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Good morning all. I have three 475w jinko solar panels. I am thinking of adding more but I am yet to see 475w Jinko solar panels, I have searched everywhere from fouani to Gennex to the guys on this thread as well as TikTok but no one seems to have. Gennex mentioned that they have but the lowest they have is 620w.
Can I connect 620w or 500+ solar panels with my 475w solar panels? Will it be safe or will it cause any issues? Cus I was told there might be issues due to different voltages or current

Also, if anyone has original Jinko solar panels here, kindly indicate. Or, is it safe to connect solar panels from other brands to my Jinko panels?

SolomonGrundy:
Get LG gencool B inverter AC because of its genmode feature, i.e you can adjust it in such a way to draw less energy..

OK, thanks a lot

Litewriter:
Boss, what type of pot do you use, a name will be better, I have same induction cooker, using it with my haisic 1.5kva inverter, being using the following come pot..... I'm looking to get pots and kettle suitable with induction cooker.
Thanks

Mine is a cast iron pot (Haus Roland) while the kettle, I don't really know the brand name but it is a steel kettle.

The best way to check if the pot will work with the induction cooker is to put a magnet at the bottom of the pot. If the magnet gets stuck, that means the pot will work with the induction cooker. So,if possible, you can go to the market with a magnet to check

CuteMaro:
How long have you been using this your induction cooker and can I see the free pot it came with?

Bought it March 12. This is the pot that came with it. Though, all my pots apart from one work on it

Fremlin:
Just got the 725w jinko bifacial panel today...

It's too big, infact, it's over big.....


Installer fit fall why trying to bring them up to the roof

Good evening. Where did you buy from?

Good morning all. I have come again. Please, I am considering getting an AC for my room to be used only at night. I have 8kwh lithium battery, if the battery is at above 90% at least by 11pm, will it be able to power an AC from maybe 11pm - 6am without running the battery down? I was advised to buy a 1hp inverter AC?

Those who are experienced with this, kindly advise. How many watts will a 1hp inverter AC consume at the lowest setting? Will this be able to cool a small room sufficiently?

If yes, pls, what are the best brands to buy? I have seen LG, THERMOCOOL.

Please, I need as many responses as possible. Thanks in advance

osayuwamwen:
how much did you get the induction cooker

50k, came with an induction compatible pot as bonus

Gshems:
Yes. I bought mine there

OK, thanks, and we are 100% of the quality of their panels, right?

osayuwamwen:
am using my inverter for hot plate as early as this morning 9am am already generating 1.4kw while the hot plate is pulling 1.5kw

My wife set the induction cooker at 300w this morning to boil water. As can be seen, it has been on for just 4 minutes and the kettle is already a bit hot to the touch, which means even the 300w is usable if needed, although that's not my typical choice. The inverter is showing 708w, that's with fridge of about 130w on, fridge of about 100w plus on, several bulbs and two fans on as well. So, the induction cooker is probably consuming about 300+ watts and the water has boiled now sef in about 8 minutes with the 300w

favouredbymercy:
Greetings,

When you reduce it, have you taken note of the actual consumption it takes? Like the one i am using now, even if you reduce it say 200w, the actual power draw is still 1000w, only that it would be going off and on, so that the cumulative power per hour draw would sum to that 200w, but the instantaneous power draw is constant.
So when you say you reduce it to 120w, have you measured it to know that it draws that 120w?

Thanks for your reply

I just checked it now, disturbing everyone sleeping in the house lol. These are my findings;

Before I put on the induction cooker . My load was about 98 - 100w cus it was already midnight, so, everything was off apart from fans and a bulb.

