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Ben you did absolutely the right thing getting a professional to do it all. Imagine you bought all the stuff cheaper and got someone to fit it then something went wrong: Fitter: "I didn't provide it, not my problem." Seller: "I didn't fit it, not my problem." This way you only have one person to go to.
Our solar system just got powered on today! 10 panels for 5kW. Produces less because of the clouds here in Phitsanulok, Thailand. Still happy to have smaller electric bills.
yes Ben you are correct, it really doesn't matter what the size of the house is it just depends on what you want to run with electricity in the house per day
Is there any more land available for purchase in the area? If so, it could be a fantastic opportunity to invest in infrastructure and increase its future value. While the idea of living off the grid has a certain charm, implementing additional security could make it even more appealing. Plus, there might be a community of like-minded individuals who would be interested in affordable, creative living solutions here.
Wow,,!!! Fantastic .. I got goose bumps watching you set up the new house with your stashed away treasures .... we did the same thing bringing our belongings from the U,S. and having them stored away for 2 years .. such a great feeling to finally set them up and get on with the new life ! Best of luck to you guys !
I loved. I’m looking to buy a land as big as yours. Not yet maybe in 5 years time. My bf is in chiang rai maybe I’ll buy a land there. What I loved about Thailand is it’s affordable and I love fruits, and temples. I want to grow fruit tree’s because I love to eat fruits. Chicken farming , I love eggs and etc.
@@anthony7091 before I buy any land, I wanted to be married to him and then try to get him to come to America and work first. My goal is to retire in Thailand with him. It’s not just my money but also his and mines together.
@@anthony7091 he has 3 farm lands that he grow corns and yams and rubber trees. Which I’m not interested. I rather buy my own land somewhere near city.
Dr Snuggles, friend of the animal world. Good to see someone enjoying and loving the local wildlife. On your own doorstep. Love those Praying Mantis, so alien like and fascinating to watch. When’s the house warming party? Think you’ve got room for 9000+ on your land, bring a bottle!
I see that two battery storage units are Felicity Solar. What size are they? I can see that you have a Controller/Inverter. What make and size is that? What are they other boxes on the wall other than the consumer unit? 12 panels in Thailand actually seems a lot and would have thought adequate to pump out the water during the day from the borehole as well.
The inverter is 8kw, each battery pack is 10kw (20kw total). The other units are for the generator as it’s hooked up to automatically turn itself on when the batteries drop to a specific number. I think we have it set to about 40%. So on those cloudy days etc, if the batteries charge drops to 40% then the generator kicks in. The generator powers just the batteries and the batteries power the house. Sorry if you know that already, somebody asked in an earlier comment what exactly in the house the generator powers - I’m not sure if the question was from yourself or another John 😆. Anyway I hope this helps, I always appreciate your comments 🙏🙏🙏
Great to see you finally moving in Ben, it's all been so worthwhile. Our build is going well, the concrete structure is almost there and the project should start to fly once the roof goes on. I'd love to know the specifics of your Solar, you seem to have a great package, what output do you expect to get?
@@LifeinThailand777 Thanks Ben thats very useful to know. We have been looking into a 6KW setup as we will start with a single battery semi off grid system with an option to upgrade later, thats thinking ahead, but may change? Loving the videos, you are gaining quite a momentum with your followers. Well done! 😃
Hi Ben, you must be really pleased with the house, it really does look beautiful. The green insect is a prying mantis, gentle with us, but brutal with other insects when they are feeding. The turtles were terrapins, you can tell by the shape of their heads.
