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Are you able to check the dc amps input from solar with that meter? Also how many watts in solar do you have on each leg?

@@TinyHouseHomestead so I guess all those people who actually did the same thing in my video and it worked for them, they let me know it worked. They all got scammed. Now I run my 3 1/2 ton upstairs ac and my 4 ton downstairs ac on solar during the day as well as my 3 car garage with a 18,000 btu mini split, all at 72-74 degrees with off grid solar. We even run our 3 1/2 ton ac overnight with our 25.5 kWh EG4 LiFePO4 battery bank. All from solar power during the day. I actually show I know what I am talking about, this is just a bare bones example that you can run a window ac using solar with the very minimal components needed. I have encouraged many with comments to expand and improve on this example as I did and now can air condition my house and garage to 72-74 degrees when it is 115 degrees outside like today and yesterday and the week before. I hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024.

I’m not sure, I’m keeping on the wall for now since I have the space. Those were a major hassle to mount on wall. I’m actually using both still. One is being used to run mini split in the garage from 6 am to 6 pm. Keeps garage at 70-75 all day long. The other one I’m using to run my pool pump on high during the day so my pool is sparkling clean all the time. Those are only power hungry at night consuming 150 watts at idle but during the day I over produce so it’s not a problem. I’m in the process of changing out my poly solar panels to mono and also increasing watts for each solar panel.

@diy-solar-guy oh ok I was able to run my 12,000 BTU mini split all night last night in eco mode it got down to less than 200 Watts I was very impressed once I turn my mini split on high and it starts cooling down the room that's when I press the Eco Mode which separates the outside unit from the wall unit the outside unit starts slowing down using less power while the inside unit you can still keep the fan on high in cool mode

@@diysolaradventures7894 very nice. I use the economy mode early in morning and late in the day when I’m trying to cool one of the bedrooms more than the other bedrooms. You are right, it uses a lot less on economy mode. I like the Growatt as a backup and that I can purchase spare boards on eBay or internet that I can replace myself. They have already paid for themselves in electric cost savings so they are still good. Those are selling for $1500 refurbished and over $2200 new plus having to pay freight so they are worth holding onto on the wall for backup. Very very reliable off grid inverters!!!!

@diy-solar-guy yes they are since my solar system is a 24-volt with 224 volt 3000 watt inverter chargers I'm thinking about upgrading to the 24v 3000w Growatt inverters because they the only 24 volt inverters that allow for parallel connections my 24-volt inverters doesn't allow for it I've been looking at the 24v Growatt

@@diysolaradventures7894 an upgrade is nice. When I upgraded to the 48 volt inverters, that opened up every option for me, including running my main whole house heat pumps. I was using 24 volt MPP inverters when I started out but it limited me to run my stuff overnight. Hope you have fun upgrading.

@@abelincoln3261 ran this set up for 2 years in my shed. You know the basics but have not run it yourself as I have. I started with this and now run my 3 1/2 ton upstairs and 4 ton downstairs heat pump to air condition my house when 115 out to 72 degrees. It all started with this bare bones basic set up. I live where there is 320+ days of full sunshine. I have had a lot of people duplicate this and says it is working great for them, others have improved on this basic set up and run larger ac’s or mini splits. This is just a simple example of how solar powers a window ac unit. It is meant for small areas. Just so people can see you can actually run air conditioning with off grid solar. I know, I do it every day now for over 4 years. Hey hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed weekend

@@imothy you could add more solar panels. A 5000 btu window ac will use around 5-6 amps or 500-600 watts. So a 8000 btu would probably use 900 watts or more and a 12000 btu ac would probably use 1200 watts. You would be better off using an all in one inverter. Check out my other videos for using all in one inverters.

All of my Growatt inverters are 48v. Even my new EG4 3000 watt inverters are 48 volt. I now only use 51.2 volt EG4 server rack batteries on all my off grid solar systems. Hope this information helps.