When I set it to 300w, my inverter showed 534w, which we can say the induction cooker is consuming about 400w plus

When I set it at 800w, the inverter showed 999w, which we can say the induction cooker is using around 899w thereabouts

osayuwamwen:
This is the one I have abi this nor be induction cooker? I use it with any pot and the big side is pulling 1.7kw while the small side is pulling 1.1kw and wen it get hot it turns off automatically and comes up after some few seconds continually like dat, though it is very fast wen am using it for cooking,

I suspect this may be an infrared cooker, through, I may be wrong. They are similar but the induction cooker is much more efficient than the infrared cooker and selects pot while the infrared cooker does not select pot

osayuwamwen:
Pls can u set it to 800watt my see as e red reach abeg

This is it set at 800w. The way it is made, if there is no compatible pot on it, even if you put it on, the cooker won't come on. That is also a good safety feature I guess, incase one mistakenly puts it on without knowing. So, I can't snap the surface when it is working, although it does not even show any red colour, it just starts working

osayuwamwen:
Does it still Cook fast wen the power is reduced to like 800watt,

Yes, it does. We only use it at 800w and that has been quite OK for me. That is a subjective opinion anyway, another person may have a different opinion

bassdow:
you mean set it on timer, then go watching teleMundo

bassdow:
Kindly don't forget to inform him/her that induction cookers selects pots.

Yes, that's true. I was lucky that all my pots and kettles worked with it, so I did not have to buy new pots

Gshems:
Cdcare

I heard they are for buying in installments. Can I pay instantly and get the panels from them immediately?

Where else can one buy jinko panels? Fouani are out of stock and don't have any panels at all

osayuwamwen:
Pls can you show me a picture of your induction cooker and the name abeg I need am bcus my own is pulling 1.7kw and I only use it during the day if I have induction cooker that pulls 800watt I won't be using gass anymore I will use it at night, pls am waiting for yr response

It is Maxi. It can even go as low as 120w. It also has a timer that you can set the number of minutes you want it to work for and once the time reaches, it will automatically go off. Which means, you can even put water or food you want to warm on it and set it to work for maybe 5 minutes and even go out or be doing other things, and by the time the 5 minutes is up, it will go off automatically

zenith4biz:
Please can you drop the picture of the induction cooker

Maxi

bassdow:
Cycle count rarely matters much when using Lithium based batteries. And so long usage is less than 60% DOD, you got no reason to worry. Just let the Solar panels do the heavier liftings by running heavier loads during the day + there's little reason to run your fridge / freezer 24-hours; running between hours of 9am or 10am to 3pm is usally enough for most houseHolds.

Don't worry about many questions, we all started in similar way; just that at our time, person to ask questions no dey

Thanks a lot. Well appreciated

bassdow:
using your batteries from 100% to 60% - 70% = approximately 40% - 30% which is very very good. Nothing bad in that.

That 8kwh is what I recommended to @rayvelez

As for installer suggesting YOU continue using NEPA, that would be your own decission as except you got strong reasons, would suggest you offgrid completely and should you have any special load that could stress your setUp, you run those only on NEPA.

makes no sense investing heavily on Solar, and still pay NEPA for darkNess.

Still yet, ask your installer why He thinks you should continue on NEPA and if the reason doesn't make much sense, ignore it.

Ensure very heavy loads runs mostly during the day; and if possible, run the fridge / freezers from 9am to 4pm, pumping machine from 12pm to 3pm

Induction cookers are energy efficient still priotize it's use during the day though not bad using it at late hour.

At end of the day, I see very little reason to continue using NEPA after such investment. If NEPA was half reliable, doubt you would have look for Solar in the first place.

The installer was just of the opinion that using the battery less will also mean charging it less, which means the battery cycle count will not be increasing that much. Basically, his point was that it will also help the battery last for more years.

Yes, I think you are right, I will just continue using the solar alone and only use light when needed. I actually was using my fridge throughout the night (24 hours) when I just bought the battery, and I was still able to get more than 70% in the morning. Though, the last two days I put the fridge off around 10pm/11pm to allow the fridge also rest a bit. Maybe, I will start putting off earlier as well and see how it goes.

For the induction cooker, yes, I use it during the day mostly. My wife has fallen in love with it so much that she almost does not want to use the gas cooker again sef. She was fighting me when I said she should not use the induction cooker at night. It is really fantastic and works very fast even at 800w.

Thanks for your constant willingness to answer my "many many" questions. I appreciate. I am sure I will still come with more questions in the future

Unfaized:
Enjoy your set up Chief. You have no need for Nepa except when Solar yield is poor and you can't charge your batteries full.

