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Good afternoon guys. Please, I need first hand reviews on dc ceiling fans. I want to do away with my 135w fans and replace everything with DC fans.

Has anyone here used them before? How effective are they?

toluxa1:
What happened with your project

My brother, I am almost done. Got caught up with work. Will be moving in next month.

Good evening everyone. Does anyone have first hand experience using these DC ceiling fans? Kindly recommend a product, please.

Please where can I get gypsum boards in Port Harcourt?

Peterlove11:
Our installation is a minimal array......8/270watts sunpower (made in china) panels. I was using 3.5kva bluegate inverter but later upgraded to 5kva Felicity hybrid inverter. She cooks morning (mostly around 7-8am) and night

Were you using the cooker with the 3.5kva inverter?

Good morning guys. Is there any POP specialist here that is based in Port Harcourt?

macbeyland:
Let's just hope the fire hasn't spoilt the panel. I'll get a new battery hopefully in 2 weeks time. You may have to send the phone down to port Harcourt lemme see if my repairer can fix it.

Are you in Port Harcourt?

Guys please I need a budget phone that I can quickly buy for a non-tech user. Budget is 40-50k.

sintolord:
Just Emmanuel have been advertising LG inverter ac for sale. I bought 2 from him, only to realize that this AC's are not made by LG and they don't have inverter compressor. See the the pictures below. The company that manufactured the AC is called LGEFF Electronics. I tried googling about this company and came up with nothing. After installing it, the AC behaved exactly like the normal AC with a normal surge. The LG logo print on the AC is poorly done. Each time I compare these AC's with the ones I bought from LG outlet(Fouani), there is a world of difference. I wasted money. I would have bought Hisense inverter AC for the same price. I called just Emmanuel and told him about all my observation, he was insisting the AC is made by LG & it has inverter compressor.
I also bought 10mm2 PV cable from him at a very cheap price, only to discover that, it's not 10mm2 but somewhere btw 6mm2 & 8mm2. Olopan can bear witness. I personally will never have any dealing with Just Emmanuel.

Similar to this man's experience, I purchased a DC iron from Emmanuel sometime last year. I inquire about the hotness of the iron before making the purchase and he assured me that it was very hot.

Sadly, I made payment, had a lot of issues collecting the item from the transport company used, and finally tested the product. The performance was less than expected.

I chatted him up and his response was that o was the only one that had complained about the product and I shouldn't expect a DC iron to perform like an AC iron.

I wasn't seeking a refund. I was just not okay with the said product. The experience was indeed a terrible one. The iron has been in my box since then.

davodyguy:
All 10 lights weigh 2 kg.

Let's assume the highest shipping cost per kg is ₦5,500(which is still high compared to what I pay), this gives us ₦11,000.

Cost of 10 lights is ₦8,400
+
Cost of shipping 10 lights to Ajao Estate Lagos is ₦11,000
+
Transportation from my office to pick it up is ₦2000

Total: ₦2000+₦11,000+₦8400= ₦21,400

Let's add profit margin of 50% of cost = ₦17,200

Profit + Cost= selling price
₦17,200 + ₦21,400= ₦38,600

₦38,600/10 items
Each item should be ₦3,860.

Let's just even increase everything, this takes us to ₦5,000 per unit.

At ₦5,000 per unit he's making over 50% as profit.

₦10,000 per item is greed

Please link me with your shipper.

davodyguy:
We often attribute all forms of inflationary causes to the government, forgetting some Nigerians are greedy.

The first image is a well light advertised on Jumia at ₦10,000 each.

I bought 10 of this same light this week on Alibaba for ₦8400, that's ₦840 each

The second image is the evidence of my purchase, so it's not as if I'm making mouth with lies.

How do you handle shipping? Won't the price increase significantly once that is factored in? But then, you can't rule out the fact that sellers inflate prices.

Oshomo12:
Can you go 48v, and how dip do u want to go pocket wise?

Iron, water pumps, the freezer can be powered during the day.

