ojeysky:


2100AH of 48v wow! See storage capacity! yes lithium will be a hype in those kind of lead acid you've now installed but when it comes to equivalent in space and weight it will still be lithium. For the zenit batteries however I think luck and doing something right happened there. Let's think about it, there were not so much low quality/fake batteries in 2012.

However Bros I no envy you o, else this one go cost me multiple organs! But with this you should be set-up for another 10 years+ journey

lolz. in terms of space and weight, lithium rules obviously.
but those were the least of my worries when i was considering biting the offer.
for a cost to amp/hour ratio, it was a no-brainer for me because clearly the price
was better than anything on the market at the time.

specs says design life is for between 15 to 18yrs. i guess time will tell but if my zeniths
could last me almost 8yrs, i expect these to exceed that feat.

mcTrinity:


We all know that Lead-Acid remains the winning team...
Just that the few Lithium users are more or less like Chelsea fans... IfYouKnowYouKnow

I come and go in peace.

Congrats grand patron!!! More grace

tanx my brother. i believe no one battery chemistry is better than the other.
it all depends on application and how much you're ready to pay for quality.

GeorgeD1:


lolz. in terms of space and weight, lithium rules obviously.
but those were the least of my worries when i was considering biting the offer.
for a cost to amp/hour ratio, it was a no-brainer for me because clearly the price
was better than anything on the market at the time.

specs says design life is for between 15 to 18yrs. i guess time will tell but if my zeniths
could last me almost 8yrs, i expect these to exceed that feat.

Fantastic something! Am interested in cost of each for any future deployments especially if they can be sourced locally.

GeorgeD1:
in conclusion, while i'm reluctant to change a winning team (obviously lead-acid has served me well),
i'm open to new technology and definitely lithium will have a major part to play going forward as a
next steps towards acquiring even more storage as i continue adding power guzzling creature
comfort equipment to the house.

See meeeeennnnnn.
I hail ooooo,na learner I still be compared to your package here ooooo

earthrealm:


I use 1hp LG, n it chills ok.
Chris poor cooling maybe a peculiar case caused by dirty filter, condenser, or low gas

I clean them all

GeorgeD1:


48v 2000ah battery bank, although nameplate says 2190ah at c10

Congrats Georged1. Super massive bank.
Surely an 8 digit something.
These are still lead acid batts, of the gel kind, not lifepo4..

Too bad 12v systems are usually puny and clumsy 6 x 2v x 2000ah would sure make a bank, to be envied by lifepo4 as c/10 wud still be a whooping 200amps

mcTrinity:


Evening boss,

What's the charging current ?

14amps bros.

GeorgeD1:
in conclusion, while i'm reluctant to change a winning team (obviously lead-acid has served me well),
i'm open to new technology and definitely lithium will have a major part to play going forward as a
next steps towards acquiring even more storage as i continue adding power guzzling creature
comfort equipment to the house.

George D my man. Baba of lead acid. This is massive brother.

GeorgeD1:


lolz. in terms of space and weight, lithium rules obviously.
but those were the least of my worries when i was considering biting the offer.
for a cost to amp/hour ratio, it was a no-brainer for me because clearly the price
was better than anything on the market at the time.

specs says design life is for between 15 to 18yrs. i guess time will tell but if my zeniths
could last me almost 8yrs, i expect these to exceed that feat.

These batteries should see the 20yrs mark in your hands

earthrealm:


Congrats Georged1. Super massive bank.
Surely an 8 digit something.
These are still lead acid batts, of the gel kind, not lifepo4..

Too bad 12v systems are usually puny and clumsy 6 x 2v x 2000ah would sure make a bank, to be envied by lifepo4 as c/10 wud still be a whooping 200amps

Using those monsters for a 12v setup will be a killer, your charger will be working round the clock o!

GeorgeD1:
as promised earlier, i have been on my 260ah 12pcs zenith batteries since 2012. it's been a remarkable
journey no doubt, especially given all the lament on here about lead acid batteries and their poor durability.
7 years and counting and my batteries seemed to just go on and on. at a point i almost became confused
as to why i was having such a nice time with lead acid while the general opinion was anything but pleasant.
maybe i was just plain lucky or maybe i was doing something right afterall...
the jury is still out on this...

You mean lead batteries like that in cars ?

Congratulations oga GeorgeD, better soup na money kill am. More sun to your batteries Bros. Enjoy

earthrealm:

Buying used items may help you achieve your goal as well.
A client of mine would have 20 x 250w mono chinese panels, for sale next week, as a result of upgrade. Price would be 25k for each panel, however slight discount if buying more than 4 panels.

