Looks like possible overcharging? What is your absorb voltage set to? How often do you equalize?

Do you top a lot of water regularly or just a few MLs a week (like a syringeful per battery cell)

olatade:
the distilled water in my luminous 220 amp tubular battery tends to dry up pretty fast, as in i top it weekly. what might be cause? the battery is not up to a year i got it brand new.

olatade:
the distilled water in my luminous 220 amp tubular battery tends to dry up pretty fast, as in i top it weekly. what might be cause? the battery is not up to a year i got it brand new.

high charging voltage, i suspect your inverter or charge controller is outputing >15v per battery for charging, if filled properly, it shud stay 2 to 3 months btw top ups

Epsolar has honoured their warranty twice for me and fangpusun once for my friend....They are awesome!

bigrovar:


I have had similar experience with them in the past. Once had issues with their charge controllers (After it was killed by an updated firmware from victron) They offered to replace it no question asked and sent the new replacement via dhl all without asking that I returned the broken controller. EPsolar and Fangpusun are 2 chinese companies that have a global reputation for honoring their warranties.

dapsyra:


This is the device Niyi was referring to. It is quite affordable and reliable. It comes in two variations; AC or DC coil.

I have never had cause to replace any in the more than 10 installations I have used it for in the last 3years.

That means it can work as an ats right? If so, link or where to purchase one pls. Thanks

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Oga Chris,

I am assuming you want to switch over between Mains and Gen? If your inverter can already start and stop the Gen then I believe a suitably rated 4 pole 2NO/2NC AC contactor should do - you should be able to implement this solution for under 10k especially if your house wiring is single phase or 'naija looped 3-phase'.

Simply decide which power source has priority and put the live and neutral of that power source on the [NO] common side of the AC contactor and put the live and neutral of the power source to be overriden on the [NC] common side - interlink/bond the load side (goes to the house DB) of the AC contactor live to live bonded and neutral to neutral bonded and you are good to go. Only one power source will be able to feed from Common to Load Side of the AC contactor. You can even implement a Generator off function with the disconnect.

Pls explain bolded... Thanks

@Niyi
I will be needing a Felicity inverter soon, who do I contact for price pls. Will a 2kva inverter be able to handle (2) 100W deep freezers, keeping in mind the surge at start up. Thank you.

Felicity's entry level 24v inverter is a 2.5kva - this should do the job with ease - but you have to size the batteries appropriately for the load. How do you plan to recharge the batteries? PHCN, Gen, Solar or a combo?

You can reach us on sales@luminanttechsystems.com for an evaluation and price quotes.

Thank you.

NextDayPP:
@Niyi
I will be needing a Felicity inverter soon, who do I contact for price pls. Will a 2kva inverter be able to handle (2) 100W deep freezers, keeping in mind the surge at start up. Thank you.

Please see diagram below - A1 and A2 are the signals to the coil (live and neutral respectively).

[1,R1,R3,3] are the COMMON side while [2,R2,R4,4] are the LOAD side.

The question you have asked is about the load side wiring.

The ideal relay/contactor is a double throw switch such that although multiple power sources (PHCN and Gen) are setup on the COMMON side, ONLY ONE power source at a time can feed the load side - for this reason one is able to use a terminal block or other arrangement to feed the load with 2 power sources [bond the load side...] knowing that only 1 power source can feed the load at any time.

One may also use TWO NO contactors but "mechanically interlocked" for safety.

As always, please ensure appropriate breakers/fuses are installed at source and load for safety.

In this diagram PHCN has priority!

Trippledots:


Pls explain bolded... Thanks

Yes any suitably rated relay/contactor with at least 1 each of NO and NC contacts such as LC1D25008 can serve as an ATS - please see example diagram below;

You may need additional circuitry to switch your Gen OFF/ON after power transfer though.

Trippledots:


That means it can work as an ats right? If so, link or where to purchase one pls. Thanks

NextDayPP:
@Niyi
I will be needing a Felicity inverter soon, who do I contact for price pls. Will a 2kva inverter be able to handle (2) 100W deep freezers, keeping in mind the surge at start up. Thank you.

I ll advice u go for a 3.5kva, u won't have to wori about switching off other loads b4 putting on ur freezers, it even prepares u for futuristic loads..
Secondly do ur ba3 sizing well, if possible add solar panels if phcn is an issue in ur area

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How much is your miniclamp meter

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My Oga,

It will be safer if additional auxiliary contact is added to d contactor, and the Gen Off is wired to the NO of the aux contact. Wit this the GEn goes off immediately PHCN comes in. Just a blink in the Supply

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Yes any suitably rated relay/contactor with at least 1 each of NO and NC contacts such as LC1D25008 can serve as an ATS - please see example diagram below;

You may need additional circuitry to switch your Gen OFF/ON after power transfer though.

My Oga,

Your advice makes perfect sense!

