Please watch this video so you don’t make the same costly mistakes in building your DIY solar panel system as I did. Hopefully this information will save you…
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DIY Solar Panel System: Costly Mistakes
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Ron Cox says:
July 7, 2014 at 5:09 pm (UTC 0)
I didn’t bother watching your video because of the advertisement shoved in
my face. I wrote this while the ad was playing then I clicked off.
digitalfuk says:
July 7, 2014 at 5:18 pm (UTC 0)
Add panels as you can afford them to your grid tie system.
gene mayne says:
July 7, 2014 at 5:49 pm (UTC 0)
Hi all the price’s you give are OK if you live in US,but here in UK same
solar panel cost 3time’s as much you can send me your old set up any day
robertw984 says:
July 7, 2014 at 6:30 pm (UTC 0)
i know harbor frieght, great for everday disposable items, but never knew
home depot had solar panels. thanks.
cabmaker says:
July 7, 2014 at 7:09 pm (UTC 0)
the HF panels are amorphous and don’t put out nearly the wattage a poly or
mono panel does. so it makes no sense when you can buy 100 watt mono panels
for 145.00
Solar Companies Gold Coast says:
July 7, 2014 at 7:46 pm (UTC 0)
Great video! We agree that solar panels helps lower electricity bills. It
can save your electricity cost. Plus, it’s eco-friendly.
Glenn Hough says:
July 7, 2014 at 8:10 pm (UTC 0)
good thing you pointed it out, this is what really a common mistake when we
put up our own solar panels..
TheNorthwoodsman1 says:
July 7, 2014 at 8:17 pm (UTC 0)
Great information! I use the Harbor Freight kits for my cabin and they do
what I wanted but will go with the better and bigger panels for my home
back-up.
polishpicl says:
July 7, 2014 at 9:06 pm (UTC 0)
Excellent video and great ideas,,,, I have set mine up thru home depot and
Amazon but have gone VERY low on wattage…..its only for my camper and one
RV battery. I am happy even with a panel that only puts out 8 watts, with a
matching controller…keep up the great ideas.
digitalfuk says:
July 7, 2014 at 9:34 pm (UTC 0)
Canadian solar has the best panels money can buy and a warranty to beat
all. Pricing is about a dollar a watt or less for mono panels which is what
you want. Poly panels simply won’t hold up in the long run compared to mono
panels. Check ebay pricing for panels as I have seen really great pricing
there. Good luck people and talk to everyone you know about getting either
off grid or using grid tie to knock down your electrical bill big time.
Also, read all you can to educate yourself so you can install these
yourself. Power to the people!!!
digitalfuk says:
July 7, 2014 at 10:19 pm (UTC 0)
Don’t let naysayers ruin your plan for energy independence, payback on DIY
solar systems will be about 4 years. There are a lot of people out there
that want to keep you dependent on big power companies because, lets face
it, they make their money by selling you KILOWATT HOURS, the more you use
the more you pay and the more money they profit. Just installing a grid tie
inverter and 4-250 watt panels can reduce your power bill by as much as 40
percent or more without even buying a battery bank. Make power when you use
it, during the day cooling your home and if you make extra it gets sold
back to the power company.
eTechTom says:
July 7, 2014 at 10:29 pm (UTC 0)
Thanks for the information. I did not know what MPPT was and just read up
on it from Northern Arizona Wind and Sun website after googling it. I was
thinking of getting a small Harbor Freight system just to learn about the
components and get comfortable hooking up a small system.
De Cook says:
July 7, 2014 at 10:38 pm (UTC 0)
Commercial Solar Panels are Expensive
If you want to power your house cheaply
Simply Go to Google and Search for:
*Top DIY Solar Panels Research*
Choose the First Result.
It has the plans and explanation there.
Real G. Wrong says:
July 7, 2014 at 11:05 pm (UTC 0)
Please disregard previous post on your Harbor Freight installation video.
I am now seeing NOW that the Harbor Freight kit(s) may work to charge my RV
batteries; otherwise, money that could have been spent on a good Wind
Turbine for my home use.
Pu La says:
July 7, 2014 at 11:42 pm (UTC 0)
move your panels and get a 5k inverter
Joe Benotz says:
July 8, 2014 at 12:09 am (UTC 0)
Watts per day is nonsensical in this context. You could say watt-day, but
only an egyptian reformer would know wtf you were talking about. Correctly
translated units of energy include the kilojoule, the BTU, the kilocalorie,
and the kilowatt-hour.
Edwyn Diaz says:
July 8, 2014 at 12:42 am (UTC 0)
Hi their buddy I have something for you on the side that you can charge a
lot faster & a lot better.you can build it off of things you perhaps have
already more or less.its called a (Bedini Motor) look it up on (Youtube).to
get an in site on it good luck.
citizen762 says:
July 8, 2014 at 1:03 am (UTC 0)
Thats the biggest and most common mistake made by solar diy’ers is Harbor
Freight. Those panel sets should be banned from existence. Cheap chinese
crap.
Russell Greene says:
July 8, 2014 at 1:13 am (UTC 0)
The ratings on amazon look pretty low for that panel. I found some great
panels on craigslist, but you know craigslist.
Grace Alexander says:
July 8, 2014 at 1:39 am (UTC 0)
Great over the shoulder experience of one persons effort of DIY Solar – Not
to discourage anyone from trying but to use this as a Learning example of
the importance of doing your home work. Check out Blogs and others
experiences and remember the simple things like 1. Your expected setups
output v’s your consumption 2. The components you purchase, their
integrity, reliability performance not just the cost and the effect they
impose throughout your system. Don’t give up, just take your time and jot
your steps. And always… Good Luck.!
labelfree904 says:
July 8, 2014 at 1:59 am (UTC 0)
I’m not a prepper nor LDS but I am VERY thankful that you exist here online
& are sharing your experience. Thank you so much for your integrity, I am
listening very carefully to your advice.
Valerifon1 says:
July 8, 2014 at 2:06 am (UTC 0)
I think your videos are outstanding! Its very generous of you to share
these tips and experiences! I wish you all the best from a fellow Texan..
:D
Wesley Hastings says:
July 8, 2014 at 2:41 am (UTC 0)
Your only mistake was to not do proper research prior spending money.
Edwin H says:
July 8, 2014 at 2:50 am (UTC 0)
Wow, 2 dollars per watt .
jon mccormick says:
July 8, 2014 at 3:00 am (UTC 0)
Sharp makes the best solar panels. You can always buy the blems or raw
panels for much cheaper (<$1 a watt). You want the big 200-300 watt panels and they will work much better when cloudy etc. Look online at Cosco/Home Depot etc and have them shipped in if not in stock.