HeavenlyBang:


Look at this man, you dey find who wan use their inverter do expensive experiment.

Someone is having a similar issue I'm having. Trying to get a solution. Not asking you or anyone to do anything. Some may already have this experience.

HeavenlyBang:


Alright, I've done the tests and all I can say is MPPTs are interesting devices.

Thanks for the reply, but when you said you've done it, thought you exceeded the maximum VoC of your system. In this Growatt scenario, we want to have someone exceed slightly the maximum VoC to see what happens.

isnigeriadead:



i have Thermocool genpal and it is working great. i think u should just get what works well for you.

What's your wattage consumption on gen mode?

Trippledots:


Let me relay my personal experience. For the CC I use, 24v system accepts max Pv input of 100v so I used a PV of 105v. If the app breaker is turned off during high sunshine and turned back on the CC goes into an error mode. But if allowed to wake normally in the morning as the sun rises, it works well since the load on the CC keeps the input value sub 100v.

This is very interesting update. So if one mistakenly turns off PV during midday that's it for the day. Lol. Good one. Thank you.

swagifted:
if you want power saving that much na to opt for fan, once you enter AC territory just budget for high numbers

I know how these things work, there is nothing wrong in seeking for real life experience from people here. I've been on RE journey for many years, I actually know how it works. I'm here looking for energy efficient ACs, I know fans are more energy efficient. Thank you for your input.

Namzy:


I thought they phased out this model? I did same mistake in 2020 when I thought gen mode will mean lower watts, only for me to be seeing more than 1000w in gen mode for extended periods. The painful thing is that I watched a review on same lg inverter AC by an Indian and his lg inverter ac can be set at different power levels ranging from 40% and so on with considerable lower watts. The gen mode is just a scam. But I read here that newer LG inverter ac now has that different power level options that has been present in other countries for years. The newer remote control has an "energy saving" button unlike this older model

That's interesting. @zeestone99 can you share a picture of your remote?

Today I saw a fake Jinko panel. The junction box cover has an embossed Jinko boldly on it. It's 250W and VoC is 60V. Lol


People will buy it as Jinko and start wondering why the panel is underperforming.

Meanwhile Jinko has discontinued production of 250Wp solar panels, and when it's in production VoC was 37.7V

Alaba boys are not resting

zeestone99:


LG dual inverter.

Thanks a lot.

PotatoSalad:


I followed the hype on AC thread and got the thermocool AC in 2020. Below average performance.
In terms of power efficiency, LG beats Hisense, plus you get other orishirishi smart features like ThinQ.
But if you own a solid solar setup and just want all round AC performance at a good price, I always recommend the Hisense inverter AC with R410A gas. Mortuary Standard AC. 1 hour on 20°C and you're running to get your thickest hoodie.

But if money na water, just get a Panasonic. 😂

Not in Tinubu regime

isangjohnson:

LG is more power efficient than the Hisense.
LG dual inverter is better than LG Smart inverter.

Definitely going for the LG Dual inverter, the reviews are great. I had my sight set at Thermocool due to its energy efficiency. Though my main aim is to get a very efficient ac, one should not get something that doesn't work as I have seen many say Thermocool just doesn't work.

zeestone99:


It's sad that he got the wrong type of air conditioning unit. I too did not know LG makes different inverter ACs and energy saving is optional in some model.
I have a 1.5hp LG inverter ac that consumes about 400w plus after a while especially at night, I have seen it do 395w thereabout at some point. During the day it ramps up about 900w plus then drops to around 550w plus to 600w thereabout.

Please which model of LG inverter AC do you use? 550-600w for a 1.5HP AC is super impressive.

Xanderone:


I think I'll try this. Better to see them face to face and negotiate that rather than on phone. So Monday should be okay. Honestly I'll be so happy if I can get this right.

Thanks

Here's wishing you good luck. It should work, especially when the replacement is from them too.

PaulH07:


Haaa, even their normal AC too! And here I am trying to go and buy their normal 1hp Tundra AC tomorrow.

God abeg make I no go buy tears oh...

How did it go?

Xanderone:


Thanks so much.

