Continue reading]]> The summer is really heating up and so your aircon bill is also soaring very high up in the sky. In a tropical country like ours, aircon is very common because our climate is not only tropically hot but is also very humid like in a sauna – humidity and heat is a very uncomfortable combination that is why we all just suck it in and accept to pay very high electric bills because we can’t bear the heat and humidity and so we rely on the air conditioner…

Thankfully, solar power is now made affordable by Asian factories with design and manufacturing costs tailored for the Asian budget. There was a time when a 5kW solar set up will start at least half a million pesos now – thanks to the Asian factories – a 5kW solar set up will only cost you 375,000 pesos and a 3kW set up will only cost you 255,000 pesos, and the panels for these set ups come with a safe 5 years warranty, while the rest of the components in the package comes with 1-2 years safe warranty. There are no moving parts in a solar set up, most components are just stationery and electrical in nature thus you are assured the 1-2 years warranty is already a very safe investment, while the panels which are always exposed to the sun are covered with a 5 year warranty, and since it is glass and solar dielectric to collect the solar power harvest, you can be assured that these parts can go even up to 30 years… Now If you compute that total cost investment for either the 3 or 5 kW set up and compare it with how much you’re paying now for your electric bill, you will certainly see that solar power makes sense in all angles… Those solar set up costs by the way is a package cost which means it covers both the material costs and installation costs.

If you have 2 units of 1 horse power air conditions in your house, then you may just opt for the 3kW solar set up, but if you have 3 units of 1hp aircon units and then another 1.5hp unit then you may opt for the 5kW set up. The solar power set up will be connected to your power line so in case there is little sun during the day, then the computerized inverter in the package will adjust to get more power from the grid, and when the sun is shining bright, the inverter will also adjust to get more power from the sun and shut off the grid line – that’s how the solar set up will save you money. By the way, since solar relies on the sun, then naturally you cannot rely on it to power your aircon during the night, so the computer inverter will get power from the grid during night time… The solar set up costs mentioned above already comes with a battery that can power the lights and charge your phones and 1-2 electric fans during night time… [See image gallery at finefinish.cbu.asia]

Continue reading]]> With Dr Joel’s mastery of the solar power design and installation, we are able to provide solar power installation services if you want to harness the free power of the sun. Yes solar power components is still not very cheap but when more and more people get solar power services eventually the demand and production of solar power components such as solar panels and the solar inverter computers will cause its prices to go down by benefitting from mass production and stiff competition.

If you are the type of person who wants to use the air conditioning system for 24 hours or maybe you have senior citizens who need to be air conditioned always, or maybe you’re running an office with a lot of air conditioners and you need to use the power of the sun for your daytime electricity needs, then solar power if for you. When night comes, and when the sun is asleep then our Kodak solar inverter computer will switch automatically to use the local electrical power supplier.

At this time, due to the high cost of batteries, solar power is still best used for daytime electricity needs when the sun is out. You still cannot rely on batteries to store power for your night time use when the sun is asleep. In fact, you will need a lot of batteries to power just one average size air conditioner, and since batteries are still a bit expensive, then solar power is only practical for day time use- like when you’re running an office and or you require aircon use during daytime or when you need to power your swimming pool motors. Solar is still only best when the sun is out during daytime.

If you have 2 half a horse power size air conditioner and another 1 horse power aircon in your living room, then we recommend a 2 kilowatt solar power setup, of if you can afford it – cover your entire roof with solar panels if you need to power more air conditioners during the day.

If you need to have your power consumption assessed as to how many solar panels you need, then simply message us so we can get you assisted and started to harnessing the free and clear power of the sun…

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