Requirement advice

Pineapple Smurf said:
R1000 is still quite a chuck of change considering it is at night
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Aircon.... That thing chomps power. And i can't sleep when hot. Sacrifice i have to make - Pay to be cool.
Another fckup i had was a water leak - 1.5KwH pressure pump ran continuously. Can't hear it - it's on the other side of my garage. I picked up the problem when looking at my usage.

Edit - Still want to put a timer on the borehole pump. The thing can pump during the day.
 
HunterNW said:
Aircon.... That thing chomps power. And i can't sleep when hot. Sacrifice i have to make - Pay to be cool.
Another fckup i had was a water leak - 1.5KwH pressure pump ran continuously. Can't hear it - it's on the other side of my garage. I picked up the problem when looking at my usage.

Edit - Still want to put a timer on the borehole pump. The thing can pump during the day.
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Aaaaah air con, yup that'll explain it
I would also be running my air con all night if I had a hot Shannon in my bed every night :thumbsup:
 
I
The_MAC said:
I have similar energy demands.

8KVA Inverter, 2 X 100ah Batteries, 8 X 550W Panels

Everything except the geyser and oven are on the Inverter.

Life carries on as normal, no stress of overload, slight adjustment to habits.

R185k all in
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I just asked my installer to give me quote (for neighbours) for same system R179900 installed.

So as everybody advised go for 8kw inverter (if you can stretch) but 10kWh batteries and at least 5kWp panels is non negotiable.
 
aleksandar said:
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I just asked my installer to give me quote (for neighbours) for same system R179900 installed.

So as everybody advised go for 8kw inverter (if you can stretch) but 10kWh batteries and at least 5kWp panels is non negotiable.
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Sounds about right.

The recurring theme is "Spend once, and spend right"
 
I'm not a expert but I can tell you what we have and what we run off it.

1 Vertical fridge
1 Vertical freezer
2 150l geyser (one being assisted with solar flatpanel(
2 microwaves
3 12000btu aircons
2 TV's
Pool pump
Pressure pump
Greywater pump
Electric stove and oven


We run everything off the following

1x 8KW sunsynk inverter
14x 545w solar panels
3x 5kWh batteries


We have prepaid electricity. We dont pay any levies, availability charges etc. Only buy when nessecary. Bought 150kWh unit in July 2022. Still using it and have approx 45kWh available.


We cook and use all the energy hungry equipment when the sun shines.

Dishwasher,Microwaves, kettles we use whenever we want.

Aircons auto shuts off when the battery SOC reaches 75%. But can be switched on again if we want to continue using it.

Keep in mind 15kWh is not enough to let AC run the whole night. We use fans.

Baseload is approx 300w at night when everything idles ie, cctv, alarm, monitors for cctv, fridges and freezers, Network cabinet with routers,switches and outside lights
 
Lelando said:
I'm not a expert but I can tell you what we have and what we run off it.

1 Vertical fridge
1 Vertical freezer
2 150l geyser (one being assisted with solar flatpanel(
2 microwaves
3 12000btu aircons
2 TV's
Pool pump
Pressure pump
Greywater pump
Electric stove and oven


We run everything off the following

1x 8KW sunsynk inverter
14x 545w solar panels
3x 5kWh batteries


We have prepaid electricity. We dont pay any levies, availability charges etc. Only buy when nessecary. Bought 150kWh unit in July 2022. Still using it and have approx 45kWh available.


We cook and use all the energy hungry equipment when the sun shines.

Dishwasher,Microwaves, kettles we use whenever we want.

Aircons auto shuts off when the battery SOC reaches 75%. But can be switched on again if we want to continue using it.

Keep in mind 15kWh is not enough to let AC run the whole night. We use fans.

Baseload is approx 300w at night when everything idles ie, cctv, alarm, monitors for cctv, fridges and freezers, Network cabinet with routers,switches and outside lights
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Batteries mostly discharge to 60-65% from 5PM until the next day when the sun starts shining again.

Batteries are fully recharged around 10am on most days.
 

