Replace solar geyser or add solar panels?

[aomar296]

Hi all

I currently have 4 x 575w panels installed to a SNA5000 and HinaEss 5kwh battery. My Solahart solar geyser just went bust so I'm now assessing my options. Replace solar geyser or add panels and if so then how many? I'm running on PV during the day and battery until 12am. Eskom till PV is back.

Please help.

 

[Speedster]

Adding PV panels will be cheapest.

 

[rh1]

Hi all

I currently have 4 x 575w panels installed to a SNA5000 and HinaEss 5kwh battery. My Solahart solar geyser just went bust so I'm now assessing my options. Replace solar geyser or add panels and if so then how many? I'm running on PV during the day and battery until 12am. Eskom till PV is back.

Please help.

Read through this thread:

Snyper's Solar Farm

Hi all, I am finally getting round to making this thread. After loads of research and another bout of load shedding I finally decided to pull the trigger and load shed Eskom. Prior to going solar I already had all the lights on LEDs, house is kitted with energy efficient appliances and...

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If you have any questions afterwards, you can ask away.

If you dont want to read, the short answer is more panels. As to why, you can read the thread.

 

[aomar296]

I get that saying PV panels is a cheaper and a more holistic alternative. However, how do you guys work around the time when they isn't enough PV to power the element. Example morning 9am to 11am when PV is producing less or just enough to power geyser only versus the solar Geyser which would have been hot by that time without me having to do anything.

Switching on Geyser element using PV only seems to work efficiently after 12pm when PV is at its peak.

I do have wifi timers etc so it will all be scheduled but just looking for advice on how you managed the time before peak PV i.e 12pm

 

[Speedster]

I get that saying PV panels is a cheaper and a more holistic alternative. However, how do you guys work around the time when they isn't enough PV to power the element. Example morning 9am to 11am when PV is producing less or just enough to power geyser only versus the solar Geyser which would have been hot by that time without me having to do anything.

Switching on Geyser element using PV only seems to work efficiently after 12pm when PV is at its peak.

I do have wifi timers etc so it will all be scheduled but just looking for advice on how you managed the time before peak PV i.e 12pm

I had solar geysers at my previous place. No chance it will be warm by 11am.

I have my geysers on WiFi timers. They go on in the late morning and if there isn't enough PV it simply draws from battery/grid. Remember, is there's no PV there wouldn't be solar heating going on either.

 

[Snyper564]

Read through this thread:

Snyper's Solar Farm

Hi all, I am finally getting round to making this thread. After loads of research and another bout of load shedding I finally decided to pull the trigger and load shed Eskom. Prior to going solar I already had all the lights on LEDs, house is kitted with energy efficient appliances and...

mybroadband.co.za

If you have any questions afterwards, you can ask away.

If you dont want to read, the short answer is more panels. As to why, you can read the thread.

As the owner of this thread.

100% biggest regret was throwing 30k away that could have been spent on solar system as a whole.

Solar geysers are great in summer kek in winter. That 30k goes much futher when everything can benefit.

In winter the solar system tops up the solar geysers.

 

[kory]

I get that saying PV panels is a cheaper and a more holistic alternative. However, how do you guys work around the time when they isn't enough PV to power the element. Example morning 9am to 11am when PV is producing less or just enough to power geyser only versus the solar Geyser which would have been hot by that time without me having to do anything.

Switching on Geyser element using PV only seems to work efficiently after 12pm when PV is at its peak.

I do have wifi timers etc so it will all be scheduled but just looking for advice on how you managed the time before peak PV i.e 12pm

Same way you get around using a solar geyser when the sun is not shining I guess. If your solar geyser was insured as should be and insurance pays off the full cost of the replacement excluding say excess payment. I assume looking at the prices I see of solar geyser that could be spent on 1 regular geyser and an additional battery for your system and even add a couple more panels or just a new regular geyser +panel and a CBI astute timer and pocket the rest.