Cleaning Solar Panels

[Lupus]

All day, e'r' day.

Of course, we need the sun during the day and the good clean rains at night .
Also it's actually a lot nicer to go to bed with rains than it is to wake up to it. I don't know dreary days are draining.

 

[Heisenborg]

Predicted vs actual

This hazy sun is kuk

 

[Lupus]

Predicted vs actual

This hazy sun is kuk

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Yup it is :-(

 

[Flanders]

Predicted vs actual

This hazy sun is kuk

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Yup, around 20% loss is what I'm seeing. On a sunny day like today it's actually crazy.

 

[Flanders]

Yup it is :-(

AQI down to 91 today but now the clouds are here.

 

[PhireSide]

AQI down to 91 today but now the clouds are here.

The JHB giveth and the JHB taketh away

 

[Lupus]

AQI down to 91 today but now the clouds are here.

Yup indeed

 

[denmendez65]

The JHB giveth and the JHB taketh away

As someone notoriously says here,”get more panels”. I stopped monitoring the system for a while now.

Bad AQI, clouds, dust on panels, and batteries are always fully charged. I just glance at the battery monitor around 6pm to see the battery status and that’s it.

When we get consecutive says of rain with no sun I will start monitoring again lol.

 

[Flanders]

As someone notoriously says here,”get more panels”

Working on it!

But I want more batteries added at the same time. That's the part that's proving to be the thorn in my side.

 

[wingnut771]

Working on it!

But I want more batteries added at the same time. That's the part that's proving to be the thorn in my side.

150l geyser is like a 9kWh battery for R4.5k.

Also check out this price:

 

[Lupus]

150l geyser is like a 9kWh battery for R4.5k.

Also check out this price:
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A little hard to use to power the lights though

 

[wingnut771]

A little hard to use to power the lights though

Lights hardly need more battery.

 

[Lupus]

Lights hardly need more battery.

Sure but they don't run on water.

 

[wingnut771]

Sure but they don't run on water.

Of course not but he has a battery already. What is the extra solar going to do during the day? Obviously depends on how much hot water one uses.

 

[Lupus]

Of course not but he has a battery already. What is the extra solar going to do during the day? Obviously depends on how much hot water one uses.

In his case more batteries, cause he's building a massive leadacid battery bank

 

[wingnut771]

In his case more batteries, cause he's building a massive leadacid battery bank

@Flanders is building a massive LA battery bank?

 

[Lupus]

@Flanders is building a massive LA battery bank?

Sorry deadmen is

 

[Flanders]

Of course not but he has a battery already. What is the extra solar going to do during the day? Obviously depends on how much hot water one uses.

I had thought about the geyser plan of yours - you'd mentioned it a while back. Quite an interesting idea, cost-wise.

 

[denmendez65]

Sorry deadmen is

Any reason why he is doing that? AGM and GEL battery prices don’t make it attractive to buy anymore vs Lithium. I got my bank for 12k in total and if I was to do the same today, it can be closer to double now.

Tubular LA has a lot more lifespans but they are also very expensive.

 

[Lupus]

Any reason why he is doing that? AGM and GEL battery prices don’t make it attractive to buy anymore vs Lithium. I got my bank for 12k in total and if I was to do the same today, it can be closer to double now.

Tubular LA has a lot more lifespans but they are also very expensive.

I meant you