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Penuelseun:
none that I know of, but I use this one, brings the water to a boil under 5 mins and consumes about 1.6kw

OK, thanks, mine is binatone 3L rated at 2000w, though I am yet to check the actual consumption

KA24DETT:
You can buy the 2000watts electric jug. Im assuming it takes 10 mins to boil water with the electric jug.
10 mins will consume around 333 watts-hour (Wh) (2000wattts/60mins x 10 mins) to boil water. You are fine.

I have one already, binatone. This is true

bassdow:
unfortunately, if that battery is a genuine Quality one, it's much better than lots of Lithium based batteries in the market. He just need ensure the electrolyte level never goes lower than necessary.

The person who did that instal ought to have helped to not allow the battery occupy space much e.g placing them side by side or on top of each other in a way they remain safe.

meanWhile, haven't given up on the idea of building a custom inverter system that works Solar first, battery second. Have itemize all that's required. na time and money remain. This approach drops stress on batteries to a minimum especially during the day

chief, I won't even take that battery for free in 2026. Do you know how long those dead weights take to fully charge?

capnies:
LET HIM SPEAK FOR HIMSELF, MANY COMPANIES USE DIFFERENT METHODS TO LURE CUSTOMERS, DISCOUNTS, FREE CAR WASH WINDSHIELD FREE CLEANING, FREE BOTTLED WATER; THESE ARE STRATEGIES TO BEAT THE COMPETITION AND INCREASE THEIR CUSTOMER BASE.

SOME SUPERMARKETS PROVIDE FREE PLAYING GROUND AND ACCESSORIES FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY WHILE MOTHER SHOPS, THESE ARE FREE SERVICES TO ATTRACT AND KEEP CUSTOMERS.


I CAN TELL YOU THAT ANY SUPERMARKET THAT HAS A PLAY GROUND FOR KIDS, THATS WHERE FAMILIES WILL GO ALWAYS FOR SHOPPIPNG.

YOU USE YOUR INITIATIVE TO BEAT THE COMPETITION.

No vex Chairman, the truth at times is not always pleasant.I am not Valto,but at times we need to put ourselves in other's'situation.This is what he does for a living,not a hobby.You can as well acquire the skills and resources on YouTube We will wait for Valto to respond.

omotoda:
No vex Chairman, the truth at times is not always pleasant.I am not Valto,but at times we need to put ourselves in other's'situation.This is what he does for a living,not a hobby.You can as well acquire the skills and resources on YouTube We will wait for Valto to respond.

been trying to reply since afternoon, but the bots no gree

bassdow:
unfortunately, if that battery is a genuine Quality one, it's much better than lots of Lithium based batteries in the market. He just need ensure the electrolyte level never goes lower than necessary.

The person who did that instal ought to have helped to not allow the battery occupy space much e.g placing them side by side or on top of each other in a way they remain safe.

meanWhile, haven't given up on the idea of building a custom inverter system that works Solar first, battery second. Have itemize all that's required. na time and money remain. This approach drops stress on batteries to a minimum especially during the day

hybrid inverter already does this

Boss,, na because you dey work inside market

fuckboys:
there are major dealers/Distributors who close fouani stocks immediately they arrive. This has been happening for more than 2yrs now, i don't even visit that site anymore.

Everything is always sold out, enter market buy anything wey you wan buy with your 2 eyes wide open.

bassdow:
unfortunately, if that battery is a genuine Quality one, it's much better than lots of Lithium based batteries in the market. He just need ensure the electrolyte level never goes lower than necessary.

The person who did that instal ought to have helped to not allow the battery occupy space much e.g placing them side by side or on top of each other in a way they remain safe.

meanWhile, haven't given up on the idea of building a custom inverter system that works Solar first, battery second. Have itemize all that's required. na time and money remain. This approach drops stress on batteries to a minimum especially during the day

How can you tell a genuine LA battery compared to Lithium? For instance majority of the popular Lithium brands available have been tested independently (Go check YouTube, tiktok an other social media platforms) & these data are freely available online so you know what you're getting.

In fact you are more likely to get rubbish with LA 10x than going for harvested grade b lithium batteries. Dammy did capacity test for the lithium battery pack he used for 4 years and only lost about 4ah per year. Video is available on YouTube.

The time for LA is gone, do more research and embrace the new & superior technology. Lithium batteries have come to solve the shortcomings of LA & the beauty of it is they're getting cheaper everyday.

