The Core of our Home's Off Grid System: BigBattery 48v ETHOS Battery & LUXPower 12k Inverter Install

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We're a DIY family building our "forever homestead" from 15 acres of raw undeveloped land in Tennessee. All of our content is family friendly and safe for everyone to enjoy.
Today's video is all about our battery and inverter system that will take our single wide mobile home off grid. We are using the 48v ETHOS Lithium Iron Phosphate battery system from BigBattery and a 12 kilowatt hybrid inverter from LUX Power. This video answers a ton of questions and is full of all sorts of info including:
Who is BigBattery? Is BigBattery a US company? What is the ETHOS battery? How powerful is the LUX Power? ETHOS Battery Unboxing & Review. LUX Power 12kw Inverter Unboxing & Review. How to install the ETHOS battery. How to Install the LUX Power 12kw Hybrid Inverter. Let's go!
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🔷 VIDEO CHAPTERS 🔷
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - About BigBattery
1:22 - Battery and Inverter Information
3:33 - 48v ETHOS Control Box Details
7:53 - 48v ETHOS LiFePO4 Battery Details
10:21 - LUXPower 12kw Hybrid Inverter Install & Overview
16:09 - 48v ETHOS LiFePO4 Battery Install & Overview
21:25 - Connecting the ETHOS Battery to the LUXPower Inverter
24:24 - First Power Up: ETHOS Battery & LUXPower Inverter
25:41 - What's Next?
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@buckpowers4837 2 ай бұрын

Some people are smart and understand all of the positives and negatives of this procedure. Me, I am lost after opening the box. Keep it up, its a good looking system and made in the USA

@Hollybank5 2 ай бұрын

That looks like a great unit ! I think your power desk was a terrific idea for hoisting that onto the wall mount ✔️ It was nice to see Angela too ! 😘❤️

@deannaoverstreet4146 2 ай бұрын

Sam and Angela! This is amazing!thank you for sharing!

@avalonhomestead9077 2 ай бұрын

Sam, great job explaining it all. As always you try and give good simple advice.

@Hosty_Tim 2 ай бұрын

Goood evening, Sam and Angela. Solar seemed scary to me, you're making it look doable!

@TennValleyGal 2 ай бұрын

Oh, Sam, are you in love is big beefin' boxes? This is a very interesting video. Thanks for showing all the install steps with a clear explanations for us 'solar challenged' viewers. Blessings....

@doloresbingham7956 2 ай бұрын

This was a great video. I really enjoyed it super job. Be safe God bless.

@denisewilson8367 2 ай бұрын

That was a lot of information all at once, but when you break it down and cover things individually like you did, I wasn't so lost. I have a tiny Harbor Freight system that I need to expand a little to run my motorhome thar I live in off grid. But I don't need 1,000 's of watts, just a few 100's. I like to see what others are using and see how it works & if needed, how customer service works for my future homestead. Thank you for taking it slow and piece by piece to make it more understandable. I know some info but I like to learn more a little AR a time. I'll probably revisit this video a few times in the future, and send others to check it out too. Sam & Angela. Great video.

@BigBattery_CTO 2 ай бұрын

We have an off grid kit for $2,659 that includes a 48V Husky 2 and a 3k off-grid inverter for a low cost off-grid setup.

@brianegeberg8497 2 ай бұрын

Very well done!!!

@kristinejackson5522 2 ай бұрын

I’m always for anything made in the good ole USA. Kudos to you & Angela for showing us the how-to to being off grid.

@MikeOrazzi 2 ай бұрын

Interesting set up. I'm looking forward to see how you connect the panels and how to connect it to you internal home supply.

@good2go193 Ай бұрын

“Based” in US

@jesusislord2457 2 ай бұрын

🎉 YAY FOR NEW TOYS!!! 🎉 Hi Angela and the boys too! 👋✌️💖🙏🙌🤜

@Zombie-adventures 2 ай бұрын

Happy for you guys!! I have a mid size bluetti; I wish I could do more

@jayroser9876 2 ай бұрын

You're a much smarter man than I am. I hope this works out for you. It looks great

@rubberdc 2 ай бұрын

Good evening Sam and Angela ,interesting vid ... love off grid life .