OK, thanks for the advice. I think that's what I will do

Good morning all. Just trying to get advice from those who are more experienced. I am currently able to use my 8kwh lithium battery from 100% in the evening to around 60/70% the next morning. After which, my panels charge the batteries back up and the cycle continues.

Is it OK if I continue using my lithium battery this way and just remain off grid? Cus I have not recharged my prepaid meter for about 2 days now, been using only the solar. My general loads are washing machine every few days, 120w fridge, 100w TV, fans and bulbs, 300w iron, induction cooker (used few times and mostly during the day and at lower wattage of 300w to 800w). I hardly exceed 300w/400w of continuous use.

I am asking because an installer was also advising that I keep on using nepa as the main source of light and keep the solar as back up for when there is no light, in order to preserve my inverter battery. So, what will you advise I do? Continue using nepa light as main and inverter as backup or I should just remain off grid since the inverter and battery can comfortably take everything in my house?

alosbaba007:
Brotherly,

If you decide to sell later on pls contact me i can buy them off you, na jst 3 pieces i need to add to my setup, my number is easily accessible on my profile.

Thanks

OK, no problem, I will contact you if I decide to sell. Still making plans

bassdow:
Fouani majorly sells Bi-Facial solar panels which already are halfCut mono so no problem

OK, thanks a lot

Ezimuoh:
They are half cut mono

Oh, OK. Thanks

Gshems:
Just buy jinko from Fouani or cd care. Them dey sell original

Yes, I bought my 475w panels from fouani and they have been very efficient. However, now, they only have the 715w panels and I don't think they are half cut mono as suggested by Mr. Bassdow

bassdow:
same suggestion given to the person you quoted applies to you also.

Since your desire is to later go for higher capacity; would suggest you buy them now and remove the smaller ones. rather than mixing 4pcs of 715w solar panels with 3pcs of 475w solar panels, you either OPTION A: use just 4pcs of 7715w for now pending when you can afford adding more OR OPTION B: you do dual setUp where the 3pcs of 475w panels use separate controller to charge the battery while the 4pcs of 715w uses it's own separate or inbuilt controller.
Issue with OPTION B is, except you already have spare controller + solar cables, cost of getting them could make it not worth it especially if distance means you ned longer cables.

but then, there's OPTION C:
if your hybrid inverter has dual PV inputs, then you don't need a separate controller; you just split the panels putting the 3pcs of 475w on PV point 1, and the 4pcs of 715w panels on PV point 2. Again, if using copper, and the distance is long, cost of getting the additional cables should be considered though you could choose using Aluminium cable (NEPA wire) on that point.

Should you choose to instead buy 4pcs of 475w solar panels to add to what you already got, no wahala except now, should in future you want to go for a higher panel wattage, you would worry about disposing off 7pcs, and not just 3pcs of 475w solar panels.

Also, ensure whatever solar panels you get is at least halfCut Mono. Anything less is oldSchool.

Thanks a lot for your response. I think I will just work towards getting the 715w panels and selling off the 475w panels to recoup some of my money spent back. Not really in a hurry though cus the panels are still serving me well.

Is this Jinko solar panel OK? If not, which solar panel products are original and of good quality that I can buy that are half cut mono?

How much is Samsung 970 EVO Plus m2 ssd and 16gb ram?

alosbaba007:
Hello everyone

i need a recommendation on which kind of panel i can connect to this ones, i have 6 pieces of this jinko 475w going to like 2 yrs nw. I recently changed my inverter and needed more power bt don't have enough for a new string of panels, so am looking at an option where i can add 2 or 3 more panels to these ones i have .

i don't mind if they are used panels i jst need something similar or that will match these setting on my panels for it to work well.

Am open to suggestions pls and if you have panels to sell that can match these ones i already have pls feel free to gt in touch

Thanks

I am in a similar situation. I have three units of 475w jinko panels but I want to upgrade cus I got a bigger battery. I don't know if I should simply add three or four new 475w jinko panels or if I should try to sell off my current 475w jinko panels and replace with four 715w jinko panels. Suggestions and advice from those more experienced will be appreciated. I am using valto's 8kwh battery and my inverter supports up to 3000w of solar input and maximum of 450v

Compliant:
I got my 8.5kwh from valto too and have been serving me wela.

Guess I am welcome to the club then