Solar Systems
What a Solar Install Actually Looks Like, Day by Day
People ask about kilowatt hours and warranties. What they are usually worried about is different: how many days will strangers be ...
Solar in the Rainy Season: The Real Reason It Fails
Your solar worked fine in dry season, then the rains came and the battery dies by morning. Here's what really happens to solar in the rainy season, and how to fix it.
What Size Inverter for a 3 Bedroom Flat in Nigeria?
This is the most common question we get, almost word for word. What size inverter do I need for a 3 bedroom flat?
And I underst...
Solar for Boreholes and Pumping Machines in Nigeria
Almost every system we are called out to fix has the same story attached. Everything works, until somebody turns on the pump.
T...
Cleaning Solar Panels: Harmattan, Soot and Rain
Panels have no moving parts, so people assume there is nothing to maintain. Mostly true. There is exactly one job, and skipping it...
Solar Generator vs Solar Inverter System: The Difference
A man called the office last month asking for the solar generator, the one that powers the whole house. He had watched a video of ...
Why Is My Inverter Beeping? Fault Codes Explained
It is somewhere after midnight, the room is getting warm, and something in the corridor is beeping.
Most people do one of two t...
Can I Add Solar Panels to My Existing Inverter?
Plenty of Nigerian homes already have an inverter and a battery. It came in years ago to carry the lights and the TV through an ou...
Home Battery Backup in Nigeria: Why You Need One
Most Nigerian homes get four to six hours of NEPA a day. Parts of Lagos get less. Parts of Rivers State get nothing for days at a ...
How to Choose a Solar Panel for Your Home in Nigeria
A man called me last month with three quotes on his table. Same house, same rough budget, three completely different panel recomme...