I believe the consumption can drop as much as 650w sef, so long as the set temperature is reached. Right now at 5:56pm,it has dropped to 831 watts with the room temperature at 27 degrees. That's the thing with inverter tech. But I don't believe it's comparable to the reviews I got about the LG dual inverter and maybe the Thermocool Gen pal series, whose consumption can drop to as low as 400w after cooling is achieved. That 250watts extra alone makes much difference when you're running off of batteries at night. I mean, my Thermocool inverter freezer alone uses 200w at it works well overnight. The balance of 50watts can still power a TV for another 6 hours before you retire to bed.

I assume the "Gen mode" is meant for the dual inverters or some other models close to it that has LVS (low voltage starter) and AVS (Automatic Voltage Switch) features in them, something which my model obviously lacks.

I don't think this can be returned. My request was for LG INVERTER AC and that's what I was provided. I wasn't particular about DUAL cos I was even ignorant about a dual inverter version anyways. The merchant and I both have a nice relationship and I wouldn't wanna strain it by rubbing my own mistake on them. Although I may explore the possibility sha, but Shey I will tell them that I want to return what I bought ni? 😂. What of the pre-filled gas that has already been used?

I feel if I can just do a garage sale to a willing buyer with about 60 to 80k off the original price.

You can ask to return it and maybe add some money to cover some of üse"you have done. So its dual inverter for the win. If this is the USA you can totally return this without any issues

My total load sometimes is less than 250w at night, so every watt counts

swagifted:
no matter how much power saving a manufacturer claims..if you wan enjoy AC, just beef up everything, solar o, inverter o, battery o.

We all know we need more batteries and panels, but power saving suppose save you small. 900w+ is no saving.

Compliant:


Same thing happened to me some days ago here in abuja. My 3.5 inverter just went off during the lightning while my 2.5 inverter installed beside this 3.5 is just working normal.

I had to call the installer to get explanation as to what happened because i have a surge protector installed.

He came around to check ONLY for us to see that someone had removed the surge protector and the only person that came around to do maintenance work was his boy, we called him and he said he saw the surge protector there but did not touch it, meaning a ghost came to my house to remove surge protector guys.

Today i was told by the repairer that the board is bad and a new board is around 140,000 to 160,000
( i dont know true this is)

These guys have a whatsapp group for charges as a friend just paid a similar price to fix a 3.5kva. Sorry about that

Xanderone:


So I tried the Gen mode on the remote. Result is disappointing. Apparently the Gen mode button isn't supposed to work on this model. It appears this remote is universal for some models of LG ACs, so it's not every button on it thar works. I simply pressed the button and watched out for any changes in the power consumption, but nothing worthy of note happened.

I checked the manual and it seems everything that has to do with "energy saving" is optional for this unit that I got, except maybe the fact that the "inverter" model it is makes it to ramp up slowly.

So the jet mode ramps up to 1010w, cools the room from 31 degrees to 28 degrees in about 30 minutes and the the jet mode deactivates. By then, the consumption had dropped to 957 watts.

It's s currently down to 944w as I'm typing.

This has got to be my saddest gadget purchase in a very long time. The only thought filling my head right now is how many premium solar panels I could have secured with the almost 500k price tag on this useless AC purchase, and my spirit will be happy with me that my power generation increase is guaranteed for another 10 years.

Really mad at myself.

Sorry about this experience. But I thought I have seen someone say their LG inverter AC power consumption can drop below 700w. As Gen Mode button is not working on this model, which model does it work for? Any possibility of return as what you got is not what you want? Once again sorry about this experience.

kristien4:
Greetings to the house. Can i connect 9pieces of jinko 580w panel [ 51v VOc @STC] total 459v to a growatt spf 5000es[max voc 450v] and just hope that cable losses, environmental conditions will clip the extra 9volts or more. Is it a bad gamble?

I am about to do this, please tag me when you get answers or decide to help us see how it panned out when you decide to do it.

Worst case scenario it'll enter error mode when voltage overshoots 450v.