@@diysolaradventures7894 you are correct. You have to program the Victron. But even when I fully charge my battery and sync to 100 percent, the Victron within 24 hours will not be accurate. There are times I discharge my battery bank to 30 percent and then while at 50 percent charging the next day when solar is charging, the Victron will say my battery bank is at 100 percent. Not sure if that is happening with you? Let me know.

@diy-solar-guy no because I leave the sync off and manually set it to 100% once I know for a fact the batteries are fully charged I never use the sync to 100% and it started reading more accurately by leaving the sync off

Hey thanks for that tip. I appreciate it.

@@diy-solar-guy you're welcome I've been using it for a year now and it's right on point even if it's off by a little bit when full put it back to 100%

I have no idea on that. Maybe someone else, a viewer can answer that question.

@@alanCalhoun2 the coils never got a frost on them. It was too hot and I never ran the ac long enough for that to happen. It might look like that in the video due to the way the light is on coils. Even when I had installed in the shed I never saw frost on fins when running for hours. It is too hot out here and the humidity it very low usually around 20-40 percent. I hope this helps to answer you question, hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024

@@diy-solar-guy Thanks 😀

@alanCalhoun2 you are so welcome. Have a blessed day

@@diysolaradventures7894 nice, glad it is working for you. Enjoy

@@diy-solar-guy thanks

@@tylermcnally8232 That’s ok, it worked for over 2 years. Now I run my 3 1/2 ton upstairs, 4 ton downstairs ac and 3 car garage ac all day with solar cooling around 3000 square feet and run upstairs ac overnight on battery bank. I spend $0 on ac when it is 110+ degrees outside. It all started with this as you say hodge podge experiment. Hoping you have a nice cool night as I do for free.

@@diysolaradventures7894 was it equipped with WiFi and was it working already? Not understanding what you are asking?

@diy-solar-guy when I got my new Senville mini split it can with some kind of wifi adapter that plugs in under the wall unit I press the lcd button 7 times to pair it with either ur phone or wireless router so I can use the Senville app but nothing sees the wifi adapter that's plugged into the wall unit when in AP pairing mode

@diysolaradventures7894 I had the same problem. Try watching this before you try again this link to video on how to connect WiFi Bluetooth dongle. czcams.com/video/rPkScJmneoc/video.htmlfeature=shared

@@diy-solar-guy I watch the same video and he actually made me mad because he never once showed the public how he connected the phone to the Senville app he didn't show how to pair it Bluetooth it or anything all he shoeed was that his app was up and working he never once explained how he got it to work

Try watching this video for a different brand. Should be very similar in the way they set up. czcams.com/video/0ZK3vU63g9o/video.htmlfeature=shared

Thank you for you helpful comment.

Hey, thanks for your helpful input about modified sine wave inverter. We used this set up for a little over 2 years and had no problems.

Thank you. Usually out here it is hard to get lower than 40 of the outside temp for the room temperature. The temp of the air blowing out of the ac is much colder than the room temp. It can be 110 degrees outside here and my whole house ac or mini split can blow 35-55 degrees. But you won’t be able to get your room that cold with all the heat sources like windows, doors, walls, etc… Hope that helps to clear things up. Thanks for the comment and hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed day.

I am so glad that worked to fix your mini split. That is why I posted it. Very simple fix. Enjoy your cool air conditioning down there in Monterey. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024.

Thank you so much for your extremely blessed comment. This is what we started with over 4 years ago. Today will be 112 degrees and it is noon, the upstairs, downstairs and garage is at 74 degrees right now. All from just off grid solar during the day and we run our upstairs ac overnight on LiFePO4 battery bank.a at

@@diy-solar-guy hopefully I will do it myself, baby steps little by little but I will make it happen and thanks to you.

@@johnlozano5054 That is how I started out. Baby steps. Good luck with your off grid solar project when you start it.

Thank you. I appreciate your comment. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed weekend

You can not change the dc voltage from solar panel to change to charge battery at a different voltage without the charge controller. It is absolutely needed.

