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Guys Using Solar Energy Instead Of Nepa Or Gen. (75867 Views)

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holarthayor(m): 4:33pm On Feb 19, 2024
BRIGHTSOLAR:


Bright Energy



How much for sliver and gold package
Testimony1988(m): 5:11pm On Feb 19, 2024
You can use Solar along side with PHCN and generator, not advisable to only use solar.
Baster: 5:23pm On Feb 19, 2024
amazinghomez09:
I use a 3.5kva in my office with 4 tubular batteries I notice that it works better when charged with electricity due to the load in my officr when the weather is fair then then am sure the batteries will last between 9am to about 4.30pm before we switch to generator however when there is electricity for few hours then we wnt have need for a generator
What appliances do you use with the inverter?
finebois(m): 5:29pm On Feb 19, 2024
AsabaPropertyAg:
My brother, if have the resources to go for Solar please don't waste time. I have saved a lot of money since August 1 2023 they installed it for me in a 3 Bedroom flat (Rented). I spent 2.5m for installing Solar.

6 s 550 watts (long )

4 Tubular batteries 220Ah

5KVA Inverter

Circuit breaker

It powers

(1) Haier Termacool Deep Freezer 379 liters (inverter)

(2) Samsung double door Fridge (inverter)

3) LG washing machine 9 kg (inverter)

4) 240 kg Air frier not deep frier ooo ( we off everything when in use)

5) 43 inches LG televisions x2 that runs almost 24 hours

6) qasa electric iron 1,200 watts.

Since that August1, I have not on my generator

It starts charging from may be 8.30 am











Good afternoon sir. Please I need your honest review of the hair thermocool freezer. I have an inverter system and I want to get a freezer that do not consume much power and will be efficient in of cool.
Please what is the power consumption of your hair thermocool freezer, and it takes how many hours to cold or freeze.
fashrola(m): 8:15pm On Feb 19, 2024
matify83:


Well!

I may not have the answer to this question because I'm not sure we have put off our cooling systems for more than 2 hours at a time ever.



Alright I think I’m gonna finally get one and use with my solar system
Yampotatocarrot(m): 9:41pm On Feb 19, 2024
occfx:


Yes it's called going off Grid. It's expensive to go off Grid but it's necessary with the way Nigeria is going because, everybody want to eat each other. So anything to avoid government will be cool.

An equivalent of 3000VA generator is 7m at the moment. Very expensive. Therefore, I suggest you use solar and nepa alone. Use 1.5m buy solar and back up with nepa.

Please, I read through to see if this question have been asked, surprisingly, it haven't.

Charging your inverter with PHCN light, won't it consume much units for those using prepaid?

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Love800(m): 7:23am On Feb 20, 2024
Ok
ewizard1:

Negative!
Love800(m): 7:26am On Feb 20, 2024
What is mtn lumos?
nikaShow:



Yes, I have added pictures to the original post.

My one singular battery powers only my freezer.

The Mtn Lumos powers only bulbs and my phones and laptops. It used to power my Tv but after using it for 9 years 😂 , E no get that kind power again , and I don’t really need it to. I don’t watch Tv. It also powers a standing rechargeable fan though I seldom use it for it.


I also don’t own a generator. Never have.

When there’s light, I use the washing machine , blender and Micro wave.

I use a dry cleaner to ‘iron’ only.
Love800(m): 7:27am On Feb 20, 2024
Ok.
Is it the same inverter, nepa light charges?
PotatoSalad:

Inverter is needed to convert DC to AC.
Love800(m): 7:29am On Feb 20, 2024
Ok.
Is it the same inverter dat nepa light charges?
ewizard1:

Inverter - A DC to AC equipment that converts DC power (Battery/Solar) to AC (Alternating current) power which is required by your home appliances to work.

Inverter AC(AirConditioner) / Freezers - Appliances that consumes lesser energy and thereby efficient to be powered by the (DC-AC) Inverter.
Love800(m): 7:31am On Feb 20, 2024
Tankz so much
franchasofficia:
inverter freezer and inverter ac are low energy consumption freezers and ACs manufactured to consume very low power to work. They are energy saving appliances mostly designed to work with solar/inverter power supply so it wont consume much of your solar battery energy.