You can only find out by a trial

PotatoSalad:



I have 3 hisense and 1 LG inverter ACs in the house.
My technician came for maintenance in February and said oga your ACs are still good as new. Maintain them well and nothing will happen to them. Hisense Inverter ACs are called mortuary standard for a reason. Used thermocool before. Low power consumption, yes but they don't chill that well.

Thanks a lot, this exactly what I'd love to see; real life based experienced backed assertions. So thermocool while giving you that energy efficiency may just not cool as well as Hisense.

Is it because of this lower cooling capacity of the thermocool AC that made you replace it with Hisense? Secondly, between the Hisense and LG which of these two is more power efficient in your experience?

PotatoSalad:

No comparison. Instead of buying that thermocool, get a hisense inverter AC if you're on a budget.
LG anyday anytime since Panasonic don turn big man AC.

Have you actually seen Thermocool inverter AC (Gen Pal) at work and compared it's energy efficiency against LG inverter series AC? In science, I love to see concrete evidence of some things before I conclude.

jonescosmos:


Thermocool Ac is a learner please.

In this same platform, some have said Thermocool inverter AC (Gen Pal series) is more energy efficient than LG inverter

jonescosmos:


You definitely did get the wrong model, Please get LG Dual Inverter GenCool B

LG Smart Inverter has about 50%-60% Energy Saving while LG Dual Inverter has 70% and LG Dual Inverter GenCool B has even more than 70% and can retain the Gen Mode memory after power loss. That's a function we upvoted to have over the years.

Is this better than Thermocool Gen Pal Inverter AC?

Ferdiwar:
Just clocked my 1st 1MWh solar generation today 😎😎

Checked mine and saw 1456kwh.

Didn't know I've joined the MWh peeps.

Congratulations

jboixxx:
Bitnob's rate, sometimes is higher than others when you consider the $1 addition to ≤ $100 or additional 1% when you buy > $100 or so.

All these fintechs just de play on our intelligence.

Klasha too has their crazy percentage they apply when you buy $. They are just out to make profits

swagifted:
99MILLION o

Not too bad bro.

icjunior:
My 2500 smarten inverter couldn't properly power my 1hp inverter LG AC unit.

It would power on and the compressor would pick up,but within few minutes,the overload protection of the smarten inverter kicks in showing that I'm running at 104% of the inverter capacity.

What could be the problem please?

PS: The AC was the only appliance running on the smarten inverter as at then.

And the load % on the inverter was increasing gradually till it got to that 104%.

There is this crazy thing Asian inverter manufacturers do, they label an inverter one thing while the pf shows true capacity to be another. Who knows the pf of the so-called 2.5kva

swagifted:
Foreign used 2019 tesla model 3.
5,000 miles
Standard range Plus version.

Please what's the price tag on this?

swagifted:
Brand new Mercedes E Class full electric version... 135M

Correct! Abuja is doing well

Someone discouraged me when I wanted to buy some Chinko EV five years ago. Should've ignored that advise.

swagifted:
many years ago if you search "electric vehicle charger" for jiji you go see many vendors wey de sell am....is there anything Nigerians cannot import?

Lol. That is business.

swagifted:
Toyota BZ 4X full electric with 400km range.... 71Kwh battery.the car is Already in abuja with customs fully paid. Seven units available going for 90million each..... Stack up your solar my brethren...

This one looks cool. I hope they have after sales support. I'm DIYing my way through in my ebike as I have zero after sales service. I know I won't get any though when I imported it

TechGeek777:


As at Feb it was 340k, maybe eh fit don reach 400k by now.

search for SMS Sunmate on facebook to reach to them.

But keep us posted on the latest price.

Ok. Thank you.

TechGeek777:


Bro, get SMS it's cheaper and better IMO.

SMS Now have four Chinese repairers in Alaba, according post I sae yesterday from their official Facebook page.

Nominal Voltage Range: 240v(for 12v/24v/48v)

12v PV Voltage Range: 30v - 400v(same as max voc)

24v PV Voltage Range: 60v - 450v
48v PV Voltage Range: 60v - 450v

Max Voc(500vdc) for 24v & 48 respectively

Ok. Any idea the cost of 3.6kva 24v?

Dam5reey:


Anern, SAKO, SMS and the like have those inverters

Sako is 120-450V