Hi, if you look close at it, it says “Group Size 24DC” not 24 volts. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely Blessed weekend.

@@diy-solar-guy if you run cool water over the radiator it increases efficiency exponentially if you have a way to deal with the water...i can barley see threw my glasses to read that doh

@AuditorsUnited Are you talking about the aluminum fins on the outside of the window ac. Using water on the fins to cool down?

@@diy-solar-guy yep

@@SuperSuperDuperNice No, this system requires a battery with the charge charge controller during the day. There are mini split that can directly connect to solar panels but currently no window ac is out there that can directly connect to solar panels.

@@diy-solar-guy thanks!

It was just for display purposes, I always mount lead acid batteries off the ground but thanks for your input. Maybe you could share the reason why you should never put battery on the ground, the science behind it?

When I purchased this product about 4 years ago it was around $600. Today, closer to $800-$1000. Prices have gone up instantly high since I did this. Today, it is better to buy an all in one inverter like a EG4 3000 watt inverter that you can expand to 12 inverters in parallel down the road if you wanted to. It has 120 volt output. You would need at least 1-48 volt battery to use off grid inverter. You can run a 12,000 btu mini split that cools or heats around 500-600 square foot area. They even sell mini split with direct connection from solar panels to outdoor unit if mini split. 5-400 watt solar panels and some 10 gauge solar wire along with 2-MC4 connectors and your running a mini split during the day when the sun is shinning from maybe 8 am to 6 pm. That would cost around $1700. You can also connect to grid power or Lithium Iron Phosphate battery bank and run overnight. These mini splits are designed for the homeowner to install. Takes a lot of risk out of the equation. I just bought a 12,000 btu mini split, 110 volt on eBay for $500. This is not the same type as I talked about above. This one needs hvac gauges and vacuum pump to install. You would need to either hard wire to breaker panel or add an electrical cord(at least 10AWG) so you could plug outside mini split unit into an outside electrical outlet. I discuss a lot of this in my other videos. We now run our 3 1/2 ton upstairs ac and 4 ton downstairs ac with solar on day and upstairs only ac at night on lithium iron phosphate batteries at night. That’s with it being 110 degrees out here in the day in Phoenix AZ this last month. Check out my other videos on mini splits and how I installed them as well as when I installed to get a better idea of how to efficiently heat or cool your house or shed or area of your house with off grid solar. Hope you enjoy the other videos and I hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024.

Wow, you are very eager to get this project going. My 3 1/2 ton uses around 2200-2400 watts. So you need at least 2 EG4 batteries to start up ac, also you will need to install a soft start on your ac. The inrush amps will be too high if you do not install a soft start especially at night when running on battery. My inrush amps to start 3 1/2 ton ac was 78 amps, after I installed soft start, it was down to 18-24 amps. That is a huge draw reduced by a $250 soft start. I use 5 EG4 batteries in parallel for over night use, because at 8pm it is still over 100 degrees out here. Not sure what your temps are out there at 6 pm and overnight but you may not need as much stuff that you have in your cart. You will need to run at least 10 gauge wire with ground, 10AWG (2 wires plus ground outside rated wire) from ac fuse pull box disconnect to your inverter electrical panel. You run output from EG4 inverters into breaker panel. Will need electrical code knowledge to wire your breaker panel correctly or hire electrician. You can buy electrical panels with main breaker at Home Depot or Lowes. I bought my 200 amp input at Lowes. You will also need heavy duty buss bars. I bought on Amazon for around $32. You will need wire to run from your battery to your buss bar that connects to inverter. I use Anderson 175 amp quick disconnect with the cables I bought from Harbor freight. Around $40 for 6 foot length of both black and red wire. Will need crimping tool from Amazon, you use a hammer to crimp wire. Around $15 for crimping tool. Anderson 175 amp quick connect kits are around $ 12 a set, available on Amazon as well. Depending on what you are trying to run during the day and night, you might get away with 2 EG4 inverters to start with. That will give you 6000 watts output with the inverters in parallel. You can always add more later. Respond to this message and I will give you my email so you can get answers to any questions. Once you respond, I will give you email and then remove email after you get it. I don’t mind answering questions to help you in deciding what product to get. Your shopping cart is going to cost a lot. Your cart is around $14,000 or more. They sell pergola sets on Amazon (backyard Adventures) and sometimes can find in Sam’s club. Starting at $1000 for 10x12 pergola. I bought from both and built my own as well. Hope to see you respond to this message soon. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed day.

