Load Shedding Solutions - The Options that work best!
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- In this video I go through a little history of load shedding in South Africa, what solutions are available and a strategy for those looking for a long term solution.
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Got me in the first few seconds!!! "Powered by Eskom - lights off" 🤣🤣🤣- awesome intro and very informative video... full marks, thanks!!!
Thank you for the information, highly appreciated
great idea for a channel, wish you the best.
Thank you? I have bought so many things that don’t work. Bless your heart.
Awesome thanks. Super helpful bro!
Thank you for the tips! 🥺🙏
very nicely explained!
Very helpful, thanks bro
Very informative, thx!
Thank You For Your Advise
Great Video
Hi, I am so glad I found this local channel. I do not mind for now to run multiple power units. Currently, I have a UPS for the Fiber router, lasting 4 hours. I need something to run a monitor for about 4 hours, maybe even six hours depending on if Eskom goes to level 10 or whatever. Would be nice if it could also charge my laptop if needed as the battery on the laptop is an extended battery already. What could you recommend I purchase? Happy to use your affiliate link to purchase the item, or directly from your business I assume.
Personally anything with a lithium-ion battery, you should be able to get away with a 1kW system but anything more or longer will be tricky.
,Hi thx for the sound advice pls give me the best advice on ...selecting a safe easy to use wearable Tankless Instant Water heater ...with an affordable Backup Power system ... During Loadshedding for a Hairdresser...thx
Please can you do a video to explain the solar rebates that was announced by Minister of Finance
The Intro got me. 🤣
Does UPS power TV?
What will your advice be if I want to instal a built in inverter that will power plugs including fridge and microwave.
What size inventor and what size battery?
Well not only SA but Zimbabwe as well. I going off grid as well
Thank you for the tips! I need your expertise though. I'm going to have uncapped wifi installed (fibre optic) at my home because I'm going to start teaching online. Like all South Africans working online, we fear the low shedding. I was told to have a UPS and an inverter installed which will allow my fibre wifi to continue working. I would need at least 6 to 8 hours of wifi and power time. I am busy shopping around and found the VIZIA Laptop Power Bank is the first power bank in South Africa with a built-in inverter, which makes it perfect for powering laptops during load shedding. It also has two standard USB outputs, a USB-C output, and a 12V DC output, which makes it the complete power bank for surviving load shedding. As far as I know, one just needs to plug in, no need for an electrician to install it. If I may, do you think I am making the right choice by purchasing the Vizia? Thank you.
No problem, you can work this out quite easily, just take the number of watts your laptop and modem uses (just Google the general size), add those together and then multiply that by the number of hours you want to run them. For example, if they use 400w together to run then multiply that by 6 hours will come to 3.2kWh, you would need to source a battery size that larger because of Depth Of Discharge, for lithium it’s 80% so you need 3.8kWh or larger.
@@solaradvice Thank you kindly for your help. God bless
What is the best solution for staying in an apartment but can run all appliances including the fridge? I’m not too concerned about the lights, just the fridge and WiFi? But is also scalable in case I’d like to add additional appliances.
Hi, I would look at a Hybrid inverter because it has a UPS function and the capacity will handle what you want to run, a 5kW will work well as this is what I have and I run fridge, dishwasher, heat pump tumble dryer, lights and small appliances like TV etc.
@@solaradviceis there a specific invertor that you can recommend?
Just switched to full solar. Off grid completely
Are you in Cape Town ?
What did that cost you?
No such thing as odd grid completely but I hear what you are saying
R30 000
That won't work in the raining season
We are a startup solar reseller. We are focusing on an e-commerce reseller. We would like to find out if we could include your videos on solar advice to help educate our customers to make informed decisions.
Ye sure!
Can I connect by laptop on UPS
Can you do a video on best loadshedding units? Also what is your opinion on something like a Jackery 500 or similar for just running a laptop and monitor?
