Mfunkynation:

You should have complain to them for them to do the needful and charge you properly.
I make an order @1606... Unfortunately the seller didn't ship the order after 6 days, so I was refunded.
I was shock to discover that the refunded me at 1500, I immediately lay my complain, them quickly looked in it , deduct their yeye refund and credit me back at 1604... Which is far better.

Abeg I discovered that return/refunds for defective items received no longer have options for buyers to choose "not to return". Is this the new trend on AE?

It's being a while I received a defective item and I'm used to keeping the defective one while the seller either sends a new one or refunds me.

The purchase protection for the item runs out in three days. And I've communicated with the seller with video evidence uploaded,but the n0nsense dude replied me with only. "okay". Soo I decided to escalate and n0nsense AE is telling me to "head over to post office to drop the item". I was like are dey madt ni? Shey they don't know how much it's gonna cost me to send a 6 USD defective item back to China using nipost?

Please make Una help me quick o.

By the way the item was delivered via speedaf. Reason for the quick delivery before expiry of purchase protection.

noobody:


Payment failed,not in our dictionary..

We dey checkout and deliver.

AliExpress checkouts always available
Legit funds with full refund in case of dispute.

Still putting that smile on your face smiley

How do I get the item delivered to my address if you pay for it? Does it mean I'll provide for you the login details of my AE account for you to pay?

Threedoorsdown:


Correct. Just correct her and resolve your problem internally.

Except if it's a skit else, he didn't do well

Ńa wá o

Hybrid600:


Them say na 240ah sef. But the brand name though, e go really cause confusion to newbies...

This is exactly the reason behind the name. Neophytes that don't know about the various battery chemistry will hear that lithium battery is good and lasts much longer than LA, then rush to go buy "Lithium battery". And true true, na "Lithium battery" he buy, so why should it not last long.

There are many ways to increase sales of a product, but this here is one bad way to make sales - tricking ignorant buyers.

Baker77:
Please, can I use 4 units of 475w jinko panel with 60A Powmr?

2s 2p will still work for a total of 85v Voc

And I think that PowMr CC has higher than 80v Voc for 24v system. Check the manual.

Valto:
. no be small thing. marketers can do and undo... lithuim tubular ke!

Lol. 😂😂

And dem still put "Lastino" for the name. As in ńa tubular battery ó, but the thing go laaaast so tey, e go last reach lithium battery.

Reminds me of a dry cell which was branded "Austino". I just talk say our brother Austin don enter China ask them to do watered-down battery that he ca import into Nigeria.

May God epp us.

Submissions have been apt on this. A hybrid inverter in place of felicity standalone (even 7.5kva felicity hybrid inverter is still okay) and a badass 48v LFP pack within your budget is the way to go. The moment I saw 2 tubular batteries in tbe lineup from your installer, I just made up my mind about him

606thearena:
Good evening everyone, pls guys I want to get a 5kva inverter system , my installer is giving me 3 m quotation plus installation with 7.5kva feleicity inverter . He said I should just get the 7.5kva felicity inveryer since I plan to use my A.c 1.5 inverter later on . That I will not regret it .
This is what he is offering
8 panels of 250 watts panels
7.5 kva felicity inverter
2 tubular batteries 220amp luminous
SMS charge controller .60amp.

ojesymsym:
If you can control the remote itself with HA or Node Red, then it does not need to have a timer na

With Tuya smart life app, the timer can work for instance on "turn off" or "turn on" times. Also for dusk (sunrise) or dawn (sundown) but this dusk - dawn option is only available on select smart plugs, not all smart plugs.

As for the Tuya Infra Red remote, it doesn't have those timer options available on its app UI.

I don't know much about node red sha.

swagifted:
i have never successfully used it to control dstv decoders fully...have you tried?

No. I use it for Startimes. And it works fine especially for all the major buttons/functions.

NB: I retired my DSTV decoder years ago and adopted Startimes cos of the shenanigans of the former, plus I'm not a football guy, so I don't think I'm missing much. I also have similar aversion to using MTN 😁, though thankfully other alternative networks are good on location.

bbally:


I did look at the cables, it happened that a the negative cable which I had celotape but the celotape got weak and water got into it and it was grounding with the panel frame and as soon as I moved the cable away from the panel everything picked up.
Thanks guys for the contributions.

