Extra panels or Solar Geyser?

Pegasus said:
That is probably the cheapest option, that sorts you out at least when you have a good sun day and no Eskom.
The one with no Eskom and no sun for 24 hours probably won’t happen that often one hopes.
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At least you have the option to still manually manage it in that case.

Better than having all options taken away from you...
 
newby_investor said:
Past a certain point IMO it makes more sense to buy a R6000 generator and a Jerry can than to spend lots on extra batteries and panels.
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Yup.
I could spend an extra R60 000 on batteries that may be needed two days a year.

So many things one starts thinking about all because of this loadshedding kuk. It becomes an obsession.
 
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rh1 said:
My previous house I had a 100 litre geyser. It was enough for all 2 people in the house to take baths. I struggle to understand why some house have 2 geysers. I would rather get a gas geyser should I need more hot water.
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I struggle to understand why people don’t stay in the shower until ALL the hot water runs out.:)
Its nice.
 
Pegasus said:
Yup.
I could spend an extra R60 000 on batteries that may be needed two days a year.

So many things one starts thinking about all because of this loadshedding kuk. It becomes an obsessio.
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And that's what you're paying 60k for. Peace of mind to not have to think about this kak...
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Only thing I can think of is better management. You can set two different timers and spread a lower load, rather than having one big water store that requires more power to heat over a single period of time...
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Except if it’s installed already and you need to remove it and sell it at a loss to put in two new ones…
 
newby_investor said:
Past a certain point IMO it makes more sense to buy a R6000 generator and a Jerry can than to spend lots on extra batteries and panels.
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Depends on your time horizon.

If you are only thinking two years ahead then sure…if you are thinking 10-25 years like the rest of us the generator doesn’t make much sense.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Depends on your time horizon.

If you are only thinking two years ahead then sure…if you are thinking 10-25 years like the rest of us the generator doesn’t make much sense.
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The generator will run a handful of times a year for a few hours over 25 years: R20k

Buying batteries to last 3-5 days days over 25 years: priceless
 
SauRoNZA said:
Depends on your time horizon.

If you are only thinking two years ahead then sure…if you are thinking 10-25 years like the rest of us the generator doesn’t make much sense.
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I'm still in the fact-finding stage, I plan to get enough panels to keep my generation at a basic minimum level throughout the winter.

But we don't have such dark days that your panels will be producing zero power, and a genny for a couple of hours a couple of times per week is a heck of a lot less up-front capital. Same thing with substations or whatever, non-load-shedding outages happen only very occasionally.

There's a lot that one could do with an extra R60k for batteries,.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Depends on your time horizon.

If you are only thinking two years ahead then sure…if you are thinking 10-25 years like the rest of us the generator doesn’t make much sense.
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wingnut771 said:
The generator will run a handful of times a year for a few hours over 25 years: R20k

Buying batteries to last 3-5 days days over 25 years: priceless
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I take it you guys are packing your batteries when you move?
 
wingnut771 said:
The generator will run a handful of times a year for a few hours over 25 years: R20k

Buying batteries to last 3-5 days days over 25 years: priceless
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You forget the other side of the equation…once you have the thing you use the thing.

Like my usage went from 25kW a day to 45kW a day because I now generate my own power.

In the same way with excess batteries you’ll find me smashing heaters and such like it’s going out of fashion.

I’d never have fired up a generator to do that.
 
newby_investor said:
I'm still in the fact-finding stage, I plan to get enough panels to keep my generation at a basic minimum level throughout the winter.

But we don't have such dark days that your panels will be producing zero power, and a genny for a couple of hours a couple of times per week is a heck of a lot less up-front capital. Same thing with substations or whatever, non-load-shedding outages happen only very occasionally.

There's a lot that one could do with an extra R60k for batteries,.
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You’ll be surprised.

I’ve had plenty of
I just wouldn’t bother with the generator at all. Use the grid to avoid the load shedding and call it a day.
 
Pegasus said:
I take it you guys are packing your batteries when you move?
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Don’t have any intention to move.

But if I had to I’d simply bolt a depreciated value onto my sales price and if someone didn’t want to go for that either take it with or sell it off.

It all really depends on where/what/how.

I keep needing to repeat this to make people understand, but my Solar setup isn’t costing me any more money than I would have paid Eskom anyway while getting far more value for it.

There’s literally no way for me to lose money here.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Don’t have any intention to move.

But if I had to I’d simply bolt a depreciated value onto my sales price and if someone didn’t want to go for that either take it with or sell it off.

It all really depends on where/what/how.

I keep needing to repeat this to make people understand, but my Solar setup isn’t costing me any more money than I would have paid Eskom anyway while getting far more value for it.

There’s literally no way for me to lose money here.
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We don’t have to rehash the solar is a f up thread. :ROFL:
 
SauRoNZA said:
You forget the other side of the equation…once you have the thing you use the thing.

Like my usage went from 25kW a day to 45kW a day because I now generate my own power.

In the same way with excess batteries you’ll find me smashing heaters and such like it’s going out of fashion.

I’d never have fired up a generator to do that.
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What happens on day 2 of black skies?
 
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