Goeiemiddag Charl, ek gebruik EcoFlow River 600w vanaf EvoGames pun co punt za , R7 000 (incl BTW en koerier) en 100% tevrede.
Hier is my beoordeling.
Erg blij met het EcoFlow River 600 en de service, zelfs zo blij dat ik een ander apparaat bestel.
Alles in één compacte standalone unit zonder kabels om aan te sluiten, zonder gedoe.
Je hebt geen 12v auto accu, omvormer en oplader nodig. De batterijverkoper zal proberen u te verkopen omdat hij is geprogrammeerd om u zijn zeer winstgevende oplossing te verkopen. Hij wil je ook niet horen praten over iets als de EcoFlow River.
On-screen display toont het verbruik in wattage per uur. Tijdens het opladen wordt het ingangsvermogen en het verbruik weergegeven.
ZEER BELANGRIJK: het apparaat kan de batterij van uw laptop volledig opladen en tegelijkertijd stroom leveren.
ERG BELANGRIJK!! Laadt in ongeveer zeventig minuten op van 5% naar 100%.
Momenteel aangesloten: Laptop + externe 24 monitor = 58w per uur = 4,5 uur uithoudingsvermogen. Het toevoegen van een ventilator en extra uithoudingsvermogen van de laptop tot twee uur.
Met de telefoon-app kunt u de stopcontacten op afstand bedienen, stopcontacten activeren/deactiveren, het laadniveau van de batterij op afstand bekijken.
Mijn plaatselijke batterijdealer overtuigde me van zijn zeer dure oplossing:
Enorme 12v batterij, 2000w omvormer, druppellader. Raad eens? De oplader kan de batterij niet snel genoeg opladen. Dit kostte R9 000. Ik gebruik 's nachts een CPAP-machine (slaapapneu), deze ENORME batterij gaat niet de hele nacht mee. Het is nutteloos.
Wifi/Buetooth ingeschakeld voor toegang op afstand.
Als je wifi en PoE UPS nodig hebt, gebruik dan de Gizzu 60w, die ook hier op Evogames wordt verkocht, het is fantastisch.
Het voordeel van EcoFlow River is dat het uw glasvezel ONT, router, WISP paraboolantenne, laptop, externe monitor van stroom kan voorzien en tegelijkertijd uw huis kan verlichten.
Hi @ ! Thanks for the comment and insight on this. I actually ended up getting the River Pro and have a Gizzo for my wifi. Pretty much like you explained. My Ecoflow lasted 5 months then I got an overload error and there seems to be no fix for it. Had to send it back to get replaced.
It worked great up until that point though. Really unfortunate. You still running yours?
I thought about upgrading to something bigger as well. Just not sure if I'll go ecoflow delta or maybe an inverter generator. This 4 hour loadshedding is too much for the river pro.
Is that dutch btw? Lol
Hi, thanx for the advice. I am on oxygen 24/7. I have an inverter 2.4. Now with load shedding 3 x a day, my batteries does not work properly anymore. It could run for 6 hours, but now only lasts for 2. This is my life line. Is there a way of fixing the batteries, without replacing them? Money is a problem at this stage.
Unfortunately when it comes to batteries are are disposable items so you will need to get new. My suggestion would be to buy Lithium next time, buy once and have the peace of mind it will last you 10 plus years.
Hi. 10 years. How does that work out with charge cycles and load shedding increasing cycles many more times of your batteries. This reduces battery life enormously of any battery.
@@markmcculloch2570 each battery can only do so many cycles in one day as it needs recharging, this is why solar combined with battery is the best overall solution to the load shedding issue
Need something just *first* my dubbel fridge. I just worry about my fridge. Which they can make gas fridges.
hi love your videos yesterday we had 6and half hours without electricity we have 2 gas geysers and a gas oven gas stove just want to know what is best for us we also have a 1000wts invertor and 100ah battery for TV and WIFI. we only need 1 fridge and downlights on have rechargeable globes but they die after 1\5 hrs. There are too many people wanting to take us pensioners for a ride thank you
I always see people complain about the life of these movable inverters, many say after 6 months their power output is barely 2 hours. What causes this, so I can avoid making costly mistakes in the future?
