This is a bit of a work in progress we worked on this project in 2023 and canceled it near the end of that year (load shedding kinda died). We made it in Excel and our calculations were 99% accurate.
Now have made it into the website am working on it still launched it Saturday, busy with the...
So, we all struggle with load-shedding, right? So, we hand out big wads of cash or credit to install a power wall of sorts, right?
Not necessarily.
I have a big issue with the quick-rich brigade, who have crawled from the woodwork and galloped to the so-called rescue of the suffering SA public...
Hellooo.
I need help, please.
I have an Ecoflow river pro: details here
I run my tv (60 watts)
Amplifier (50 watts)
PC (40 watts)
The watts are based on averages.
The issue I have, is when I turn my printer on (30 watts), it turns off the AC output on the Ecoflow).
To put that further into...
Hi,
I'm torn between these two option for a solution to loadshedding. I live in a flat hence the mobile solution . I'm keen on the ecoflow as a portable backup option to take camping ect oo, but worried that I wont be able to replace batteries opposed to the geewiz inverter trolly option. Both...
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