@daddio7249 15 күн бұрын

Almost all connections on inverters, batteries, and DC breakers have a specified torque. I got a 1/4 inch torque ratchet set and a digital torque screw driver. Some have to be tighter then you think and others not as tight. With the right tool you do not have to guess.

@saltyexxer8253 2 ай бұрын

I've got a 15kW Enphase system (panels and microinverters) and 20kW worth of batteries. Double wide mobile home, heat pump, aerobic septic, well. When the temps get down in the 30s that 20kW of batteries don't get us through the night. It's a lot harder to go 100% off grid than you think, unless you are heating with propane or wood. I'd need to about double my battery capacity, and increase my panel production either by adding panels or optimizing their placement, or both. In the winter panel production decreases some.

@GavinStoneDIY 2 ай бұрын

Looking really good so far. If you’re going restart the inverter again make sure to have the inverter breaker on before you turn the batteries on. That way the batteries can go through their precharge sequence first. It would be really sad to blow the capacitors out of the inverter before you have a chance to really get things going. Good job on this one.

@robertdknight 2 ай бұрын

Sweet system and setup! I have enormous respect for youtuber Will Prowse (DIY Solar Power). Do you know if he's reviewed the company or tore down these units yet? I haven't seen any mention of them on his channel, but I could have missed it. Great looking system. Look forward to watching the rest of this series. Congratulations and God bless

@GreenAcreHomestead 2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if he has or not. The ETHOS system is new, so maybe he has one in his shop and working on it?

@patriciabeyer8029 2 ай бұрын

I am sure it will work just fine. 🎉🎉

@loda9510 2 ай бұрын

Underground storm shelter

@dreabaronyork6658 2 ай бұрын

Who else yells "ANGELA " when she appears?? Miss seeing you on the videos 😊

@GreenAcreHomestead 2 ай бұрын

I really do try my best to drag her into these kinds of videos, but she just glazes over on me! LOL I want her to be a part of them more too, trust me!

@ericjohnson1008 2 ай бұрын

This is exciting.

@jimmyg6215 Ай бұрын

Hi Sam, looks great, I like your ground mount setup. Gave me some good ideas for a smaller version for a cabin setup. One thing I would recommend is to get some plastic grommets to thread on the top of your metal electrical knockouts in the Lux inverter. It’s code and helps reduce any chafing of the wiring coming into the inverter . See you on your next video.

@GreenAcreHomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@jamesmudra7943 2 ай бұрын

Nice system

@MYCHANNELWITHMYSTUFF 19 күн бұрын

could you splice in to this video how you come about sizing the inverter and battery bank capacity? Did you perform an energy audit before deciding on 12k inverter and AH capacity of battery bank? Thanx...

@mattsara2802 2 ай бұрын

I would say you are on the way to be self efficient soon.

@arkansasoffgrid6077 2 ай бұрын

Too rich for my blood. But its an amazing system. Congrats.

@BigBattery_CTO 2 ай бұрын

Try our low cost off-grid kits. We have a whole off-grid kit page for low cost setups that are DIY friendly.

@wegmandan 2 ай бұрын

The push and click connection to the cable. I would test with an OHM meter just to be certain.

@GaryChandler-nq8sm 6 күн бұрын

Sam, just curious why you needed to a transfer switch box when you have a Luxpower 12K hybrid inverter?

@wegmandan 2 ай бұрын

Is it clean energy is it 60 htz, is it sine wave and will it damage LEDs like the 10kw diesel generators will.

@restotool 2 ай бұрын

Thought everything was included with this? Think the DC conductors are supposed to encased in a metal housing like liquid tight or metal enclosure per NEC?