Mix of myhome, sunfit, flames panels

Odimbannamdi these look like a deal. Keep a eye out for them, if they fall within your pv module needs

Trippledots:


Odimbannamdi these look like a deal. Keep a eye out for them, if they fall within your pv module needs

I saw it ooo...but the panels are in Owerri. I will reach out to the bros sha, to figure our a way. Thanks baba

queenfav:
Please guys,how can i stop my house from using PHED during the day even though there is power.It's now that the tariff has been increased by over 100% that they now give us light.I want to be using solar in day time and PHED at night.Can i put my changeover switch on neutral during the day to achieve this.I don't want my meter reading unless i want it to.

You can just switch off the NEPA socket where your inverter is plugged to for charging.

This is another advantage of some of the top hybrid inverters we discuss about here. They are programmable to juggle power use between grid and solar. Some can even share the use of NEPA and solar in percentages at the same time; like PHCN/Solar in 80/20 during the day and 20/80 at night.

DrSolar on you tube uses a hybrid that does that (I can't recall his Nairaland username now) but he also a member on this thread. @ NiyiOmolyunade also does something like that.

Edited: I think the username is Chris or something.

GeorgeD1:
as promised earlier, i have been on my 260ah 12pcs zenith batteries since 2012. it's been a remarkable
journey no doubt, especially given all the lament on here about lead acid batteries and their poor durability.
7 years and counting and my batteries seemed to just go on and on. at a point i almost became confused
as to why i was having such a nice time with lead acid while the general opinion was anything but pleasant.
maybe i was just plain lucky or maybe i was doing something right afterall...
the jury is still out on this...

I believe your long courtship with the Zenith lead batteries boils down to usage. When I was "lead acid", the low discharge cut off for the batteries were 12.1v, but I wasn't impressed with the two years plus I got before I felt they needed replacement, although I admit they were not "high premium" brands.

An AC gate opener (idle consumption of 3 watts+6 watts idle of the 300 watts inverter) I used always ran down the two pieces 12v 12ah batteries by morning if the sun does not come up as early as 8am and within 6 months the batteries usually needed to be replaced. The solution then was to switch off the inverter at night and back on in the morning, which is not always done since I'm away for weeks at a time. But ever since I changed to a DC gate opener on two pieces 12v 7ah batteries 10 months ago, the headache is no more.

Your 12 pieces 260ah lead acid battery bank is massive, so I won't argue if you say you don't go below 12.5v DoD in most cases within the 8 year period. This undoubtedly will earn you more years of beauty from the battery. The popular consensus here is that lead does not forgive too much and too frequent high DoD at all, but lithium gives you more at higher and more frequent DoD. One of my lithium pack has rarely gone below 13.0v by morning in the last 4 months even though the LVD is set at 12.3v. If it continues like that, I see myself getting 12 years use out of it.

BetaTechnicians:

To think I was expecting you to end with "So, I want to sell them off and go lithium".

GeorgeD1:
so, goodbye zenith (it was good while it lasted) and welcome sonnenschein!

Sonnes what?... Sounds like something out of Hitler's Germany I almost bit my tongue pronouncing that. Woah, massive beasts by the way; literarily, "I kill drum for you" (I doff my hat for you). Abeg which of your kidneys did it cost you? Just wondering ni o

With this renewed acquisition and rekindled romance, I don't see Mr GeorgeD1 courting lithium for probably the next 15 years, a time majority of us here as AE enthusiasts might already be using lithium-powered electric cars. The only reason he might be forced to use lithium at that time will be in his own electric car. Lolz.

mcTrinity:
World class execution.... We always make it Safe, Neat, Efficient, Flexible, and Professional

Solar Energy remains the future!

Sun remains the answer!!!

The first picture.
Two inverters??

The voltage stabilizer is for PHCH right?

mcTrinity:


We all know that Lead-Acid remains the winning team...
Just that the few Lithium users are more or less like Chelsea fans... IfYouKnowYouKnow

I come and go in peace.

Congrats grand patron!!! More grace

I'm not much of a soccer fab though, but I'm interested in knowing if that Chelsea fan swipe was a compliment or not. Lol.

GeorgeD1:
so, goodbye zenith (it was good while it lasted) and welcome sonnenschein!

I see these batteries in industrial application, it is great to see someone use it in a domestic setting. Good job here. These batteries have the right to cost an arm and a leg plus two eyes

A popular marketer was marketing this product last year

https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/602#83420592

mcTrinity:
World class execution.... We always make it Safe, Neat, Efficient, Flexible, and Professional

Solar Energy remains the future!

Sun remains the answer!!!

Execution = A+

Good job here

ceaser:


You can just switch off the NEPA socket where your inverter is plugged to for charging.

