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kiekie1:
Hello Dunka, I have new ones for sale ... Non of my clients will spare any for rent as u remember how much u purchased yours bro ! Tnx

cezeozue:
Does anyone on this thread have an Outback Mate 3 that they can rent to me for a couple of days. I got a VFRX 3048 and a Mate 2 without realizing that the new VFRX models are incompatible with the Mate 2.

GeorgeD1:
dunka,
mine would be mounted on a separate tower besides the main water tank.
i consider a 300 litre weight of water too much of a risk to put on my roof.
if my roof were made of concrete like johnkester's probably i wouldn't mind
at all. but for those installing the 200 litre or 100 litre version i'm sure they
would be light enough to fit onto an aluminum roof.

JohnKester:
Mine is mounted on a flat concrete roof, but I have a friend who mounted his on a regular long span aluminum roof and it is performing just as good. I will snap the installation and post it here next time I visit him.

I bought mine from a company in Lagos called PROACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. Their website is www.proactivetechng.com. You can call them for further discussions on price, delivery and installation depending on your location. In my own case I made arrangement for the installation of mine as I did not want to bother them traveling from Lagos to Port Harcourt. On the price, you will find prices and other brands of the product on Konga. Just search for solar water heaters.

Cheers

JohnKester:
I have the 300 liters mounted on my rooftop and centrally connected to all the bathrooms and kitchen! I can tell you that the water sometimes gets very hot and you have to be careful with the mixer so that your skin does not get scalded.

Imagine the cost of running gas cooker to boil hot water, or the cost to fuel the generator so your heaters can run. This is what I call green living. No need to worry about hot water except of course during those periods in the rainy season when it rains continuously for several days in a row.

Cheers

oneshowguy:
Long Battery the official vendor to Schneider electric has officially launched its batteries into nigeria at the just concluded power nigeria exhibition.
limited units of sample orders now available for your POC

Nominal Capacity: 12v 200Ah
80% DOD:550 cycles.
weight: 62kg
warranty:1 year

GeorgeD1:
prof,

work in progress as we speak. i'll definitely keep the house posted on
my findings. solar water heating is the next frontier in my drive towards
energy independence.

Youngzedd:
My office setup

Luminous 1.5kva pure sine wave

2 x 200ah Luminous battery

1 x 5,000 watts Century stabiliser

murshid09:
pls everyone in the house.its been long that have seen contributions from SOFT 777 on this thread.has. he be banned or what.?pls tell me
pls where can I buy blood meal.thanks I'm in Ibadan.ready made

allCopacetic:
Chief, Long time.
Hope say you dey enjoy everything

lastpage:
Thanks for your response.

Let me ask: How do you cope with gas effusions from the batteries.... being in a confined space and being flooded batteries which have a higher tendency to give-off gas?
Would an exhaust fan in that room be of any use?

That Outback is a Munster!



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abunafiu:
you're simply the best.
I have no reason not to patronise you.
because I am sure of what I am buying.
you know what Ure selling.
sir, Pls keep up your attitude.
God bless you.

lastpage:
DUNKA,

Thanks for your response.

If l may ask: Is that battery set-up "inside' the house?
Are those flooded Batteries?
What is that B.I.G Black thing on the wall next to the window?

I have this challenge in relation to placement of the Panels.
I do not like them to obscure the beauty of my roofing (I placed a lot of emphasis on the use of Step-Tiles ) but the position of the Sun within the valuable charging hours is such that they have to be placed in such location for optimum charging.

I see yours too.
Is there "a way-round that bend", for those of us who will be going the Solar route on a build?

Thanks.



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Mayor78:
Can somebody help to suggest the composition and equipments from solar energy that will allow me to have a minimum of 18hrs of electric power in the house enough to power at least two 1.5HP split unit, two fan, 2 televisions, standard fridge/freezer and couple of security lights/bulbs all at a time and bearing in mind the system will be 100% independent of any connections to external power generation systems PHNC or likes. Any help will be appreciated.

DUNKA:
Thanks Abu for your input. Yes I do have a 3kw solar set up.

lastpage:
My major concern is the batteries.
I had an inverter some years back but the battery did not last that much long.
I guess sit has to do with my over-draining it as l do use it till "it runs out of juice".

Having learnt from others, l have a bigger setup now that is doing better but at the back of my mind, l still worry about the batteries.

Can you confirm that your batteries have used up to six years (the same set of batteries from inception) or did you have to change one or two among the set?
What make of batteries?

Thanks,



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Edited: just realised it was a post from another user.
But do you have a Solar setup yourself?

Unionised:
Boss, I'm a novice seeking expert opinion.

Give me your own option within 600k (installation inclusive).

Thanks.

Unionised:
Dear all,
I am about purchasing APS Inverter 3.5kva plus 4 pieces of 200ah batteries.
To add solar panels later.

Any advice? Caution? Better options?

My expected bill is as follows:

Inverter 138k

Battery 90k times 4 equals 360k

Rack/Stand 15k

Installation 40k

Total - 553k

Stop me before I make a mistake.

Note: just for my beloved TV and 14 energy saving bulbs a maybe a fan or two.

Total load less than 1,000w.