Bare negative cable that was cellotaped?

Just a question. Did you cut off the MC4 plugs on your solar panel?

Trippledots:


Where did you get that battery monitor from please?

From AliExpress.

durodee:

Interesting! In one of my sites in Oyo North, we have not smelt IBEDC at all in my area this year. The area was notorious for low voltage, so early last year or so, I got a 15kva servo stab . Now the thing is gathering dust on the wall.
I heard the whole town seems to have been forgotten by IBEDC for months now.
Because of charging opportunity in my place, you will think a community meeting is holding always.

Bros. Touch somebody's life today. Uplift the needy in your midst. Sow your 15kva servo stab into a needy's life today. Like me for example. 😁 I'm a needy.

God bless you as you do so. 🌞

ojesymsym:
It turns out that there are controllers one can configure to make any AC become a smart AC that can be controlled remotely and I reckon that one can use Home Assistant with them in the process.

Actually I just thought about something now as you mentioned this. One of my tuya devices is a remote control that I use to operate the TV, sound system and decoder from the phone. You can programme almost any remote, and I mean almost any remote, to it and control it on your phone from anywhere in the world. It's just that it doesn't have facility for timer.

twinskenny:


in that enviroment yes it is

1500 per block multiply by 260 blocks per day

Pray tell. Are these ice block making machines the ones manufactured using Air conditioners? Do they use the flash-freeze mechanism where you can get your ice block ready in less than 24 hours?

I have an ice block set up too, but it is with regular 317L freezer and it takes like 3 days for things to freeze over. It's just a means to channel the excess power generated into something worthwhile.

helinues:
Toh

Another ants infested wood palava.

Why should it always be cart before the horse? Huh

helinues:
Toh

Another ants infested wood palava.

Why should it always be cart before the horse? Huh

The government actually put the horse before the cart by stationing security to maintain order and protect civilians on the said "Biafra day". But the aggressor (which was also being protected by the civilians) decided to murder peace by killing the horse (five men and their trucks burnt).

So sadly, now the military will not again consider putting the horse before that cart for fear of getting the horse killed again. For now, the cart should be in front, protecting the horse which is at the rear, from slugs. Once the threat is taken care of, the horse can resume its position in the front.

To mitigate the collective reprisal, the civilians can help to identify the culprits (which they know and live among them) and report them to the authorities, not necessarily to the army who may understandably sentimentally be unfair in metting out justice to the criminals.

The government actually put the horse before the cart by stationing security to maintain order and protect civilians on the said "Biafra day". But the aggressor (which was also being protected by the civilians) decided to murder peace by killing the horse (five men and their trucks burnt).

So sadly, now the military will not again consider putting the horse before that cart for fear of getting the horse killed again. For now, the cart should be in front, protecting the horse which is at the rear, from slugs. Once the threat is taken care of, the horse can resume its position in the front.

durodee:

Update on this review:
I recently installed 2 more of this CC : one for my use and one for a friend. Both CCs behaved different from previous installs.
1) They get much hotter than the older make. I suspect the fan speed. The new ones have fans that are very silent but not as efficient as older variants. Temps of the new ones got as high as 65°C despite the fan being on!
2) The temperature sensor gauges differently on the old and new variants ans could be off by almost 5-10 degree
3) On a good note, harvest seems better than the old variants
How do you know which one you got? The OLD variants had a light that constantly blinks in the fan recess in front.

I have six of these, the first of the six procured almost 4 years ago. The last one was about 2 years ago. The lights you described blink in all.

Even when I bought a barebone PowMr variant CC (all the components excluding the metal case & screws) to DIY a mobile all-in-one power station, it still has that blinking light.

I wonder why the removed the light in their new iteration. And even with weaker fans. Shrink-flation maybe.

MakeSkyBlue was turning out to be an annoyingly expensive offer before PowMr came out and they had an online tug of war (imitation etc) for a while. I think it has died down now. I have a unit of MakeSkyBlue and the coming of PowMr was Godsent affordability when the former was getting unbearably expensive.

