1. Reduce the electricity consumption of the building! First of all: If you want to save on electricity costs – you should first eliminate devices and appliances that use too much of it. These include standby devices, incandescent light bulbs and water heaters. The lower your overall consumption, the greater the part of it that you will be able to cover using solar
Install LEDs instead of light bulbs! Usually the largest single cost factor is lighting. Obsolete light bulbs only use about ten percent of the electricity to make light. 90 percent are lost as heat. They produce heat rather than light, because they are based on a glowing filament made of tungsten. Modern LEDs use almost all of the electricity to make light
3. Turn off standby mode! Many electrical devices (kitchen appliances, TVs, computers, game consoles, HiFi systems) also consume electricity when they not in use and on standby. Considering the number of electrical devices in a normal house, the standby consumption can really add up.
4. Make hot water electrically! If you are producing solar electricity, you should convert your hot water systems to electric boilers. Instantaneous water heaters also allow the heating of water close to the tap – for instance as under-sink units. The water temperature can be adjusted to exactly what is desired.
5. Run high-consumption devices during the day! Those appliances in the household with the highest electricity demand are the dish washer, the washing machine, the tumble dryer and the kitchen stove. These can easily be equipped with timer switches, so that they run during the day
6. Do your gardening on solar electricity! Solar electricity yields are highest between spring and autumn. This is also the time of year when the garden requires the most work. You can very conveniently run electric lawn mowers, hedge trimmers or lighting off solar electricity.
7. Heat electrically during the transitional periods! If your solar generator is run in combination with a sufficiently large storage unit, you can use infrared radiators to take the chill out of cooler evenings. Such radiators come in a variety of nice designs, even in the form of bathroom heating mirrors.
8. Energy storage increases efficiency! Between early 2014 and 2017, the price of stationary lithium batteries has fallen by more than 40 percent. This trend is expected to continue. Furthermore, the end of February saw the introduction of a new funding programme that will continue until 2018. These are good reasons for investing in a solar battery
9. Switch to e-mobility! Almost as useful as solar batteries can be electric cars and vehicles – of any size. From the lawn mower to grandpa’s (or the friendly neighbour’s) electric wheel chair to pedelecs (e-bicycles) and e-scooters for the family. All of these contain lithium batteries which can conveniently be charged with solar electricity.
10. Treasure hunt for all your family! Experienced technicians can support you when it comes to consumption od solar electricity. It can be helpful to go step by step and check your metres to see what effect each measure is having.
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New energy in South Africa
With the arrival of Eskom’s hiking of electricity prices and unreliable energy supply, we as South Africans have been forced to
change the way we view our energy management.
With a high increase in electricity every year the options are changing rapidly and most people are looking toward a solar solution.
Each home or business will have its own requirements and individual assessment. Put in an enquiry and let us do an energy audit to
calculate your energy requirement.
Installing solar in your home, business or farm is fast becoming the best financial decision you will ever make.
Inverters
An inverter allows you to enjoy no more power outages that leave you in the dark. An inverter saves power into a battery bank and when needed, converts the power from your battery (DC power) into alternating current (AC power) that is used by your lighting & appliances
Solar panels
A solar panel “absorbs” power from the sun and the great news is, it’s free. Once you have a solar capturing bank you can eliminate the need for Eskom and start capturing your own energy.
Battery bank
Selecting the right size battery bank for your solar power or back-up system is an important decision. Each system has several battery options and everything is sized proportionally, so the solar panels, inverter and battery all work optimally together
Maintenance
Solar panels are luckily one of the few things that don’t need to be maintained on a regular basis. They don’t have any moving parts so you don’t have to worry about pieces breaking. The only thing is that your solar panels need to be cleaned on a regular basis from dust & debris. This debris can cause your solar panels to not work as it should. When you clean your solar panels take utmost care not to accidently crack your solar panel, and to be alert when you have to access the roof with your ladder.
The best & easiest way to clean your solar panels is to take a garden hose and just spray them off. If you see your solar panels need a bit more than just a spray, you can wash it with a sponge or broom to remove more stubborn dirt. Just remember to clean your solar panels either early morning or late afternoon. Never spray your solar panels off with cold water during the day because the cold water on the hot solar surface may crack the panels, and then you will need to replace it.
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