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I’m rebuilding our Solar Shed as a true off-grid workhorse and wanted to prove you can get big power without a big budget. In this video I walk through the full install of a ~6 kW array using 14 used 410 W panels I picked up for about $2,000 total. I’ll show how I sourced the panels, laid out and mounted the racking on a low-slope roof, wired the strings, and tied everything into an off-grid inverter/battery so it can run a yard office (and scale to a cabin or small home).
My goal with Solar Shed 2.0 is simple: share a practical path for DIYers who want reliable off-grid power at a price that makes sense—no mystery, no hype. You’ll see what worked, what I’d change, and how far ~6 kW really goes.
Chapters
00:00 Intro — 6 kW DIY for ~$2K (why & goals)
00:27 Where I found the panels + price & specs (14×410W)
01:26 Roof layout: panel/rail spacing, 6″–12″ edge buffers
03:34 Code/inspection notes + chalk-line layout
04:24 Finding rafters & placing flashing (under 2nd/3rd course)
06:15 Sealant, lags, course-correcting missed rafters
07:31 Racking & hardware tour (IronRidge rails, mid/end clamps, bonding)
09:44 Rail splices & EZ Solar junction box (MC4 bulkheads)
12:19 Cost recap & wiring plan (two strings in parallel)
13:13 Mounting tips, cable management, and string tests (Voc)
15:05 Inside setup: conduit, ground, EcoFlow integration
16:18 First power: ~2.3 kW into the controller
17:08 What’s next & where this scales (office, cabin, home)
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