As for your last line, that feature is already available on hybrid inverters.

fuckboys:
chief, I won't even take that battery for free in 2026. Do you know how long those dead weights take to fully charge?

rarely do I run any of mine up to 50% but there's a special installation which is allowed to be drained as low as 50% and sometimes 48% and they always get 100% filled before 1pm daily except on rare occassions where the sun is on [maternity] leave.

if using NEPA or charger of low capacity, then it's understandable. That doesn't mean if there were to be a competition of "Who gets filled first" a between 300AH Lithium based battery and a 200AH leadAcid based battery; that Lithium wouldn't come out as winner.

BUT let's try to at least not overPlay it.

bassdow:
rarely do I run any of mine up to 50% but there's a special installation which is allowed to be drained as low as 50% and sometimes 48% and they always get 100% filled before 1pm daily except on rare occassions where the sun is on [maternity] leave.

if using NEPA or charger of low capacity, then it's understandable. That doesn't mean if there were to be a competition of "Who gets filled first" a between 300AH Lithium based battery and a 200AH leadAcid based battery; that Lithium wouldn't come out as winner.

BUT let's try to at least not overPlay it.

With lithium you can safely charge at 1C o. The both cannot be compared bro.

omotoda:
No vex Chairman, the truth at times is not always pleasant.I am not Valto,but at times we need to put ourselves in other's'situation.This is what he does for a living,not a hobby.You can as well acquire the skills and resources on YouTube We will wait for Valto to respond.

As I gave my commonSense response, dem talk say I dey talk. Imagine make doctors begin teach you how not to get sick, or make hair barber come dey tell you how to stop or delay hair growth; abeg how dem wan take chop.

Most times, we're so self-centered we forget to actually think.

Make dangote begin market solar Cars, or teach us how to use less fuel.

Very soon, dem go want make cells dey come with BMS. When I talk earlier say economic situation of things don make people wey no suppose know wetin be wire begin turn DIY, una think say na normal choChoCho. During my early days, shey me know wetin be youTube ? unlike nowAdays almost everything lives online so much that we begining to forget how to use our brains.

Gshems:
hybrid inverter already does this

YEA I know but not to my taste + I need it to use hefty transformers like the standard heavy inverters do + input voltage range to start from 150v to 400v + a number of other features woould be needing. Building mine would give me room to either make or break things. Funning enough, cost of building is close to, if not same as buying a finished one. Right now, the idea is just in ma head; rarely write things down as I plan all in my ead even while working or walking; na so dem create me.

Unfaized:
How can you tell a genuine LA battery compared to Lithium? For instance majority of the popular Lithium brands available have been tested independently (Go check YouTube, tiktok an other social media platforms) & these data are freely available online so you know what you're getting.

In fact you are more likely to get rubbish with LA 10x than going for harvested grade b lithium batteries. Dammy did capacity test for the lithium battery pack he used for 4 years and only lost about 4ah per year. Video is available on YouTube.

The time for LA is gone, do more research and embrace the new & superior technology. Lithium batteries have come to solve the shortcomings of LA & the beauty of it is they're getting cheaper everyday.

As for your last line, that feature is already available on hybrid inverters.

Not sure I got strength for this talk at the moment.

adimx:
Is Techland a web site like fouani too?

yes

Gshems:
Boss,, na because you dey work inside market

well that's true Sha. If you see my Waka today for I inside alaba eh when I dey find cola solar head office to buy solar generator for my shop.

Men, if you can cut middle men eh you'd discover how cheap you can buy things and get things done.

From major distributors - solar shops - to middle men- to you.

Do you know how expensive it finally get when it gets to you?

fuckboys:
well that's true Sha. If you see my Waka today for I inside alaba eh when I dey find cola solar head office to buy solar generator for my shop.

Men, if you can cut middle men eh you'd discover how cheap you can buy things and get things done.

From major distributors - solar shops - to middle men- to you.

Do you know how expensive it finally get when it gets to you?

How much did you finally get the cola solar and is it good like the itel power tank

Unfaized:
With lithium you can safely charge at 1C o. The both cannot be compared bro.

Just so you know; I buy and use Lithium based batteries for most clients. Have even bought directly (myself) and inDirectly (pointing the client) from the likes of @valto and @mrReed though they hardly would know because me no dey introduce. BUT persoanlly, still uses both Tubular and SLA batteries for various reasons.

BUT it's bad blindly doing something without knowing why you following such route. My major issue with Lithium based batteries is, it's easier to deceive the customer.

Marketers keep advertising and telling you Lithium batteries has 90% to 95% Dept of Discharge hence is better than Tubular batteries which is 50% Dept of Discharge BUT what they fail to inform you of is, running your Lithium based batteries to such length wouldn't allow it last that many Cycles and years they promised you.

Compare 3 lithium batteries of same brand, same load, same quality charger, same user BUT 1st is ran at 50% DOD, the 2nd at 70% DOD, and the 3rd at 90% DOD. You need not be told the one at 90% DOD would fail first, followed by the one at 70% DOD, and lastly the one at 50% DOD.

