Generator or Inverter for residential use?

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adielk said:
Please note below state they a new business?

www.inverter-warehouse.co.za


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Willing to drive to them as price R43 000 for 2 pylontech batteries with cable and brackets.
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that's your only choice as they don't answer any communications from my experience. paid online for an inverter but it was just crickets from them for 3 weeks. lost my job in the process of waiting so needed to cancel order, took another 2 weeks to get money back. eventually got in touch via phone (don't bother with email) just before i was going to get in my car and drive from durban and smash through their gate.
 
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wingnut771 said:
that's your only choice as they don't answer any communications from my experience. paid online for an inverter but it was just crickets from them for 3 weeks. lost my job in the process of waiting so needed to cancel order, took another 2 weeks to get money back. eventually got in touch via phone (don't bother with email) just before i was going to get in my car and drive from durban and smash through their gate.
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To be fair answered my calls and emails after I harassed them for quote
 
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Another question. Am I reasonable to ask my electrician to return my Kodak Inverter as I'd rather buy a Growatt for the wifi capability.

He insisted to open box to check everything inside. Not me, I'd have left it sealed. Its totally unused still.

Otherwise its for sale, paid R12 900 .
 
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Speedster said:
I ordered a small charge controller from them about a month back. Delivery was about 2 days and I received a much better one than I paid for. :unsure:
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ordered a R35000 inverter, so was pretty stressed not hearing anything for so long. when i eventually got in touch they told me there was no stock.
 
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adielk said:
Another question. Am I reasonable to ask my electrician to return my Kodak Inverter as I'd rather buy a Growatt for the wifi capability.

He insisted to open box to check everything inside. Not me, I'd have left it sealed. Its totally unused still.

Otherwise its for sale, paid R12 900 .
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no i don't think it's fair, this is what we call school fees. always do your research.
 
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adielk said:
Another question. Am I reasonable to ask my electrician to return my Kodak Inverter as I'd rather buy a Growatt for the wifi capability.

He insisted to open box to check everything inside. Not me, I'd have left it sealed. Its totally unused still.

Otherwise its for sale, paid R12 900 .
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5kva?
 
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wingnut771 said:
no i don't think it's fair, this is what we call school fees. always do your research.
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Hi xxx

1. Axpert King equivalent
2. Solar power - look for 5/4000W
3. MPPT charger
4. Parallel connection

Not sure what else.

Hi

Read manual but think below equivalent of Axpert King?

Kodak King 5kW 48V Solar Off-Grid Inverter with UPS

SKU: SI-KOD-SO-548K


What irritates me is I asked him clearly for King model equivalent
 
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adielk said:
Hi xxx

1. Axpert King equivalent
2. Solar power - look for 5/4000W
3. MPPT charger
4. Parallel connection

Not sure what else.

Hi

Read manual but think below equivalent of Axpert King?

Kodak King 5kW 48V Solar Off-Grid Inverter with UPS

SKU: SI-KOD-SO-548K


What irritates me is I asked him clearly for King model equivalent
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different story is it's not what you asked for.
 
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adielk said:
Hi xxx

1. Axpert King equivalent
2. Solar power - look for 5/4000W
3. MPPT charger
4. Parallel connection

Not sure what else.

Hi

Read manual but think below equivalent of Axpert King?

Kodak King 5kW 48V Solar Off-Grid Inverter with UPS

SKU: SI-KOD-SO-548K


What irritates me is I asked him clearly for King model equivalent
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That's why I always chuckle when people act all clever and tell someone who is DIYing to leave things to an electrician, you left things to one and now you are stuck with a wrong inverter.

Perhaps you must try sending it back, as long as its not used and trading it for something, the store might be agreeable to that.
 
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thechamp said:
That's why I always chuckle when people act all clever and tell someone who is DIYing to leave things to an electrician, you left things to one and now you are stuck with a wrong inverter.

Perhaps you must try sending it back, as long as its not used and trading it for something, the store might be agreeable to that.
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Yep, I get the sense he knows less than me. When I explain about Growatt or Sunkyst wifi modules vs Kodak pi option, he seems clueless
 
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adielk said:
Yep, I get the sense he knows less than me. When I explain about Growatt or Sunkyst wifi modules vs Kodak pi option, he seems clueless
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I am sorry because you did proper research before you spent money. Isn't there some wifi card or something you can connect to those inverters?
 
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thechamp said:
That's why I always chuckle when people act all clever and tell someone who is DIYing to leave things to an electrician, you left things to one and now you are stuck with a wrong inverter.

Perhaps you must try sending it back, as long as its not used and trading it for something, the store might be agreeable to that.
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What I asked. Its not that I'm not willing to pay extra.

But won't stress too much. Will see if it can be done. If not, not the end of the world.

Can always use it in another property or donate to familia, if nobody interested, as R12 900 was a good price.
 
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So one managed to put the battery cabinet together and put one battery in.

Going to leave the other batteries for the electrician to put in tomorrow. This **** is too heavy for me. 20200721_144858.jpg 20200721_144910.jpg
 
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