First: Mitch is great to work with. I run a solar panel configuration with the 25 watt solar panel (all day sun with a vertical installation) and the 10 AH battery as shown in the video. The door has been installed and running for seven months. The door has operated perfectly since the installation. The chickens acclimated very quickly. I have zero experience with solar, but everything worked out as advertised. This is a very cool setup. I'm very pleased. I will comment again at the 12 month mark.
Can two farmlite doors be installed and hooked up to one battery and panel? I need one door for my coop and one door for my run and would like to hook them up to the same battery and solar panel.
Hey Chris, this one is a 25W solar panel but a 10W solar panel should suffice if you get some direct sunlight throughout the day. 7 amp hour battery should be plenty.
@@IAmNotMitch Wow, thanks for such a swift reply. And thanks for the info, really helpful. Oh, great video by the way. I've been looking for something like this for ages.
I got this off of Amazon. I can not get it programmed. If it doesnt work tonight, (3 days now) I am going to send it back. Is the one from amazon a knock off? If it is, it is a POS.
Hey John, Why don’t you shoot me an email so I can help you get it programmed properly? It’s most likely a setting error but we’ll figure it out. My email is written in quite a few places in the instruction manual but you can also find it on my website if you google FarmLite it appears at the top of results. I don’t think it’ll let me comment an email here but I’ll try, hello@farmlite.store
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First: Mitch is great to work with. I run a solar panel configuration with the 25 watt solar panel (all day sun with a vertical installation) and the 10 AH battery as shown in the video. The door has been installed and running for seven months. The door has operated perfectly since the installation. The chickens acclimated very quickly. I have zero experience with solar, but everything worked out as advertised. This is a very cool setup. I'm very pleased. I will comment again at the 12 month mark.
I run mine on solar and it works great. I love this door. If you can't get it programmed ask your nearest 12 year old. He'll be able to get it done.
What about the inline fuse they say you should have attached on the battery side. Did you ever install a 5
or 10 amp inline fuse?
I did not install an inline fuse. The solar panel is pretty low amperage but you can install an inline fuse from panel to the charge controller
Can two farmlite doors be installed and hooked up to one battery and panel? I need one door for my coop and one door for my run and would like to hook them up to the same battery and solar panel.
What wattage is your solar panel and what is the amp/hour rating of the battery ?
Hey Chris, this one is a 25W solar panel but a 10W solar panel should suffice if you get some direct sunlight throughout the day. 7 amp hour battery should be plenty.
@@IAmNotMitch Wow, thanks for such a swift reply. And thanks for the info, really helpful. Oh, great video by the way. I've been looking for something like this for ages.
@@chrishamilton-wearing3232 No worries, appreciate it! If you ever need help with anything just shoot me an email at hello@farmlite.store
I got this off of Amazon. I can not get it programmed. If it doesnt work tonight, (3 days now) I am going to send it back. Is the one from amazon a knock off? If it is, it is a POS.
Hey John, Why don’t you shoot me an email so I can help you get it programmed properly? It’s most likely a setting error but we’ll figure it out. My email is written in quite a few places in the instruction manual but you can also find it on my website if you google FarmLite it appears at the top of results. I don’t think it’ll let me comment an email here but I’ll try, hello@farmlite.store
John,
Please email me at hello@farmlite.store and I’ll help you get the settings fixed.
Mine just stopped powering up after six months. $150, what a joke
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