We started doing the internals after we completed it, we supplied grid to see if the inverter will charge, inverter couldn't charge 🥲🥲.

We checked and disconnected the current limiter nothing changed.
We browse through the settings and nothing.

we were frustrated (this was happening around to 10 pm) and we were trying to head back to our destination.

Guess what, just long holding the ESC button was what had kept us on site for over 1hr+.

Damn it was our first time working with this inverter so we needed to get acquainted with the interface and set up.


In summary, we slept over and left the site on Sunday 8 am.
With the contractor heading back to warri while I stayed behind.

Obnoxious2001:
We started doing the internals after we completed it, we supplied grid to see if the inverter will charge, inverter couldn't charge 🥲🥲.

We checked and disconnected the current limiter nothing changed.
We browse through the settings and nothing.

we were frustrated (this was happening around to 10 pm) and we were trying to head back to our destination.

Guess what, just long holding the ESC button was what had kept us on site for over 1hr+.

Damn it was our first time working with this inverter so we needed to get acquainted with the interface and set up.


In summary, we slept over and left the site on Sunday 8 am.
With the contractor heading back to warri while I stayed behind.

welldone bro. mounting solar no easy at all. thank God no harm was done. some roof na no go area sha.

Obnoxious2001:
We started doing the internals after we completed it, we supplied grid to see if the inverter will charge, inverter couldn't charge 🥲🥲.

We checked and disconnected the current limiter nothing changed.
We browse through the settings and nothing.

we were frustrated (this was happening around to 10 pm) and we were trying to head back to our destination.

Guess what, just long holding the ESC button was what had kept us on site for over 1hr+.

Damn it was our first time working with this inverter so we needed to get acquainted with the interface and set up.


In summary, we slept over and left the site on Sunday 8 am.
With the contractor heading back to warri while I stayed behind.

can we know the name of the inverter,if possible the picture of it,in case

obinna37:
can we know the name of the inverter,if possible the picture of it,in case

I will provide pictures.

It's must hybrid inverter (low PV)

Obnoxious2001:


I will provide pictures.

It's must hybrid inverter (low PV)

ok

Obnoxious2001:
It was in this process local man almost fell🙂. You know that proverbs that says them no dey use 2 legs test if water deep.
Na this roof them dey talk about.

I took a testing step and broke the roof.we discovered later that the wood there has decayed.

Now if you are an installer,I will advise you to inspect the roofing before you work on it.

I conquered the installation with no injury even after the accident.

Thank God o. Na wetin u go chop u dey find, u no go meet wetin go chop u oh, amen.

kernniejay:

Thank God o. Na wetin u go chop u dey find, u no go meet wetin go chop u oh, amen.

amen

Obnoxious2001:


I will provide pictures.

It's must hybrid inverter (low PV)

Had a similar experience with the 5kva model. Connected everything and then inverter didnt supply output. Everything was intact and worse off,no error code. Na like say my village ppl were in my case as i had promised they wid commission it that day. Long story short, sent inverter back and was repaired under warranty.
Enjoying ur diary, keep it up!!

obinna37:
can we know the name of the inverter,if possible the picture of it,in case

This is the picture of the inverter.
It's a low PV hybrid inverter.
One of my bosses too witness something similar.
Lol

kernniejay:

Thank God o. Na wetin u go chop u dey find, u no go meet wetin go chop u oh, amen.

No be lie.
Deep down before I spare head some installation, I lowkey whisper "O lord let this not be my last" fear dey even catch team leader

9th of April 2024

I went back to Warri to round up some stuff(they are school related).

Considering that man has to keep body and Soul in uniformity, so I visited my boss who I learnt from (Na nwaboi approach I use to learn this job) he needed assistance on a project he was working on, since he will not be in town that was how we installed 4500wp of PV. + The additional 2700wp we meet there

17th April 2024.
After so many "I dey come I dey come "
Meet me by 10am
we journeyed to a betshop at ifie Warri Delta State.
On getting to the site, we meet a failed roofing structure (the roofs were leaking and the woods in some parts were broken already).

Fast forward, we got a ladder 🪜 and I had to figure a way out to drop down all the solar panels so the carpenter can do maintenance.

I got on the roof (there was a over head wire in my current position so I couldn't do the job from the ladder, the other 3 where all dropped from a ladder) and dropped the solar panels.

As much as we clamour for bigger wattage solar panels, I feel we should pay more attention to the maneuverability and the environment we install them.
This stuff where just too heavy considering I had to look over my head😩.

Well done. Please be more careful especially with fragile roofs.

18th April 2024
This is the preview after the job has been done.
Shout out to @brightk

19th April 2024
Location: ugborikoko Warri Delta State

On this day we went out for maintenance, I got a call from @brightk that there was a need to reconfigure some panels, this was after we had Already swapped the inverter with another one from the previous betshop we visited.

We installed the inverter and inverter no gree on🥹...
Ah

This is something that was working in the previous shop.
We started thinking and thinking why the gennex inverter was not working, we had 0 idea.

However, In the earlier month at the other betshop, we had a discussion/argument with the cashier there on how long the inverter takes to switch off.

This was how we jump and pass 😂.
You know situation where you touch something and it spoils, Na so the client go disturb you not knowing there was an impending doom

20th April 2024
Location: ugbomro Delta State

This was installed after a friend of mine ( he studied electrical/electronics, but was more grounded in welding and fabrication) under quoted for a job and we had to start doing damage control.

The system was supposed to provide power for a 1.5hp inverter AC during the day and provide backup for other light appliances.

Considering that there was fire on the mountain, that was how we started trying to cut down cost, we priced and priced to the extent that I had to leave him at the shop there make he come out of the situation first 😂😂😂.

Finally we ended up doing

9pcs of 250w solar panels (though they claim the panel is 320w)
4pcs of gel batteries
5kva hybrid inverter (high pv).

Our saving grace was the features of inverter AC if not them go call us quacks not knowing I just only handled the installation of the job.

Inverter AC actually don't have surges and they reduce their power consumption when it gets to a certain temperature.

Lol.

I have always pray not to be in such situations after I visited the army estate in warri to troubleshoot a battery failure ( the batteries were always over charging).

I was told that it was a 24v system not knowing it was a 48v system and this guy's connected 2 batteries in it because they didn't have a bypass system.

I was carried away with trying to figure out why it doesn't stop while charging (I do fix inverters low-key) so I was just thinking..

Low and behold, Na so another installer came and started troubleshooting then we found out it was 48v

I felt very stupid I was like I need to start paying less attention to what these people say. I wasn't paid a dime even though I told him about my callout fees but I wasn't bothered because I learnt a very big lesson.

U never chi chomtin

brightk:
U never chi chomtin

.
Na install I go install.

Is funny how Na when problem dey them dey reach me out.

I will not like to skip the dairy to current even, but am on my way to solving one currently at express junction udu.

I will tag it when it's due