I’ve only got 6 panels and it does what’s needed I think if your sensible on usage Solar is a very good but if you don’t use it you won’t make it, I’ve also gone for a hot water tank so I can put that on in the afternoon when the batteries are full and the solar stops producing because the batteries are full
A recommendation of who you used for the instal would be welcomed as I may be looking into a 6-8 panel set up for a small 2-bed new build in Buriram in the next few months, thanks in advance 🙏
I built my own system after fixing a system for a friend that was installed by a small Thai company, it seems all the knowledgable company’s do charge a fortune it depends what your like with diy projects they are getting very easy to put together now and the panels have dropped in price a lot over the last year
@michaeljackson9683 I will forward you the contact details although it was a guy local to us here in nong Bua Lamphu province, I can’t imagine he would travel to Burriram. By all means try though, and best of luck with it 👍
Ben… we will be building our house about 40km east of Surin. Very rural and want to have an off grid system. Would you recommend the guys that fitted yours? If so can you give me their details? Cheers Simon
Of all the tradesmen we’ve had working on the house over past almost two years, the solar guy was by far the most professional. I cannot recommend him enough. His number is 0624295317 and his name is Ton 🙏
@@LifeinThailand777Thanks for the recommendation! I live just on the other side of the mountain from you (about 30km as the crow flies) and have been looking for a local reputable tradesman to look over my situation for a possible solar set up. Your videos have been very helpful in finally pushing me to action. Thanks!
I am not reading the comments (I already know a bit about solar) but looking to see your system specifications (watts of solar PV, invertor size, battery power in amp hours) so that I can compare them to my expectation for the size of the system I am contemplating for my build in Isan.
The inverter is 8kw, each battery pack (there’s 2 of them) is 10kw each and 200amp each. The generator (when it switches on) charges up the batteries, and the batteries run the house. Hope this helps. Feel free to email me with any other questions as I struggle to always reply to comments on here 👍
Welcome to your home!!!! You look like a happy chappy 😀 That insect is a praying mantis, the brown one is definatly pregnant and looking for a spot to lay her eggs
Hi, yea we had her since a pup in Uk. She was 3 when we moved over here. She struggles with the heat, and so she’s got fat and lazy. She likes the sofa and the aircon 😅
@LifeinThailand777 love it! I had a chihuahua for 13 years their the best! Love seeing you guys in the car and she's snuggled in the back on her blanket or on the sofa away from the heat lol 😆 keep the videos coming 👌
Pure awesomeness mate, gotta a technical question for ya lemon spread, what are the costs of keeping a house there? Is there like an annual tax from government? Anywho, its been a great joy watching your videos, #KeepUpTheAwesomeness #DontLetFearHoldYaBack ❤️🦄❤️
Hi Great Vlog .When you come to Thailand did you bring all your furniture and belongings from the UK. I am coming to retire in Thailand in 1 to 2 years With my Thai wife how much did it cost to get a container to take your belongings
Yes we brought everything in a 20ft shipping container. It was expensive because of covid (April 2021). Im sure it’s cheaper now, think it cost around £4000 door to door. Hope this helps.
You need to stop complaining about the comments made relating to your videos. You must have solar power as you are not on grid. It would be of no use to me as it would not pay for itself in less than fifteen years. Electricity is cheap in Thailand. You almost certainly bought your land for a low price as it is subject to flooding. Quite apart from the risk of a rising river you are near a mountain slope and you get the runoff from it. I am currently building my own house in Thailand and welcome helpful suggestions. I will be making videos of my house build shortly but I hope I am not tempted to seek confrontation with those people who make comments I don't like.
