Yup, been around an hour.
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Seems to be back to normal now.
Yip. Again... Round 3 in 10 days (that I know of) for me.
Wonder how much of logged data will be awol this time.
(seems to be back up again now after an hour or so, but portal and app still refreshing very slow for me)
lkpat
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Just got a big ass 36000 BTU inverter aircon and running it off solar. Lekker.
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I see that now as well. Interesting. Wonder how long the monthly data goes back for.
Arzy
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Mmm, interesting, Eskom has started load limiting in my area today. If I we go above 10A power draw we're supposed to get a warning to reduce usage otherwise actual loadshedding will kick in for 30 minutes at a time
DrJohnZoidberg
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I wonder if it's possible to set up an automation to set the max grid power available, then you could just set that to 10A during this period and back up when it's over.
Arzy
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Guess the issue is triggering the automation unless you just base it on time or integrate with ESP or something.
I don't think there's a change on the feed from eskom's side.
Supposedly your lights are supposed to flicker once you go over 10A and if you don't rectify your power gets cut for 30 minutes.
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Which area is this?
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they were supposed to start with us this week but pushed to 06 Feb but for a trial this week I have been using Grid shaving at 2300w - so far no issues i might have to set battery usage a bit less then i was using before as it now dips in more might have issues when cloudy.
Mike Hoxbig
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I wouldn't bother TBH. The 10A would just supplement your backup load if needed.
And if it goes off, it goes off. It was going off anyway before load limiting...
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It is a beautiful thing!
Any advice from people with experience running air conditioners with their solar? I’m especially interested in something I just discovered today, solar air conditioners (not just running your aircon with solar power).
Solar Thermal Air Conditioners
What are Solar Air Conditioners & how do they work? The Solar Cool™ system uses the sun and one solar collector to super heat and pressurize environmentally friendly R410 and this delivers the …
savingenergy.co.za
I have an 8kW inverter with a 10kWh battery and 10 x 550kWp panels. How many BTU am I looking at?
Apologies if there is a dedicated thread for this.
Arzy
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Today was entertaining. The amount of people bleating about the load limiting on the community groups is bizarre, many even contacting eskom to opt out all together.
When it's sunny my 5k inverter handles it no issues, but at night my 12000btu non-inverter aircon chows my 5kwh battery very quick.
lkpat
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You should calculate BTU from floor space in M2.It is a beautiful thing!
Any advice from people with experience running air conditioners with their solar? I’m especially interested in something I just discovered today, solar air conditioners (not just running your aircon with solar power).
Solar Thermal Air Conditioners
What are Solar Air Conditioners & how do they work? The Solar Cool™ system uses the sun and one solar collector to super heat and pressurize environmentally friendly R410 and this delivers the …
I have an 8kW inverter with a 10kWh battery and 10 x 550kWp panels. How many BTU am I looking at?
Apologies if there is a dedicated thread for this.
I went for 36k because of an open plan room with 70 square meters of space to cool. Once you have the BTU, you can look at the options.
BTU Calculator
Two free calculators estimate the number of BTUs needed to cool or heat a room or house based on its size, insulation, and some other conditions.
www.calculator.net
From that link, what I can gather is that that system won't cool when it's heavily overcast and it won't cool at night - correct?
What I love about this aircon is that it's uber silent by comparison to traditional aircons and when it's up to temp, it idles nicely at under 1kw consumption. Peak demand is around 3kw.
lkpat
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My Non-inverter 9kBTU chews around 1kw when the compressor runs. I'll never get a non-inverter aircon again. Also, if you're at the coast, Bluchem treatment is worth it.
I wanted one when I had it installed but was talked out of it because apparently they have a tendency to break easily and cost a lot to fix. I was sceptical but after talking to a few friends, some of them have had this issue.
lkpat
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10A... is that a joke? My geyser would consume more than that. My Kettle would almost consume that.
30 minutes load shedding for who? Only you I assume?
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