Rehaan

Hi Guys, So the Paloma Gas Geyser is Installed, Solar Geyser feeds the Gas Geyser, I set the Temp on the Gas Geyser to 50 Degrees, I will give an update again in the next month or 2 regarding Gas consumption. Only major difference i noticed is the pressure is slightly lower now since the electric geyser is uninstalled, Any suggestions to get the pressure up? As for my Electricity Consumption, my usage dropped from 70kw to 30kw per day. My Solar System Covers around 20kw to 25kw

Thanks Guys, I have decided to go with the 26L Paloma Gas Geyser. It will be setup as follows : Gas Geyser in Parallel with Existing Solar Geyser. Will take some images and give feedback after the installation.

To be honest i am not sure how many tubes, i would guest 10 to 12 Tubes, will go onto the roof to check. I don't think there is a pump installed, Geyserwise to control the Solar Geyser, No controller or Timer for the electric. I did consider installing the PTC Element and running it off the inverters, but the problem is i need hot water on demand so controlling it is going to be difficult, For example, my domestics shower @ 5.30am and again @ 9pm, my kids shower @ 6pm, My baby showers @ 12pm & again @ 6pm, My wife showers @ 10pm. I shower @ 9pm, This is besides the Taps running hot water for normal cleaning of the house.

Hi Guys I am deciding on the following : Option 1 : Replace my Electric Geyser with a 26l Paloma Option 2 : Removing the Element from the Electric Geyser and adding a Heat Pump My Current Geyser Setup : 1 x 200l Solar Geyser with Tubes, Feeding into 1 x 150l Electric Geyser which feeds the house, My Solar Setup : 2 x 5.5kw Sunsynk Inverters 2 x 3.6kw Pylontech Batteries 18 x 330 Solar Panels I plan to add 1 more Battery and Maybe a Wind Turbine(A Whole new Topic). The Idea is to go off grid or as close to off grid as possible and not to depend on Eskom. My problem : My Electricity Bill is currently 3k per month. Family of 6 + 2 Domestics, Everyone showers at different times, Hot water is being used for Mopping floors, Washing clothes, Dishwater, etc (its out of my control) Every time someone opens the hot water tap the geyser element kicks in, Unfortunately I cannot change the habits of how they use hot water, I should also mention that i have a Gas Hob and Gas Fireplace. My Solution : Option 1 : Let the Solar Geyser feed the Gas Geyser. Pros - Hot Water on Demand, Hot water during Load Shedding, Saving on my bill, Cons - High Gas Bill??? and?? Option 2 : Let the Solar Geyser Feed the Electric Geyser, Remove Element on Electric Geyser and replace with Heat Pump, Pros - Saving on my Electricity Bill Cons - No Hot water during Load Shedding or Power Outages, Unless its connected to my Solar System but Will Probably drain my Batteries during the Evenings. Also it still uses some Electricity. Please note - the Element on the Solar Geyser is Switched off. Looking forward to the feedback.

Hi Guys I am deciding on the following : Option 1 : Replace my Electric Geyser with a 26l Paloma Option 2 : Removing the Element from the Electric Geyser and adding a Heat Pump My Current Geyser Setup : 1 x 200l Solar Geyser with Tubes, Feeding into 1 x 150l Electric Geyser which feeds the house, My Solar Setup : 2 x 5.5kw Sunsynk Inverters 2 x 3.6kw Pylontech Batteries 18 x 330 Solar Panels I plan to add 1 more Battery and Maybe a Wind Turbine(A Whole new Topic). The Idea is to go off grid or as close to off grid as possible and not to depend on Eskom. My problem : My Electricity Bill is currently 3k per month. Family of 6 + 2 Domestics, Everyone showers at different times, Hot water is being used for Mopping floors, Washing clothes, Dishwater, etc (its out of my control) Every time someone opens the hot water tap the geyser element kicks in, Unfortunately I cannot change the habits of how they use hot water, I should also mention that i have a Gas Hob and Gas Fireplace. My Solution : Option 1 : Let the Solar Geyser feed the Gas Geyser. Pros - Hot Water on Demand, Hot water during Load Shedding, Saving on my bill, Cons - High Gas Bill??? and?? Option 2 : Let the Solar Geyser Feed the Electric Geyser, Remove Element on Electric Geyser and replace with Heat Pump, Pros - Saving on my Electricity Bill Cons - No Hot water during Load Shedding or Power Outages, Unless its connected to my Solar System but Will Probably drain my Batteries during the Evenings. Also it still uses some Electricity. Please note - the Element on the Solar Geyser is Switched off. Looking forward to the feedback.

Hi Guys I am deciding on the following : Option 1 : Replace my Electric Geyser with a 26l Paloma Option 2 : Removing the Element from the Electric Geyser and adding a Heat Pump My Current Geyser Setup : 1 x 200l Solar Geyser with Tubes, Feeding into 1 x 150l Electric Geyser which feeds the house, My Solar Setup : 2 x 5.5kw Sunsynk Inverters 2 x 3.6kw Pylontech Batteries 18 x 330 Solar Panels I plan to add 1 more Battery and Maybe a Wind Turbine(A Whole new Topic). The Idea is to go off grid or as close to off grid as possible and not to depend on Eskom. My problem : My Electricity Bill is currently 3k per month. Family of 6 + 2 Domestics, Everyone showers at different times, Hot water is being used for Mopping floors, Washing clothes, Dishwater, etc (its out of my control) Every time someone opens the hot water tap the geyser element kicks in, Unfortunately I cannot change the habits of how they use hot water, I should also mention that i have a Gas Hob and Gas Fireplace. My Solution : Option 1 : Let the Solar Geyser feed the Gas Geyser. Pros - Hot Water on Demand, Hot water during Load Shedding, Saving on my bill, Cons - High Gas Bill??? and?? Option 2 : Let the Solar Geyser Feed the Electric Geyser, Remove Element on Electric Geyser and replace with Heat Pump, Pros - Saving on my Electricity Bill Cons - No Hot water during Load Shedding or Power Outages, Unless its connected to my Solar System but Will Probably drain my Batteries during the Evenings. Also it still uses some Electricity. Please note - the Element on the Solar Geyser is Switched off. Looking forward to the feedback.