Pocket wise, I am on a tight budget for now. I have plans to upgrade with time. I want to settle for a 24v system for now.

Ps. This will be a long read. Biko helpe.

Good morning to all the gurus in the house. Please I have some questions and need some help. I'd really appreciate some answers. My case is peculiar

I am still in the process of building my house, with plans of moving in in the next 4 months. We are almost at the electrical wiring phase.

Here's the major constraint regarding the site.
1. NEPA light is yet to get there. There is power supply on other streets but not on mine yet.

2. The location is still largely inhabited. There are only 5 families on the street with a lot of bush around.

That being said, I'd be relying fully on solar and gen to power my appliances.
There has also been no recent incident of crime, but security is my priority.

Here's what I have in mind that needs some vetting.

1. During the piping, I asked the electrician to split the load. I purchased two DBs and requested that all lighting (internal and external) be sent to one box, while the second is left to carry other loads.

My reason for this is because, I don't want my lights (especially external) to go off at night even if the house is not powered. Overall, I estimate that lighting may consume 150 watts and run for about 11 hours.

Is this a good setup to adopt?

To this effect, I already purchase 6 used 200 watts panels from Oga valto. I already have a 1kva mercury inverter setup. However, I'll be disposing my current batteries for 2 200ah batteries to support my lighting needs.

What else do I need to add to this setup to make it functional?

For the internal load, priority is one freezers (make my madam no kill me). Other things like TVs and fans come in once in a while.

I am estimating about 700 watts for the entire freezing load, expected to run for 8 hours daily. Once in a while a 1000 watts iron may come up or a 1hp pumping machine.

Other loads such as TVs and fans come up to about 300 watts and should run for about 5 hours daily.

Can someone please help with a breakdown of what I need to achieve this? Let me start saving. I am not also looking to get everything done at once. I can upgrade in the future.

Cc NiyiOmoIyunade ojeysky mcTrinity earthrealm ceaser iygeal

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Yet another Axpert bites the dust!

I truly have been unable to trust this entire family of hybrids to perform under demanding conditions.

I am looking right now for a basic and reliable inverter in the 5kw range to play with and test out some new ideas but keep coming up blank. I already ruled out all Axpert and Mustpower types and their many clones

Bros enlighten us. I am about diving head in

$100 USDT available at 480/$. Binance internal transfer.

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nnadychuks:
use metal doors for the front and back doors. Then try wooden panel doors shown below. Making of these kind of doors shouldn’t exceed 16k but based on the fact that you live outside Delta you might get it at a different price, probably higher...

Thanks man, I'll look out for them.

jp130:
What is d difference btw china doors and this american panel doors?
I went to enquire the other day and the attendant quoted 36000 for me.

My brother, I am as clueless as you are.

n3xt:
On tiling issue, I’d advice you invite your tiler to determine what works for him.

Thanks boss. In terms of durability and function, would you recommend American panels?

I am particular about them because they were one of the cheapest from my market survey.

1. Wood - #23k without frame and key
2. American Panel - 23k with frame
3. PVC - 17k

To my ogas in the house, please I have a few questions concerning my build - particularly on doors and tiling.

I am almost through with my interior plastering and the mason is not plastering the bathroom walls and the kitchen. According to him, the tiler will handle that. He says I'll be wasting money if I plaster it because the title will do it again. cc Spyder880 N3xt, what's your take on this?

Secondly, does anyone here have experience using American Panel doors? Someone is recommending wooding doors for the interiors. However, my experience with wooden doors is that they start falling apart after several years.

PS: My budget per interior door is 30-35k.

Thanks, guys.

cooljuman:
Please house, why is the price of cement not dropping in portharcourt, the price have remained 3800 throughout this year. Any idea how to get cement cheaper in portharcourt and where. Please help a brother.

Marine Base 3600

platorepublic:
Bag of cement now been sold at N3150 To N3200 in some part of Abeokuta. Something that i bought N3300 late last year. I think the price will come down soon

In Igwruta in Port Harcourt, I was told 4,000. At marine base in Port Harcourt 3,600.

