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Installation finally done but got a fair amount of tweaking to do. Figured will run everything as is for the next week and then start adjusting things like battery COC etc at different times of days. Also got to figure out the geyser situation to get it on remotely when production is strong. Considering been mostly cloudy since the install was quite interesting to see production relatively good considering. during the day still got my batteries charged and kept up with the current AC loads. Had some decent sessions of sun today and production holds nicely at 7-8kw

install finally started today.

install finally started today.

install finally started today.

Thanks, nice summary of things to consider. I think I have my peak loads covered with the 8kw. Even with the geysers on I don't pull more than 5kw and on average 3-4kw being the highest with my base loads around 1kw on average. I decided to go with the 4x pylons US3000 and an extra 2 panes (as suggested by someone on here) to give me 9.6kw array which are mostly north facing. Will make some shifts to higher energy consumption to the day time and see how it goes, sure there will be a lot of tinkering to try and maximize solar vs my consumption.
 
 

Agreed I probably could get away with a 5kw but looking at more futureproofing and go slightly bigger on the inverter to cater for future. Also want to avoid the education process with the household and what can and cant be used as much as possible. That's the plan atleast
 

Agreed I probably could get away with a 5kw but looking at more futureproofing and go slightly bigger on the inverter to cater for future. Also want to avoid the education process with the household and what can and cant be used as much as possible. That's the plan atleast
 

Howdy, 
been lurking on here for some time trying to learn as much as possible. been a steep learning curve. About to pull the trigger on an installation but want want to get some ideas around my requirements.
Some background.
The main idea was initially to beat loadshedding but that has turned into trying reduce my reliance and cost to Eskom. I started with an energy monitor to get a good idea of my daylight and night time usages. currently averaging around 30kw per day, mostly split between daylight and evening, (20kw daytime and 10-15kw nighttime) Seems a bit lower in summer now.
Got 2x2kw geysers which are both on solar tubes, gas hob (electric oven) and LED's throughout. so most of the groundwork has been done already. Got a fish pond which is 0.75kw which needs to run 24/7, borehole pump (0.75kw) and pool pump. all of which are connected to smart switches and automated with Home assistant so will be able to control which appliances turn on based on availability of solar generation (except for the pond of course).
Interesting, I noticed if I left my one solar geyser on permanently it used less kw than turning off/on with a timer, initially was set from 05h00-07h00 and back on in the evening from 17h00-20h00. Guess now in the summer its only topping up the water rather than going from cold to hot
Thinking of the following:
8kw Sunsynk 
16 x 535 JA solar panels
3x +-5kw plyontech or hubbles (need some help here)
wont being doing a DIY but got a few companies I am looking at.
Any recommendations to the above will be appreciated especially on the battery front.