@Deez - Update on the 20L Gas Geyser? Did you install the Paloma? How is the Gas Consumption? How long is 1 GAs tank Lasting you and what size?

Thanks. I am based in Centurion. At the moment i cannot access the PV master and inverter shows offline on SEMS. I cannot make any changes to settings nor can i view data.

Thanks guys. Can someone suggest the right installer to sort my problem out?

@WeNotGood @Tinuva Ok so at 10pm one evening i switched on my 36000BTU aircon and the load did not increase on the PV master or SEMS app. My electric geyser is always switched on (No Timer). So this means my non essential loads are not running through the inverter or not getting detected through the CT meter. @Pietpower Regarding the export power limit, i always had export power tunred off. I had an installer look at my system recently and he switch it on with 100w limit. @Bobster - I know that after making changes to the settings it asks to restart the inverter. I choose no. However my problem is as soon as i connect to my Solar WIFI and open the PV master, the Inverter lights start flashing and clicking as if its restarting. I then have to wait a few seconds, reconnect to the Solar WIFI then it seems fine. Now for the past 2 days the WIFI light on my inverter is off, not blinking at all. I tried resetting by pressing the reset button, short press or long press, the light flashes once then goes off. I need assistance here urgently. Is there someone that can come out to check my setup and installation and do some troubleshooting so i can get to the bottom of this. If not my only other option will be to get this Inverter replaced by Goodwe, can you guys suggest the procedure to do this?

Price drop to R20000

I had 2 Installers look at the CT Meter. They both said its connected correctly. I was under the impression that my Geyser, oven, aircons, etc are not connected through the inverter, hence the load will not increase on the PV master App when these Appliances are turned on. Or am i wrong?

@Bobster Thanks for your feedback, See attached Screenshot from the PV Master App while the Batteries are charging, it seems like the Batteries are charging from Solar? I made a video while using the PV Master App, this was on the 15/08/2021 (Partially Cloudy day) https://simplyworkwearcoza-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/rehaan_simplyworkwear_co_za/Ee7DB6cnO7NIgqZhX0hPVA0BNzvIRj6KsTm0awTygwMgFQ?e=vk9uiw Connection issue? When i connect to the Solar WIFI, then open the PV Master App, the inverter lights start flashing as if is restarting, then i have to connect to the Solar WIFI again and open PV Master again, then it seems fine. @WeNotGood Yes i always noticed that my Load Follows my PV, Not sure why. I made a video while using the PV Master App, this was on the 15/08/2021 (Partially Cloudy day) https://simplyworkwearcoza-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/rehaan_simplyworkwear_co_za/Ee7DB6cnO7NIgqZhX0hPVA0BNzvIRj6KsTm0awTygwMgFQ?e=vk9uiw CT meter test always failed (CT Meter connection Error) since the day i installed the System, See attached Screenshot. Could this be the problem? I need to get the the bottom of this, my bill is way too high and i am not seeing a ROI on this system for the past year.

Hi Selling my Goodwe 5048-ES inverter. Purchased July 2020. Price R22500 onco Reason for Selling : Upgrading to 8kw (my load is too high 5kw not sufficient)

Hi Guys, My Setup : Inverter : Goodwe 5048-ES Solar : 18 x 330w Panels (9 Panels on each MPPT) Batteries : 2 x Pylontech us3000 Version : 1818A (6181810) Electricity Bill Summer : Average R4500 Per Month Electricity Bill Winter : Average R6000 Per Month Appliances : Gas Stove (Electric stove is never used), Gas Fire Place, 1 x Solar Geyser, 1 x Electric Geyser, Dishwasher, Washing Machine, Kettle, 2 x Freezers, 2 x Fridge/Freezers, 2 x Aircons used in Summer only. I have been running this setup for 1 year now, I have tried the following modes : 1) General Mode : My Batteries never charge, it might be that my load is too high so not enough PV to charge the batteries? see attached Screenshots, 2) Back-up Mode : Works fine but i feel like i am not using the System to full Capacity. (I have been using this mode 90% of the time) 3) Eco Mode : So i have changed to Eco Mode a few days ago, Group 1 : Set the Charge time from 14:00 to 17:59 @ 1% Rated Power, (i will change this as the batteries Charge in about 2 hours) Group 2 : Set the Discharge time from 18:00 to 23:59 @ 0% Rated Power Group 3 : Set the Discharge time from 00:00 to 13:59 @ 0% Rated Power Export Power Limit on - Set to 100w DOD on-Grid - 60% DOD off-Grid - 89% Now based on the ECO Mode, the batteries charge full with Solar from 14:00 to 16:00, then from 18:00 it starts discharging, at this time my load is generally low but for some reason the load jumps just to discharge the batteries, so by 19:30 my batteries are down to 40%, (see attached Screenshot) Same thing happens everyday. Then once the batteries are discharged the load drops back down. Are my settings wrong? or is there something wrong with the Inverter? Can someone please advise the best setup to get the most out of the system? I attached Screenshots of my current Setup. Thanking you in Advance.