Jakesza

Hey Everyone,
I have been silently following this forum for some time, even though I had a genie. We wanted to get solar around 2 years ago, but the upfront cost was just too much. so we got a 18Kv diesel genie which worked 100%. The problem was that people complained about the noise and soon after they changed the time frame to use a genie. We decided to do what we wanted 2 years ago. Go solar!
I have done a lot of research and learned a helluva lot during this period. Everything was designed and installed by myself with knowledge also gained from this forum.
The components I used for this below;
Goodwe ES5048 3x Pylontech 3.5 batteries 12x JA Solar PERC 410w panels Various AC and DC breakers Various trunking, crimpers, lugs, plugs, ferrules etc. AC wring all 10mm used DC wiring 35mm on Batt, 6mm on solar (had 25mm on, and started to get hot when added the 3rd batttery) These were bought from various suppliers. 
First was to create a base layout of the system.
Amberfield Solar Rev06.pdf
Then the DB layout of how the non essential and essential loads would be wired into the main DB.
DB Layout.pdf
The hardest part was to get the battery cabinets that high without any help mounted correctly. 








The system works absolutely amazing. Nice to do anything during the day knowing eskom's straw is blocked now. 
 

Hey Everyone,
I have been silently following this forum for some time, even though I had a genie. We wanted to get solar around 2 years ago, but the upfront cost was just too much. so we got a 18Kv diesel genie which worked 100%. The problem was that people complained about the noise and soon after they changed the time frame to use a genie. We decided to do what we wanted 2 years ago. Go solar!
I have done a lot of research and learned a helluva lot during this period. Everything was designed and installed by myself with knowledge also gained from this forum.
The components I used for this below;
Goodwe ES5048 3x Pylontech 3.5 batteries 12x JA Solar PERC 410w panels Various AC and DC breakers Various trunking, crimpers, lugs, plugs, ferrules etc. AC wring all 10mm used DC wiring 35mm on Batt, 6mm on solar (had 25mm on, and started to get hot when added the 3rd batttery) These were bought from various suppliers. 
First was to create a base layout of the system.
Amberfield Solar Rev06.pdf
Then the DB layout of how the non essential and essential loads would be wired into the main DB.
DB Layout.pdf
The hardest part was to get the battery cabinets that high without any help mounted correctly. 








The system works absolutely amazing. Nice to do anything during the day knowing eskom's straw is blocked now. 
 

Hey Everyone,
I have been silently following this forum for some time, even though I had a genie. We wanted to get solar around 2 years ago, but the upfront cost was just too much. so we got a 18Kv diesel genie which worked 100%. The problem was that people complained about the noise and soon after they changed the time frame to use a genie. We decided to do what we wanted 2 years ago. Go solar!
I have done a lot of research and learned a helluva lot during this period. Everything was designed and installed by myself with knowledge also gained from this forum.
The components I used for this below;
Goodwe ES5048 3x Pylontech 3.5 batteries 12x JA Solar PERC 410w panels Various AC and DC breakers Various trunking, crimpers, lugs, plugs, ferrules etc. AC wring all 10mm used DC wiring 35mm on Batt, 6mm on solar (had 25mm on, and started to get hot when added the 3rd batttery) These were bought from various suppliers. 
First was to create a base layout of the system.
Amberfield Solar Rev06.pdf
Then the DB layout of how the non essential and essential loads would be wired into the main DB.
DB Layout.pdf
The hardest part was to get the battery cabinets that high without any help mounted correctly. 








The system works absolutely amazing. Nice to do anything during the day knowing eskom's straw is blocked now. 
 

Hey Everyone,
I have been silently following this forum for some time, even though I had a genie. We wanted to get solar around 2 years ago, but the upfront cost was just too much. so we got a 18Kv diesel genie which worked 100%. The problem was that people complained about the noise and soon after they changed the time frame to use a genie. We decided to do what we wanted 2 years ago. Go solar!
I have done a lot of research and learned a helluva lot during this period. Everything was designed and installed by myself with knowledge also gained from this forum.
The components I used for this below;
Goodwe ES5048 3x Pylontech 3.5 batteries 12x JA Solar PERC 410w panels Various AC and DC breakers Various trunking, crimpers, lugs, plugs, ferrules etc. AC wring all 10mm used DC wiring 35mm on Batt, 6mm on solar (had 25mm on, and started to get hot when added the 3rd batttery) These were bought from various suppliers. 
First was to create a base layout of the system.
Amberfield Solar Rev06.pdf
Then the DB layout of how the non essential and essential loads would be wired into the main DB.
DB Layout.pdf
The hardest part was to get the battery cabinets that high without any help mounted correctly. 








The system works absolutely amazing. Nice to do anything during the day knowing eskom's straw is blocked now. 
 

you need to set the rest of the time to 1% charge.