There is AI mode on the remote which is the mode I select to achieve the power saving. It senses the room temperature and appropriately ramps us condenser to cool it further or remain constant as the case may be.

As for the integration to determine consumption through state of charge of battery, that one na something wet I never sabi.

Maybe any of our guys here has an idea sha.

ojesymsym:
Do you think this your AC can be hooked into Home Assistant or controlled with node red?

@Adrusa and other automation experts, are there ACs that one can regulate the temperatures based on the state of charge of the batteries? So that as the sun is going down, we can start increasing the AC temperature and reduce the cycling time.

Wahala dey o.

What now happens to those that stock then in warehouses for sale?

Perhaps the problem occurs once it has been opened,used for a while and then taken back to storage. It may not happen if it is still tightly protected in it's original packages.

mctfopt:


This is very true. My 8 x 18650 charger/analyser that I bought and never used have failed to work.

My Reolink 5MP camera I bought and kept for like 2 years (forgot I had it ) has gone bad too.

Same thing happened to my heart rate monitor I bought and never used. Remembered the other day I was doubting the rate my watch gave after an exercise The thing no longer works.

All these devices no longer works after about 3 years of it been left in their pack

Can anyone explain why this happens?

These days I'm now using every electronic I have. Don't want to be caught lacking again

Sapiosexuality:
PowMr 60A MPPT solar Charge controller for sale. I'm scared it may deform from lack of use. It has never been used. Got it from Odinnamdi.

Price is #120,000. DM or send a mail to hieroglyphicsra@gmail.com 09016482201

Someone mentioned few posts back that appliances may stop working if put in storage for a long time without use. Is this why you made that statement
- (deform for lack of use)?

I have a Bluetooth energy meter that I retired/disconnected from the set up about 2 years ago and actually intended to sell it that time. I later put in storage. Few days ago, I tried to reconnect it and found out the screen backlight would not work. I even thought the monitor was bad, but I was able to shine light at some angle and realized it was the backlight. This is something working perfectly before it went into storage.

Pray tell, it this school of thought so valid?

I fear cos I have spare inverters (12v, 24v, 48v) in storage for use as back-up on days when repairs (God forbid) needs to be done on main units.

ojeysky:


What I use is sonoff, it has its own firmware/app which works fine but I had to flash some with tasmota for integration with nodered. There is no nodered module that works with sonoff without internet.(Don't know if such module exist now though)

Each time you talk on those stuff,you lose me at the point where you mention "flashing with Tasmota" and the "node red" thingy. 😁. I just log off at that point, because it requires some programming which sincerely I can't say I wanna even dabble into. My hands are full already and I fear that once I start dabbling into the realm of programming of any kind, I may be disappointed in myself if i dont catch up fast or if i give up along the way cos of the same problem dat precludes my foray into it - TIME.

Sapiosexuality:
What could be responsible for an inverter reading 0 watts when the sun in early morning sun. I noticed these fluctuations yesterday. It moves from 1.5kw to 500 and even to 100w and less. What could be the problem?

It's possible the input from your panels to the controller not yet the sufficient voltage that your CC requires, which means you'll hwve to wait past "early morning sun" a while to get to proper sun 🌞. It could also be that the connection is compromised at some point. Consider the following questions:

° Did your installer rip/cut off the MC4 connectors on that panel and do a direct naked wire connection instead? Many unlearned installers do this and with time,exposure of the junction to the elements result in compromise and reduced/interrupted voltage flow to the controller.

° Are your panels premium brand or at least one of the good ones? Were they purchssed used or new? The not-so-premium ones have bad wires on them and also bad connection to their MC4s so that with time,same thing as above 👆🏾 also happens.

° Could your MC4 connectors have partial contact at some point along the connection btw the panels?

° Are the wires from panels to controller good? Did he use the recommended stranded wires and not "NEPA" cable like some would do?

° How secured is the connection to the terminals of your charge controller?

Note that in such cases of cases as above scenarios, you may even see the correct voltage expected from your panels displayed on your CC, but you won't be seeing any amperage or powee goung into the battery.