Please does anyone know a cheaper place I can buy in Port Harcourt?

n3xt:
________

He has clarified his reasons. Look at it from this angle. A few weeks ago, I posted the quotation I was given for plastering and the person requested for 110 bags of cement for a 3 bedroom in addition to nearly 300k as workmanship. Spyder880 said it was far too much. Someone else came to quote and we arrived at 60 bags.

Now, imagine I didn't bring it here or didn't get external opinion or someone said he can't review the quote because he won't be the one to handle the job.

I hope you understand my point now.
Have a nice day sir.

michlins:
why I can't review quotation is because location and price differs from place to place. There are discrepancies on the prices of materials I saw there but I am not buying these and don't understand the local market to be able to determine whether they're high or low.

Another thing is that when I give someone a quotation, I will tell you the total cost my labor inclusive. Asking for the individual number of materials is where you get ripped off.

You will agree with me that the price of materials at your location was far expensive from what is obtainable in my location that you even suggested that I source some of the materials for you from my end.

Yes, you are right. I see where you are coming from. You could have stated that you can't review the quotation because of price discrepancies. Thanks.

michlins:
sir this is something I can not do. Review the quotation of another person job. He's the person working and knows what he needs. If you think it's too high, check another person and review.

Thanks for your understanding

I think you need to work on this principle. You did something similar to me when I asked to help me check the quotation I got for protectors.

Considering the fact that we are all here to help each other, I think if you see someone being ripped off, you should be able to say something.

Personally, I believe that workmen shouldn't get a penny from the materials that they quote. Include what ever gain you want to make in your workmanship.

It's for this same reason 2 roofers lost their contract with me. In addition to their workmanship, they inflated the measurement for the roof to include an extra 100k. They didn't expect me to go straight to the company and ask for an installer.

So, my brother. I think you should be able to review. There should be a charge for workmanship there. This guy should not be ripped off on materials as well. Thanks.

mountmoriah:
if u need any of this let us know, it affordable and smart, thanks

What's the price range?

gbadexy:
I make and supply paints. Regal paint.

Do you subscribe to DIY painting for homeowners?

davodyguy:
And I don go charter 100 bags at ₦3200

Intend to start tiling around Christmas

You are lucky. #5000 in PH

If you are close by, I'd have taken half of your stock self

n3xt:
I don’t want to sound negative but if you can stock cement at 3,000 or 3,100 now. It’s best to do so as unconfirmed source have it that the current situation is unlikely to end soon.

Projection is looking at the end of February before everything normalize.

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I also want to encourage people to start looking into precast elements and pre-mixed concrete.
If I have funds, that’s a business I’ll be doing right now

A bag of cement in some parts of Rivers State is now #5,000. I have put my plastering on hold after purchasing gum sand this morning. We'll definitely wait this one out.

EDWNigLtd:
16mm is 40ft but most times its less than that, so I like measuring with 38ft or 38.5ft

The 2 be inch pipe is 12ft in length, that's 4m max but again, most don't get up to that.

Thanks

Please what's the complete length of a 16mm square rod and that of a 2 by 3 pipe?

EgunMogaji2:
We’re saying the same thing.

You see you took care and hit the right artisan. As far as materials I think we overbuild in Nigeria.

One of us here, I forgot his name wanted to do a roof with just solar panels. I told him it wouldn’t work and gave him other options instead of just putting the solar panels on wood rafters without aluminum.

It ended in disaster that’s what I’m talking about.

So I don’t scrimp on foundation or roof. My roofs here are .45 long span.

Can you highlight some areas where we overbuild?

n3xt:
You need a low water to cement ratio when working on projects like this to achieve maximum strength.

If too much water is used, it will evaporate leaving air pockets which makes the slab weak.

Do 0.42pt water, 1pt cement, 2pt sand and 3pt granite. It’s important you use concrete mixer for a project like this.

As I no come get concrete mixer nko?