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Hi Chris that would be great. Thank you.

@bobster. This is great! I want your solar system. I can’t see your signature? But I’m reading from my phone? Can you give details and Company used.

Wow! Thank you all such great info and certainly helps me get started. Although it is just me I do have my son and fiancé in a flat off the house and I forgot to mention a dreaded pool. So although I may only have a few needs for myself I’m sure they would love me to include them in the mix. I don’t mind if I have to spend money for a proper system if it means less stress and DIY type stuff for the next 10 years or so. Now that you’ve provided info (that I can actually wrap my head around) I will try and find a decent service provider who can give options - then perhaps I could check back in for further input before I decide?

I have been fortunate in that my suburb never had loadshedding, however this has just changed. I have absolutely no clue where to start and even reading the posts is like trying to understand a foreign language. I’m a single woman so my priority is ensuring my alarm stays on, my electric gates and garage work and some lights in the house. I also need a system that is extremely user friendly. Ideally I shouldn’t have to do anything or worry about anything blowing up. As I cannot foresee that loadshedding is ever going to stop I don’t mind spending the money if I know everything will work and I won’t have to maintain anything. Please could you suggest what route I should go. Solar? Invertor? I live in PE so if you have any recommendations of companies I could trust to work with that would be great.