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pandah
post May 25 2024, 07:39 AM

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Any good company in kuching?
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post May 25 2024, 07:50 AM

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Previously bill 500 to 600. Now average 250. Would have been better if I can use more panels but due to roof shape cannot.
ROI is 7 to 8 years unfortunately. Warranty 10 years. Not much savings but yes doing something for the environment.
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post May 25 2024, 08:48 AM

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QUOTE(batman1172 @ May 25 2024, 07:50 AM)
Previously bill 500 to 600. Now average 250. Would have been better if I can use more panels but due to roof shape cannot.
ROI is 7 to 8 years unfortunately. Warranty 10 years. Not much savings but yes doing something for the environment.
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ROI should be below 5years. installer charged too high!
how many KW and how much?
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post May 25 2024, 08:50 AM

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QUOTE(pandah @ May 25 2024, 07:39 AM)
Any good company in kuching?
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Someone from kuching shared his experience that the handful of solar installers here in kuching have no business in doing residential solar project. Don't even know which inverter to buy.

Wait it out until west malaysia companies come to us. Fuck sarawak style and their slow ass adoption
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post May 25 2024, 08:52 AM

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QUOTE(Boy96 @ May 24 2024, 07:46 PM)
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Unfortunately my Solar journey ends here . Click the spoiler to see pictures.

As per whatsapp from the solar company engineering team, my roof structure cannot support the weight of the solar panels

"Kayu ni boleh pecah kalau kita drill, bila da masuk L + railing + panel , possibility utk kayu tu mengepak dan pecah tinggi tu".

This means im stuck with a rm700+ tnb bill every month from now on
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700 bill.
That kind of roof means your house is heating up rapidly due to that kind of roof.

Suggestion
Look for quotes for roof renovation.
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post May 25 2024, 09:15 AM

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QUOTE(Avangelice @ May 25 2024, 08:52 AM)
700 bill.
That kind of roof means your house is heating up rapidly due to that kind of roof.

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Look for quotes for roof renovation.
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Or maybe AC keep running its compressor cz its not a closed area, similar to my kampung.
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post May 25 2024, 10:23 AM

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QUOTE(ar188 @ May 25 2024, 08:48 AM)
ROI should be below 5years. installer charged too high!
how many KW and how much?
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4.5kw rm21k
If I put 2 more panel would be 5 years roi but cannot due to roof shape. It’s a really stupid roof.
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post May 25 2024, 10:31 AM

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QUOTE(Boy96 @ May 24 2024, 07:46 PM)
» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «


Unfortunately my Solar journey ends here . Click the spoiler to see pictures.

As per whatsapp from the solar company engineering team, my roof structure cannot support the weight of the solar panels

"Kayu ni boleh pecah kalau kita drill, bila da masuk L + railing + panel , possibility utk kayu tu mengepak dan pecah tinggi tu".

This means im stuck with a rm700+ tnb bill every month from now on
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bro. from looks of it your house suffers from heat. try insulate it. change to PU metal roof helps a lot
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post May 25 2024, 10:45 AM

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QUOTE(ayamxxx @ May 25 2024, 06:38 AM)
Rm700 monthly bill, whats the main contribution? If it AC, suggest changing all to 5 stars inverter first.  It drop my monthly bill massively cz previously use old AC which are not efficient
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All the 3 AC's are already inverter but they are running night and day , not 24 hours but during the hotter time of the day. Ive looked into the daily stats, on days that there's no one at home, idle consumption is 6kWh daily, normal day usage is 35kWh, and on days when I charge the EV (once every 4 days), daily consumption is 70kWh

QUOTE(Avangelice @ May 25 2024, 08:52 AM)
700 bill.
That kind of roof means your house is heating up rapidly due to that kind of roof.

Suggestion
Look for quotes for roof renovation.
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QUOTE(aLittleMisfit @ May 25 2024, 10:31 AM)
bro. from looks of it your house suffers from heat. try insulate it. change to PU metal roof helps a lot
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Probably need to look into it already. But don't know where to start and who to look for. Later need to do more research

This post has been edited by Boy96: May 25 2024, 10:46 AM
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QUOTE(Boy96 @ May 25 2024, 10:45 AM)
All the 3 AC's are already inverter but they are running night and day , not 24 hours but during the hotter time of the day. Ive looked into the daily stats, on days that there's no one at home, idle consumption is 6kWh daily, normal day usage is 35kWh, and on days when I charge the EV (once every 4 days), daily consumption is 70kWh
Probably need to look into it already. But don't know where to start and who to look for. Later need to do more research
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First off looking at the pics it's metal roof with wood then ur ceiling. Any aluminum heat reflector underneath?

Also that metal roof sucks. Get tiles or if u can install a fan on ur roof.

If u also can, collect rain water in a huge drum and during hot weather use it to spray on top of ur roof to cool it
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post May 25 2024, 10:55 AM

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QUOTE(smsid @ Oct 3 2023, 10:45 AM)
Can easily last 10 years solar panel if good brand.