TCD:


Hello. Could you please share a picture of this Tuya energy monitoring switch you have? Also how much is it and where can one get it? Thanks

They're pretty affordable and easy to install. They are available online at AliExpre55.

Someone here, @ojeysky I think, uses Tasmota instead of Tuya, but I didn't go the Tasmota way cos of the flashing and programming it requires which I'm not adept at.

For the Tuya, you only need the app installed on your device and also a WiFi router in your home and with data subscription if you intend to do remote monitoring and control. Although without data subscription, you can only do monitoring when you're at home and your device is on the same network as the switches.

Attached are a few of the devices I have and the screenshot of the app interface on my device.

mctfopt:


This is good to hear.

Thanks.

Update on the AC:

So I toyed around with some of the functions few hours ago.

° Immediately after turning it on, I started by running it in Jet mode to rapidly cool down the room. Consumption ramped up to the usual 1070w -ish. The room cooled down from 30deg to 27deg in about 30 minutes after which the Jet mode then automatically (as is indicated in the manual) changed from Jet mode to regular mode. The indicator on the remote control also indicated the change.

° At that point, the consumption had dropped to 940w and another one hour it dropped further to 840 watts. At this point I pressed the "Gen mode" button repeatedly but expectedly no obvious response or change in consumption.

° Next, I fondled with the "mode" button and to select the "Automatic mode" on the remote. Then following the manual instructions on the use of the mode function (picture attached), I selected "number 2" (keep room cold), and the internal fan ramped down its speed but the vanes kept moving and I also noticed that the external unit fan also stopped and the consumption dropped to 15w. It remained at 15w for about 30 minutes after which I drove out somewhere and left it on but monitoring the consumption on the phone. Apparently it was recirculating the already cold air that is in the room.

° Another one hour and I noticed that the consumption had ramped up to 271w and stayed there. Since I wasn't at home, I couldn't tell what was going on. I came home after 2 hours and noticed that the external unit had kicked in, and was probably responsible for that ramp up to 271w from the initial 15w. The room temperature remained at between 26deg to 27deg. It's four hours after and the consumption had further dipped to 267w

It seems there is something "energy saving" about this unit after all. Although I assume temperatures still get to as low as 18 deg with these ACs, the 26 degrees notwithstanding is adequate for a lone me in the room.

I guess cos of that "automatic mode", if it again senses ambient temperature rise due to presence of increased number of people in the room, it will likely ramp up the consumption further to do the job to maintain the expected cooling temperature.

NB: Pardon the long story. I just felt being detailed enough helps to inform readers, and maybe prospective users, better on these things.

mctfopt:


Jiji prices are often suggestions. You get the real price when you contact the seller. All the best.

Lol. Toh. God epp us 😂

idsolar:
@Xanderone I have installed Jordy-Ele 15kva wall mount supplied by @Zeestone for a client working okay. Infact, the client NEPA supply na bad one sometimes 90v - 110v but stabilize 220v to inverter without shaking

Thanks. How long has it been in use by the client?

I need to take my time on this stab issue and critically weigh my choice before taking the plunge. That LG AC mis-purchase is still giving me PTSD.

mctfopt:


New ones are available. Stavol is produced by Matsunaga.

Okay. I'll search further. Thanks.

Edited: I've spotted some. And they're even way cheaper than the A&E and Prag offerings. Great.

jonescosmos:
I will share with you my personal experience with these servo stabs.

THEY WORK AT THE BEGINING BUT WILL GRADUALLY FAIL.

Yes, they will fail because the movable parts on that huge toroidal coil will interact with the dusts that are settling on the spindle and coil. After a while, the dust might create a short circuit on the surface of the coil and then the stab will start dropping breaker or fuse due to the explosions from the short-circuit.
I have had this issue with more than four different brands, same issue ooo. Service center guys will try to file off the affected surface and it will work well only for the fault to return after a while.
I eventually stopped taking stuff to the service centers and started opening them up first damn the warrantee, see what went wrong and decide if I should go through the hassle of lifting heavy stabs to service center every now and then.
So during my quest, I discovered that DUST IS THE WORSE ENEMY OF A SERVO STAB.

Then I switched to a relay version and I have been using it for more than 5 years and counting without a single issue.

