50 Seconds In. See Bus Bars. Immediately think about a spanner being dropped down there..

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as a electrician of almost 30 years I have to say beautiful work.

Those exposed buss bars trigger the shit out of me otherwise pretty awesome setup.

i understood about 5% of what u said but that setup looks pretty damn amazing

Great job. Don't listen to these haters! There are two types of people: those that do and those that complain. You could make several videos on this. Keep going! I've been at it for 5 years now.

Love the way you speak and how clear you are about all the things that are covered in the scenery portrayed by your camera. I’m not at all interested in any of this, but the way you spoke instantly grabbed my attention and I found myself to have a learned yet another thing that I will always have with me. You made everything in this video such an easy concept to grasp. Thanks man, super cool to see what a great mind is capable of. Good job on all your work!

The unprotected bus bar seems really dangerous. And the DC bus bars are in a metal shipping container with metal shelves which makes it even more scary. Maybe look into insulating and protecting the bus bars and battery terminals and also add a chemical fire suppression system.

I'm an electrician by trade, and I see many, many f up solar set ups in my life, many here on Utube and I speak from 35 years experience you have one of best set ups I have ever seen. With that said, it's not perfect and needs a bit more work such as safety covers over your exposed bus bars, they be clear lexon about 1/4 inch thick. You never know when you're liable to drop a wrench and something grounds out. Also I didn't see any ground bars or grounding anywhere. Also outside lightning spark arresting system. Other than that very nice setup, next part of your build would be some sort of monitoring system so you can track everything I give a solid👍👍👍

Don’t drop your screwdriver. The exposed bus bar is asking for trouble.

Sure it could be safer, but consider this: He built this entirely by himself, and now is able to live independently from the power company, if that’s not impressive then I don’t know what is.

As an Electrician myself ,that deals with battery backup systems for industrial settings, I have to say this is beautiful. A few points though. 1) With that exposed buss work I would suggest you keep that room locked up. An un-informed person could kill themselves very easily in that room. 2) Batteries fail eventually even with the best maintenance. With that said you need more fire suppression techniques available to you in that room. A few medium ABC extinguishers should do the trick. 3) Remember to wear chemical rated gloves and a face shield when checking specific gravity or refilling the batteries. PPE saves lives and when dealing with sulfuric acid you should never skimp on safety. Overall I am seriously jealous of your setup and wish I had that in my backyard. Great system and great video.

For everyones information especially the haters. This is a smart and economical move to construct this system. Congratulations are in order. Plus he has taken his time and experience to offer free help to others in the form of education and general exposure to these systems. There are other options that would be fairly quick and simple but much more expensive in the long run like just run a generator all the time or put in LP tank and run everything possible directly from LP gas including an LP generator for the electricity needed. But all these options though less complicated and more like what most people are used to will cost as much and likely more than an electric bill where its available though cheaper to start up than his system will continue to cost a lot forever. He is very knowledgeable but if you don't agree you also have the freedom to go elsewhere. I am sure constructive criticism and reasonable questions are welcome but I have not seen as many rude close minded comments on very few other channels than this one, Treat others as you would want to be treated would come to mind. Thats my 2 cents.

Nice set up, but, I would be concerned about the exposed 48v bus bars. Consider what would happen if you dropped a screwdriver or a spanner and it fell across the bus bars. Lots of stored energy, big flash and burns. I'm off grid, I keep the batteries in a separate room to the inverters and solar charger. I have wood partitions between my bus bars, so if I dropped a spanner, it could never make contact with both bus bars. Speaking of spanners, I keep one in the room for checking the battery terminals, and I've put heat shrink tubing over its handle, making is a safe tool for the battery room.

If I understood what he was talking about, it would be cool.

Dude, you def have some skills. I have 35 yrs exp.. as a construction electrician, half of it in industrial applications and i am impressed by the engineering, conduit runs, and installation of it. Some things could be a little better insulated maybe as the haters say, but as long as it’s just you that has access to it I wouldn’t worry about that. All of the haters and trolls would LOVE to own this setup in a grid down situation. Kudos on it Bro! P.S. in the future when the lithium batteries become more reasonably priced and perfected you should think about switching your batts to an NMC lithium type then you can get much more run time and ah, and much longer life from them than the lead acid. As much as 30 to 35% more usable ah and 10/12 years life and zero batt maintainence .But that’s later when they are more feasible.

Cover those bus bars!

Couple of observations....1: no insulating layer between the open bus bars? 2: Copper wire transitioning to Aluminum?....3: Don't coil that wire over the top of the fan grill...