@@diy-solar-guy Thank you kindly for this invaluable information. I am beyond grateful and feel blessed for the guidance. I hadn’t realized that my comments were getting deleted as I figured I’d provide you my email to make things easier. I will contact you in the morning, when you’re probably going to be reading this.

Hi, I will wait for you to message today. It is a beautiful day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice in it.

@@diy-solar-guy Good morning! It definitely is yet another beautiful day that the Lord blessed us with. I sent you an email.

Very nice. I hope your project works perfectly for you. The EG4 3000 watt inverters are so for very reliable. Not one issue so far. Solar panel arrays are much more efficient in series up to 500 volt dc PV input than in parallel for 150 volt PV input on my Growatt 12kw inverter. Just keep input amps from PV below 20 amps.

@@diy-solar-guy will do!

Sorry about that, going through 3 cancers and was taking a lot of meds at the time of video and some things were coming out backwards. I apologize, please forgive me. I did not catch before I uploaded video. I am much more diligent before uploading videos since then. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024 and hope your off grid solar adventures is fantastic. This video was my first attempt at running a ac with solar. Check out my latest videos to see how far we have come and everything we run. We are also able to heat our pool in the winter which the electric pool heat pump pool heater useing 7500 watts while running. That is more than any other appliance we use by almost double the watts. Once again sorry.

@diy-solar-guy no problem, I was mostly concerned for others who didn't know. I hope your victory and recovery with cancer goes better than you could hope for... I'm 70% certain I subscribed because you explain things very well and easy to comprehend (for us simple men out here). Thanks, and again 🙏 your amazing revivification.

Thanks so much for your input. I will try that. Hope you have a truly blessed day

Thank you. That is the whole purpose of me doing videos is to help explain off grid solar to others. To show how easy it is. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely Blessed 2024.

You would not want to use water in back of solar panel as it could short out electrical box on back of solar panels. These solar panels are designed to last 20-30 years in the heat in AZ. Please don’t use water on back of solar panel, it could cause electrical shock, a fire or both. Not a good idea. Hope this helps, you do not need to add anything to back of solar panel at all. Hope you have a blessed day.

Lead acid and deep cycle and AGM will not allow you to run very long. I had 16 drop cycle solar specific batteries and I doubt I could get 2-3 hours with all those together. Just are not designed to do that as where Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries can run a long time. At 500 watts per hour on a 100 amp hour 5120 watts 12 volt LiFePO4 battery you might get 6 hours of run time but it would need to be Lithium Iron Phosphate battery. I have 5.1 kWh batteries and can use around 4 kWh on that battery so theoretically you should be able to run 500 watts for 8 hours on that battery but I have never tried. Hope this answer helps. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024.

The blue tooth dongle plugs into the inverter but it is the blue tooth dongle that is extra to buy. You can not communicate with inverter without dongle.

125 amp breaker for battery, they came with inverter in box.

You would need more solar panels and another charge controller, but you are correct

I had a small breaker panel with a 30 amp breaker for the upstairs 3ton ac and a ac disconnect box outside next to ac. Thaw breaker panel had another 30 amp breaker for the garage 18000 btu mini split in garage and also 2-15 amp breakers for 2 separate 120 volt outlet boxes. Now I have 4-3000 watt inverters going into large breaker box to run a lot of mini splits, 3 1/2 & 4 ton ac along with pool pump, pool heater, freezers, fridge and a lot more. Check out that video, close to getting 12,000 watts output all at once. Tweaking my solar panel arrays to make that happen.