Wait til you’ve had a few comments on your videos and see if you’re tempted to occasionally respond or not. It’s not about wanting confrontation, it’s about being a human being. The first video I uploaded, somebody commented that my wife (who’s never been on camera BTW) was a cheap prostitute who likes to @“%#. Almost every video I’ve uploaded since then has a similarly offensively comment. I maybe respond to about 1% of them, which is obviously 1% too many, but like I said, I’m a human being and very occasionally I’ll respond. With regards any misinformation that ppl are spouting in the comments, I actually do think it’s important to respond, because these ppl can be so adamant in their arguments that I feel I need to address what they’re saying. Lots of ppl read the comments and will take information onboard, often as fact. When someone is screaming that I’m a fool because my off grid solar system isn’t large enough for my house, I think it would be irresponsible of me not to address his point, regardless of the fact he’s wrong. Anyway, thanks for your own comment, it’s appreciated 🙏🙏
Sadly there are lots of ignorant people in the world and there are very few farangs married to Thai women who have not had nasty comments made about their wives. You are almost certainly familiar with the expression, "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me". Just live by that and look down on the ignorant. Those who are rude, abusive and those who really don't know what they are talking about should be ignored. You have no need to respond. Just follow my advice - look down on them and don't give them the courtesy of a reply. Ignore them and they will give up. I do not doubt that your solar system is adequate for your present needs. I think you might have found a cheaper deal. Although I have family in Nong Bua Lamphu I am not familiar with solar costs there. Most adverts online in Thailand are rarely accurate in their stated prices and are mostly on the low side to attract customers. ( The same is true in rip-off Britain. I am very happy when some dope calls me a fool. I know he is jealous.😀 @@LifeinThailand777
i thought the solar was cheap for what you got, including the batteries that would have made up most of the cost, i would have put more panels up but you can always add them later .@@LifeinThailand777
Could you expand on why you think that? (I never saw a detailed breakdown) It seemed to be ok to me, but I didn't know the unit/installation cost for the diesel generator. His 460k baht did include that.
@@LifeinThailand777 Ah, ok. Was hoping that there may be some insight that I never thought of for off-grids. fwiw, I just stumbled (yt suggestion) on channel: Solar Thailand.
It’s weird how you never showed your wife’s face in any of your videos even though she’s right next to you. Let me guess, she doesn’t want to be in your video right? Yeah that’s what they all say.
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Ben you did absolutely the right thing getting a professional to do it all.
Imagine you bought all the stuff cheaper and got someone to fit it then something went wrong:
Fitter: "I didn't provide it, not my problem."
Seller: "I didn't fit it, not my problem."
This way you only have one person to go to.
It’s so nice to be able to listen to the rain in your own home. Enjoy! 🙏
Our solar system just got powered on today! 10 panels for 5kW. Produces less because of the clouds here in Phitsanulok, Thailand. Still happy to have smaller electric bills.
Oh this is brilliant. Congrats 🙏🙏🙏
That big green bug is a praying mantis. Good to see ya finally moving in. Nice to be home!
yes Ben you are correct, it really doesn't matter what the size of the house is it just depends on what you want to run with electricity in the house per day
Is there any more land available for purchase in the area? If so, it could be a fantastic opportunity to invest in infrastructure and increase its future value. While the idea of living off the grid has a certain charm, implementing additional security could make it even more appealing. Plus, there might be a community of like-minded individuals who would be interested in affordable, creative living solutions here.
Like they have been doing in Issan for millennia you mean
@@radleysmith7528 Nah, more like a falang style community.
Love the drone footage! And so excited yall are finally moving in!
Must be great feeling finally unpacking
Its all falling into place ...im pleased for you Ben its been a long journey.
Im not really a stag head fan, but i admit, your stairwell looks great because of the one you have, you guys really have done very well 👌
Wow,,!!! Fantastic .. I got goose bumps watching you set up the new house with your stashed away treasures .... we did the same thing bringing our belongings from the U,S. and having them stored away for 2 years .. such a great feeling to finally set them up and get on with the new life !
Best of luck to you guys !
Once again you made my day! Gonna copy you on the solar system with battery and generator for our property. Thanks again for sharing mate.
Cheers Jorge 🙏
Very useful. I want solar energy on my roof. Good job with the house 🏡 ❤
2 more years until I put Canada behind me and move to Thailand full time. Your videos are my encouragement. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Great vid. Sorry bout the rice.
Hopefully Mother Nature has finished throwing the annual ‘kitchen sink’ at us now.
