Hamtheman

Thanks all, some good points, so essentially I need to measure my loads and decide which inverter and number of panels to buy? So am I correct in saying that the inverter will power the house using PV as a default and supplement with grid power once PV is not sufficient?

Hi all, a newbie here, so this solar thing has haunted me for a while now and I have come to a point where I think I know what I want and would like some feedback or opinions etc, I am moving into a new house in an area where there has never been load shedding , apparently due to the area sharing a feed with O.R.Tambo, so back up is not really necessary....yet. My plan is to split my DB in the essential and non essential and to power as much of the non essential with solar PV through an inverter (no batteries), non essential being things like the pool pump, geyser,tumble drier, washing machine, irrigation pump, security batteries etc. These will all be set to run during daylight (the security batteries will be beefed up to run through the night with no charging) My hope is that this will reduce my Eksdom monthly expenses.All lights will be LED, cooking is on gas. Does this make sense? I may oversize the inverter and add batteries at a later stage should the need arise to add additional equipment or for back up purposes. My reasoning for the above is that power from the grid is still the cheapest option , but any reduction in cost is a win.