your channel in a while....But I have been with you since Hong Kong....Holy Cow, when did you get a house....Wow...Good For you..........I am very impressed....!

[@DavidDavisLookwithin]

What the hell you are a baller now! All of a sudden you got a 3/4 million dollars worth of stuff around you. Must be fun! More power to you.

[@jimbob3030]

That's what I was thinking.

[@theresnobodyhere5778]

I.m in awe your brain is like a solar battery bank just soaks up the info and stores it ,no sun just encyclopedia,s

[@lestatangel]

" Speed Charging My Tesla" said no one ever. Until it flew out your mouth. lol.😎

[@aetechreviews]

@Yar Nunya I think under the current tech 160 miles in a 30 minute charge could be classed as a 'speed charge'. I know I'd be pretty happy with that!

[@nikotbnr]

That's awesome. Love the video's been around since 5k subscribers. Keep up the hard work

[@WillProwse]

Thank you for watching for so long :)

[@upnorthandpersonal]

You probably know about these batteries, but just in case: check out Winston LiFePO4 cells if you haven't. Probably the most affordable way to get a large capacity with LiFePO4, and pretty easy to scale.

[@edwardcastro5223]

It might help if you elevate your solar panels to help with that shading, Will. A long table would probably do the trick at the minimum

[@houseofancients]

so will.. just a thought.. you have both off and ongrid inverters. in case of grid outage, your ongrid inverter would shutdown automatically as it is not getting a sine wave. now and endulge me.. you turn on you offgrid inverter, and disconnect the grid, thereby creating a grid and a sine wave for your ongrid inverter to sync up to.. should work to keep both inverters alive and kicking.. test it :)

[@millanferende6723]

5:52 - I love the dark optimism x3

[@bearstarpresents2264]

I’ve had friends in California say that not only do grid ties go down in a power outage but it’s illegal to have a off grid system and/or a disconnect battery backup attached to your grid tie for temporary blackouts. They’ve also told me that if you make more than you use your taxes go up like crazy because your now concidered a power plant like the big smoke stacks. I told them to see if solar generators are illegal as well in their areas. I know you’re in Nevada, but what do you think about this?

[@crimpdaddy3559]

Nice shed man... wish I had a backyard like that for some panels.

[@kricklasalty8599]

Well done young man!

[@harrrytoool1391]

Will you’re like a Tornado of information. I’m just so impressed by your self belief and motivation. What will come out of your shed I wonder. Steve Jobs and all great inventors started in a shed/garage. Looking forward to your liberation off grid system. 😀

[@JoeLouisPepsi]

Wouldn't you want to charge it directly from the aray? Like charge house batteries then charge Tesla when full

[@jcdahippie]

New home owner: I'm putting in a swimming pool in my backyard. Will: I'm putting in a solar array in mine so I can charge my battery powered boat and take it to the lake with my Tesla.

[@6foot8jesuspilledpureblood82]

As if Tesla's can really tow, I hope the lake is 100m down the road. Gasoline is required for serious payloads and towing.

[@edog1955]

Hmmmm...don't tell that to Ford and the developers of the F150 Lightening. They might give up.

[@stustockwell]

@@6foot8jesuspilledpureblood82 Diesel is what's needed. Electric motors have loads of torque, and I'd assume that most tesla cars are limited only by their suspension and frame, not the motor. 5000 lbs is nothing to shy at, that's on par with most medium sized trucks. Pepsi (i think, might be coke) will be testing short service radius electric semi truck and trailers for local deliveries... think restocking the walmart or grocery store and back. Electric is not good for long hauls, diesel will always be the bang for the buck.

[@dack9826]

Great video! Now you can set up a rain collection system to be fully off grid, I mean, literally totally. Dreaming about one day I can afford a small island .....

[@fjalics]

Will, have you ever tried syncing your grid tie inverter to your solar shed when the sun was up? Did you measure the voltage? How fast can you charge your Tesla then?

[@84Prerunner]

I was wondering this exact same thing.