@diy-solar-guy I absolutely love it ive been watching your videos all weekend over and over I think I'm actually watching that video right now or the one where you show us the wiring which I really appreciate

@@diysolaradventures7894 glad you are enjoying the videos. A friend of mine was watching my videos at 3 am one night and his wife woke up and saw him watching tv, walking around to see what he was watching, she said “ you are watching solar porn again”. She calls watching off grid solar videos in the middle of night solar porn, LOL. These EG4 inverters are amazing. Getting 2 more for my motor home to run mini split I installed and the rooftop unit. Thanks for watching. Will be doing a video soon on solar panel performance in different array wiring configurations. Really interesting how much you can be loosing out on if not wired to maximize input.

@@diy-solar-guy I have two identical 24 volt 3000 watt solar inverter Chargers that I'm running but I guess they can't be used in parallel

@@diysolaradventures7894 I went through that with some inverters. That’s what I like about the EG4 inverters, can parallel to expand your solar off grid system in the future.

These are in my back yard, never had one go missing in over 4 years.

Bifacials are excellent solar panels, like you said, just need to mount where you get a reflection from sun on back of panels. I have 19 bifacials panels now. Worth the money.i have installed 8 mini splits and they all are working flawlessly. Very inexpensive for something so highly efficient. Best bank for your buck when installing off grid solar. I am blessed, I can run my upstairs and downstairs whole house heat pumps to heat or cool house both at the same time on solar or any of the mini splits all at the same time with just solar. Installing more mono panels to replace poly panels so I can get more out of those 4-EG4 3000 watt off grid inverter power house. Trying to get to the 5000 watt input for each of the 4 inverters. Stay cool over there while you take care of that off grid solar power system. Sounds like a nice set up. Battery hookup has some great deals on diy LiFePO4 cells right now. Cheapest price I have seen yet for diy battery cells. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024

Thank you so much your input. I’ve heard a lot of good things about those hybrid mini splits. Hoping to buy one one day.

Did that. Removed the palm trees and plants and replaced poly panels with mono solar panels, then took off wall and built 45 degrees angle solar array. Get twice as many panels in same area being at 45 degree angle. I can use most of the year at angle. No shade issues in the summer when I need it the most.

I purchased all of this around 4 years ago for around $500. Hard to find charge controller anymore since new technology is so much more efficient with all in one off grid inverters that take in solar input and put out pure sign wave 120 volts or even split phase 120/240 volts. I have 2- EF4 3000 watt off grid inverters in parallel running my 3 1/2 ton whole house heat pump 24 hours a day with LiFePO4 battery at night. My system has paid insert back in just 4 years with the savings on my electric bill. Today it would cost a lot more. But now they have hybrid 12,000 btu mini splits that can cool or heat a room up to 600 square feet. Whereas this window ac is rated for around 100 square feet. You can directly plug your solar into outside unit of mini split and connect to battery or grid power as well to supplement of rainy or cloudy days limiting your watts from grid to 600 watts or less. Here is the link. Buy 5-400 watt solar panels and you are air conditioning or heating a space up to 600 square feet during the day for free. Can easily make your money back over a few years in not having to run main ac or if wanting to cool a garage. Very inexpensive way compared to installing a ducted ac which could cost over $10,000. Using a mini split instead of this shaving hundreds of dollars if my electric bill each month from April through November out here is AZ. Link for Hybrid mini split. Check out my newer videos showing the 3000 watt off grid inverters running across and mini splits along with pool pump, pool heater, freezers, fridge, lights, dishwasher, washing machine, clothes dryer and more. You will get more bang for your buck with mini split but you can still do the window ac unit but it might cost $800 or more for everything as where mini split plus solar panels might be twice that price. They also sell kits that include everything you need for hybrid mini split instal. Check out link and feel free to ask more questions. signaturesolar.com/eg4-hybrid-solar-mini-split-air-conditioner-heat-pump-ac-dc-12000-btu-seer2-22-plug-n-cool-do-it-yourself-installation/