I plan on going off grid some day and it's great to see and hear ur success story. Everyone I talk to about it makes it seem impossible but ur story is a testament to how it can be achieved. Thanks for sharing 😉

Very impressive electrical work & conduit installation. I would personally utilize NEMA Locking plugs & sockets for all 30-ampere connections, along with cam-lok style single-pole locking cam connections for higher amperage power feeders, this way those connections would be more reliable and would also eliminate any possibilities of accidental disconnections, as well as making all NEMA 30 ampere connections standardized with L-14-30 for single phase 3 wire + ground for 120/240 single-phase power or NEMA L-21-30 for 3-phase, 4-wire + ground for 120/208 3-phase power... there's some industrial 50kw grid-tie power inverters that are commercially available that can be configurable for various types of voltage outputs, either single or three phase...

Ok I have seen a few setups for solar and yours is by far the most professional I have seen..... by far! I am a communications technician which means I have to maintain batteries for communications equipment. So it kills me when I see people (in other videos) who do sloppy wiring when it doesn’t take much more to do clean work. The only thing I would add is to maybe buy a thermal imaging gun so you can Quickly take the temperature of all the batteries in the room. If there’s a problem with the battery the very first sign of an issue is going to be heat which could lead to thermal runaway. And the quickest way to spot it.... heat. Again, GREAT JOB!

Finally some one that takes pride in there conduit and equipment layout and installation good job!!

Awesome setup, I’ve seen many telco/electrical closets and this is indeed a PROFESSIONAL design. Even if DIY, this is great. 👍🏾✌🏾

Have family that works in the container business. Best setup is always to set up on railroad ties for number of reasons, and regularly check and seal top. Great setup thanks for sharing!

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Very deadly busbars.

Simply amazing breakdown of your system! Very informative to say the least. Impressive stuff!

Those generators aren't so loud...they are just rebounding off the sides of the connexs! Great job! Love the video! It is where my wife and I are headed...thanks for all of the information!

Beautifully designed and properly engineered. Simple elegance.

Knowledge is power, well done and thank you

Very nice job. Thank you for the tour!

What an impressive setup! By downscaling your design, I can further improve the power system for my RV, and maybe implement something similar for a future ranch. Thank you for posting this video.

Living freely, eh? Looks like we got a trouble maker....

the fact that you did all this setup is very impressive :)

That looks neat and clean. Exceptional engineering, I think. I really like, what you did with the place. When I look at it, I am pretty sure you know your stuff and very proffessional. Thumbs up from a maker.

If you disappear without a trace, we know why.

you are in the watch list. be careful you are the first to be eliminated when shit hits the fan. amazing set up. you should write a book or a how to.

Just as a note, you don't convert volts into amps. You step down the voltage which subsequently results in a higher current(amps), meaning there is the same amount of power just at a different voltage. Power(Watts) = current(Amps) * Volts. So the correct thing is to say it steps down the voltage, the change in current is implied. Hopefully I haven't come across as a dick :P

I would never see a problem with going off grid. It might cost a bit and take some knowledge many of us don't have but getting off grid and going on your own is priceless.

Very nice Install... Well done Sir!

Beautiful craftsmanship

Awesome job. And good job with the bender. I'm a commercial election and have hooked up a lot of inverter systems without the solar panels in big buildings. But the battery bank is the same. On ours the batteries are in a conceled cabinet, witch covers any and all live parts. I know those bars are d.c. but are still potentially very dangerous. U could just frame something up around the hole shelf, or you could make some metal covers that hinge so u would have easy access to maintain your batteries. And then just put end caps to cover your buss bars. Anyway good job, and awesome system!!

Well....I know a bit about solar....but this guys knowledge is that of a high-end electrical engineer. He lives it....good work.

Awesome set up there man. Thank you for sharing

wow, is there a bunny slope to understanding the hookup from start to finish ? I get the basics, but man - this has to be the best system ive seen some one do without a contractor

Very very very clean neat job great work man

THANK YOU for providing a very informative video on such a well thought out system. Really great. Thanks again,

this is the best looking setup in my experience i like that is separated from the rest of the house, easy to work on and update. it seems like you know what you are doing over there:)

I think this is the highest quality setup that I’ve ever seen. Amazingly satisfying.

those busbars are frightening

Nice set-up there, looks very professional, great vid man.

Outstanding piece of engineering and execution !

To be fair, an 18 KW Diesel generator is still a 'Power Bill'.

Very impressive, might be a good idea to put a flash barrier in front of the bus bar to make it safer though.

Very interesting. I subscribed and put notifications on! Enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing!

you really are an inspiration for all of us //thank you for sharing this//cheers from spain

Hi. Very impressed. Would you be able to list all the major components? I am not an electrician and couldn't grasp many of the terms you used.

This guy graduated in Engineering. Who out there has the skills to pull off something like this?

