Not sure if it is mentioned allready, but the cagenuts should be installed on the back of the rail. When you screw in the batteries it wil be really tighten to the rack. But for now it should be ok, they are not really going anywhere

The positive and negative that connect to the bus bars in the battery rack should be mounted to opposite corners. One connected to the highest lug and the other to the lowest lug. This make the power load equal thur the 3 batteries you have installed and will support the future when you add 3 more batteries. Will Prowse’s channel has a number of really good video on how to wire a server battery rack.

nice upgrade, just for others installing the cage nuts in the rack, they are supposed to be installed from the back, but no biggie :)

Katie has muscles

Lol , I think Greg built the landing to fit that battery case , wow couldn’t have planed that

It’s so satisfying, watching you two expand on your home. U2 are doing a great job.

Greg's got brains.

The nuts in the rack need to be installed from behind,not from the front to be effective. They can be pulled out with the way you have installed them incorrectly

oh man forest fires everywhere! ....stay safe!.... nice batterys!

I've installed and built dozens of server racks and the caged nuts go behind the rail or plate not in front it. There is a special little tool that comes with the bags of caged nuts and bolts, it's a shaped shim to catch on the clip ends to slip the hooked ends through the openings, to help you snap the clips into square holes in the rack. Also I think you should seriously consider building an outside enclosure for your power system and get all those batteries out from under your stairs. You really want to separate your energy storage outside of your residence. If something were to happen, God forbid, and your batteries caught on fire your stairs would be engulfed in flames preventing you from getting down from the upstairs if the fire were to happen at night while you were sleeping. If not at least put in smoke and fire detection and suppression systems under that stairwell. However, I would seriously consider building a concrete or brick shed, bunker or shack enclosure outdoors for fire suppression and separation from the home living quarters. It could be called the server room, control room, energy bar, whatever you want to call it, but I would put it outside a good distance from the house and run regular electrical supply cabling and cable service entrance just like a normal wiring from electrical grid providers. I enjoyed your video and want to see more but you need to take more precautions when dealing with large quantities of batteries and kilowatt-hours of stored electrical energy. You really only need to to have the energy you need in real-time come into your home the rest of it should stay outside of your residence stored safely including protecting the environment surrounding it so you don't give those water bombers another target that needs to be quenched.

You should complete the rack with the nuts and bolts for the empty bays. So you don’t have to look for the hardware when you get the other batteries

Great Video, I really like the look and ease of the Battery Rack System. I think that would be the way to go. Like you said, all you need now is more Solar Panels. If you can it might be a good idea to get enough Solar Panels if possible, to support the addition of additional Batteries. You have really set up a very nice System. I was glad to hear you have back up Generator Power. Thanks for making the Video of how you are setting up your System. I think it will help a Lot of People including me. Looking forward to more Videos. A Big Howdy from Texas.👍👍❤️❤️

You guys are amazing!! I hope the fires don't threaten your homestead.

I am so happy for the two of you!! You are so deserving of a great sponsor like this because you both are amazing and very hard working people !! ❤️🙏👏✌🏼😎

Soooo glad for your solar sponsor. Your channel had grown so much since I first started watching. Happy to be one of your many followers. You have worked hard and you've earned it. Your future is bright. Lots of lights, get it?, bright.🎉

Everything looks like it was made for your house, I'm sure you'll be happy with the system once you expand your panel array as well. Ya'll have definitely come a long way!! Love ya'll ❤

Congrats on the new power storage!

Storing power like water to be used as needed is the mountain top reality. With a good source of electric power for pumps, lighting and heat for house and water gets you everything the power company can offer. Great video and a guarantee of survival through those mountain storms.

Great addition,Will is a fantastic guy for solar tech!😊

So Excited for You Guys❤️❤️

epic upgrade to the solar, nice looking cabinet and batterie's , You folks are doing amazing work at your off grid home .

Danggggg ! 😲 Katy is FIT ! .. We need her on our softball team ! 🤩 Epic Thumbs Up on the impressive power station upgrades ! 😎 😇❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Ahhh, just what you needed. Glad to see it hooked up and running. Hopefully the fires will get put down fast. Looking forward to seeing the expansion of solar

Now that's an upgrade! I saw Will Prowse review these a couple weeks ago and he really liked them.

Exciting to see you getting more electricity!