This is another advantage of some of the top hybrid inverters we discuss about here. They are programmable to juggle power use between grid and solar. Some can even share the use of NEPA and solar in percentages at the same time; like PHCN/Solar in 80/20 during the day and 20/80 at night.

DrSolar on you tube uses a hybrid that does that (I can't recall his Nairaland username now) but he also a member on this thread. @ NiyiOmolyunade also does something like that.

Edited: I think the username is Chris or something.

That's cool o.thanks to you guys here,i keep learning new things about solar energy.We plan to upgrade to a bigger set up next year,i will tell Hubby about going for a hybrid inverter with this function.

ojeysky:


2100AH of 48v wow! See storage capacity! yes lithium will be a hype in those kind of lead acid you've now installed but when it comes to equivalent in space and weight it will still be lithium. For the zenit batteries however I think luck and doing something right happened there. Let's think about it, there were not so much low quality/fake batteries in 2012.

However Bros I no envy you o, else this one go cost me multiple organs! But with this you should be set-up for another 10 years+ journey

Lolz @multiple organs..The thing is this,once you have tasted solar.You just can't go back, rather you will even want to upgrade.If we knew how good it is ,we would have went all out to install a bigger set up.I hear generator noise and i get irritated so much.I wonder how i coped all these years.Solar is the way to go,it has really given mw comfort.


I watch tv without fear of PHCN taking light and making me miss out on the movie.My baby has never seen darkness since she was born nor has she slept without Fan or AC.Or is it how it helps me plan my grocery shopping?I shop once a month and freeze most items.Same as cooking,i can make 5 soups and freeze without fear.Everything stays fresh because my fridge is always on 24/7 thanks to solar.Abeg,anyone who can even afford to invest 2m-10m on a set up should not hesitate,its worth it!I pray for my husband daily because it has really made life really easy and comfortable for me.

earthrealm:

Buying used items may help you achieve your goal as well.
A client of mine would have 20 x 250w mono chinese panels, for sale next week, as a result of upgrade. Price would be 25k for each panel, however slight discount if buying more than 4 panels.

Mix of myhome, sunfit, flames panels

hello are the items available .I need some

queenfav:
Lolz @multiple organs..The thing is this,once you have tasted solar.You just can't go back, rather you will even want to upgrade.If we knew how good it is ,we would have went all out to install a bigger set up.I hear generator noise and i get irritated so much.I wonder how i coped all these years.Solar is the way to go,it has really given mw comfort.


I watch tv without fear of PHCN taking light and making me miss out on the movie.My baby has never seen darkness since she was born nor has she slept without Fan or AC.Or is it how it helps me plan my grocery shopping?I shop once a month and freeze most items.Same as cooking,i can make 5 soups and freeze without fear.Everything stays fresh because my fridge is always on 24/7 thanks to solar.Abeg,anyone who can even afford to invest 2m-10m on a set up should not hesitate,its worth it!I pray for my husband daily because it has really made life really easy and comfortable for me.

That is the spirit sister... we can not allow ourselves to be blackmailed by the power companies.

ceaser:

a time majority of us here as AE enthusiasts might already be using lithium-powered electric cars. The only reason he might be forced to use lithium at that time will be in his own electric car. Lolz.

Electric cars with swap-able battery packs will make sense in Nigeria... especially with the cost of petrol now

chrisblack:
hello are the items available .I need some

Yes they are,
8 x 250w near owerri.
12 x 250w in benin city.
Bulk purchase is encouraged with a slight discount, as seller would prefer dealing with 1 or 2 persons

YoungBrain:


That is the spirit sister... we can not allow ourselves to be blackmailed by the power companies.

yes o.They are increasing tarrif when we don't even get to enjoy the electricity.

zeestone99:
For sale. Used eapro 500va and contec 1kva. Working perfectly.
500va -28k
1kva - 38k

Are they pure sine wave?

earthrealm:


I use 1hp LG, n it chills ok.
Chris poor cooling maybe a peculiar case caused by dirty filter, condenser, or low gas

OK. Thanks. Which of these 2 is urs though? I'm trying to figure out if there's any real difference between the 2 because of the difference in price.

Cc Javid4me

ojeysky:


Works fine just be sure to clean the filters periodically

OK. Thanks bro

queenfav:
That's cool o.thanks to you guys here,i keep learning new things about solar energy.We plan to upgrade to a bigger set up next year,i will tell Hubby about going for a hybrid inverter with this function.

Hubby is trying oh.....na you de see na him de hear.

Hi guys,

Pls anbody knows if fangpusun charge controller can actually handle lithium battery.

It's on the manual, but I want to be sure oh since the manual is a copy of victron's own.