Wow have put a lot of time and effort into this, very well done Sir.

Thank you so much so the inspiration, I was looking at a property out in the middle of nowhere and was a little hesitant going off-grid, I'm going to get myself a shipping container as well.

Dude thats pretty damn awesome

As a licensed electrical/solar contractor looking at all this wiring made my skin crawl. Scary and unsafe.

Great set up you have. I just ordered the Sigineer 16kw inverter to pair with my Outback Radian 8048a to total 20kw. Love the container idea also

So many great ideas, excellent work.

Nice system. Only thing I would worry about is the bus bars not having insulation on them.

Not to be that guy, but the inverter still uses transistors/diodes even with a transformer. You need to make the DC from the battery into AC for the transformer to step it up to 120VAC. Although, based on the power and small size, its probably a switch mode supply, which uses lots of integrated chips.

Great video! Lots of work lots of obtained knowledge.

Nice setup! . You freeked me out reaching in around the bare busses

nice set up fine job

I wish i could understand a thing. If i really really wanted to learn, where do i start? Any suggestion would be much appreciated

I will be getting this for my dream home with a in the ground gas tank plus a thermostat and a electric light feeder thank you for you inventing this

This is just brilliant. We do not need to rely solely on the government to power our homes. I want to do this but first I need to purchase a home. 🤣 Awesome video, we should all takes notes from this intelligent man. I enjoyed your video very much. Thank you for sharing!

I do hope you get an electrician and ask him for things to do to make it safe.

Those bus bars look very vulnerable to trouble ,you wouldn't want a short on those !

Fantastic you did all the work yourself well done a great inspiration to all.

NICE! especially for diy. I can't imagine how much time you got in this. 👍

Why use the transformer to ramp up to 240v then down to 48v to charge the batteries?

Very impressive. Did you consider insulating bars linking batteries together? Or grounding your metal shelf with batteries?

Awesome set up, Thanks for your video

Paying no power bill, EVER, is a BEAUTIFUL thing. That is one great investment. Very well done!

You should do a followup video since its 1 1/2 year later. I'm curious to see how the system has been and if anything has failed.

I'm surprised the local and federal government haven't arrested you for being environmental friendly and also stopping the local power company from making an obscene profit from you

Wow, nice system. You must be an electrician. Tim Allen would be proud!

Incredibly creative genius at work.

MASTER PIECE. IM TALKING ABOUT FLAWLESS!!!

How much did this cost and who did you get to install this.

Well done, Brotha. Awesome set up.

Beautiful set up!!!

How did you learn to do all this? I'm very interested.

You can get those batteries literally for free. Just make good friends with someone who own a generator sales service company. No but seriously every year large stationary GenSet units at Hospitals, Government Facilities or even a large commercial buildings get serviced. During this service not only does the oil and filters get replaced but so do those batteries "liability purposes" I was told. The old batteries typically get tossed and there is nothing wrong with them.. I currently have 15 of them, and every one holds a charge. I make them in portable jump starting packs. Yes they are a bit cumbersome so I Mount the batteries onto homemade miniature hand trucks/cart with cushion tires, I attached a battery tender every carts frame structure. This makes it easy to keep charged as any 110 outlet could be used. I give these contraptions away, to either my Customers, friends, family or anyone who could benefit owning one. They are extremely powerful last a long time have high cca ratings, and will start a Semi Truck in the dead of winter without issue.

For your distilled water, use a pump sprayer, like the ones for herbicides and pesticides. Just take the nozzle off and you’ll get an even flow under pressure.

Nice setup man!

How much are your fuel costs for the generators per month?

The setup is nicely done - no doubt about it.Neat, tidy, well laid out......BUT.....those Bus Bars are a death waiting to happen. And face it.....if it does happen, the evidence is up here on KZfaq......

Thanks for the video Very nice You have an amazing set up.

You have an amzing system. Thanks for the informative video.

Hello sir how much you pay for the inverter batteries solar panel and cables?

They never talk about that. In the end you pay as much as $10 a watt for a system with the average being $5 or $6. For a 5000 watt home system you will pay around $400 a piece for fifteen panels and $600 apiece for 10 deep discharge batteries that have to be replaced every three years or less. We, we are at $30,000 just for panels and batteries. Now you have to have them mounted. Wire run through the house and little things like a $2000 DC/AC inverter and a $2000 voltage controller/charger. It takes the average homeowner 22 years to pay off the system with the savings on the light bill. Also you need to be in a places that has sunlight at least 80% of the time to produce full capacity current. Solar panels on average are good for less than 300 days a year due to cloud cover, etc. In Seattle they produce usable electricity less than 200 days a years. Yeah big savings!

Beautiful setup the craftsmanship is impressive