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Loadshedding system advide needed please
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<blockquote data-quote="1200GXman" data-source="post: 1096454" data-attributes="member: 17884"><p>Thanks for the reply Pieta</p><p>OK, here is my scenario:</p><p>I basically just want to run the lights which are LED lightbulbs. Candles and lanterns and flashlights are just not cutting it anymore with the frequency of load shedding.</p><p>I want to use it like a generator. Switch off everything at the DB board when load shedding occurs except the lights.</p><p>Plug in the inverter into a socket to push then power into the house's existing wiring system to get power to the light bulbs.</p><p>I want to spend as little as possible. R10 000 MAX. Generators are now going for R12 000 but have drawbacks like:</p><p>Noisy</p><p>Maintenance.</p><p>Heavy on juice</p><p></p><p>I can get a system for R6000 but I am still busy learning how all this works. Sounds too cheap.</p><p>I even looked at caravan inverters. My work colleague did this in his house. Battery is now gone after 5 years of use.</p><p>He even charged it using caravan solar panels on the house's roof.</p><p>Now to get this setup going with a pure sign wave caravan inverter of 1000w and proper batteries is also R6000.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1200GXman, post: 1096454, member: 17884"] Thanks for the reply Pieta OK, here is my scenario: I basically just want to run the lights which are LED lightbulbs. Candles and lanterns and flashlights are just not cutting it anymore with the frequency of load shedding. I want to use it like a generator. Switch off everything at the DB board when load shedding occurs except the lights. Plug in the inverter into a socket to push then power into the house's existing wiring system to get power to the light bulbs. I want to spend as little as possible. R10 000 MAX. Generators are now going for R12 000 but have drawbacks like: Noisy Maintenance. Heavy on juice I can get a system for R6000 but I am still busy learning how all this works. Sounds too cheap. I even looked at caravan inverters. My work colleague did this in his house. Battery is now gone after 5 years of use. He even charged it using caravan solar panels on the house's roof. Now to get this setup going with a pure sign wave caravan inverter of 1000w and proper batteries is also R6000. [/QUOTE]
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