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lasthero:
Total cost:

Battery : 85k
Solar panel : 30k
Inverter : 35k

Total: 150,000 naira.

I bought wires 2k

Making 152,000.

My observations so far
It takes 5 to 8 hours of sunshine to charge the battery from 0 to 100% depending on the sunlight intensity.

And guess what guys. When all the house load are on it, it lasted me up to 8 hours to use up a single charge. But when I put of the fridge, the 45watt fan and when my laptop isn't in use, it takes more than 12 hours and that's exactly what I needed.

Burning 8 to 12 hours on petrol daily will send me back to my village.


Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

Wow! Thanks a lot for this breakdown. A lot of us are ignorant of this economical alternative power supply. You too much bros. I will work on getting this setup too.

lasthero:
The inverter is a 2 in 1. It has both solar charge controller and 800va - 500w inverter

pls help me with the the number of the dealer

FreeStuffsNG:
You can actually work out his cost and I doubt if he will incur up to N23K per month.

According to IKEDC,
With the revised tariff regime, Non-MD customers in Band A, with a minimum of 20 hours daily will now pay N51. 22/Kwh. Band B customers with minimum of 16 hours daily will be charged N46. 93/Kwh; while Band C customers with a minimum of 12 hours daily will be charged [b]N37.[/b]

https://www.ikejaelectric.com/notice-implementation-of-revised-service-reflective-tariff-by-ikeja-electric/

Let's assume he is a customer of IKEDC and I factor in the fact that that he already confirmed that he hardly gets light so we can assume he gets for less than 12hours so he pays N37.

His total load is less than 500watts but let's approximate it,

His daily energy use cost plus vat is :0.5kw×12hrsx N37 + 0.075 x 222(VAT)= N238.65


If he takes 31 days in a month ,then his energy cost is N7,398.15 per month not N23K ,then his payback time is 20months 2 weeks(1 year 8 months and 2 weeks).
If his battery and inverter packs up before then or power improves, he just bought a liability. There are some hidden costs like occasions when some of the devices may not function optimally on the alternative power source..
As regards renewable and reference to Germany, then you are not current. The world is still tied to fossil fuels at least for the next 25 years. Same Germany is investing heavily on gas pipeline from Russia to Germany and most of the wind turbines in UK did not function optimally during low wind speed for most part of this month.
I support renewable but we are yet to crack it as an economically viable alternative. OP did well but I would have factored in the payback time before investing in it.

3months ago was in ph, my bro house around adah george.
Their estate uses fed line, that should fall under band A...

They gave him estimated billings of 12k for may, 20k plus for june, july bill was 50k plus...
He is staying a single room self contained.
With just a fridge, ceiling fan, plasma TV, go tv n sound system.
Because the much billings we needed to fix the AC that was in the house just to consume more power.

Thank God he just got a prepaid metre so that avenue of killing him with demonic bills is over.

Mustiboy:
I see just one battery. What's the capacity?

Is the battery connected to any solar panels? If yes, how many? And what's their respective wat?

yes just 1 battery...no I don't have any panel connected,I think the capacity is written on the body of the battery...I didn't connect it myself.. I have no knowledge about it but been going fine since I got it...phcn and my generator charges it very well.

You are doing very well!
Just make sure you don't always drain you battery beyond 11v. This will make your battery go beyond 3yrs.

You can add 1 more 150w panel to your system, that way you take your daytime electricity enjoyment to the Zenith.

theultimatep3:
Cost is not the only issue, they often develop BMS

BMS. Battery Management System I assume. What is that about?

Skillsnigeria:
There many original battery brand, but they are more expensive than the fake ones, you can buy original quanta, ritar, full river and others original brand which I don't want to mention here, make he no be like say I dey advertise for them.

Know anywhere in Lagos I can get Them?

That's what discouraged me from getting this thing i went for that sunking own that doesn't need battery, i can't be buying 90k batteries, there nothing like generator no need battery

Prechgold1180:
Bro enjoy
But have it in the back of your mind that it won’t last

Soon that ba3 would start giving you issues from 8 hours a day to 5 hours then to 3 hours before final parking off

Wetyn man nva experience bfor

I have that solar sheet in my hus but not functioning anymore we haven’t had light for close to three months now Nd I burn 8k on fuel weekly sometimes if Neigbours they charge phone for my room e Dey pain one ask for cold water i nearer tell am how much be fuel not like I am wicked but bros if I calculate fuel money for u e go read open something

Skillsnigeria:
That's good, you should have bought original battery brand and not gbm. But you can still manage it

which battery is good?