So impressive!! I’m amazed at both of you & the knowledge you have gained!! 😎

@ 11:18 some times on youtube it is hard to admit mistakes but glad you did to save other people the pain of the mistake

Exciting that you guys are getting you more solar power

Katie is so jacked, my wife would have cried lol. Good to see the Sungold is still purring

Love how well you both work so well together. Anything you do it is always the both of you. Good wife Good life. Bruce💯❤

Very interesting! What a clean installation!

I’m very happy for y’all to get this new set of batteries. You will definitely want more panels to charge them faster.

Wow amazing, congrats! 🎉

The Ruixu Server Rack and Batteries are very impressive. It is a very professional looking and will be a very welcome addition to your operation. It's a good thing Greg is young and lean as he slid back behind the rack with relative ease - that would not be the case with me 😄 This video was good and I appreciate you walking us through the entire system at the end Katie. I'm very thankful the fires aren't near you at this time and pray that continues to be the case. Have a good week Katie and Greg and be safe out there. You'll be in my thoughts. Larry, Central Valley, Ca.

Hi. Thinking of you guys. I hope all is safe and well at your home and the surrounding mountains. Stay safe. 🙏 xx

Excellent score!

This is an excellent video on off grid solar and battery storage install.

Amazing battery setup!!

Nice Job Guys!!!

Very nice system. During winter with no sunshine this will keep you from being in dark hopefully.

Looks like a awesome unit and upgrade. Hopefully they’ll get the fires under control soon.

The only drawback I see to this whole install is now - you have to find another catch'all spot. Maybe one of the most important places in the house. 😁

Well done getting that box up the stairs!

That's an awesome setup!!

Really great video watching you work through the individual steps of the install. One thing for anyone thinking about these or similiar - if you go to add batteries, the bus bars are hot. You should disconnect all the batteries - make sure no power is to the bus bars before trying to remove or install a battery.

Did you put the cage nuts on the cabinet before you installed the batteries? HAHA You just said it....Too funny

That is so great for you both 🥰.

Yup cage nuts need to be installed on the inside of rail. It would be easy with the cage nut tool but flat head screw driver is enough to pop in place from behind.

Praying the fires are put out quickly and all is safe love your up grade and hope it suits your needs❤

Bro she lifted the hell out of that thing. If it weren't the flops it would have gone straight up. That was awesome!

I love the fact that even today, we do not RTFI, it was something I only did when I couldn’t figure things out or I had stuff left over.

Congratulations on the sponsorship. That's a nice upgrade with those batteries. Ruixu has been highly regarded on a few of the review forums, as you mentioned. You mentioned your negative wire might be a bit short. As someone mentioned below, it balances the batteries better if you put one lead on the top of the bus bar and the other on the bottom. So, you might consider changing out your negative cable with a longer one, and while you're at it, run it to the bottom of the negative bus bar. As soneone else mentioned, those little square nuts should be mounted from the rear, so that when the screw pulls on them, they are pulled INTO the rail, and not out of it. It's not like you guys will be jostling those racks around much, but maybe when you pull it out to add capacity, you could pop out those existing units and put the nuts in the right direction. God forbid, if you were ever rolling that rack and it got away from you and slammed into something, those drawers could probably yank those nuts right out of the rail, as-is at the moment.

Looks awesome you guys!! I hope that the fires stay away from you and they put the fires out quickly.❤

Pretty cool 😊 needed service accomplished

So much for the easy to understand directions Greg! 🤣

Totally awesome. You are both totally awesome folks I am sure, hoping the fires doesn’t come anywhere close to you -- I worry I lived in Slave Lake AB. When the fires came through our town, not good. Please have an escape plan and maximize your insurance plan.

Love your video thanks for sharing.

You should find some water source nearby where you can make a water turbine to get power 24/7 instead of just when it's sunny out.

half way through great video

I would invest in a heat thermal camera. Periodically check all your connections for heat build up. Also, make sure your smoke detectors work and you have fire extinguishers handy. Always have an escape plan. You are dealing with dangerous stuff. It can kill you. Other than that, those batteries are sweet :)

I love all your videos, especially the barefoot ones. Be safe and healthy.❤

I had a power rack cabinet like that once. 18 years ago! :)

great video

@ 21:50 Greg's new job not a comedian but a shadow puppeteer

Good stuff. New batteries. There is a number of GOOD comments being given to you. Please note the serious overheating fire risk. I would not want to see that happen to you. Now I wish to add my points. Number the batteries bottom to top as you plan to extend 3 to 6. Keeps them in a logical order. Crimping. When using a lug a little too big for the cable add few strans of the same cable wire to pack out the gaps. This will ensure a good crimp connection. I learnt this when working on 52 volt DC supplies for telecommunications. I love following your channel and dont want to sound critical or smart but felt I shoud add my 2 cents worth. Please accept this in a positive light as ot is intended.