Place looks great Ben, definitely worth the wait albeit frustrating at times.
Thanks Andy mate
I loved. I’m looking to buy a land as big as yours. Not yet maybe in 5 years time. My bf is in chiang rai maybe I’ll buy a land there. What I loved about Thailand is it’s affordable and I love fruits, and temples. I want to grow fruit tree’s because I love to eat fruits. Chicken farming , I love eggs and etc.
Will your bf buy or will you buy with your own money?
@@anthony7091 before I buy any land, I wanted to be married to him and then try to get him to come to America and work first. My goal is to retire in Thailand with him. It’s not just my money but also his and mines together.
@@anthony7091 he has 3 farm lands that he grow corns and yams and rubber trees. Which I’m not interested. I rather buy my own land somewhere near city.
@@Fearice7 but will you buy with your own money?
Just friendly banter 👍
@@anthony7091 when I can afford it of course. I have investments, and I can make it happen.
Looks great Ben
Keep on trucking bro ... Your not too far away from your goal of 10,000 subscribers by this coming Christmas 🎄 ❤
Look busy ..: Santa is coming 🤠
Ben your smashing it mate! Keep it up and we'll done freeing those little turtles❤
Hi Ben
Your house is beautiful.
Wish nothing but happiness for you and your family.
If you ever visit Sakon Nakhon would love to meet you guys 😊
Thanks Anthony 🙏
Dr Snuggles, friend of the animal world. Good to see someone enjoying and loving the local wildlife. On your own doorstep. Love those Praying Mantis, so alien like and fascinating to watch.
When’s the house warming party? Think you’ve got room for 9000+ on your land, bring a bottle!
😆😆😆😆
Great video, some really useful and interesting OFF-GRID SOLAR content
Great video 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for creating and sharing
❤👍🏻Fantastic so happy for you both. Have a beautiful weekend in Paradise. 💞💐🍾🥂
ThanksWendy 🙏🙏
I see that two battery storage units are Felicity Solar. What size are they?
I can see that you have a Controller/Inverter. What make and size is that?
What are they other boxes on the wall other than the consumer unit?
12 panels in Thailand actually seems a lot and would have thought adequate to pump out the water during the day from the borehole as well.
The inverter is 8kw, each battery pack is 10kw (20kw total). The other units are for the generator as it’s hooked up to automatically turn itself on when the batteries drop to a specific number. I think we have it set to about 40%. So on those cloudy days etc, if the batteries charge drops to 40% then the generator kicks in. The generator powers just the batteries and the batteries power the house. Sorry if you know that already, somebody asked in an earlier comment what exactly in the house the generator powers - I’m not sure if the question was from yourself or another John 😆. Anyway I hope this helps, I always appreciate your comments 🙏🙏🙏
Great to see you finally moving in Ben, it's all been so worthwhile.
Our build is going well, the concrete structure is almost there and the project should start to fly once the roof goes on.
I'd love to know the specifics of your Solar, you seem to have a great package, what output do you expect to get?
Hi Leon. How you doing mate? Glad your build is going well. Exciting times!
We have an 8kw system, with 2x 10kw batteries, each battery 200amp 🙏
@@LifeinThailand777 Thanks Ben thats very useful to know. We have been looking into a 6KW setup as we will start with a single battery semi off grid system with an option to upgrade later, thats thinking ahead, but may change? Loving the videos, you are gaining quite a momentum with your followers. Well done!
😃
Hi Ben, you must be really pleased with the house, it really does look beautiful.
The green insect is a prying mantis, gentle with us, but brutal with other insects when they are feeding. The turtles were terrapins, you can tell by the shape of their heads.