My Advice: If you must do a servo stab, make sure it's dust proof.

Thanks for the info.

Dustproofing an appliance like that may require totally shrouding it in some form of metallic or plastic case. And being a resistive appliance, it will require adequate ventilation to get rid of the heat that accompanies use. That precludes attempt to dustproof it. Also the manufacturers probably are aware of that achilles heel of their servo stabs but are probably not worried cos the dust issue is only a problem in dusty subsaharan environment which constitutes a small part of their customer base.

So that brings us to the relay version as the available type. Are there any downsides of the relay version compared to servo types?

I don't think I have seen relay types with 10kva capacity or more. From your experience which relay type stabilisers would you recommend?

mctfopt:


Stavol by Matsunaga is a better make. Go to JiJidotng and search for Stavol AVR or Matsunaga. They do make awesome servo AVR

I saw a Bluegate 20kva there too, that stabilizer can boost 130v to 220v.

Thanks. Noted

Edited: The offers available on that website are all used o, both Stavos and Matsunaga.

I didn't come across a new one.

So I don't wanna make another terrible error, this time with a central stabilizer. I may need to get one anytime as I was able to secure a prepaid meter that has for a while been installed but not used cos it had some error codes which made me unable to load a key change code and credit. The issue has been resolved. So I discovered the voltage supply is a terrible regular 160v and seldom 180v.

I did some searches and saw Prag, A&E dunamis models (10kva) and another funny name like this (Jor-El) 😁 as in Karl Kent name.

Anyways experienced users should kindly provide some info.

• Which models are tested and trusted? Few days ago, I pulled out about 4 units from storage that I last used about 6 years ago and realised they can't seem to handle the 160v input.

• How durable are these things? I read one of the reviews on Konga where a buyer cursed that the Jor-El he bought didn't last more than 6 months and it stopped working.

• How good are they in protecting appliances? My appliances have been safest on solar for many years now but foraging back into NEPA means I may be courting damage to these appliances from overvoltages, undervoltages and fluctuations.

• Any other questions that I may have missed but that experienced users know will also be welcome.

Thanks as always.

NB: I assume 10kva may suffice for loads which I anticipate may max to around 4kva with future upgrades/addition of appliances.

I also do not intend to hook my inverter AC charging unit to anything NEPA under any conditions whatsoever. It should continue to use the solar charging abeg, to avoid stories that touch.

I've however thought about installing an automatic rapid changeover switch to handle the change from inverter to NEPA whenever the latter gets the seizure brain waves to provide supply.

jonescosmos:


Just make sure your are not disposing LG Smart Inverter AC to buy Hisense Inverter AC that would be like jumping from frying pan into fire because people can't tell the difference when it comes to Performance against Energy Efficiency, Take for example your Home Theater is powered by I pass my neighbor, you tune up the BASS, your Gen will protest, You reduce BASS and Tune Up Tweeter, Your Gen will smile, after all you will still hear the same music, so why stress the poor GEN?
Same principle applies to these Inverter ACs, Hisense Inverter AC compressors doesn't finetune their consumptions, LG Inverter AC Compressors does. So while LG Inverter AC Compressor is trying to save you some energy, it will compensate it by reducing the cooling, Chikina.

I understand completely. My intention is to go with what people already have empirical evidences on, as it is tabled here for instance. So dual inverter it'll be. Or maybe even the newer dual inverter type B, as someone has mentioned here.

mctfopt:


That's a good deal if you ask me.

Could it be because Hisense is cheaper than LG and works just as well especially for those not particularly interested in energy efficiency?

From what I've read here, hisense' performance is better than LG's. But I don't think Hisense has at par energy saving options as LG has. I haven't even come across any hisense special names for AC the same way LG has (smart inverter, dual inverter) or Thernocool (Genpal)

Hisense ńa just Hisense. 😊

But it is always way cheaper than LG and thermocool which basically market their already established names. Not just their ACs but most of their appliances.

As per that deal, I hope they find buyer soon jàre. I don't like the way I'm seeing that AC everyday. It makes me mad with myself each time I see it or use it.

If una find anybody wey dey interested sha. I'm even ready to foot the logistics bills to the person.