Praying for everyone in the Northwest with the forest fires, stay ready and mobile.

nice that the handles on the batteries fold in

Well done, Katie , Greg an other great job. Michael, Ireland 🇮🇪

SanTan solar is a great place for you guys to get budget panels. They sell for less than anyone I've seen and even get some great used deals!

Awesome way to go. I have EG-4 rack system. I watch Will Prose, David Poz and Hobo Tech religiously. There is a new EG4 battery in town very interesting Will has a lot to say about that one. Really enjoyed this video, have a super week. God Bless in all you do.

Nice you could have a ncie off grid server room now! Put in a couple of nice servers! :d

Hey love the videos tip connect positive to one end of rack top left and negative to bottom right this will ensure current doesn’t favor a single battery closest to output hookup

We live on Lake Roosevelt in NE Washington State and it’s always nerve wracking when the Air Bosses are up flying or getting water in front of the house because means the fire is so close. With these overly hot dry summer days everything is tinder dry. Stay safe and hope things start to cool off a little.

Hmmmm steel toe boots....haha great job guys

Nice!

Great vid. Definitely like the look of those Ruixu batteries. I am going to look into expanding my storage. I currently have 27kw worth, but I have a huge family that has no idea how to turn off lights and computers when they are not being used and take 5 showers a day each (seeing that usage spike from water heater gives me heartburn) so I need all the storage I can get!!! LOL

Nice!!! We are considering these batteries. Ive been told they wont pass code here yet, hopefully that changes

Prayers for those fires to be extinguished ASAP 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Hello nice to see you both lovely couple awesome video Rosa

I’m think that this may have helped decide to go with these batteries! Awesome video! I’m going to try and have a couple of racks as well as double sided panels.

The cage nuts should be installed from the back of the squire holes, the metal clips pops open in the hole. The screw from the front goes through the square hole into the cage nut pulling the batteries to the back to fasten...

I hope u get more juice in the house by this new item love u guys also the bus was neat❤

@ 12:05 the wood stove not burning is a thing we all think about in the summer but all winter we know the process

Hey guys hope you guys have a great day hope you guys are having fun day I like your new toy to speakerphone don't get shots just to have a good day and have fun you guys

Nice job guy's, you could probably triple the number of solar panels you have at the moment planning for enough output on cloudy days to keep everything charging and running.

Nice work. Lots of things I would do different, but it’s not my place. :) Katie rocks.

nice looking rack. I built my own battery banks. 14.3kw x4 =57.2 kw. I paid for all $9100. I like that they are plug and play but they still charge 2x compared to building yourself.

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Hello. Your video is great, I'm watching your channel it's great. Have a nice day❤

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Great video! I wasn't aware of the Ruixu batteries and I see they offer shipping to Canada which is a bonus as I was going to be sourcing my batteries from the US. With almost 30kwh of battery capacity you guys definitely need to increase your solar array. I made the mistake of undersizing my solar array for the battery capacity I have on my system 15 years ago. Highly recommend creating a spreadsheet that will calculate charge times based on battery Ah, depth of discharge, size of solar array and system losses. Tailor your array size so that it charges your batteries based on you typical depth of discharge (daily kwh use + desired autonomy days) and the minimum hours of sun you get in winter. For instance, for a 30kwh battery bank, 3 hours of winter sun and a 50% discharge would require 8.6 hours to charge based on your 2100w array but only 3 hours to charge if your array was 6000w.

Good video. I would encourage Katy to wear some foot protection when carrying heavy items. If on of those batteries were to slip and fall on her foot, it would have done some serious damage.

i would put wires on bar first before battery and torque everything down,some batteries you charge to 100% before installing

Am I the only one who has noticed that Greg has the best laugh, lol

Pray that the fires stay "far" away from you and does not grow too large, nor produce too much smoke that it would bother you!

Up oh Greegg didn't read the instructions about placing the nuts in place before sliding the batteries in .

we do love the curtains though

I am in Florida and not sure what part BC you are located but I worry about the fires. Please safe. Enjoy your videos.

Get a Furniture Dolly to move stuff around.