They are usually costlier than normal freezers and ACs.

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Love800(m): 7:32am On Feb 20, 2024
Okay
franchasofficia:
The aluminum brackets or braces used to mount the solar s on house rooftops so that breeze or wind won't carry the solar s away.
Love800(m): 7:33am On Feb 20, 2024
Thankz
safarifarms:
Rainy season has lots of days with low/poor sunlight. When the day is dull or cloudy solar energy will seriously reduce. If it rains, your s may not supply energy at all.
Love800(m): 7:34am On Feb 20, 2024
Ok
Zealoy:
i dont know na the one i dey use i tell u so
Love800(m): 7:36am On Feb 20, 2024
Okay. So if u want to go into solar, u will go completely off-grid?
LOVEGINO:
I dey pay light bill. So it's of no use for now.
Love800(m): 7:36am On Feb 20, 2024
Okay
TheGift:


They are energy saving and don’t consume as much as the regular ACs and Freezers.
Love800(m): 7:44am On Feb 20, 2024
Ok.
But cant it power other appliances apart from only phones?
anu3:


Yes, to charge phones. But not very advisable. Just get a 7k charge controller...
Love800(m): 7:47am On Feb 20, 2024
Okay.
marksleek2584:
well, the installer said something about it depraciatng the battery cells faster...
Love800(m): 7:50am On Feb 20, 2024
I want to understand sumtin.
Do u have inverter?
Moneyboyz:


Last time I use nepa is 3 years ago.
Love800(m): 7:53am On Feb 20, 2024
Okay.

When going completely off Grid, do one still buy inverter?
occfx:


Yes it's called going off Grid. It's expensive to go off Grid but it's necessary with the way Nigeria is going because, everybody want to eat each other. So anything to avoid government will be cool.

An equivalent of 3000VA generator is 7m at the moment. Very expensive. Therefore, I suggest you use solar and nepa alone. Use 1.5m buy solar and back up with nepa.
Love800(m): 7:54am On Feb 20, 2024
Okay
lwisee:


Depends on your budget, you can start in this sequence :
1.Solar
2.Inverter
3. Batteries and charge controller
PotatoSalad(m): 8:39am On Feb 20, 2024
Love800:
Ok.
Is it the same inverter, nepa light charges?
Nepa/solar/gen charges battery.
Job of the inverter is to invert the stored energy in the battery which is in DC to AC so that your appliances can use it.
LOVEGINO(m): 9:35am On Feb 20, 2024
Love800:
Okay. So if u want to go into solar, u will go completely off-grid?
na. Be using both.
occfx: 9:47am On Feb 20, 2024
Love800:
Okay.

When going completely off Grid, do one still buy inverter?

Yes, inverter is the generator.
occfx: 9:51am On Feb 20, 2024
Yampotatocarrot:


Please, I read through to see if this question have been asked, surprisingly, it haven't.

Charging your inverter with PHCN light, won't it consume much units for those using prepaid?

It does, it draws your units and store them in the battery for emergency. Therefore, when Nepa takes light, you will be using the units in advance. Without Solar s, what you are actually doing is storing Nepa in batteries for emergency use at your own cost.

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occfx: 9:52am On Feb 20, 2024
lwisee:


Depends on your budget, you can start in this sequence :
1.Solar
2.Inverter
3. Batteries and charge controller

I suggest inverter first, then battery, then solar.

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Horbar1: 11:30am On Feb 20, 2024
madridguy:
Depends on the battery. Amaze battery is now 300k.

I bought Luminous.
toscotech(m): 11:34am On Feb 20, 2024
CAN I 200W SOLAR WITH 300W SOLAR
miqos02(m): 12:57pm On Feb 20, 2024
NothingDoMe:
How was it? Did you still have enough stored energy for nighttime use?
yes boss
Love800(m): 1:41pm On Feb 20, 2024
Tankz so much
PotatoSalad:

Nepa/solar/gen charges battery.
Job of the inverter is to invert the stored energy in the battery which is in DC to AC so that your appliances can use it.
Love800(m): 1:43pm On Feb 20, 2024
Okay.
LOVEGINO:
na. Be using both.
Love800(m): 1:44pm On Feb 20, 2024
Okay.
Tankz
occfx:


Yes, inverter is the generator.

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