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iukpe:
The truth is "non-technical" people are usually misinformed about this inverter stuff.
I build and run inverters for personal use actually.
The most important part of the inverter like any other Electricity machine is the fuel which in this case is the battery tank. The next is the load. People are most likely to put all their hope on the inverter after they have spent so much on it considering the fact that electricity is such a failure in many parts of naija.
But this is where the disappointment comes in. And most people finally push the inverter aside and return to generators.

Inverters like generators are not meant for full time running because they require charging. So in Nigeria you actually need a generator or good supply of Nepa light (reasonable hours) to run an inverter successfully. else your inverter run time will keep reducing cos of low charging until its no longer reasonable. It may not mean your battery is bad if your run time is not as good as the first time , just that you are not putting back the power in the battery enough. Like filling your petrol tank in your generator.

The costs usually displayed by dealers in most cases are of the inverter alone. You will have to worry about isolated electrical lines if you want to have a fixed load not variable load on your inverter. The right kind of batteries (Deep cycle) and reasonable battery tank if you want to worry about extended hours of running, and this is usually not supported by the built in chargers in the inverter as they might be designed to charge at most 2 batteries in about 4 to 6hrs.
The solution to the charging problem and hence the run time is the solar panels which is no joke really. to make it efficient you need to collect a few of them, and considering the cost through some time.

Actually inverters are more economical in the long term if you inverst in about a 5kva or 10 to 20kva inverter, solar panels and a sizey battery tank. Periodic maintenance will be a total replacement of your battery tank in say 2yrs or so when your runtime reduces significantly and this is usually cheaper then the cost of petrol or diesel for an equivalent generator capacity, in the same period.
But trust me the cost will exceed N600,000.00 if you want it to make sense. No monthly servicing, no noise, no frequent trips to filling stations is what you will enjoy.
I will advise anyone willing to go into inverters as an option as a consumer to review options very well before starting to spend money. I will also advise that you build you battery tank in batches so you also replace them in batches this will reduce your periodic cost.
I will recommend small inverters about 1KVA for people running boutiques who only use mostly small fancy or fluorescent lighting and no need to power huge stuff if you can do without ACs. DVD shops, bookshops, electronics technicians who only test systems and use soldering irons.
Inverter for cold room use will be HUGE i guess.

LAFO:
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Allylic:
RIP...why would u kill a fellow human?The person that did this is too callous...

Operette:
But

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 he's not  wailer.join(). 

Didn't you know before?

 Python! 

Oxster:
I don read your story

De don scam you