Capturing and converting the sun’s energy with This Old House energy expert Ross Trethewey.
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Video Rating: / 5
This guy shouldn't be on TV. He's lecturing the guy who knows what he's doing instead of looking in camera and teaching us. Horrible.
Get ready to lay out the $$ when it comes time to replace the roof, all that hardware will have to be taken down first. I bet some of those roofs leak after a while, too, which could lead to vastly more $$$. I'm not against solar, but am leery about roof installs even though that's "the way to do it."
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Is that a white ringed MC4 connector?
Doesn't seems original.
Wire nuts are not to be used on stranded wire.
How do you keep the solar panels clean? A bit of dirt will reduce their output.
Bernal heights!
Did you see the breaker? 20 amps. All of that expense for a measly 20 amp circuit. I have a 20 amp circuit just to run the whirlpool motor in my Jacuzzi bathtub.
The reason old solar systems used series was to drive up the voltage. New solar panels dont have this issue. Each panel is capable of producing 12-24 volts. You're putting multiple inverters in for no reason. Run each panel parallel into a single inverter and save lots of up front cost.
I have no in-depth knowledge on this, but i guess that all those separate micro inverters come with a downside. Each individual inverter has to measure the phase to know how to sync on it, and stay in sync with the phase over time. Doing that once at 1 big device is already quite applause worthy. I cannot imagine doing that same job at 20 different places in one system will do any good.
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we need more shows about this, many people are doing it
Looks like the panels will way outlast that roof. id do a metal roof first, then the panels. then my grandchildren will finally see the return when they inherit the home…..which theyll just wholesale for quick buck and bmw. hahaha.
might be a good idea to replace the shingles before starting a job like that.
Then in 5 years you'll need to replace everything because all of it is junk.
acting classes please
Wtf is this? Just get a system YOU OWN!
Only reason I'd do this is if my power was $1 per kWh I don't care about carbon whatever junk
I like the netgear switch dangling in the background. That's not what RJ45 teeth are for guys! Cmon!
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I have a video detailing my solar panel installation on my channel if anyone is interested.