How big a solar power system do I need?
Find the right solar system size for your SA home. Our guide shows you how to calculate panel & battery needs to beat load shedding and high Eskom bills.
I would like a quote on a solar installation. We would use it to power the house throughout (geyser, fridge, TV and small appliances) but if the quote will be too high then we can request a second quote to power the geyser only. We are a family of 2, my partner and I and sometimes have guests over at the house.
I have a Five Star 5kw Inverter and 2 x Revov R 5kw Batteries with 4 x w Canadian Bifacial Panels. Occasionally (on cloudy days) with power outages the batteries will drain completely and when Escom power is restored the inverter won't come back on to allow the batteries to be charge. How can I fix this?
I would like to install a Residential Solar System at my new house. I have purchased the property and am waiting for the transfer to take place which should take roughly 3 months. I would like to install the system before moving in. Looking for best pricing on the following including installation and CoC, must include engineering approval of load bearing of the roof: 8kW inverter (Sunsynk or Deye), 2x 5kWh batteries (Lithium Ion or LiFePO4), 8 to 12 Solar Panels (Canadian Solar/ JA Solar / Trina Solar/ Longi).
Basic family usage as back up in times when the eskom is off, The main DB carries a 60A main inflow, Property has 3 separate DBs(Main plus 2 separate ones of 40A each,) swimming pool on 40A, the stove is on gas, Only 1 geyser is used mainly and daily, other 2 are for ad hoc quests, Property details:5 bedrooms, 3 geysers, laundry room with machine, swimming pool, irrigation system, 4 room aircons.
I am looking at a Residential, full bill-reduction, single-phase system. Current monthly electricity bill is about R to R per month on prepaid metre. Roof is Flat IBR. Have a pool pump. Interested in installing a heat pump for the geyser. Can I get credits for excess power feedback into the grid to use at night?
We have a 4 bedroom house with 3 adults. Additionally we have a 1 bedroom wendy house occupied with 2 adults and another self standing 1 bedroom flat with 1 adult. We have 1 electrical geyser. Other 2 geysers are gas. All electrical appliances as normal, fridges x 3, tvs, hairdryers, combination gas and electrical stove x 2, but one gets hardly ever used. 2 x washing machines and 1 tumble dryer. 2 x kettles.
Big Farmhouse and shed I will install solar geysers. 40 to 50x 60w lights rooms kitchen etc 5 x LED florescent tubes in shed meat saw, 32 mincer and battery charger 4x deep freezers 3 x fridges 4 security lights 3m x 3m 2,5m coolroom two kitchens with gas electric stoves swimming pool pump 1.5 kw borehole pump that is used for 3 to 4 hours per day 3 x ceiling fans workshop with drill and welders and other power tools At present we are using 3phase eskom power but not sure if single phase may be better or more cost effective if we go the solar rout Large roof space facing NNW
I have had a 15 kva system installed 2,5 years ago 18 JA half cut panels , 3 x5 kva Deye inverters and 3 x 5.2 Deyness batteries , since i had a control panel failure on main inverter repaired under warranty , now a loose connection on one stream dc breaker tightened all connectors , my problem is i dont trust the installation thats done would like a inspection and quote .
I will need 2 panels of roughly W. They will connect straight into a Ecoflow Delta 2 Max. The limitation of the Ecoflow's input is 60V and 15 Amps maximum. It connects to the solar panels via two MC4 to XT60 cables (3.5m should be enough). It has two solar inputs so each panel connects to a port.
I have a two Deye inverters and Pylontec batteries. One invert seems to be still working but the WIFI Logger might be faulty as I'm struggling to get the inverter back onto the Solarman monitoring application. Ultimately I'd like to ensure that the system is properly configured so that I can monitor the system (with both inverters). Some of the batteries seem faulty as the LED lights are partially on. Can you assist audit the system and how we can repair and optimize the system?