How you can survive load-shedding

[ForceFate]

We can all do this. We are african. we braai and make a plan.
But can we survive water shedding?

Large towns and cities? No. Everything rests on running water and electricity in the cities.

 

[BBSA]

We can all do this. We are african. we braai and make a plan.
But can we survive water shedding?

I get clean water from a borehole.

 

[j4ck455]

There is an entire forum for such stuff in SA already, if the mods don’t mind I can point you to it with the greatest of pleasure

powerforum. you dont need the mods permission and the link is literally on the main forums landing page

Yep, I know about PowerForum.co.za and that there is a redirect link to that forum on MyBB's main sections page:



However there are threads on MyBB that still contain useful information about solar and going off the grid, surviving load shedding etc, the problem is that those threads are scattered across the various MyBB forums.

@rpm it would be useful if there was a specific "Load Shedding, Generators, Solar & Off the Grid" forum on MyBB for all of those threads.

Long ago, MyBB used to have an Eskom / Load Shedding subforum, we need that subforum to make related threads easier to find.

 

[Mila]

Large towns and cities? No. Everything rests on running water and electricity in the cities.

I have a borehole, but that said as soon as my toilets don’t flush I’m running for the hills.
No electricity is not even an issue for me. We will not die. We Braai!
But I get to have first world problems with no flushing toilets.

 

[Mila]

Yep, I know about PowerForum.co.za and that there is a redirect link to that forum on MyBB's main sections page:

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Long ago, MyBB used to have an Eskom / Load Shedding subforum, we need that subforum to make related threads easier to find.

this one?

 

[j4ck455]

this one?

LOL, yes that's it, OK so it still exists as a news subforum, I checked (including CTRL+F) everywhere except under N&CA, Xenforo issues.

 

[Eat my shorts]

Start small with 5kv hybrid axpert inverter and 4.8kwh lithium battery.
8~12h backup. R45k installed
Then add couple panels and later another battery. nrc073gp @ hotmail. com

 

[Steamy Tom]

Start small with 5kv hybrid axpert inverter and 4.8kwh lithium battery.
8~12h backup. R45k installed
Then add couple panels and later another battery. nrc073gp @ hotmail. com

Is your email really your number plate at the time?

 

[PUP Backup]

Start small with 5kv hybrid axpert inverter and 4.8kwh lithium battery.
8~12h backup. R45k installed
Then add couple panels and later another battery. nrc073gp @ hotmail. com

It depends on what you want to keep running.
The more you want to keep running the bigger the cost.

 

[Steamy Tom]

It depends on what you want to keep running.
The more you want to keep running the bigger the cost.

the insight is unreal bro

 

[rambo919]

There are obviously people making a LOT of money off of load shedding.....

 

[PUP Backup]

Not true!

 

[Steamy Tom]

Not true!

lol says the guy selling back up solutions.

 

[RedViking]

There are obviously people making a LOT of money off of load shedding.....

And?

 

[rambo919]

And?

Someone making a lot of money off of a crisis that seems to strategically rear it's head means intent. But I might just be being paranoid.

 

[spiff]

anyone have one of these?

RTC AXPERT 5000VA

 

[buka001]

Sort of related.

Just before I emigrated from SA, was sitting in my CEO's office, talking about my resignation and why I had chosen to leave. He was asking the usual, what can he do etc. Then the building got loadshedded.

His discussion on why I wanted to go and what can he do to keep me, pretty much ended.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

anyone have one of these?

RTC AXPERT 5000VA

I have the 3000VA variant (as part of a pure battery backup - no solar). So far so good, anything in particular you're trying to find out?

 

[wingnut771]

I have the 3000VA variant (as part of a pure battery backup - no solar). So far so good, anything in particular you're trying to find out?

what batteries you end up choosing?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

what batteries you end up choosing?

Mine was provided as part of a kit but I chose the 100Ah AGM deep cycle batteries, I assume they provide whichever (cheaper) brand they have available at the time probably something like these: https://www.geewiz.co.za/batteries/57974-vision-100ah-12v-deep-cycle-agm-battery-6fm100z-x-.html

I did check previously exactly which ones they were but I cannot remember now