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Think about how fire could start & think about how you are going to put it out. Do drills, get training, have equipment, have plans. If you are off grid & want to survive, you had better have a plan, or a few plans. What if you have a structure fire? What if a wild fire is coming? Don't wait...

Maybe some of you saw David Poz build a water tank that holds 3 days of hot water . My concept it to use sand instead for a few reasons. I think a sand tank would have no maintenance & last for ever. It would not be a possible source of humidity &/or mold. Sand can get hotter than water. No...

Global warming is making it hot. Been crazy (Africa) hot for days. I have no AC. Freezer was not keeping cold. So I put a wet towel over it. Works amazingly well. Stay cool

Here is my system with a Rosen Powerwall by Pacific Algorithms, split phase MPP Solar. I show my technique for mounting to Superstrut when the mounting hole is smaller than 1/4 20. A Strut nut 1/4 20 to #10 conversion. I really like these AIO for growing a system over time. My opinion on them...

Meet Juniper Acres Oregon! Most properties out here are 10 acres. I have view of 9 cascades mountains. This area is full of solar farms. All the solar power you need. Wind is good also. Bend is about 30 minutes away. Oregons off grid laws are not the best, but this county doesn't really enforce...

I think its time to stop being nice to low IQ people. Truth hurts. A really low IQ minority are trying to seize power because they live in a few fantasy worlds. The fantasy world that they are smart is whats going to destroy the world for everyone. When their leader opens his mouth, people like...

I installed a Falaer parking heater in my containers. Its installed in my utility unit with intake & a return in my living unit. The waste heat is keeping the utility unit nearly as warm as the living unit. I get off road diesel pretty cheep & after running with insulation I think its comparable...

Okay I have a idea. Lets (us on this forum) design 3 sizes of these solar generators. We can basically open source the build. Think Wills video about a hand truck power but in maybe a pelican case. We can list parts & make build videos. Open source is a beautiful thing. Like Will said, "these...

I put up a 12v wind turbine last year this time. It was DC & 11 blades so it didn't have curves written for it. I had a call with a guy at Midnite & he wrote my 1st set. After observing the turbine for a few days I saw it needed better curves. Here is how I was able to understand how to wright...

This was my most ambitious mounting of pv yet. I wanted a winter array I could clear snow off from the ground. I did not want to deal with a ground mount for a few reasons like pouring cement in winter is no good & I like the option to move stuff down the road. If you buy Strut for a project...

Toward the end of the video the CEO says— “When our battery is under full charge 14.6V & we disconnect the charger, the battery drops to 13.3V almost immediately & will hold there” HOLY COW!!! Thats exactly what my battery does that made me think it was toast. There is a $2000 :) Thanks Will!

These seam to have a lot bang for buck. Has anyone used them? ebay

This was one heckofa build. Some information I got from this very forum helped me build this BMF. Its a work in progress. Will be adding more wiring & new batteries under the hood to up the capabilities. I am also adding about 1000w of solar & a MC 250 SCC. I might build a rack for my trailer to...

I am building a system I can expand. I had been planing on using 48v Tesla batteries. But now I am finding "stackable" inverters & they dont work with Tesla batteries. Tesla batteries are the best price by double. All the inverters are about the same $600-$1100 range. Being able to add inverters...

In this video I show how I mounted PV with Superstrut on my roof & how I wired multiple arrays with 1 SCC. I also have a discussion about wiring safety vs code.

This guy is really doing a pro job in a challenging location. It looks like a tree house to me. *I did search the link & nothing came up. So if this has already made the rounds, my bad.

I just got done outsulating my containers & it was less than $1000 for 2 20'ers. If you outsulate then you can use Superstrut & have no burnable materials in your container. WATCH

This guy builds some wild stuff. He just built a electric lawn mower & asked what batteries would be best. My guess is a couple 18650 Tesla modules. Will should hit him up & do a collaboration on the battery.

This is Martin & he uses CAD to run a CNC everyday. He is engineering & designing a amazing machine. At 6:35 listen to how he understands electricity. I wonder if Martin wanted to learn about solar & he ended up here if he would be told to "hire a professional" &/or to "buy a generator"...

As the home of most the worlds the oil companies, the USA's laws were what the oil companies needed to worry about. They knew their products where warming the earth. They started a campaign of disinformation modeled on the cigarette companies. I made a video about how they did it

Hi. First off I have been asking specific questions about this in other threads. Thank you for all those directions! Just want to see how others would set this up without any of my ideas involved. I have a sealed lead acid military grade 210ah, 2000w inverter in a box. 20x 265w pv Midnite C...

Hey guys. I picked up my PA (pacific algorithms) powerwall yesterday & hung it today. Wiring tomorrow. I could not find anyone with a Rosen powerwall. Maybe others have them & they are branded for them, but I have not seen one. So my guess is PA is the 1st to make a deal with Rosen. The...

The plan was a outdoor NEMA enclosure. I ordered one that was not hinged, wont work for this. I'll use it as my combiner box so its not $ lost. Then I looked up a hinged outdoor NEMA & $300 is just too much to house a extension cord. What ever I use it will have a outdoor rated JB inside...

I am trying to get my neighbor up & running. He has a MPP solar 5000w and 2x 24v 50ah batteries. Says he gets a error code that his amps are not high enough. I'm not sure if thats a thing? The charger should be able to charge based on voltage, not amps correct? Much thanks!

Howdy yall! I have a 200a AC breaker box. My inverter puts out 50a AC. I plan on down the road adding 3 more inverters to this system. The plan is to run this inverter into one side of the panels 200a breaker. So that 200a breaker would not be doing anything. I'd need to add a 50a AC breaker in...

In my inverter manual for wire size to the battery it says 1*4AWG. What does the 1* mean?

I am wondering how big peoples systems get. I am building a 200a panel system. Thats 8 AIO. I was thinking it was 4. Oops. Each AIO can use 28 of the PV I use. Thats over 200 pv. Does anyone have 200pv installed? I am not trying to create a brag off. But I am super curious as to how big...

This has been a complicated upgrade. I had 1 AIO 120v. I just added another in split phase (SP). Been having issues with AC charging not working. Mains are showing but no charging. Manuel page 42 section 5-2 split phase wiring diagram. I missed the L1 L2 part on the utility side. I have it wired...