Richard Viljoen
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Richard Viljoen reacted to Jaco De Jongh in Solar Immersion geyser controllerReading this just makes me realize how blessed the guys with the bigger arrays and Inverters are. Its seems like a costly exercise to convert the geyser to a solar geyser.
Since I did my R500 1kw geyser modification, I never needed Eskom to heat up my water again, not even on a overcast day. The PV produces the 1 KW with ease.
+1 to @cvzyl for utilizing the access power on the feed side during export. Well done, it reduces the watts into your premises significantly. Its nice to be able to use your inverter both ways for your OWN load. EDIT: Not everybody would have seen that possibility.
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Richard Viljoen got a reaction from Fritz in Solar Immersion geyser controllerI think the advantage with the SolarImmersion and PV is that once the geyser is at temperature, you can use the rest of the power generated to save on your power bill. Something you cant do with a solar geyser. Also, if you already have a solar system (PV), the SI is significantly cheaper than a solar geyser.
One of the issues with a typical grid-tied solar PV Installation is that you can have a lot of unused solar power. The SolarImmersion is supposed to increase self consumption.
