MagicPants

Anything is possible.

Wow..... That's impressive. So far the Sunsynk/Fusion-branded ones are getting recommended all over the place. So it will most likely be it. Thanks for pointing out the 5% vs 20%. Didn't know that. Speaking of suspect places, I've seen one or two sites using pics from around the Internet and showing it off as "their projects". Got my energy meter - will start measuring today. If I don't return - something blew up.

Good morning everyone. So while I'm waiting for my energy meter to arrive & replies on a few enquiries , Ive been playing around on the websites of the suppliers mentioned above to see what's on offer within my budget. Solar Advice has a decent website with customizable kits. For under the R100k mark, I can get 5 panels, 2 Dyness 3.6 batteries and a Sofar 6kW Hybrid inverter. All inclusive and installed. What's the thoughts on the inverter ? I haven't seen Sofar mentioned on here. Anything major that sets the SunSynk apart from the Sofar? Also, If I go the panel route - anything specific I should look out for ? Thank, again.

Thank you! This helps a lot.

The only info I have at the moment is my electricity bills. I had a look at my bills for the past 12 months. Highest was 1004 units. Lowest was 419. Average per month over the 12 month period was 703.75. This includes the geyser, poolpump, garage door motors that we don't plan on putting on the backup circuit. I will try and get a meter to get a more accurate figure.

Thank you for your detailed response. The PC's are a mixture or media/office/gaming. Its not unusual for 3 to be powered on at the same time. So far, Eskom Direct customers will have reduced load shedding durations - for the time being this does not apply to City Power customers. Load shedding does not happen often, but considering the amount of time we spent at home working, the frustration had built to a point where we want to through money at it to make it go away. Also, our load shedding is never just 4 hours considering the state of the local substation. R80k would be the sweet spot - but - we can push that up to R100k if we must. 20kwh did sound like overkill to me. Thanks for reaching out, everyone.

Thanks for your response. That quote did take me by surprise. Its almost double the figures thrown around when he was here to quote and from other people i have spoken to. The guy works for the company where the quote is from - so he only installs their hardware. Also, can you comment on the batteries. Do i really need two 10.1 KWh batteries ?

Hey Everyone, I have been lurking here a while, but have FINALLY decided to attempt to make load shedding a bit more bearable this side. I have zero experience in any of this. Some background. We are two people living in a three bedroom townhouse. We need lights and plugs to be on the backup. This includes a tv, 4 PC’s, printer, router and a few chargers/lamps here and there. We don’t need any of the kitchen appliances, although having the wine fridge going would be nice. Loadshedding in my area is 4.5 hours, plus about another 2 hours for COJ to get the substation going again. We won’t be going solar just yet – and If we do – it will only be a few panels as the roof space is limited. This is one of the quotes so far. What do you think ? Any help would be great. Thanks MP