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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    Another Luxpower recommendation, they do look good for the price. Any idea if it would be compatible with an ECCO battery
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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    Interesting thanks for the heads up. If the price is too good to be true. Can only really find them on bob shop.
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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    Thanks, I got this advice. If it makes sense… So sounds like it could be okay. “This would be one string all 8 panels in series... no combiner needed, just ensure that you run both positive and negative cables together to the 1st panel, where you will connect, let's say the positive to your...
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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    I'm really looking at price and it being an 8Kva so get the extra capacity. I do see that their presence is sadly lacking in terms of the brand online. Can you advise on how the combiner boxes work so if I had a string of 6 panels and another string of 2, split in this way due to roof space...
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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    Thanks again for the advice and agree, a different inverter would be the best solution. From what I can tell something like this would support the 8 panels I have in series -? Link so all in a single string? HY8048 MPPT- 100 -WIFI Specifications: Inverter Mode : Rated Power...
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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    Chat GPT seems to just want to give you the answer you want and then when questioned changes it's mind... Thanks for sharing the calculations, I gave it a run on a spreadsheet but fell flat on understanding how to calculate groups in series and then connecting these in parallel to see what...
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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    Thanks for the advice, An important point is that the inverter is PWM. I had purchased 8 of these panels without knowing the limitations of the inverter Based on the feedback here, what I'm understanding is that I could possibly connect 2 panels in series and have 3 groups of these and...
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    How many solar panels can I connect to my Inverter?

    So I'm stumped... I have an inverter 5.5kva Fivestar and purchased some Canadian solar panels but think my inverter might not be able to take all the panels in a series setup or splitting them into two arrays and connecting those in parallel. Anyone know how to work this out? Chat GPT has me...
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    Magneto 200L Elite Hot Water Heat Pump - Feedback

    Interesting thanks. Would be really good to hear first hand feedback from someone using this actual setup before forking out 30k.
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    Magneto 200L Elite Hot Water Heat Pump - Feedback

    This is a complete geyser with heat pump that sounds to maximise efficiency using the already hot water in the tank to further warm incoming colder water.
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    Magneto 200L Elite Hot Water Heat Pump - Feedback

    Hi, Anybody using this heat pump geyser setup? - https://www.magnetoenergy.co.za/product/thermotank-elite-imh101 Sounds like the concept is very efficient, but any recommendations on how they actually perform? Lets hear the good and bad, how long have you been running it or is there a...
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    Moving House from Pretoria to Plettenberg Bay - Any Suggestions Please

    Good to hear, thanks for the feedback, interactions with them have been better than biddulphs
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    Moving House from Pretoria to Plettenberg Bay - Any Suggestions Please

    Hi Planning to move house from Pretoria to Plett. Been talking to biddulphs but they have not been great. Are there any suggestions out there for good removal service companies? Has any one used Orange Rehomers and are they any good?
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    Draught Beer For Home Tips

    Hey, So wonder if anyone can answer some questions on tapping draught beer at home. I have a mini lady draught machine and am ready to hookup a keg. - How long does a keg last once tapped using Co2 and not refrigerating the keg. is there a difference between say Castle light and a craft...
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    Site5 Hosting and Support from SA

    Hi I am considering using Site5.com for hosting some web stores via their cloud VPS service. https://www.site5.com/vps/cloud/#ecommerce I was looking for any inside info on their stability and service and support in the event of outages. I would look to user their servers out of...
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