That makes the house Terrapin Station
I’ve only got 6 panels and it does what’s needed I think if your sensible on usage Solar is a very good but if you don’t use it you won’t make it, I’ve also gone for a hot water tank so I can put that on in the afternoon when the batteries are full and the solar stops producing because the batteries are full
A recommendation of who you used for the instal would be welcomed as I may be looking into a 6-8 panel set up for a small 2-bed new build in Buriram in the next few months, thanks in advance 🙏
I built my own system after fixing a system for a friend that was installed by a small Thai company, it seems all the knowledgable company’s do charge a fortune it depends what your like with diy projects they are getting very easy to put together now and the panels have dropped in price a lot over the last year
@michaeljackson9683 I will forward you the contact details although it was a guy local to us here in nong Bua Lamphu province, I can’t imagine he would travel to Burriram. By all means try though, and best of luck with it 👍
did you finally buy a drone? I've seen some aerial shots in previous video as well :)
I just stole the drone shots from our solar guy. I’ll buy one at some point though 🙏
Ben… we will be building our house about 40km east of Surin. Very rural and want to have an off grid system. Would you recommend the guys that fitted yours? If so can you give me their details?
Cheers Simon
Of all the tradesmen we’ve had working on the house over past almost two years, the solar guy was by far the most professional. I cannot recommend him enough. His number is 0624295317 and his name is Ton 🙏
@@LifeinThailand777Thanks for the recommendation!
I live just on the other side of the mountain from you (about 30km as the crow flies) and have been looking for a local reputable tradesman to look over my situation for a possible solar set up.
Your videos have been very helpful in finally pushing me to action. Thanks!
hello nice solar
03:25 the name is mantis
I am not reading the comments (I already know a bit about solar) but looking to see your system specifications (watts of solar PV, invertor size, battery power in amp hours) so that I can compare them to my expectation for the size of the system I am contemplating for my build in Isan.
I’ll reply to this properly later on Victor
The inverter is 8kw, each battery pack (there’s 2 of them) is 10kw each and 200amp each. The generator (when it switches on) charges up the batteries, and the batteries run the house. Hope this helps. Feel free to email me with any other questions as I struggle to always reply to comments on here 👍
@@LifeinThailand777 Thanks so much!
Praying Mantis!
Welcome to your home!!!! You look like a happy chappy 😀
That insect is a praying mantis, the brown one is definatly pregnant and looking for a spot to lay her eggs
the floods cant see you mate your living high now 😌
Hi Ben nice video, is the Air conditioning is also included in the price of the solar panels
Hello from Leeds UK, I wanna know about the little chunky chihuahua ☺️♥️ did you have her in UK? ❤
Hi, yea we had her since a pup in Uk. She was 3 when we moved over here. She struggles with the heat, and so she’s got fat and lazy. She likes the sofa and the aircon 😅
@LifeinThailand777 love it! I had a chihuahua for 13 years their the best! Love seeing you guys in the car and she's snuggled in the back on her blanket or on the sofa away from the heat lol 😆 keep the videos coming 👌
Hi. What's the generator wattage/amp you've got there?
Pure awesomeness mate, gotta a technical question for ya lemon spread, what are the costs of keeping a house there? Is there like an annual tax from government? Anywho, its been a great joy watching your videos, #KeepUpTheAwesomeness #DontLetFearHoldYaBack ❤️🦄❤️
There’s no tax or anything like that. Just literally water, electricity and refuse collection bills, none of which are applicable to us though 🙏
Bless ya little cotton socks mate, cheers for the reply, gets the gears grinding in the old noggin,
Hi Great Vlog .When you come to Thailand did you bring all your furniture and belongings from the UK. I am coming to retire in Thailand in 1 to 2 years With my Thai wife how much did it cost to get a container to take your belongings
Yes we brought everything in a 20ft shipping container. It was expensive because of covid (April 2021). Im sure it’s cheaper now, think it cost around £4000 door to door. Hope this helps.
