The Cheapest High Quality Solar & Battery?

[@Richardincancale]

7:05 Top tip - working on a roof - take a step back 😂😂😂

[@jamiepolson]

Yeah ☠️😂, did I miss the scaffolding too?? Nice vid tho, very enjoyable

[@BrickieBuilder]

Really loving the content on this channel. Love the attention to detail and not just skipping over the less sexy parts. Great job

[@corymac]

Thanks mate!

[@corymac]

Thanks mate!

[@sickb0y333]

Second this!

[@philipkimber6302]

Interesting video Cory. Your comment about lightning: we have work in Angola on a school the church built. This has massive solar put in by electrician working for one of the major utilities over here. In went lightning protection - first major electric storm blew the inverter to bits. Now has double protection - glad we don't have storms that big over here! keep up the good work

[@amateurwizard]

I would use the male female dichotomy in reference to the plug instead of the pin because for one you can't see the pin without deep inspection and two would be that just about every conventional female connector houses a male pin or pin-structure within.

[@Christopher_S]

Ecoflow seem like a superstar of a company. To let you have 3 months to test this out was amazing to hear. I'm glad they were willing to work with you, to let you keep your principles in place to do right for your viewers. In my opinion, if the UK wants to become net neutral, I think that by law builders should be required to fit solar to all new build houses. If this was installed at the point of construction, with economy of scale, I bet we could get the cost of solar right down.

[@garyday615]

And not just fit a meagre 3 panels and 1kw inverter, max G98 4kwh panels with 3.68kw inverter and optional battery

[@markrainford1219]

If the UK was serious, we would be building nuclear power stations, not putting toys on roofs.

[@Christopher_S]

@@markrainford1219 I'm absolutely 100% behind you with support for nuclear power. The issue with that is the time it takes to get a plant operational. Solar can easily and very very cheaply close the gap.

[@garyday615]

@ 30years of planning inquiries objections before building is done

[@samhartfieldlewis5247]

A mix up of renewable and fossil fuels is the way, sharing the loads also storage when have excess. Really like the way the Guy Martin program explained it.

[@TheFlow2006]

28:14 might be good idea to measure the distance between the holes next time beforedrilling it to the wall😅

[@ecotts]

I really enjoy your content man, particularly the one with the car battery. Good stuff.. 👍

[@colmbrowne2788]

Great video Cory, nice detail & some witty humor. Nice looking system. Pity it wasn't proper UPS with whole house backup. EPS isn't fast enough to change over for sensitive electronics not to notice.

[@corymac]

My server ups doesn’t notice the changeover! 😃

[@barrieshepherd7694]

True UPS , at the powers used in the house, is very expensive and probably not justified for the average domestic installation. If there is sensitive electronics it may be better to have a small true UPS to handle them leaving the rest of the house on the 'changeover' system.

[@lezbriddon]

Just put a real ups on the computer and cctv/network, and emergency lighting on hallways and stairs, will do until the power switched over.

[@nardushaasbroek3413]

Hi Cory this might not reach you but I have a Idea im an electrical contractor in South Africa doing Renewable irrigation systems. I was thinking how about you fly down and do a video or 2 on how these systems are built and designed??

[@ForTheBirbs]

That was a fantastic video Cory! My pun generator has failed me, damn it. Lol

[@Ryukachoo]

If you want to help out the people blowing up your inbox I'd recommend naking a video directing people to Dala the Great's open source ev battery controller project as thats designed for technically minded people to use and also contribute CANbus data to, in order to expand the library of usable batteries over time

[@corymac]

We already have done that on the EV battery videos, and have opened a discord with Dala

[@corymac]

We already have done that on the EV battery videos, and have opened a discord with Dala

[@thetruth6693]

It's an early one 🎉 Those look absolutely wicked 👌

[@FaisalKhan-yk9oc]

I love Chester what a guy man ❤

[@daves4026]

I use bibs now as ppe much better then trousers and belts loving the videos thank you

[@samhartfieldlewis5247]

Definitely 👍 me too saves the digging in of the belt hate that feeling. I do masonry work so bending up and down a lot.

[@GraemeHart8888]

Most important advice for a solar installer, don't fall off the roof, especially when taking a step backwards to look at the job.

[@nitt3rz]

Yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!! Chester's back! I see you have your site regulation steel-toe sandles & safety socks, perfect PPE.

[@lavectech]

Nice setup. I like the idea of putting on as many panels as possible so it can perform better in winter.

[@corymac]

Definitely!

[@Stevencanfix]

Nice install neat looking batteries, did you put a cover over that installation outside to stop all the paint weathering on the kit? Like a small lean to roof, also I think somebody else mentioned it could you write a list of the panels and parts that you installed?

[@corymac]

Yes and yes 😁

[@Bigjobby45]

Where can I find said list

[@M0PAX]

love Chester we need more of him

[@mfx1]

Might want to consider a locking system for the batteries etc. I can see battery storage system theft being a big issue in the future and those being just plug together are particularly easy to steal.