That's if your Lithium battery is of a quality brand to begin with.

They mostly tell you what you wanna hear.

I would say, Lithium is better BUT only if DONE right else you just wasting money. Have read of tubular and leadAcid batteries lasting as much as 8 to 10 years and personally, have clients who have used theirs for over 5-years and counting.

Another thing wey dey kill battery na team 24v 5kva inverters; and those who buy 200AH battery when they actually needed 400AH.

Hybrid inverters which prioritize Solar panels as source would actually save battery more than those that doesn't. Funny enough, not all hybrid inverters have such feature. Most go for Hybrid to avoid paying for Charge Controller, not for said feature.

Good Morning

fuckboys:
well that's true Sha. If you see my Waka today for I inside alaba eh when I dey find cola solar head office to buy solar generator for my shop.

Men, if you can cut middle men eh you'd discover how cheap you can buy things and get things done.

From major distributors - solar shops - to middle men- to you.

Do you know how expensive it finally get when it gets to you?

issue is, it's actually more EXPENSIVE being POOR.

SolomonGrundy:
Good day everyone!

I have a little challenge with my growatt 3kva inverter. Since I installed it, it has refused to charge my batteries using the grid, so basically I only charge using solar. However, considering the raining season is almost upon us, I wanna get it fix ASAP.

Anytime I connect it to the grid, it does connect quite well but as the battery is about to start charging, it automatically disconnects. I've tried it several times, but the issue still persist.

For context, the grid supply voltage reads between 230 - 240, therefore it's not a case of low voltage or high voltage.

Pls, does anyone know why it refuses to charge?

Check Program 14, I think, in Settings. These are the priority settings:

CSO (Solar Priority): Uses Solar first. Grid only kicks in when the sun is down or too weak. (Best for lower bills).

CUT (Utility Priority): Uses Grid first. Solar only acts as a backup if the power goes out. (Best if solar is very limited).

SNU (Solar & Utility): Uses Both simultaneously. Charges the battery as fast as possible. (Best for unstable power areas).

OSO (Only Solar): Uses Solar only. The grid will never charge the battery. (Best for 100% off-grid setups).

You may likely be in OSO which only allows for solar charging. Change to SNU

K94Q:
how can i reach Dam5rey

Search Solaris surge on tiktok

bassdow:
Just so you know; I buy and use Lithium based batteries for most clients. Have even bought directly (myself) and inDirectly (pointing the client) from the likes of @valto and @mrReed though they hardly would know because me no dey introduce. BUT persoanlly, still uses both Tubular and SLA batteries for various reasons.

BUT it's bad blindly doing something without knowing why you following such route. My major issue with Lithium based batteries is, it's easier to deceive the customer.

Marketers keep advertising and telling you Lithium batteries has 90% to 95% Dept of Discharge hence is better than Tubular batteries which is 50% Dept of Discharge BUT what they fail to inform you of is, running your Lithium based batteries to such length wouldn't allow it last that many Cycles and years they promised you.

Compare 3 lithium batteries of same brand, same load, same quality charger, same user BUT 1st is ran at 50% DOD, the 2nd at 70% DOD, and the 3rd at 90% DOD. You need not be told the one at 90% DOD would fail first, followed by the one at 70% DOD, and lastly the one at 50% DOD.

That's if your Lithium battery is of a quality brand to begin with.

They mostly tell you what you wanna hear.

I would say, Lithium is better BUT only if DONE right else you just wasting money. Have read of tubular and leadAcid batteries lasting as much as 8 to 10 years and personally, have clients who have used theirs for over 5-years and counting.

Another thing wey dey kill battery na team 24v 5kva inverters; and those who buy 200AH battery when they actually needed 400AH.

Hybrid inverters which prioritize Solar panels as source would actually save battery more than those that doesn't. Funny enough, not all hybrid inverters have such feature. Most go for Hybrid to avoid paying for Charge Controller, not for said feature.

Good Morning

Bro you're not getting it. There's no deception there. At 95% discharge that gives about 3,000 cycles for the average lithium battery. This translates to 8yrz of everyday cycling at the end of which you'll lose about 20% capacity. It’s just by far a superior technology and even same price as Tubular or sometimes cheaper. Seriously take your time and look into it. I am sure if you do, you'll stop recommending LA in this modern age.

Good morning.