If it takes 5 years to break even, good already.
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I got a quotation from a contractor, estimated roi 2.7 years..seems like a good ROI

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post May 25 2024, 10:57 AM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ May 25 2024, 12:09 AM)
the granny brick is rated 2.3kw... usually i think it charges lower around 1.8kw (my main wallbox is 7kw but i set it up for 5kw to reduce cable loss)

originally i was thinking a 1kwp grid tie or off grid for a 1hp aircon for day use... then i was thinking maybe i can use it to slow charge the ev... the ev can limit charging power but i can't remember how low it can go... I'll have to do some more testing to finalize kwp... grid tie will be easiest to supplement ac power...

my usual tnb bill is 250...ev adds 150... so a small system for the ev that i can diy i think will be more cost effective than going 5-7kwp nem for the whole house...

anyways... thank you for taking an interest... smile.gif
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That's why I asked you your about your original charger details. Your 1kW off grid cannot power it unless you mod it which is a big qustion mark! hmm.gif Or maybe some crazy mat salleh already managed to do it? brows.gif
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post May 25 2024, 11:01 AM

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QUOTE(WH4CockcooBird @ May 24 2024, 08:03 PM)
I got two friends living at close vicinity with solar panels installed.

11.5kw and 6.4kw.

Both string inverter

April TNB bill shows 890kwh and 396kwh respectively

And this figure appear to be peak of what their system is producing.

Is this considered ok?
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Too low, mine is 11.7kw but generate much higher kwh. I think yours is net after daily consumption.

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This post has been edited by etan26: May 25 2024, 11:04 AM
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post May 25 2024, 11:01 AM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ May 25 2024, 12:09 AM)
the granny brick is rated 2.3kw... usually i think it charges lower around 1.8kw (my main wallbox is 7kw but i set it up for 5kw to reduce cable loss)

originally i was thinking a 1kwp grid tie or off grid for a 1hp aircon for day use... then i was thinking maybe i can use it to slow charge the ev... the ev can limit charging power but i can't remember how low it can go... I'll have to do some more testing to finalize kwp... grid tie will be easiest to supplement ac power...

my usual tnb bill is 250...ev adds 150... so a small system for the ev that i can diy i think will be more cost effective than going 5-7kwp nem for the whole house...

anyways... thank you for taking an interest... smile.gif
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Bro I also TNB monthly 250 average without EV currently. But I plan to have EV soon. So may I know your 150 extra per month for EV is for how many kilometers of travel? What EV you use btw? Tq
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post May 25 2024, 11:06 AM

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QUOTE(Boy96 @ May 25 2024, 10:45 AM)
All the 3 AC's are already inverter but they are running night and day , not 24 hours but during the hotter time of the day. Ive looked into the daily stats, on days that there's no one at home, idle consumption is 6kWh daily, normal day usage is 35kWh, and on days when I charge the EV (once every 4 days), daily consumption is 70kWh
Probably need to look into it already. But don't know where to start and who to look for. Later need to do more research
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Perhaps you could install metal bracings anchored to main building's structure on top those existing metal roofing to support solar panels?

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post May 25 2024, 11:07 AM

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QUOTE(grimjow @ May 25 2024, 10:55 AM)
I got a quotation from a contractor, estimated roi 2.7 years..seems like a good ROI
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Of course the contractor will try to exaggerate it, scare got hidden fees along the road.
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post May 25 2024, 11:12 AM

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QUOTE(gaman @ May 25 2024, 11:06 AM)
Perhaps you could install metal bracings anchored to main building's structure on top those existing metal roofing to support solar panels?
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This is what i saw on some other house in my neighbourhood. But the solar company i asked about this and they refuse to recommend this method. Dont know why, they just said it wont work..

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post May 25 2024, 11:30 AM

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QUOTE(Boy96 @ May 25 2024, 11:12 AM)
This is what i saw on some other house in my neighbourhood. But the solar company i asked about this and they refuse to recommend this method. Dont know why, they just said it wont work..
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Looking at the conditions of your roof truss/zinc sheet I think they don't want to take the risk. If you DIY can always used those frameless type solar panels with a cheap hybrid inverter+48v100Ah battery & used it off grid.
QUOTE(grimjow @ May 25 2024, 10:55 AM)
I got a quotation from a contractor, estimated roi 2.7 years..seems like a good ROI
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Please share more details so we can see how they managed to give you a 2.7 years ROI.

This post has been edited by adamw: May 25 2024, 11:32 AM
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post May 25 2024, 02:45 PM

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QUOTE(adamw @ May 25 2024, 10:57 AM)
That's why I asked you your about your original charger details. Your 1kW off grid cannot power it unless you mod it which is a big qustion mark!  hmm.gif  Or maybe some crazy mat salleh already managed to do it? brows.gif
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ok... car can limit charging to 6A... so about 1.3kw... so definitely can work... or i can add more panel biggrin.gif

so called "ev charger" is a pass through device basically a glorified switch talking to the car to start/stop only... and also limit max draws from the wall so it don't blow you fuse or burn down the house... they can usually work at lower power...

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QUOTE(dwRK @ May 25 2024, 02:45 PM)
ok... car can limit charging to 6A... so about 1.3kw... so definitely can work... or i can add more panel biggrin.gif

so called "ev charger" is a pass through device basically a glorified switch talking to the car to start/stop only... and also limit max draws from the wall so it don't blow you fuse or burn down the house... they can usually work at lower power...
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Google for "diy solar carport", may be can help.

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