[@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ]

Yep. Sad to have to think like that but that's quite some money sat there.

[@OK_ACME]

A builders home is never finished. :)

[@jneale7715]

Honestly thought it was going to be Johnny no neck

[@ballbearing13]

You lads need to get a circular/metal cut off or a bandsaw for that rail. A grinder is an unnecessarily dangerous choice.

[@barton1967]

Which PV panels did you use for this install?

[@bestshot300]

This ecoflow system is not out yet. Which version/model is this?

[@monturrahman878]

So what is the budget?

[@hexidev]

probs the 5k is only the base model of those ecoflow battery...

[@corymac]

£4.5k will see you with 4kw inverter and 10kwh battery stacks…. @hexidev

[@iambenmitchell]

@@corymacany update on the ipace battery? A 75 kWh Tesla battery can be had on eBay for £3,000 or so and their BMS is well known now, plenty of people sticking them on walls relatively easily. Someone in the UK called BatteryMan on KZbin just did his with a 22kw 3ph inverter!

[@bogdandecowski7442]

I'm guessing this video being made in august -september? ( The blackberries tells it all 😁 and weather) Ps. You could make a good wine from them...

[@oo-vz3fm]

Your exited about OASIS! I always knew you were a gooden. On lunch at work I said to the other sparks I was well happy with Oasis getting back together.....I was met with silence and looks that said.....WEIRDO.

[@samfish6938]

All work and no play Your hired

[@kentmccroskey3712]

for something so expensive to be sat on the outside of your house, how do you secure it from theft. also the isolators, anybody could switch your house off from the outside. can those switches be on the inside, I guess you could put a little shed around it all, but it would be more fun(and I don't condone this at all) if the person steeling it was found later all charred up laying next to it.

[@konobikundude]

Gotta wonder if they'll start selling them with some street-furniture-like enclosure that is embedded in the ground. Might make for an easier sell when you can drop it into a corner of the garden or driveway and just ignore it until access is needed through a hatch or something

[@corymac]

They can only switch off the supply to the inverters, not the supply from

[@kentmccroskey3712]

@@corymac Surely for you to be using it as a UPS as well the incoming mains goes straight to your unit, then back out to your board. that way when a power cut happens you are isolated from the grid and your internal power remains on. and that pesky Enter key on your keyboard must be too close to the next word you were about to type.

[@stuartthespark]

Cory, Engelbert Strauss do long body T shirts, so you don't flash you boxers to the customers.

[@dalemorgan1685]

Looks like a pretty nice system. How much did it cost?

[@mikecrane2782]

Great content as always, but I thought you might have links to the solar panels and batteries etc in your description, and just out of curiosity how do your helpers get away with working on roofs like that…the amount of red cards you’d get on sites doing that would be off the scale. ;)

[@UnimportantAcc]

Great thing abt not working on nanny sites

[@corymac]

Done!

[@Electronzap]

Very cool project Cory.

[@ollieb7394]

Did you use hot dipped galvanised for the uni-strut? If not it might rust sooner than you’d like mate

[@lezbriddon]

isolation switches mounted on flammable wood? is that within the specs?

[@catnip4885]

Also, isn't the shed classed as a temporary structure?

[@corymac]

For me, this is a temporary installation. There’s also no regs to say you can’t mount things onto wood. How do you wire cabins / sheds? With batten behind, it’s solid and perfectly acceptable.

[@iMann_iFail]

Uploaded at 6am on a Sunday morning, fella, I enjoy your content but dude it’s Sunday.. enjoy a lay in ha.

[@corymac]

Hahaha, I’m in a different time zone right now 🤣🤣 I miscalculated it!

[@iMann_iFail]

@ Ah makes sense, there I thought you were super eager for a Sunday morning hahahaha my bad.

[@samwojek6628]

20:40 looks good, You only missing straw hat to became proper Amish 😂

[@marymadigan9707]

Great content as usual Cory 😊

[@Bigjobby45]

Did you fit optimisers to the panels?

[@corymac]

Nope, they’re all on one elevation facing the sand way on each MPPT, and they’re low down enough I can easily test and maintain

[@Fritsvrolijk]

Nice video Pro Thanks and regards rom Holland

[@Michael-xs5ef]

Did you follow any of the "Working at Height" regs ?

[@corymac]

Precautions were taken.

[@zstation64]

Jeesh, most of my panels are 250W. Though they have been up since 2013…

[@corymac]

In a few years these will be ‘out of date’. Tech moves fast now!

[@Mrjaydesign]

I cannot find this system for 5000 anywhere

[@corymac]

Speak to Callidus wholesale

[@danieldervan56]

Louis Litt is now designing solar!? 🤯

[@Moes_Prep_and_Tech]

Where can I buy this? I live in the USA

[@barrieshepherd7694]

How come the house has a fire suppressant system - they are not a domestic norm?

