Load shedding solution assistance

Have any of you here hooked up inverter to DB board instead of using it as a stand-alone plug-n-play? Idea is appealing to me but I think it is too much of hassle to depend on electrician for installation and any post-install issue. Plus I need to think of clearing space close to DB board etc.. Any thoughts please?
 
surface said:
Have any of you here hooked up inverter to DB board instead of using it as a stand-alone plug-n-play? Idea is appealing to me but I think it is too much of hassle to depend on electrician for installation and any post-install issue. Plus I need to think of clearing space close to DB board etc.. Any thoughts please?
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You will need an electrician.
 
Honey Badger said:
Nah, I'm on my phone at the moment. Will join in the morning.

I've got everything that I bought from GeeWiz still standing in the garage. Still trying to scrape together some cash to get someone to install the schit
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What schit do you have?
 
cjroelofse said:
Would that be one of these type of units?

https://www.geewiz.co.za/rct-invert...0va-2400w-pure-sine-wave-inverter-mks-3k.html

Looking at the UPS option, to keep my WiFI router and CPE unit going, do you have a UPS where I will be able to add my Media Player (6W) and LED TV (107W) going as well?

My thinking is to get a cheaper options for those electronics and the the more expensive option to keep other essentials going, ie Microwave (if possible) and some lights (running off a power cord)
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That is correct - that is the pure sine wave type. Alternative (cheaper) is here:
https://www.geewiz.co.za/mecer-inve...ine-wave-solar-invertercharger-600w-mppt.html

Once you put a TV in the mix, you need to go up to something like this:
https://www.geewiz.co.za/long-run-u...5ah-battery-4-hour-battery-life-kit-720w.html

If you go for the pure sine, you can run everything off there as it has up to 3000W
 
flarkit said:
Hi, does anyone have advice if one were to power the alarm system, an LCD TV, Wifi router and fiber CPE during 4-5hr load-shedding? We have rechargeable lamps and gas, so I'm tackling the security and entertainment.

It would be great if this could later be expanded to charge via solar panels.
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This:
https://www.geewiz.co.za/long-run-u...5ah-battery-4-hour-battery-life-kit-720w.html
Or this (for double run time and ability to add a solar controller later):
https://www.geewiz.co.za/long-run-u...ah-battery-8-hour-battery-life-kit-1440w.html
 
akescpt said:
What schit do you have?
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2 x 102ah deep cycle batteries
4 x 330w solar panels (these bloody things are HUGE! I'm now panicking about whether they'll actually fit on my roof)
1 x 3kw inverter with MPPT charge controller
2 x 600w micro-inverters
A schitload of connectors and cables which @GeeWiz threw in because at the time I didn't know what all I need. Kudos to Ari for that!

I'm not worried that much about the panels at this stage, I just need the inverter and batteries hooked up to my DB board.

One things that Iike about how the electrician installed the circuits is that certain partitions have their own breakers
  1. Bedroom lights
  2. Bedroom plugs
  3. Kitchen and scullery lights
  4. Kitchen and scullery plugs
  5. Outside lights
  6. Lounge lights
  7. Lounge plugs
  8. Garage lights
  9. Garage plugs.
  10. (Solar) geyser pump and element
  11. (Gas) stove's thermofan oven
So I need all breakers except 4 backed up. If it wasn't for the fact that my ONT and router are in the garage I wouldn't have bothered with that because the garage doors' batteries would be able to open the doors without issue - its not like I'm going to drive somewhere 10 times during loadshedding where I'd need to open the doors every five minutes :D

I don't care about the geyser and stove as we generally shower/bath or cook around the loadshedding slot
 
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groen_mamba said:
Guys quick question here, and I have tried to find the answer but to no avail, what size UPS do I need in order to run my fibre router and that other box that requires power( forget the name) for say 3 hours. In CT the loadshedding lasts for 2,5 hours per slot, so 3 hours is fine for me.
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Our UPS is about 1000VA and used to last the whole of load shedding on ADSL. With our fiber setup it lasts about and 1.25 hours. Not sure if its because of its age or extra draw on the UPS. Looking at getting a new one soon so we can at least Youtube/netflix/work online during load shedding.
 
@GeeWiz What would you recommend from your product line to run a mid-range gaming rig with two 27" LCDS during 2-2.5 hour load shedding? I am a complete noob when it comes to this stuff and am looking for an all-in-one solution.
 
zolly said:
Our UPS is about 1000VA and used to last the whole of load shedding on ADSL. With our fiber setup it lasts about and 1.25 hours. Not sure if its because of its age or extra draw on the UPS. Looking at getting a new one soon so we can at least Youtube/netflix/work online during load shedding.
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Maybe just replace the battery.
 
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RedViking said:
Can't mix old and new batteries. Learned that yesterday. So then get two new batteries although it might not be good for the UPS.
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Sure you can. Just don't connect them in series, as the new one will do all the work, which, in turn, will destroy it in double quick time
 
apart from geewiz (I am definitely going to buy from them), I am also looking at something like this. Don't these things come with standard power sockets? These look like made for PC to me.
 
Honey Badger said:
2 x 102ah deep cycle batteries
4 x 330w solar panels (these bloody things are HUGE! I'm now panicking about whether they'll actually fit on my roof)
1 x 3kw inverter with MPPT charge controller
2 x 600w micro-inverters
A schitload of connectors and cables which @GeeWiz threw in because at the time I didn't know what all I need. Kudos to Ari for that!

I'm not worried that much about the panels at this stage, I just need the inverter and batteries hooked up to my DB board.

One things that Iike about how the electrician installed the circuits is that certain partitions have their own breakers
  1. Bedroom lights
  2. Bedroom plugs
  3. Kitchen and scullery lights
  4. Kitchen and scullery plugs
  5. Outside lights
  6. Lounge lights
  7. Lounge plugs
  8. Garage lights
  9. Garage plugs.
  10. (Solar) geyser pump and element
  11. (Gas) stove's thermofan oven
So I need all breakers except 4 backed up. If it wasn't for the fact that my ONT and router are in the garage I wouldn't have bothered with that because the garage doors' batteries would be able to open the doors without issue - its not like I'm going to drive somewhere 10 times during loadshedding where I'd need to open the doors every five minutes :D

I don't care about the geyser and stove as we generally shower/bath or cook around the loadshedding slot
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fokkit. some nice kit there.
 
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