Such a great question, it all boils down to the spec of the product and because they are cheaper than a full solution they often have to put in cheap components. If the inverter is low quality and the battery is an AGM Lead Acid battery you're looking at a couple of years and it's done, mainly due to the battery lifespan. If you however get a unit that has Lithium and the inverter is a good brand and quality there's no reason why that wouldn't last you for years to come but it will be quite close to an installed solution. We have had many people upgrade and throw those units away, my advice is just to bite the bullet, buy something that's going to last and is less stressful and frustrating.
Putting solar into my home Sunsynk inverter, 20 panels, etc, is it better to get 3 X Hubble batteries or 1 freedom lite won 15/12 home battery?
3 Hubble batteries will be larger than the Freedom won, 3 Hubbles is just over 15kWh unless I am misunderstanding the spec. WIth regards to battery brand the Hubble is 6000 cycles at 50% DOD and 80% DOD at 3000 cycles and the Freedom won is 5500 cycles at 80% or 7500 cycles at 50% DOD. Personally I would edge to the Freedom won but neither would be my personal choice in terms of battery brand, I personally prefer the Dyness brand.
Great
Didnt mention portable power station or pricing
Hi much is the built in loadshedding kit?
It varies depending on the size of battery, inverter and installation cost
Guys I need advice. I bought an Ellies inverter 1440W, on the box it says I should not plugged into the DB board. But I've seen people use this inverter to light up their houses (obviously they avoid using the microwaves etc).
1. Can I just connect the output from the inverter to the wall socket and "power" the house? I've read that this is harmful to the inverter.
2. Can an electrician set up so that the inverter powers the house lights? Or certain plugs.
Thank you.
In theory you can but I would avoid this because you won't have anything controlling the power going into your inverter, this why you need breakers and surge control. There's been many cases of people doing this and slowly frying the inverter out.
The electrician can wire specific switches so that certain plugs will work, typically your kitchen will be separated so you simply wire it to the lights and other plugs only.
A 1440W is very small, you have to be extra careful with what you decide to put on that. Hope that helps!
@@solaradvice thank you so much for your feedback, and btw I checked the website out and it's great. Going to save up to buy one of those panel+inverter+batteries. 😅 Your video really did it for me! 🙏
May I ask, in regards to plugging in a fan? Is this bad? Some people say that fans are bad for inverters 😅
@@dr_ricahontas a fan doesn’t use much power so you’re good with those 👍
@@solaradvice thank you my guy 👏👏👏
You have good reviews but it is so disappointing that we can’t download your videos and share it with many and popularize your channel…and in Swaziland we also experience load shedding
Hi, I will see how to do this
Informative video, would be a bit better to actually include the cost of these systems meneer.
Hi, the prices change, this video is a year old now.
I am going to expand my small (450w) UPS by opening it, removing the battery and connecting it to a bigger battery, also going to disconnect the buzzer. I am an electrician.
If you want to use 3500 watts of power then you will need 23 100ah batteries (gel) to keep up with 4.5 hours of loadshedding. Without damaging your batteries.50% D.O.D. what average household got money for 23 100ah batteries?
Perfect except PRICES required PLEASE
Prices are fluctuating quite erratically at the moment with the dollar and rand, I didn't want to give specifics because in a year who know's what the price will be like.
So I find these videos informative however I have noticed that some of the most important information is being left out when it comes to inverters and batteries.
There is no mention on the operating voltage (12v, 24v and 48v)
This plays almost one of the biggest roles when picking the right inverter with the right battery.
For instance you cannot hook up a 24v battery to a 12v inverter and vice versa with the voltage ranges.
Secondly there is no mention on the impact to performance a higher output battery has in these systems.