Thank you so much for the info I really enjoyed the video and will look at the other videos u have mentioned This is amazing I installed a 8kw solar panel for 6000 10 years ago but now they want 15000 maybe more for the same system I am so disappointed in these folks charging so much money You need to do small gazebo with this setup You would sell a lot of these ! Thanks a million sir

@@heavenlyReza you are so welcome

This looks great.. specially with no inverters needed Do you have recommendations for where to get the solar panels

@@heavenlyReza I buy used solar panels locally in Gilbert AZ at Santan Solar. Depends on where you live, you might need to search on the internet for local places that sell used solar panels. There are more and more places selling used panels that are 2-10 years old.

I’m sorry, what part of the video are you referring to. The solar panel wire is 10 AWG and I bought and was using 1/0 AWG or 2AWG battery cables from Harbor freight. Hope you have a blessed day

I actually think the used mono solar panels are worth it because they do better with shading, cloud cover, early morning and dusk also most importantly in series with inverters that can handle 500 volt dc PV input. I tried using in parallel for my Growatt 12kw inverter where the max PV input is 150 v dc. Was not happy with the efficiency but I used those same solar panels on my EG4 3000 watt inverter and they are so so much more efficient. I gave 6-330 watt mono panels in series along with another 6-330 watt mono solar panels in series, then I connect those on parallel. That’s almost 4000 watts between those 2 string combined into 1 string. I get 3000 watts input into inverter as where when I string of 3 in series then 4 sets in parallel, I was only getting around 2000-2200 watts with Growatt inverter. I like the used mono solar panels for the used price. You get what you pay for. I just bought 10-400 watt bifacial with 100 possible from back side and those are excellent panels at $124 each. Well worth getting brand new. I can get 3500-4000 watts out of those new bifacial but have a tough time getting 2500 watts out of 5000 watts used poly solar panels. I’m 62 years old who has been going through 2 incurable cancers for last ten years and just diagnosed with another cancer, so I know it is not easy setting up this solar system but it is possible when you are determined. Best inverter for money is the EG4 3000 watt off grid inverter where you can connect up to 5000 watts and up to 500 volt dc PV input. You just have to keep the dc amps coming in from solar panels below 20 amps. Check out my newer videos with these EG4 3000 watt inverters and see everything I run with these little lightweight power house inverters and EG4 LiFePO4 battery banks. Thanks for your input and I hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024.

I buy almost all my products from Signature solar in Texas, links in the description in my videos. I buy used solar panels from Santan Sloar in Gilbert AZ. The mono used solar panels are a better deal signature solars orders are usually delivered within 5-10 days and always have tracking numbers you can actually track. Outstanding customer service at every level.

@@diy-solar-guy strange because Solar sovereign is affiliated with signature Solar however I’ve been getting the complete runaround. Finally got an email today from signature saying that they will look into it Monday.

@@jglassman1122 might want to buy from Signature solar directly in Sulphur Springs Texas. Why go through a middle man and wait forever for your order. Never had a problem with over 40 orders with them.

@@diy-solar-guy I had done my research prior and Review said that they were shipped from signature Solar in signature Solar boxes and the company shows the same address so I thought it was safe said their normal shipping times are 2 to 3 days for in stock items. once I saw they had the memorial day deal with free shipping. It was a no-brainer for me but lesson learned and the bummer is now signature. Solar shows that they’re on pre-order not available till August.

@@jglassman1122 I’m so sorry to hear that. I bought new and refurbished EG4 3000 watt inverters. Refurbished was $250 off regular price with all the parts in box. Hope you order gets to you soon.

The hybrid mini splits are great. I have not installed one yet but I have installed 6 mini splits in my house, 2 upstairs, 2 downstairs and 2 in garage. I run my main air conditioners with only solar in the day and LiFePO4 battery bank at night. We have come a long way since this video. We even run our pool pump 24 hours a day with solar. Take a look at our other videos showing all we do with off grid solar. Thanks for your wonderful input and hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024.

