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Video taking off 7.9x its usual first day

Artisan Electrics moves an awkward solar job to the annexe

Roof windows, hidden cable routes and heavy battery modules turn a refusal into a multi-day installation.

Channel: Artisan Electrics Story of Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 51,450 views a day, 7.9 times a normal first day on this channel (6,512).

Why We REFUSED to Fit Solar on This RoofWhy We REFUSED to Fit Solar on This Roof

Video summary

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  1. 0:00The presenter explains why the main historic roof is ruled out and the modern annexe becomes the alternative.
  2. 5:29An inspection of the existing consumer unit becomes a "neat or not neat" wiring assessment.
  3. 8:46The team plans how to connect the existing Zappi EV charger with the new energy system.
  4. 9:35Graham explains his move from corporate journalism toward electrical work.
  5. 12:20A tight cupboard gets cleaned before the crew carries in and stacks the heavy battery modules.
  6. 16:46The completed solar installation and its perimeter skirts are shown.

How does a video about refusing solar end with panels going up? For Artisan Electrics, the answer is a change of roof. The property's main historic roof is ruled out, but the adjacent modern annexe offers another possibility, with Velux windows making the layout awkward.

"Why We REFUSED to Fit Solar on This Roof" drew roughly 28,000 views in nine hours, an unusually fast start for the channel. The refusal is only the beginning of a job that stretches from rooftop panel placement to groundwork and a cramped battery-storage cupboard.

Homeowner Sean describes substantial energy bills, particularly in winter. The team installs a Sigenergy solar and battery system and works out how to integrate his existing Myenergi Zappi electric-car charger. Concealing the cabling and keeping the finished installation tidy are part of the task, not finishing touches added afterward.

That makes the presenter's account of other installers proposing a single-day turnaround a recurring point of contrast. Here, even getting the heavy battery modules into place becomes a workout, preceded by vacuuming out the tight cupboard.

Viewers are discussing a more visible compromise: whether a neat-looking roof is worth sacrificing some generating capacity. One describes asking an installer to treat the roof like Tetris; another points out the apparent contradiction between the title's refusal and the installation that follows.

Among the crew is Graham, a former corporate journalist trying electrical work. "I'm leaving the corporate world, gone into the world of being an electrician," he says, adding a career change to a project already full of practical adjustments.

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Where next?

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What viewers say

  • When i had my installer round for planning i told him to play tetris on the roof. Its not like im flying a drone around my house to look at my roof all the time.
    @Felix-st2ueSee it on YouTube
  • “Why we refused this install!”…. Proceeds with install… 😅
    @Euripides_See it on YouTube
  • Why not install solar roof tiles?
    @VirtuellJoSee it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
395,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
525,506
Channel views, pace per day
98,091 (on a normal day: 56,361)
Video published
October 27, 2026
Video views so far
28,444 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
51,450

The numbers

The roof-installation video is drawing views much faster than Artisan Electrics' usual regular upload.

the video's first day
usual first day here
6,512
this video
51,450
subscribers
395,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
116,331,597
views per day
98,091
typical day: 56,361
the video
views
28,444
likes
819
comments
63
days online
1
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As of October 28, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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