Taking just a 100Ah 2.5kwh battery in various output voltages will provide you with longer lasting power depending on the voltage.
12v will last the least compared to 24 and 48.
24v at 100ah will last twice as long as 12v 100ah at the same load and with 48v it will be about 4 time that of a 12 or twice that of a 24v if not more.
Yest there is a lot to consider and explain but a simple breakdown and explanation will go a long way in explaining these systems...
That would be a completely different type of video, this is of course a general guide on the most popular options for households that’s more suited for a beginner. I’ll consider creating one around different types of small units that work at different voltages.
No one ever talks about the more affordable GEL batteries for UPSs for some reason - they are perfect for electronics & load shedding and lasts way better than lead acid or AGM and very safe. Mine has a 10 year design life... Just stay within the recommended DOD. I have 2x 100AH units and it can run a fridge if you wanted, and lots of stuff... Its the 'smart power system' ones. I refuse to have a large lithium ion battery in my house due to the fire hazard it poses... I'll take lithium iron phosphate as that is stable.
LifePO4 batteries are very safe and aren’t hazardous. We say “Lithium-ion” but all the new solar batteries are now LifePO4.
The issue with gel has been proper setup, your are right to say they are a good option but unfortunately the vast majority of installations set the DOD incorrectly causing the issues.
how do I know how much Watts my cctv system uses? Ive got a DVR and 4 cameras attached. my router is not in the same room as the camera system. so currently I have an inverter attached to the Gel battery that i bought and that powers my Router when load shedding is on...but now I need something to keep my cameras on. I tried to use the same 12V gel battery and inverter and attached the CCTV system and the TV monitor that is was attached to. I have the CCTV app on my phone as well. but the battery didn't last even 30min during loadshedding with my CCTV system -Is it the DVR or TV that uses too much power? the same gel battery unit works fine for over 4 hours keeping my router on so why doesn't it keep my CCTV on for 2 hours? I would invest in another gel battery12 V and inverter but if it doesnt work to keep my cctv on then I would buy another, just trying to find out why. I have no idea what 12V is and amps and watts per hour and all that lingo. Really need my cctv on. I cannot bear the nights and 2am loadshedding slot without it, I can only go sleep when electricity come back on and it's killing me at work. i need to get my cctv on
@@solaradvice please advise on connecting fridge and plugs? Single person and fridge is 160W, wifi, router and TV? Thanking you in advance!
Majority of people cant afford a full blown system. The 1k to 1.5k will do most households to see them through and use gas for your stove and shower. Much cheaper than generator and more affordable tha full blow solar. There are some you can add another battery to and also on sunny days add a solar panel to keep the battery charged. If you doing a video like this, then talk costs and availability.
I'm using the EcoFlow River 600w bought from EvoGames @ R7 000 incl VAT and courier and 100% happy solved all my Eskom troubles.
Recharges from 0-100% in seventy minutes. All in one portable compact unit without any cables. Don't waste your money with 12v battery, inverter and charger because your battery salesman will try to sell you his high margin 'solution'.
I agree that 12V batteries don't make sense in the household, it all depends what you want to run at the end of the day, if it's a small system like yours you can get away with minimal stuff, if you need to run bigger appliances you'll need a 48V larger system for sure.
Can you switch on lights in your home like normal? or do you need to run extension cords to what you need to be on?
@@wwd7562 Ecoflow river 576w, using an extension cord to power lights. It powers laptop + 23" monitor 4 hours with ease. No loose wires, compact 5,5 kg.
A big shout out to F. W. de Klerk, he handed the ANC over to us on a plate.
What has anc got to do with Eskom problems you racist Mxm
And then, wena?!!!
You said so much without actually giving advice. Its sk hard finding the right products
Sorry I couldn't give specifics, products come and go so fast, the video was give an overview of what solution could handle what situation and then use that as a guideline to search for products on the market. I would love to do a review of the different products if companies donated them to the channel.