@@diy-solar-guy You are an electrical genius! The only thing I'v used solar for was to charge my mower battery, and that's because I found the panel free on the side of the road. You're showing me the great potential that I'v been missing for years here in S Florida. I need to get going!

@@user-ol5rj8qn9o yep, off grid solar is so so easy to do now with new technology, check out my newest videos with the EG4 inverters and battery banks. I show where all the wires go. Hope you enjoy the videos

@@user-ol5rj8qn9o very very easy to use these off grid inverters to run so much. Just have to learn by reading and watching videos of others that have successfully used off grid solar. Enjoy the other newer videos with EG4 inverters and batteries along with all the different solar panels I use.

It is very interesting. Check out our newer videos with our EG4 inverters and see what we run with those. Hope you have a truly blessed day.

Now that mini split has been replaced by a 3 1/2 ton upstairs ducted heat pump that runs 24 hours a day, during the day with solar and at night with LiFePO4 battery bank. Has been 110 degrees out here in Phoenix AZ and we are running this with just solar and batteries cooling the whole 2 story house and 3 car garage as well. Pretty fun stuff.

You have high humidity there, our humidity is really low around 21 percent but will dip down as low as 5 percent humidity. Lower humidity, cooler you feel. Stay cool out there in Ohio. We have been hitting 110 degrees daily out here but full sun.

@diy-solar-guy Oh ok nice yea we are getting clouds from that tropical storm down in the Gulf of Mexico it's stretching all the way up here I'm staying cool thanks and you stay cool too

@@diysolaradventures7894 I will thanks.

42000 btu and 48000 btu for 3 1/2 & 4 ton.

@@diy-solar-guy Ohh ok wow my 12,000btu Senville what ton would that be considered??

@@diysolaradventures7894 1 ton = 12,000 btu’s

2 ton = 24,000 btu 3 ton = 36,000 btu

The garage is below upstairs bedrooms, so keeping it cool , keeps the upstairs cool. There is a 2 foot gap between garage ceiling and upstairs floor for running ductwork for hvac. I insulated my garage door with 2 inch rigid foal insulation and my west wall as well. I had another 12000 btu mini split in garage that was able with that running, got the garage down to 68-70 degrees while 110 out. But I gave that one away. Keeping the garage cool helps with keeping the rest of house cool but I mainly air condition the garage because of the inverters producing heat and when we pull cars in the garage that we’re driving in that 110 degrees heat. That 18,000 btu really does a good job keeping garage cool, I like to run it in the turbo mode. I bought that at Home Depot around 2 years ago. It was in stock at store and they still stock these mini splits. But I found you can buy a 18,000 btu mini split on eBay for about 1/2 the price as Home Depot. As low as $600. That’s an excellent price. Any mini split over 12,000 btu will be 230 volts. But you can get 12,000 btu mini splits in 110 volt option. Thank you for your comment. I do these videos to show how easy it is to do off grid solar. We have over 320 days of sunshine in Phoenix AZ. You have cloudy days in Florida so using mono panels would be preferably over poly solar panels. I just bought 400 watt bifacial solar panels that can go to 500 watts total with backside solar gain. I’m getting around 400 watts per panel consistently. Works so much better on cloudy days compared to poly solar panels. I just bought 9- 365 mono used solar panels for $22 each that have slight frame damage to see how well they will do on my 3000 watt EG4 inverter. 4 of those are actually bifacial solar panels. The 12 used 335 watt mono solar panels are preforming well with 2800 watts on one 3000 watt EG4 off grid inverter. Should be able to get 12,000 watts output here soon, I will be able to try my pool electric heat pump pool heater to cool my pool water when it goes over 89 degrees. That uses 7500 watts or more especially when 110 degrees out. Hope you have a truly wonderful and extremely blessed 2024.

Thank you, self taught over last 4 years. Some by trail and error. But a lot of fun along the way.