Ben, output of AC units ? Ps love the fact thailand still uses BTU'S( british thermal units) 1 kw= 3.4 BTU'S 555 tech school days
The smaller units are 9000 BTU, the larger one is 18,000 BTU, both with inverters 🙏
@LifeinThailand777 interesting, everyday's a school day. solar must be performing well, 10 plus kw
Thermal *** auto correct
Praying Mantis is your friendly insect
😆😆
I know you are not selling the house but have you had it valued since the build has finished ?
We’ve not had it valued TBH, perhaps we will next year once the farm is a bit more developed 🙏
Looks like a cricket
Can you tell me the solar supplier thankyou
I’ll forward you his contact details 🙏
Ok thanks
👍👍🇮🇪🇷🇺🇷🇺
You need to stop complaining about the comments made relating to your videos. You must have solar power as you are not on grid. It would be of no use to me as it would not pay for itself in less than fifteen years. Electricity is cheap in Thailand.
You almost certainly bought your land for a low price as it is subject to flooding. Quite apart from the risk of a rising river you are near a mountain slope and you get the runoff from it.
I am currently building my own house in Thailand and welcome helpful suggestions. I will be making videos of my house build shortly but I hope I am not tempted to seek confrontation with those people who make comments I don't like.
Wait til you’ve had a few comments on your videos and see if you’re tempted to occasionally respond or not. It’s not about wanting confrontation, it’s about being a human being. The first video I uploaded, somebody commented that my wife (who’s never been on camera BTW) was a cheap prostitute who likes to @“%#. Almost every video I’ve uploaded since then has a similarly offensively comment. I maybe respond to about 1% of them, which is obviously 1% too many, but like I said, I’m a human being and very occasionally I’ll respond.
With regards any misinformation that ppl are spouting in the comments, I actually do think it’s important to respond, because these ppl can be so adamant in their arguments that I feel I need to address what they’re saying. Lots of ppl read the comments and will take information onboard, often as fact. When someone is screaming that I’m a fool because my off grid solar system isn’t large enough for my house, I think it would be irresponsible of me not to address his point, regardless of the fact he’s wrong.
Anyway, thanks for your own comment, it’s appreciated 🙏🙏
Sadly there are lots of ignorant people in the world and there are very few farangs married to Thai women who have not had nasty comments made about their wives. You are almost certainly familiar with the expression, "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me". Just live by that and look down on the ignorant.
Those who are rude, abusive and those who really don't know what they are talking about should be ignored. You have no need to respond. Just follow my advice - look down on them and don't give them the courtesy of a reply. Ignore them and they will give up.
I do not doubt that your solar system is adequate for your present needs. I think you might have found a cheaper deal. Although I have family in Nong Bua Lamphu I am not familiar with solar costs there. Most adverts online in Thailand are rarely accurate in their stated prices and are mostly on the low side to attract customers. ( The same is true in rip-off Britain.
I am very happy when some dope calls me a fool. I know he is jealous.😀 @@LifeinThailand777
What you paid for a 12 panel system was a total rip off you should have a 10kw system for what you paid
Ok 👍
i thought the solar was cheap for what you got, including the batteries that would have made up most of the cost, i would have put more panels up but you can always add them later .@@LifeinThailand777
Could you expand on why you think that? (I never saw a detailed breakdown) It seemed to be ok to me, but I didn't know the unit/installation cost for the diesel generator. His 460k baht did include that.
I tend to take that other guys comments with a pinch of salt, he doesn’t have a particularly positive outlook on anything 😅
@@LifeinThailand777 Ah, ok. Was hoping that there may be some insight that I never thought of for off-grids. fwiw, I just stumbled (yt suggestion) on channel: Solar Thailand.
3:17 Very friendly for some :-) Read how friendly the female can be to the male.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
Lucky I’m a human and not a Mantis 🤣
It’s weird how you never showed your wife’s face in any of your videos even though she’s right next to you. Let me guess, she doesn’t want to be in your video right? Yeah that’s what they all say.
I have no idea “what they all say”, but you’re right, Anna wants to keep her privacy. I respect that as she’s my wife 😆