It is nothing strange.

johnson232:

Do foundation for 3 bedroom & raise one room on it?
I think it will be better if he can reduce it to a mini flat, from foundation. When money comes, he can build sth bigger, even more than 3 bedroom.

You can do the foundation and use the remainder of the money to raise a room or two, move in and continue with the rest as and when funds are available.

My 2 cents.

yak:

the burden of rent is becoming too much. since I have small piece of land, am thinking of starting a small 3 bedroom apartment but I dnt know how long 2m can go

You have a mail boss.

Refa:
I missed your post. I am really excited that someone located in the GH is also interested in Solar and is on this platform. I will be very happy to link up. refa.dodowa at google mail.

HeartofGod,

Were you able to give the bolded a shot?

DMerciful:
Power pressing iron with ur inverter on a sunny day and confirm the current going into d battery from the cc. If high ur installation is OK. If low, then do the following.
change ur panel configuration to 2*3 so that ur PV voltage is 50v-70v max. Unlike Epsolar, Fangpusun works best when PV input voltage to cc is twice battery voltage.
-if changing to 2*3, use 16mm and above flexible cable.

I am excited too. Thanks man.

Refa:
I missed your post. I am really excited that someone located in the GH is also interested in Solar and is on this platform. I will be very happy to link up. refa.dodowa at google mail.

Yes sir. I am grateful.

bigrovar:

Post finally came back.

Thank you very much sir for the detailed explanation. I appreciate it. Thank you all for all the help you give to newbies like me.

bigrovar:


5 * 6 * 12 = 360wh
8 * 6 * 4 = 128 wh
90 * 4 = 360 wh
I will assume the fans are normal standing fan
40 * 2 * 8 = 640wh

I will assume charging phones is for 4 hours and 3 phones

12w * 3 * 3 = 108wh

1596 which we round off to 1600wh

That's your daily consumption based on the above stated numbers.

The number of PV you would need to generate what is used (note that due to battery inefficiency and other loses you would need to generate more than 1600 to replace the 1600wh used up daily)

You can start with 2 250w panels or better still 3. At 750w panel would be sufficient to meet your daily needs and give you some chance at day time opportunity loads. 500w would be fine.

Using a general rule of 5 day sun a 500 what panel would theoretically give u 2500wh. When we include the 70% derating of the panels due to general off-grid inefficiency

2500 * .70 = 1750wh

That's the amount u would be able to generate in a day.

For battery bank. The general rule is to your battery at 50% depth of discharge

Go for a 24v system with a 24v Inverter there are more efficient and makes it easier to upgrade.

2 150ah or 200ah battery should be fine. If it's a 200ah battery

200 * 24 = 4800wh

Your daily 1600wh would represent about 34% depth of discharge which will give u a healthy battery that will last and last.

3 panels would ensure you are able to out back what you use. 2 batteries ensure you never over use the battery. 24v Inverter better efficiency.

Thank you sir for bringing in the 0.25 factor. I appreciate. God bless.

efuro:


wastage of ur loads are not what dey seems to be. add 0.25% factor. eg. ur 6w led bulbs are not truly 6w etc etc.

to be on a safe side I agree with what Barezzi said above

Thank you very much sir. I appreciate. So i can get 2 12v 250Ah batteries and connect them in series. Please could you suggest a good 24v inverter and battery brands I should get? Thank you.

Barezzi:
You need a battery bank to store twice your total WH(~3000wh × 2)@ max 50% DOD.
Discounting system losses, you're looking at about 500Ah for a 12v system.
Inverters for the range you've chosen are usually 12v.
Such a small inverter may not effectively charge a 500Ah battery bank.

Stepping up to a 24v inverter will drop the battery bank requirement to 250Ah.
30A mppt CC and a 600W PV array.

Please below is a table of my solar energy need calculations and I would be grateful if the bosses in the house could check it if my calculations are accurate and I welcome your suggestions.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

DUNKA:
I suggest you go through the thread from Page 1 and you will have the answer you seek.

I have a a keen interest in solar energy since the first day i stumbled upon this thread. Thank you all for the info on solar. I want to start using solar to power my appliances and i would be grateful for some pointers. I want start small and make add-ons as and when funds are available.
For starters i want to start with the following:
1. 5 6W bulbs (on for 12 hrs)
2. 8 6W bulbs (on for 4 hrs cumulatively)
3. 1 Led Tv 90W (on for 4hrs)
4. 2 fans (on 8hrs)
5. Charge phones
What do i need to start the solar journey.
Thank you for your time.

Boss. I am in GH and been following this tread too. Thanks to the big bosses like George. I am planning to use solar and I would be grateful if you could give me some pointers as to where to get quality solar in items in GH for installation. Please give me your email so we can talk more. Thanks.

Refa:
I have been following you guys for some time now (since 2013 0r 14). I am in GH and we don't have this camaraderie among the solar community. I have been off-grid since 2010; The cost to buy 12+ poles and pay arm and a leg to get power, prompted me to go solar and it made sense. You guys are doing such a wonderful job helping each other, answering questions. Dmerciful, GeorgeD1, Kiekie1, Abunafiu, earthrealm just to mention a few names that come to mind.

Will a biofil digester be a good alternative?

You did good. You shouldn't worry about not winning. This should be a stepping stone for greater things. All the best!

tushbobo:


Good...The layout you attached is similar to what I pictured based on your written description. The only difference is the living and dining positions which will be swaped... This does not affect the layout. The access door position will be from the corridor I assume... This will not also affect the basic layout.

The store is placed where it is as placing it elsewhere will cause ventilation problems in the kitchen. The cooker and sink are also good on the blank wall so as to have splashback required for wet areas and upper cabinets. The window wall overlooking the porch will be with a counter top,base cabinets and breakfast table.
Regards.

Thank you very much for your time. I am going to stick to your layout and have the kitchen done that way. I am also really happy with your sketch because of the porch you introduced. I plan placing overhead tanks on top of the porch's overhead concrete slap.
What more can i say. Thank you once again and may the Lord bless your heart and continue opening bigger doors for you.

tushbobo:

Hi nene2016, just saw this today... Please find attached. This is just an idea as there is no information regarding access into the kitchen and some other existing conditions.
Regards.

Wowwww!!
This is nice. Please i have attached a sketch of how the building looks like. Hoping it will provide the information you wrote about.

Thank you very much for your time.

Hello Sir.
Please i would be grateful if you could help me with the layout of my kitchen. The size is 15ft by 11ft. One of the 15ft shares a wall with a bedroom and the other 15ft with the living room. One 11ft side is an inner wall and the other 11ft side is an outter wall.
I fancy an L-shaped kitchen layout. I would want a storeroom, a kitchen porch with a door. I won't mind at all if there could be a meal table as well.

Could you please show me how to go about it.

Thank you very much for your time.