Nice one but it appears you didn't split your connection right? By this I mean try loading your electronics to run off the solar panel directly during the day and off the battery (this charges during the day) at night when no public supply and sun gone down. This would help preserve your battery life longer.

lasthero:
Mods, I don't know the right thread to post this. If romance section isn't the right thread, you can move it to the appropriate section.


Moved into a new apartment and realized the light isn't too good. Average of 6 to 10 hours per day and sometimes, there won't be light for like 3 days on a stretch.

I do freelance, love watching movies, I have a small fridge which serves me cold water, I need fan to cushion the heat. This implies that I need a constant light and with the epileptic light situation around, I felt I needed to do something.


My first thought was to get a generator. Average 1kva generator cost 80- 100k. I will have to be buying fuel, buying oil and also servicing the generator regularly.

I almost bought a new generator from jumia during the black Friday sales until I heard the rumors that fuel will likely to be sold for 320/ litre in 2022, I had to abort the generator plan and seek for alternative.


Then the thought of inverter came in. To figure out the specific watt to purchase, I first analyze the power rating of all my electronics.

1 dc led TV - 12v 3A which equals 36watt,
1 gotv - 12v 1A which equals 12wat,
1 dc standing fan in living room of 12v 2A which equals 24watt,
My laptop of 18v 2.3A which equals 41.4 watt,
1 table top fridge of 45watt,
6 energy saving bulbs of 5w each in entire apartment (bedroom, living room, toilet, kitchen, corridors, which equals 30watt
Phone chargers of 5v 2A which equals 10w.
1 wall fan in the bedroom of 45w

When I summed all the power ratings, I arrived at 243.4 watt in total.


So with miscellaneous appliances like woofer and the likes. I concluded And settled for 500w inverter.

lasthero

Nice. But be careful how you tinker with electricity. Electricity can be very dangerous. Also, be careful how you climb roofs as that is not your job. Always let the professionals do their job.

You might think you are saving money but you could be endangering your life

Please drop your contact.

Good one bro

airsaylongcome:
Not trying to rain on OPs parade. I just did a 1.5kw setup and looking to monitor its performance. Biggest expense is often the Solar Panel and the Charge Controller. If you want a reference I can give you one and you start the conversation with them. I've know this person for at least 7 years as a former colleague. He is good

the biggest expense is usually the battery, except you got a sub par battery.

I have two unit 200Ah batteries being charged by 6 Solar panels (5 unit 220Watts and 1 unit 200Watts).

Intend changing the 80Amp PWM controllers to Sunpulse 60Amps MPPT controller and adding 2 200ah additional batteries.

Will the solar panels installed be adequate?

Installation is a 24V system and inverter 2kVA mopower inverter.

TheOgaBoss:
the biggest expense is usually the battery, except you got a sub par battery.

I already had batteries. But yeah I checked out the current pricing for batteries and I nearly fainted.

Just out of curiosity, what do people do with the aged batteries when they offer a buyback option for your old batteries?

lasthero:
Total cost:

Battery : 85k
Solar panel : 30k
Inverter : 35k

Total: 150,000 naira.

I bought wires 2k

Making 152,000.

My observations so far
It takes 5 to 8 hours of sunshine to charge the battery from 0 to 100% depending on the sunlight intensity.

And guess what guys. When all the house load are on it, it lasted me up to 8 hours to use up a single charge. But when I put of the fridge, the 45watt fan and when my laptop isn't in use, it takes more than 12 hours and that's exactly what I needed.

Burning 8 to 12 hours on petrol daily will send me back to my village.



Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

Congratulation for going green you now belong to 1% of 99% of Nigerians who thought owning a generator is virtuous. Your have started to build your Rome. Sometimes a seasoned professional craft things beautifully. That's what we do at Greenify Solar Power System.
We prefer you talk to us when you make your first million.

I need this next year.

airsaylongcome:
Whatever you buy, make sure it's a monocrystaline panel. I bought 6 300w ones on Saturday and I'm currently evaluating performance

How much did you get the 300W mono? Where can I get one, cheaply? I live in lagos.

lasthero:
Mods, I don't know the right thread to post this. If romance section isn't the right thread, you can move it to the appropriate section.


Moved into a new apartment and realized the light isn't too good. Average of 6 to 10 hours per day and sometimes, there won't be light for like 3 days on a stretch.

I do freelance, love watching movies, I have a small fridge which serves me cold water, I need fan to cushion the heat. This implies that I need a constant light and with the epileptic light situation around, I felt I needed to do something.


My first thought was to get a generator. Average 1kva generator cost 80- 100k. I will have to be buying fuel, buying oil and also servicing the generator regularly.