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Pineapple Smurf said:
I think start small
Futureproof the system

Get a Hybrid Inverter installed (8KVA) that is upgradable by adding another in parallel if needed

Either install 1 battery for now so that at least you can keep the lights on during loadshedding

Add solar panels later
Add additional battery later
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I agree with this statement
8KVA inverter
5KWh battery for now
Should be around R80k if memory serves me right, then you can expand from there
 
HunterNW said:
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Hi @HunterNW

I have some questions?
What is your borehole water like, mine has lime and iron in it, would this system be able to cope with these?

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LandyMan said:
I agree with this statement
8KVA inverter
5KWh battery for now
Should be around R80k if memory serves me right, then you can expand from there
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Sounds about right when you include the installation
Certificate of Compliance (Need to hand this to your insurer so you're covered)

My neighbour just completed his installation yesterday, he lives alone

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I.am.Sam said:
how much would i be saving on eksom bill if i had to prettu much everything solar except for geyser and pool pump

now some people also said i can heat the geyser and run the pool pump with the sun during the day so i can save more
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Yes it can

Once the batteries are charge, the solar system only generate enough to cover base load. I then switch on my geyser (it is on timer for days I am not at home, I will one day automate), afterwards, I switch on my wellpoint pump and pool pump to run of the sun. The solar system ramps up to meet the requirements i.e. to meet the base load.
 
My system:

Advice needed - Solar System

My wife gave the go ahead after I ran the numbers. We are going to get solar. So budget is R135k for equipment and R15k for installation cost. Probably can wring an extra R15k if needed. My next step is to get proper energy use readings. But there is some questions I have: 1. What is the key...
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I have 3 fridges, two aircons, a desktop PC always on, 3 tvs (1 an old Sony Bravia 40 LCD) 3 pumps (1 x 950w, 2 x 450w) 1 x 750w pool pump, laptops, monitors etc.

We use the microwave and kettle with no thoughts. My wife did change her habit of doing laundry at 6am to later the morning when the sun is out. 2 washing machines - 13kgs top load.
 
Lelando said:
I'm surprised no one has suggested you buy an air fryer yet
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i have one

but mother bakes pastry and stuff so cant use an airfryer ..even if you get the airfryer with some bla bla bla technology it wont do the same job as the oven

but wife uses the airfryer for all normal stuff for kids
 
rh1 said:
My system:

Advice needed - Solar System

My wife gave the go ahead after I ran the numbers. We are going to get solar. So budget is R135k for equipment and R15k for installation cost. Probably can wring an extra R15k if needed. My next step is to get proper energy use readings. But there is some questions I have: 1. What is the key...
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I have 3 fridges, two aircons, a desktop PC always on, 3 tvs (1 an old Sony Bravia 40 LCD) 3 pumps (1 x 950w, 2 x 450w) 1 x 750w pool pump, laptops, monitors etc.

We use the microwave and kettle with no thoughts. My wife did change her habit of doing laundry at 6am to later the morning when the sun is out. 2 washing machines - 13kgs top load.
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my wife is fine with early morning washing clothes

can the oven be used off the sun

and as well as the pool pump. my current timer is for around 6 hours from 8am till 6pm with breaks inbetween

when you say using the sun does it mean no eskom and no battery power

or does it use battery power but as it uses it charges
 
I.am.Sam said:
how much would i be saving on eksom bill if i had to prettu much everything solar except for geyser and pool pump

now some people also said i can heat the geyser and run the pool pump with the sun during the day so i can save more
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As I said earlier. Consume most of the electricity when the sun shines. My geysers are on timers and starts heating around 11am - 4:30pm in the afternoons. It's set to heat all the way up to 65 degrees.

Our bill came down from 2200-2500 average to R300 spent in total in 6 months. It all depends on habit and lifestyle. We consume most of our electricity during the day and not too much at night. You can use solar on non essentials if the CT clamp is correctly installed. This allows excess solar to be used on non essentials but theres a catch. Non essentials only work when eskom is on. Alternatively you can have a non essential circuit built and hooked up to your aux port this will allow non essentials to work up to a certain soc configured on the Aux port. If battery drops below set soc the non essential loads switches off.
 
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