@RDubdo Ай бұрын

In case anyone is interested. On sunny cold days I power my heat pump with my inverter. I had to add parallel inverters and increase my inverter's capacity to it's maximum of 16 KW in order to supply the inrush current needed to start the heat pump's compressor. Note that you can not parallel inverters unless they were designed to do so or you will have a dead short, which means you may have to replace your inverter to get one with higher output. The metering in my inverter showed over 300 amps on startup but I am sure it was much higher because the metering was not designed to measure transient current. So don't expect to run any electrical motor on a 12KW inverter that has a high inrush current even though the rated power of the motor may be well below the rated capacity of the inverter.

@iggymac3473 2 ай бұрын

what lifting table is that ? thanks for the info

@GreenAcreHomestead 2 ай бұрын

It's a Flexi-Spot Sit/Stand Desk

@iggymac3473 2 ай бұрын

@@GreenAcreHomestead Thank you

@daymajor4690 Ай бұрын

I have an Enphase solar system with i7 inverters. What batteries will work with that?

@clydedecker765 2 ай бұрын

Sam, I've watched several "off-grid" set ups and the one thing that seems glossed over is the battery voltage selection. Some work with 24V some work with 12V and as inn your case, 48V.. In specific, Red Poppy is 24V, Acorn to Arabella is combo 12V and 24V, as does SV Seeker, Mountain Maple is 48V I think... In all cases there are varying degrees of 120V AC and some 240V AC. Let me guess its the initial investment cost for choosing 24V vs 48V? Or is it the specific Inverter/battery combo?

@aaronbaro4226 2 ай бұрын

Solark has the best hybrid inverter. Check them out. They are out of Texas

@BigBattery_CTO 2 ай бұрын

The Ethos Battery is compatible with Solark, both in function and communications. It's functionally compatible with nearly all 48V inverters and has closed loop compatible communicates with all the major inverter brands including Solark, Growatt, EG4, Victron, SMA, etc.

@IWH777 2 ай бұрын

DID YOU BUILD A SPECIAL BUILDING TO HOUSE ALL THAT OR IS IT IN THE TRAILER??? JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK...

@GreenAcreHomestead 2 ай бұрын

This is in a storage shed

@timjohnson9830 2 ай бұрын

Did you get all this stuff for free? The reason I ask is the first 6 minutes of the video so far sounds like a commercial.

@maxd7228 18 күн бұрын

at 25:31 did the output say 50.00Hz? I thought they were a US company, or is it US Company with overseas manufacturing. 60Hz is the norm in the states. Just curious why it says 50.00Hz

@GreenAcreHomestead 18 күн бұрын

It says that because in this video I hadn't changed the settings to 60 Hz.

@stephenreiner1523 2 ай бұрын

How many watts is the max output Sam?

@BigBattery_CTO 2 ай бұрын

Continuous Power 12,000 watts

@MrDmorgan52 2 ай бұрын

So.. where is this control room/ studio? Another building?

@GreenAcreHomestead 2 ай бұрын

This is in a storage shed. :)

@f.s.r.1080 2 ай бұрын

Also, although LuxPower distribute all over the world but they are from China.

@albundy1956 2 ай бұрын

50Hz ?

@kathleentressler9225 2 ай бұрын

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@patshipp9195 2 ай бұрын

💖💖🙏🙏👍👍🙏🙏💖💖

@leeboerner6681 2 ай бұрын

You are hooked up to the grid now, right? Are you going to use a switch like a backup generator switch and use your grid connection as a backup when/if needed? I have a 10kw grid tied system, and want to add batteries and controllers to cover the peak use higher priced hours and peak conumption fees. Also want to upgrade our ground mount so we can change the N/S angle winter and summer to get the best summer performance diring AC season.

@GreenAcreHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Yes, we're completely on grid right now (home + workshop buildings). Our home has a low number of circuits to change over so I'll be installing a Reliance Controls Pro/Tran 2 transfer switch box in our home. The 10 slot box will handle everything in our home minus clothes dryer, stove, and water heater. I considered doing a critical loads panel, but available space inside is very low -- our hands are kind of tied on what we could really fit inside our mobile home on panels and hardware. I'll be sure to explain this and more in the video showing the transfer switch install.