Guys I need help. I have haisic 8kwh and the 5kva inverter. 8 pieces of 620 watts. Yesterday I was working and my light tripped off by 2pm. It was strange. I went to check what happened. Only to see error 8 on my inverter. I noticed the dc circuit breaker was fried. Called my solar guy. He said that my breaker was too small since I was using higher voltage panels. He got a new breaker and connected last night. This morning I noticed. It was not working. Turned the breaker on and there was no sign on the inverter that it is seeing the panels. I am only running on battery. When I try to switch the breaker on to pass the solar to the inverter. I hear sparks in the dc breaker. Even on this new one

capnies:
@Valto
To promote your cells sale, I will advise you to top-balance the cells when a customer pays, before delivery as a way to promote your business and also get casings for 4s 8s and 16s packaging that will improve your business very well.

You Don't know me in person, but I am promoting this for the interests of Nigerians.

It will benefit all of us.

Top-balancing is one of the greatest drawbacks for DIY enthusiast's. So if you send then ready to couple cells, that makes it easier for you to sell your cells, bms and casing if available.

Think about it.

I've bought from you once, to build, but you don't know me.

plans in motion, will soon be available , fully compressed and top balanced with buyers preferred bms

TheOldGods:
Guys I need help. I have haisic 8kwh and the 5kva inverter. 8 pieces of 620 watts. Yesterday I was working and my light tripped off by 2pm. It was strange. I went to check what happened. Only to see error 8 on my inverter. I noticed the dc circuit breaker was fried. Called my solar guy. He said that my breaker was too small since I was using higher voltage panels. He got a new breaker and connected last night. This morning I noticed. It was not working. Turned the breaker on and there was no sign on the inverter that it is seeing the panels. I am only running on battery. When I try to switch the breaker on to pass the solar to the inverter. I hear sparks in the dc breaker. Even on this new one

what's model of this inverter. Reason I asked is that error 8 mostly mans the Voltage from DC source is very high.
8pcs of 620w solar panels, hopefully were all not connected in series BUT we need know the model of this haisic inverter or you share picture of the sticker on the inverter's body especially the MAX PV input.

Most times, people only do simple maths on solar panels not considering other variables.

Also rushing to change a blown fuse or breaker, without trying to figure out the primary cause is wrong.

We need first be sure issue isn't from solar panels, before considering other variables. Also help confirm if you completely off NEPA / Gen.

I am also sure that inverter isn't grounded.

TheOldGods:
Guys I need help. I have haisic 8kwh and the 5kva inverter. 8 pieces of 620 watts. Yesterday I was working and my light tripped off by 2pm. It was strange. I went to check what happened. Only to see error 8 on my inverter. I noticed the dc circuit breaker was fried. Called my solar guy. He said that my breaker was too small since I was using higher voltage panels. He got a new breaker and connected last night. This morning I noticed. It was not working. Turned the breaker on and there was no sign on the inverter that it is seeing the panels. I am only running on battery. When I try to switch the breaker on to pass the solar to the inverter. I hear sparks in the dc breaker. Even on this new one

Be sure that the polarity of your dc breaker connection is correct. Positive from your panel cable should be positive inlet of the breaker. Also be sure the Inverter specs is followed.

Valto:
plans in motion, will soon be available , fully compressed and top balanced with buyers preferred bms

I think you always mention that all the cells are top balanced before selling them out?

mctfopt:
Check Program 14, I think, in Settings. These are the priority settings:

CSO (Solar Priority): Uses Solar first. Grid only kicks in when the sun is down or too weak. (Best for lower bills).

CUT (Utility Priority): Uses Grid first. Solar only acts as a backup if the power goes out. (Best if solar is very limited).

SNU (Solar & Utility): Uses Both simultaneously. Charges the battery as fast as possible. (Best for unstable power areas).

OSO (Only Solar): Uses Solar only. The grid will never charge the battery. (Best for 100% off-grid setups).

You may likely be in OSO which only allows for solar charging. Change to SNU

Thanks for the response. I just checked now and this is what I saw. Seems it's already on that SNU. Pic attached

bassdow:
Funny enough, by the time he start SELLing balanced Cells, no matter how small extra he charges, lots of us go still try to compare prices even AND probably price his based on the prices of unBalanced Cells.

To me, You either BUY a finished good, or you buy the parts and couple yourSelf. Asking someone who makes more money selling a FINISHed item to make life easier for you when you buy to build is kinda funny.

Are balanced cells finished products.

When you go to the market and a woman cuts vegetable. For you, she has made soup for you. Don't bring funny analogies to what you have no idea about.

A top- balanced cell is a finished product, or you're trying to discourage him from improving his services to make more money.

Do you sale cells, were you called in, why behave like a women here. Talking negatively about what does not concern you in anyway.

Or are you trying to discourage others from knowing and succeeding.

Let him answer for himself, are you his chief of staff.

How can a balanced cell be finished product.

If you go to market and see a woman that sales paper and grinds it free and another that sales without grinding who will you buy from.

Does grinding the peper mean she has cooked soup for you?