[@SolarTechFL]

If hes grid tie system is over 5 kw it will shutdown his offgrid inverter and it will have no way of shuting down the grid tie inverter when the batterys are charged. This applies to his current setup if he switches the off grid inverter to a Outback or an SMA setup they support AC coupling via frequency shift power control which can limit the output of the grid tie inverter

[@lokeylovesyou]

Once Tesla drops its new truck, do you think it would be feasible to load up a trailer (pull behind) with panels to charge it? From your video it seems you need a huge amount of power to charge that thing!

[@ericstevenson7696]

No, that would not be feasible

[@FaceTubeU]

A mid-sized trailer has enough space for 3 rooftop solar panels. If you get ones like the Silfab SLGX350, 350 watt panels. That would make a 1050 watt system. Since they'll be lying flat all day on the trailer roof as you drive, at most on a clear sunny day, they'll generate 4.5 kWh from sunrise to sunset. Combined with a 5 kWh battery bank in the trailer, and the losses from the inverter to the Tesla battery when charging the car off the trailer battery, that's only 5 miles of extra towing range per day or 10 miles not towing. EVs only get half their rated range when towing moderate loads.

[@kevinative]

glad I found this video and now I'm on to your website, thank you!

[@JD-ke2td]

Have you thought about using Tesla powerwalls? More capacity and longer batter life compared to the old school battery array.

[@JohninTucson]

I'm curious...are the PV panels on your roof using the mini-inverters that are used on grid tied systems these days? I understand that they will only function IF they are picking up the Grid tie at a specific MGhz or they just become inert and won't function. So, technically, you cannot use your roof PV panels unless you lose the individual inverters attached to them, and then run them into your house loads panel through an independent inverter. Thank EVTV and Jack Rickard for that lesson LOL. Anyway, you continue to impress me with your drive to be offgrid and totally independent of the power companies. I'm still distilling my RV dream with the solar and lithium batteries (along with a 480 watt mini-split HVAC system). Gonna cost a bundle, but well worth it! Keep the videos and tutorials coming my friend!!!

[@HOBOTECH]

Curious to see how you can disable your grid tie and run direct off your roof solar. I've been told by owners of grid tie systems that if the grid goes down that you can't run off roof solar alone. Something about the grid tie inverter stops working?

[@WillProwse]

Yeah, need to run the solar thru off grid inverter instead. I was going to use combo system and make a micro grid, but not very wise. Need to make video on this

[@aetechreviews]

@@WillProwse would it be possible to install a secondary ATS within the two inverters so when your gridtie goes down the pip kiks in?

[@Habenula75]

Love that you are doing well!! Have you ever done a video on Firefly Oasis Batteries (AGM carbon foam)?

[@campinwill9977]

Always interesting. Thanks. Really looking forward to a "how to build it", series of videos?

[@stephenmabry2866]

Useful information. Really looking forward to a complete system video - solar panel to battery to inverter to grid tie + panel. Noob electrical needing info for rammed earth house built from ground up.

[@devilfriend]

Good stuff. You should get a small bluetooth clip-on mic, the sound would be so much better.

[@firesofcreation]

That’s awesome! How did you learn how to set this solar power system up?

[@andrewm1967]

is it me or do you love the way be say By at the end of every video?

[@deanervik]

You buried the lead! Please make a video about your solaredge HD Wave solar charger and whether you’ve enabled it’s zero export mode?

[@HieuTran-rn9ou]

Could you please help to build the off grid solar system. Love your your smart work thank you

[@robertoleons]

Quick question, I'm almost convinced & close to starting the process for a solar array + Powerwall 2, and I just saw you say you don't like it... I know it might be a very large topic to cover in a comment, and I know you mostly talk about DIY solutions, but I'm wondering, in summary, why you don't like it?

[@chrystalflippo8144]

Awesome you are in a house,,, congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@savydude1]

Will, Can you charge an EV with direct solar so as not to burn down batteries?