[@terab1t]

yeah seems very odd.. you'd be tempting fate to remove it though 😁

[@Richardincancale]

@@barrieshepherd7694 maybe an HMO before Cory bought it?

[@barrieshepherd7694]

@@Richardincancale Possibly but even then it's not a usual requirement for HMOs.

[@Richardincancale]

@ Oh, I thought they were - my bad.

[@barrieshepherd7694]

@@Richardincancale I admit I had to check 😎😎

[@porttastic]

Great content just don’t bugger off to a trip around the world and live abroad 😅😂

[@corymac]

Writing from Africa 😂, too late! However, I’m making content for a few weeks and will be back. Also, these guys are subbies so only do a few days a week for me 😍, Chester is more of a right hand man, and friend, than an employee!

[@samfish6938]

I saw your worker on police watch on tv

[@tcpnetworks]

@28:42 NO TREBLE!!

[@kingkeygear]

What happened to the EV battery on the wall project?

[@corymac]

We finished it! Find part 2 in our videos

[@VinoVeritas_]

£4.5K for a 3.6kW hybrid inverter and 10kWh battery is £2k overpriced.

[@corymac]

Where’s your equivalent and cheaper system?

[@VinoVeritas_]

@corymac I assume you have a trade account with all the major wholesalers? If you're paying more than £1,500 (including VAT) for a 10kWh, IP65 rated LiFePO4 battery, then you need to shop around.

[@granvillebloor6569]

Why don't u clean it up and see if anybody on a allotment whonts it

[@rw-xf4cb]

Oasis back - money is thicker than blood?

[@d33dub]

There's notihing in the discription! :( ]

[@corymac]

There is now!

[@effervescence5664]

Great video but I am going to be that guy. My colleagues and I keep having to write reports about solar and battery installers contravening the gas regulations by putting generating equipment too close to pipework and meters, you've done exactly that in this video and I'd rather not see you on the wrong side of the HSE. Can I suggest swapping to a heat pump at your earliest opportunity and removing the gas pipe entirely.

[@corymac]

That gas pipe is going as soon as my heat pump is fitted early next year 😎

[@effervescence5664]

@@corymac Good to hear it, there are so many pending cases at the moment where nationals have designed systems and subbed it to local sparks which have contravened the gas regulations. Sadly as they're a statutory document and written in such a way that the individual to contravene them is fully responsible regardless of being a gas engineer or not. It's caught a lot of Glazers out especially in hotel environments where they've swapped fixed windows for openable ones causing fumes to get into hotel rooms. Now it's catching sparks out because it's not just 25mm and 150mm - it's up to 1550mm away from generating sources (ie batterys from meter boxes). I'd advise any sparks carrying out renewable works to get a copy of the gas regs so they don't fall foul of it and land themselves in front of a judge. It's less likely in your case as it's your own home, you're the designer and it's a detached property. It does invalidate home insurance if anything goes awry, and breaching the gas regs can make some sole traders/ small companies uninsurable as a whole depending on the severity. Not putting down your excellent work just trying to highlight that it's incredibly easy to fall foul of it.

[@MariaBaker-n8z]

You're doing a fantastic job! Just a quick off-topic question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?

[@samfish6938]

Fossel mouse

[@johncamron5358]

@34:59 Call it LGBTQ+++++ 😂....

[@ecotts]

I like JA Panels..

[@samfish6938]

Lots fake tickets

[@Ritcheyyy]

I have summer only offgrid system -16 kwp / 19 kWh. If you want to power something more than one tv amd fridge prepare about 20000eur…. no joke, ecoflow is a joke

[@corymac]

Sorry, but this system costs about £4.5k for 3.6kw inverter and 10kwh battery. So I disagree, speak to Callidus

[@bchdsailor]

Dressed like a Danish craftsman, no visible pipe fitter toolbox is good for the viewers What is the cost for this system (for us peasants without the possibility of being sponsored?)

[@corymac]

It’s about £4k for a 3kw inverter and 10kwh battery stack. Compare that to £4.5k for a 10kwh SE battery without an inverter!

[@Andy100ElectricAndy]

So not off grid. Consider the last 2 weeks when considering off grid in the uk. My PV system deliver < 1/25th of its summer peak over the past 2 weeks. No reasonable battery system can bridge 2 weeks. With 40kwp PV not even close to off grid. The system looks great and will mitigate a huge amount of import.

[@OraEtLabora0]

😳32:29 why would you mount these on FLIMSY "wood" which will rot away in few years, whereas other lot is mounted on metal rail? 🤌

[@corymac]

This is my house, chances are this system will be sold on and replaced in a year when I try out other stuff to review 😃

[@corymac]

Also, that’s not flimsy! 😉 there’s timber behind