@BigBattery_CTO 2 ай бұрын

The Ethos Battery is functionally compatible with nearly all 48V inverters and has closed loop compatible communicates with all the major inverter brands including Solark, Growatt, EG4, Victron, SMA, etc. Which inverter do you have?

@leeboerner6681 2 ай бұрын

@@BigBattery_CTO Solar Edge SE7600H

@f.s.r.1080 2 ай бұрын

Sam, you mentioned that the system you are installing is made in the USA. You should clarify that they are assembled in the USA with Chinese components. Some company are working on producing LFP in the USA, mean while we still have to rely on China. I like your channel, but this video sounded like a commercial.

@BigBattery_CTO 2 ай бұрын

You are correct that today the highest quality cells are still from China. When US made LFP Prismatic cells are available from the USA we will integrate them.

@carmenmariacortesmarin2664 2 ай бұрын

@@BigBattery_CTO Are they low frequency or high frequency?

@kickgas7171 2 ай бұрын

They're not even assembled in the US. This company merely imports these low surge, high frequency, shorter lived inverters from China from from a Chinese manufacturer.

@thomasportell6713 2 ай бұрын

What did all this cost, are was this given to you because you have a you tube channel. What did it cost you for the electric you ran to your mobile home,

@treadman08 2 ай бұрын

Energy storage is the weak link. No matter what you say Sam.

@Madsci-zy8wm 2 ай бұрын

Great video but the next time you choose the components for an off grid inverter, I would suggest spending less money on your battery system (All Chinese made, UL certified LFP battery packs offer pretty much the same quality, performance and life expectancy) and spending a little more money on a higher quality, safer, true heavy duty, higher peak power, transformer based low frequency inverter, instead of the low peak power, shorter lived, high frequency inverter that you chose for this installation. A hybrid,12kW high frequency inverter doesn't need to be built into such a big, heavy metal box such as this. All of the electronics could easily be built into a metal box, half this size. This Chinese manufacturer just wants to give the visual impression that this is large heavy duty inverter when it's actually not. This unit only offers a 1.67 X surge capacity when most low cost high frequency inverter offer a 2X surge capacity. And a low frequency inverter offers almost twice this inverter's surge capacity ar 3X. Surge capacity important for starting and running high inductance loads such as AC units, microwaves, refrigerators and power tools.

@saltyexxer8253 2 ай бұрын

Soft start modules for AC and well pumps are a must.

@Madsci-zy8wm 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, soft start modules can and do cause damage to the insulation of electric motors. Especially when could with inverters with inadequate surge capacities. @@saltyexxer8253

@kickgas7171 2 ай бұрын

They wouldn't have to be a must if you purchased a real inverter that uses low frequency, transformer based inverter tech.

@67gdjbi 2 ай бұрын

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@MrRun1on Ай бұрын

You do know that the CEO of Big Battery did time in prison for his previous endeavours. Hope he's got that out of his system...

@troyyarbrough 2 ай бұрын

All the comments must be from new subscribers. I've been watching this channel since before y'all moved from North Carolina to Tennessee. When you ran into the ridiculous expenses of getting utility power to your home, many viewers, including myself, suggested spending that money on a good solid off-grid solar system. Sam had a very long and detailed explanation for not going solar. And now, here he is, going solar... after spending thousands upon thousands of dollars getting utility power ran to his home. It just seems like a lot of wasted money to me. In my opinion, Sam should have gone solar from the start.

@TheWynch 2 ай бұрын

Too technical for me, you lost me.

@spudwilliams1002 2 ай бұрын

I'm in Australia and would like to know, are you legally allowed to do this electrical work or do you have a license. It seems that a lot of the work and building that goes on in America, just about any one can do as they like. If its legal, good for you for being able to do it all. Been watching your both sites and really enjoy your get up and go. Keep up the good work.😁

@daddio7249 15 күн бұрын

In most rural areas home owners can do electrical work themselves. Grid tie systems do have to be inspected.