[@carrtb]

I like this question and it makes me want to think out loud a bit: Assuming ones goes directly DC to DC, not DC to AC to DC. Does the DIYer’s DC source voltage need to mimic that of a Supercharger? I think so because the car is prepped to take the DC from the SC with the AC/DC converter in the car bypassed, then internal battery pack switching may need to take place among the series/parallel modules to accept the Tesla SC of 480DC. If a guy had a bunch of 370W, 47V (open circuit?) panels he could series 10 of them to get 470VDC (close enough or come up with another manuf combo!). This would ideally provide 3700W (3.7kW) of energy and take about 20 hrs to fully charge a 75kW battery (Model 3 Perf or Long Range). Seems outrageous but hey, add another string of 10 in parallel and you cut it down to about 10hrs! I think the above is the easy part but what may be hard is figuring out what kind of communication takes place between the car and the SC. Does the mere fact DC is at the nozzle instead of AC (at 120V or 240V) cause the car’s internal AC/DC converter to be switched out or is there some kind of handshaking (digital conversation) taking place? Each string of 10 panels in the above example provides about 8 amps ideal. For grins lets say we had 3 strings of 10 panels in parallel, we’d have 24 amps ideal. We have seen the current vary while plugged in at a SC (though at much greater quantities) given the battery temp and state of charge, so does the car itself throttle the SC output current or does this happen within the SC? If all the intelligence and control is in the car and it goes simply by what it “sees” at the nozzle then a straight solar solution seems feasible. Unfortunately I think it’s more complicated, likely certain aspects of the intelligence and of the control are split between the SC and car. There is a degree of this using our gigantor wall-warts when we charge at home!

[@iEditProjects]

Great setup!! I'm just getting into stand alone systems thanks to your channel. I ordered the Ecoflow Delta with a 110w panel. Do you think 2 delta's could working with a (240 setup box?) could charge a Tesla at 10 mph with solar pass thru?

[@jerryhayden8720]

You said "no matter what happens to the country". What about severe solar flares or what about an EMP attack? Is this system secure for such? If so that would be fantastic. I really like your videos and I bought a couple of your books for a coworker and myself. I'll definitely be buying more of your books Will. Your awesome! 👍

[@azclaimjumper]

Excellent points you raise.

[@larrybell4599]

Very cool!!! Charging your Tesla with solar.

[@whateverz-876]

Ideas, images, content = A+++. On-camera sound recording = D- Buy an Ebay Zoom H1 recorder ($40) and cheap lavalier (lapel) microphone, marry vid + sound in post-production. Hi from Bumville.

[@StatmanRN]

Is there a way to charge off solar directly, high voltage DC ~440v? Just seems more efficient to avoid converting to ac only to convert to ac and then back to AC. The superchargers do this. It would require a voltage regulator of some sort.

[@czarrevs3616]

Great Video! Are solar sheds legal? Did you have to get a permit?

[@photo3lements]

As always, Awesome Video Will! with my setup, i installed a Nema 6-50 outlet. Only issue i have is when i check the voltage with my meter on one side and to the ground, im getting 109 volts and the other side i get 139 volts. not sure why its not 120 volts each side. did i get one of the wires crossed somewhere in the panel or inverter?

[@christoroppolo8742]

Wow! Man how much did this cost to assemble do you offer a system for sale with installation? Very impressive 👽

[@kayots]

Would you use this system to charge regularly and not in speed?

[@bisarowood]

the question is how long did you manage to charge the car ? or how many miles added before it quit

[@jamest.5001]

I have about 650-700 ah of liion, @29.4v at 4.2per cell. For powering my 5kw inverter, I am adding to the capacity slowly, and I have a 12v liFePo4 bank for 12v lighting, just over 100ah, with every light on , it last for about 12+hours , I'm looking for a DC to DC charger to have the ability to charge one from the other, incase of emerfency,

[@bobjohnson7280]

Will: Ran across Jack Rickard (EVTV) on KZbin. Didn't understand most of what he said, but I immediately thought of you. He was speaking about using Tesla batteries from wrecked cars for storage in residential solar systems. Do you know about him? He does a lot about grid-tied solar systems.