I upvoted your post.

bode4real:
My Oga,

It will be safer if additional auxiliary contact is added to d contactor, and the Gen Off is wired to the NO of the aux contact. Wit this the GEn goes off immediately PHCN comes in. Just a blink in the Supply

My charge controller (Morningstar Tristar ts-mppt-60 )will be up for sales in 3 weeks times as I plan to downgrade or upgrade to MPPSolar. Price N200,000

Also up for grab will be my rugged cyberpower 3.5kva CIP model. Price N150,000

2 " 325W solar panel at N55,000 each

Victron battery balancer at N25,000

All in perfect working conditions

Interested buyers can signify interest by sending pm.

mank1234:
My charge controller (Morningstar Tristar ts-mppt-60 )will be up for sales in 3 weeks times as I plan to downgrade or upgrade to MPPSolar. Price N200,000

Where are you getting your MPPSolar and what spec is this?

Please house I need to find out the best option for batteries.

Seal maintenance free batteries
Or
Flooded batteries.

It's for a location that is unoccupied for most part of the year so regular topping of battery acid maybe impossible.

The recent I'm asking is coz a lot of people say they prefer flooded batteries to smf.

Thanks

hardywaltz,
i think you have answered the question yourself.
if the location will be unoccupied for the better part of the year, then it's better
to install sealed maintenance free batteries.
flooded batteries are not advisable except you plan going to top them up on a
regular basis or sending someone else to do it for you.
there are provisions for auto water fillers in after market purchases but that is
a different kettle of fish altogether.

hardywaltz:
Please house I need to find out the best option for batteries.

Seal maintenance free batteries
Or
Flooded batteries.

It's for a location that is unoccupied for most part of the year so regular topping of battery acid maybe impossible.

The recent I'm asking is coz a lot of people say they prefer flooded batteries to smf.

Thanks

The part in bold answers your question. Sealed Maintenance free are called that for a reason and are best for places what are unoccupied for most part of the year as long as they get sufficiently charged.

earthrealm:


batt bank barely lasted 1 yr?...thats wrong,are you sure you are not overloading your system.

yeah ph is terribe during the rainy season, @niyi, would not understand, even if u oversize the panellls 2x , it may likely not sustain u for 5 days straight bad weather unless you oversize the bank again 4x

The issue is that batteries in Nigeria in general are terrible, anyways our problems are about solved.

We just ordered for a couple battleborns Lifepo4 12v 100ah batteries and they are in transit to Nigeria.

I must say that I'm very very excited at the thought of having a battery that delivers 100% of it's rated capacity over a long period of time.

I will keep the house posted when they arrive and on how they perform and if indeed Lithium is the future.

From the way I see it, even at current prices, they may already be more cost effective than their lead acid counterparts, especially the ones from Nigeria.

NoMoreTrolling:
We just ordered for a couple battleborns Lifepo4 12v 100ah batteries and they are in transit to Nigeria.

I must say that I'm very very excited at the thought of having a battery that delivers 100% of it's rated capacity over a long period of time.

I will keep the house posted when they arrive and on how they perform and if indeed Lithium is the future.

From the way I see it, even at current prices, they may already be more cost effective than their lead acid counterparts, especially the ones from Nigeria.

Nice, abeg provide Link and purchase process.

This one can deliver 100A for 1 hour gud stuff for short term heavy loads

ojeysky:


Where are you getting your MPPSolar and what spec is this?

AliExpress and PIP5048MK

Available for sale at the following offer price:

Morningstar Tristar 60A MPPT charge controller @ N200,000

2 " 325W solar panel at N55,000 each

Victron battery balancer at N25,000

Current location: Eket

mank1234:


AliExpress and PIP5048MK

Am also saving to get the 3024GK but the cheapest shipping I have seen so far is about 100USD. How are you getting around the shipping cost?

ojeysky:


Am also saving to get the 3024GK but the cheapest shipping I have seen so far is about 100USD. How are you getting around the shipping cost?

Try Lstar4real moniker.

mank1234:


Try Lstar4real moniker.

Crisvicmall is actually cheaper, still looking for one that can beat their option.

GeorgeD1:

hehehe! snake oil or crocodile oil, my battery life saver (bls) works great for me.
i wouldn't run my batteries one day without them.
don't know about others though

You're my brother indeed!

Hello Solar Gurus in the forum,

I just got a small solar system of a 300W solar panel, a PWM charge controller, a 1000W inverter and a used 200Ah battery.

My laptop charger is 65W and the system lasts 3 hours at night. I would like to know if I plug a fan of same wattage (65W) as the laptop without plugging the laptop, would I have the same number of hours? My thought goes into the induction coil in the fan. I am being careful as I got a fairly used battery and I don't want to put too much strain on it.

Please help on this.

My primary 12V charger died after about 10 years of meritorious service. Not keen on rewinding the transformer nor tampering with the FETs (done that once before and it wasn't quite the same).

Any recommendations for something cheap and reliable? Needn't exceed 20A (max 30A). Currently rigged a spare 250W panel with a spare CC to help people maintain batteries kept with me.