I almost bought a new generator from jumia during the black Friday sales until I heard the rumors that fuel will likely to be sold for 320/ litre in 2022, I had to abort the generator plan and seek for alternative.


Then the thought of inverter came in. To figure out the specific watt to purchase, I first analyze the power rating of all my electronics.

1 dc led TV - 12v 3A which equals 36watt,
1 gotv - 12v 1A which equals 12wat,
1 dc standing fan in living room of 12v 2A which equals 24watt,
My laptop of 18v 2.3A which equals 41.4 watt,
1 table top fridge of 45watt,
6 energy saving bulbs of 5w each in entire apartment (bedroom, living room, toilet, kitchen, corridors, which equals 30watt
Phone chargers of 5v 2A which equals 10w.
1 wall fan in the bedroom of 45w

When I summed all the power ratings, I arrived at 243.4 watt in total.


So with miscellaneous appliances like woofer and the likes. I concluded And settled for 500w inverter.

OP what's the name of that inverter?

lol...care to explain or prove this?

FuckDModz:
Penny wise, pound foolish.

If you know, you know.

Good idea. I must copy this idea. I will contact you mod for more advice when ever am ready. Thanks.

Ok

Ogbrave:
yes just 1 battery...no I don't have any panel connected,I think the capacity is written on the body of the battery...I didn't connect it myself.. I have no knowledge about it but been going fine since I got it...phcn and my generator charges it very well.

Thanks for the info.

How much did you get the battery?

lasthero:
Total cost:

Battery : 85k
Solar panel : 30k
Inverter : 35k

Total: 150,000 naira.

I bought wires 2k

Making 152,000.

My observations so far
It takes 5 to 8 hours of sunshine to charge the battery from 0 to 100% depending on the sunlight intensity.

And guess what guys. When all the house load are on it, it lasted me up to 8 hours to use up a single charge. But when I put of the fridge, the 45watt fan and when my laptop isn't in use, it takes more than 12 hours and that's exactly what I needed.

Burning 8 to 12 hours on petrol daily will send me back to my village.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

But you can put on your fridge during the day without any issues, right

lasthero:
Total cost:

Battery : 85k
Solar panel : 30k
Inverter : 35k

Total: 150,000 naira.

I bought wires 2k

Making 152,000.

My observations so far
It takes 5 to 8 hours of sunshine to charge the battery from 0 to 100% depending on the sunlight intensity.

And guess what guys. When all the house load are on it, it lasted me up to 8 hours to use up a single charge. But when I put of the fridge, the 45watt fan and when my laptop isn't in use, it takes more than 12 hours and that's exactly what I needed.

Burning 8 to 12 hours on petrol daily will send me back to my village.


Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

hope na Coleman wire you buy?

Quim2:
Know anywhere in Lagos I can get Them?

I'm not in Lagos presently, I believe you can get them anywhere they sell original solar accessories/materials

We go see wetin you go do
when will pipul come take cloud
cover sun ☀️ ⛅️ for 7 straight days. ☺️☺️

Obascoetubi:
which battery is good?

There many original battery brand, but they are more expensive than the fake ones, you can buy original quanta, ritar, full river and others original brand which I don't want to mention here, make he no be like say I dey advertise for them.

You are doing well.

lasthero:
Total cost:

Battery : 85k
Solar panel : 30k
Inverter : 35k

Total: 150,000 naira.

I bought wires 2k

Making 152,000.

My observations so far
It takes 5 to 8 hours of sunshine to charge the battery from 0 to 100% depending on the sunlight intensity.

And guess what guys. When all the house load are on it, it lasted me up to 8 hours to use up a single charge. But when I put of the fridge, the 45watt fan and when my laptop isn't in use, it takes more than 12 hours and that's exactly what I needed.

Burning 8 to 12 hours on petrol daily will send me back to my village.


Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

lasthero:
Total cost:

Battery : 85k
Solar panel : 30k
Inverter : 35k

Total: 150,000 naira.

I bought wires 2k

Making 152,000.

My observations so far
It takes 5 to 8 hours of sunshine to charge the battery from 0 to 100% depending on the sunlight intensity.

And guess what guys. When all the house load are on it, it lasted me up to 8 hours to use up a single charge. But when I put of the fridge, the 45watt fan and when my laptop isn't in use, it takes more than 12 hours and that's exactly what I needed.

Burning 8 to 12 hours on petrol daily will send me back to my village.


Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

Nice job but if you want your battery to last, don't discharge it more than 20% to 30% between recharges. Draining the battery everyday will kill it in no time.

GOOD ONE