[@JSmithsvideo]

please more on powering your entire home with 4 battle borns,

[@aguru2000]

I noticed you had a solar panel on wheels in your back yard. Where is the video? Like your videos

[@GiesbertNijhuis]

How many 100A12V Battle Born batteries would one need to charge a Tesla Model 3 Long Range from empty to full? .. without losses 75000 / (100*12) = 63, and with a 20% loss: 75! That would cost 75 * $899 = US$ 67425. The Tesla Model 3 Long Range costs $ 44490 Wow! Thus when vehicle to grid becomes a Tesla thing, it is much cheaper to buy a Tesla car than a garden shed full of Battle Borns. Fine battery, that is not the point, but what discount is possible when buying 75kWh of Battle Born?

[@davidoneill2466]

Will I would love to help you build your next system. I rode my solar powered ebike across America this summer. I can bicycle to Las Vegas

[@jimbomcdroidface5732]

DC from solar to an inverter to make it AC, then the CAR converts the AC to DC to charge the battery. Can you give the car a DC supply and it doesn't have to lose via conversion TWICE? I understand why "off grid" systems use an AC inverter, but IF you wanted to set up an off grid system that is SOLELY for charging your EV, could you bypass the inverter and use just: solar panels, battery bank and Tesla charger cable? I know enough to know that I don't know.

[@racia4095]

Nice! You are using exactly the MPP inverter that I want to buy. Could you help me and publish your settings?

[@JerryWoodard]

Dude you are a beast.

[@musicmanvox2093]

I wish I was enthusiastically smart about something really difficult so it became effortless like this. Jeez.

[@scotttex1054]

Will, I really like all your videos and have learned a lot from you. Could you please let us know the level of fan noise coming from the LV5048 and if it is continuous while supplying 15A 240v to the Tesla while charging? I can hear the fan noise and it sounds very loud behind you in your storage shed. Do you think it would be too loud to mount inside a garage if you were working on a project? I saw your video of the smaller 24V unit by the same mfg and the fans were much quieter. Thanks in advance.

[@Sewspcl]

Congrats!! You are awesome.

[@ulisesmedrano3382]

How many solar panels did you need and how long it take to charge?

[@laudalady61]

Brilliant Will!

[@Thrive-Off-Grid]

I was just looking at those inverters on Ebay. It looks like there are a few different brands of this same inverter? They are very cheap for the features they seem to be offering, so looking forward to your video on this inverter. I wont be using solar, I build biofueled generators and will use the charge features of this inverter. This inverter coupled with another in parallel could be very power along with my system pushing it :)

[@woundeddove]

Did you EMP PROOF YOUR CAR AND BUILDING?

[@DIYSolarandWind]

You are amazing.

[@anonanonymous1988]

You should add a solar tesla charging guide to your website

[@nvqsregion1021]

why did you not put the few extra panels that is laying around, on the roof of your solar shed

[@Danaw0207]

Will, how come you don't buy in china? blue sun solar is pretty good and cheap, only thing is the tariffs and shipping

[@mikedonow3304]

Will, May I ask you for a clean solar ev charging station project? 24V or 48V system.

[@bubba842]

Does resistance effect the length of that cable??? Because that is one long cable. Just wonder what the losses are over that cable.

[@alanrobinson2229]

Iam a complete novice,but I want to do this. What are the batteries,lead acid?

[@TruShine]

How compact and mobile could you make this? As in small pull behind trailer? For off grid homestead or camp site?

[@danmobile]

That solar array looks way too small to keep your 4kWh charge rate. Are there more solar panels than what's shown? Won't your batteries die in an hour or so otherwise / or drop to 1kwH rate max charging?

[@meh82704]

Will your a genius!

[@burtonnystrom4606]

Nice power shed !! How many panels are on your house roof!

[@waniesworld7256]

Everytime I watch The Walking Dead, I think I'd rather live in Alexandria with its solar power. I would love to see Ryan Homes and the like start building Solar sufficient home communities. However, I have no plans to move and love your DYI plans to go Total Solar sufficient so I can follow your suggestions.

[@asgardianserenity649]

What's the approx price you've put into the entire solar shed setup?

[@RISCGames]

How would those batteries do in colder conditions?

[@SolarTechFL]

I charged a model s 70kwh with my offgrid system 2 years ago at 40A. i have 15.5kw pv sys and 70kwh of model s modules totally offgrid