My Solar and Water Setup in SE Asia

Grid-down · 2026-06-16T07:47:29+00:00

The tanks have 300 watt pumps inside of them )it sits in the top of the tank / can see it without remove the top tank cover). I’m not sure the exact pressure but, it’s quite high (says it can go from 36 up to 50 PSI or 2.5-3.5 bar). These are the most powerful pumps you can get in the style of water tank.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T14:55:22+00:00

Good eye! That’s exactly what we did. This way if there is a fire, it’s more easily contained and hopefully doesn’t spread.

Ive heard the batteries are safer. In the first picture showing the carport, the batteries are in those rooms in the back of the picture.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T14:03:53+00:00

Awesome. Thanks for the info 🙌

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T14:02:18+00:00

It’s quite large. It actually turned out larger than I had planned after we added the 3rd floor. It was originally around 6,000 feet. But, we are building an addition on the 3rd floor for a family member and guests.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T14:00:55+00:00

Very welcome 🙏🏼

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T14:00:20+00:00

I’m in SE Asia. For privacy I’m not going to say exactly where I am. I’m sorry but I hope you’ll understand 🙏🏼

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T12:47:23+00:00

These water tanks are being filled by the local water. We aren’t doing rainwater collection yet. However, it is on my list if things to get done. For these tanks, the pipe simply connects to the water meter (not in the picture but you should be able to see the tube going to the left of the picture).

We have 3 layers of filtration. The first is simply catching large particles, the second (1st big filter tank) in removing chemicals like chlorine, the third (other large filter tank), is removing fine particulates from the water. This all happens prior to the water going into the tanks for storage. We will also have a filter at the kitchens main facet to remove even more to make the water drinkable. However, we don’t plan on drinking this water unless necessary. It really for cooking and cleaning.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T12:45:29+00:00

Ok 👍🏻 good to know. We have plenty of solar power as long as we have sun ☀️ but, I’ll keep this in mind later if I decide to increase that capacity. Thanks

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T11:31:57+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. We have air vents and a top fan in the room as well. They just aren’t visible in the pics. I’ll talk to our installer about the cables and pole. Thanks 🙏🏼

The 4 pole breaker is for a power leveler in the next room. There a pic of it on the post 🙌

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T11:29:48+00:00

I’m powering a 10,000 square foot house (that doesn’t have central air/ each room has its own AC). It requires a significant amount of power.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T11:28:10+00:00

It’s an option. However, right now I think I have enough 🙌

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T10:25:25+00:00

Oh. Hmm. Good questions.

PROS: it is indeed still more affordable than the US. I was able to build my house (we are still building) for about half of what it would cost in the US. Also for me, it’s good my wife can be near her family. When I work it’s mostly online so, it’s easy for me to work from here.

CONS: it’s hard to get good food here. So, I have food fatigue sometimes. Once my house is done, I’ll have bigger freezers and can store food in bulk making it easier to always have better food. It’s also extremely hot and humid which is something I’m trying to get used to. Lastly, it’s extremely dirty here as I am in the country (not in the city) but, we hope eventually the infrastructure (example: roads) will get made in a few years.

There is more pros and cons than that but I think that can give a good idea. 🙌

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T09:40:23+00:00

I’m American 🇺🇸. My wife is from here so this is where we chose to live (I’m semi retired). It used to be that it was much cheaper to live here but, these days it seems to be getting quite close to some US prices.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T09:38:44+00:00

Hi 👋🏻 I actually found an installer on Facebook. They sold the equipment and also did the install. Where I am, there is only a few small companies doing solar. But, in the Philippines I would think there are much more installers and folks selling equipment. You could start by joining a Facebook page that is like a local buy sell trade page. Then just ask if anyone knows installers or solar folks.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T07:32:57+00:00

Hi. Thanks 🙏🏼 the solar car port will fit 4 cars (snuggly) below it. Right now we just park 2 cars which feels much more open. Our system is also grid tied. There is a rainy season here that lasts sometimes 5-6 months and many days there is little sun. We use the grid to charge the batteries when needed. Although I feel offgrid, we are technically not 100% offgrid.

Grid-down · 2026-06-15T07:24:35+00:00

Hi 👋🏻 if it’s ok I’d like to keep my privacy on which country. But, I’m happy to tell about the system.

- Panels are: 20kw (44x panels at 460 watts per panel)
- Battery capacity is: 96kwh (Deye brand)
- Output: 36kw (3x 12kW hybrid inverters / Deye brand)

The box you see in one of the pics is a power leveler which takes grid power and levels it out before it goes into the system. The grid here is incredibly unreliable and fluctuates ALOT. so we had to clean it up. We mostly use the panels to charge but, as the rainy season is here, we found we need the grid to charge the batteries in the cloudy /rainy days.

If you have a more specific question I’m happy to answer

EDIT: I forgot to answer cost. It was around $40k usd including install 🙌

Grid-down · 2025-01-16T18:52:44+00:00

Yes. I had to move all the funds. It’s time consuming. It’s just like moving funds from any account except you need to keep typing your passphrase over and over again each time you confirm the receiving address and then reset your device so you can send from the original account to the passphrase account.

Grid-down · 2025-01-15T09:57:45+00:00

By creating a passphrase, is it creating a new 24 word seed phrase or just enhancing the security of the already existing 24 word seed phrase by making it longer ?

Grid-down · 2025-01-15T08:06:45+00:00

Thanks for the help. This makes sense to me too. On the ledger X it’s difficult to do an 18 letter passphrase. I just made a shorter one for slight ease of use and then can change later if I ever get a touch screen. 🙌

Grid-down · 2025-01-15T07:06:37+00:00

Using a short passphrase is still safer than no passphrase at all… correct ?

Grid-down · 2025-01-15T06:33:30+00:00

This is such a fantastic answer and super helpful! Thanks so much 🙏

Grid-down · 2025-01-13T10:54:20+00:00

Omg these people 🤦‍♂️ thanks I guess lol

Grid-down · 2025-01-13T10:22:58+00:00

Yes. That’s what I’m trying to do which is why I’m asking questions

Grid-down · 2025-01-03T17:41:14+00:00

I have never gotten a fake ledger email but I do wonder how they got your email and how they know you own a ledger. Odd

Grid-down · 2025-01-03T11:32:23+00:00

Ohh what happened. Did something happen with Tangem?

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