{"id":5930,"date":"2025-05-01T20:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/05\/01\/how-to-run-a-standard-geyser-directly-from-your-solar-panels-5-the-big-reveal\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T20:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:13:15","slug":"how-to-run-a-standard-geyser-directly-from-your-solar-panels-5-the-big-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/05\/01\/how-to-run-a-standard-geyser-directly-from-your-solar-panels-5-the-big-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"How to run a standard geyser directly from your solar panels #5 : The big reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4eQ_QZyVDo?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It will not work&#8221;, he said&#8230;: a geyser is AC and the solar panels is DC &#8220;, he said&#8230; And so I phoned someone else, just to be met with another in the same &#8220;stuck in a box&#8221; syndrome. <\/p>\n<p>So I went ahead and did it myself&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> Four years ago, my mother-in-law came to live with us. She has breathing issues and is assisted via an oxygen unit. She struggles to breathe every time the power fails (it is called load-shedding in our country).<\/p>\n<p> To assist her with her problem, I installed some solar panels. However, I could only afford a basic system\u2014not powerful enough to heat up our water geyser. <\/p>\n<p>So, I made a plan and converted my old existing geyser to run directly from the same panels as the house&#8217;s system without installing a &#8220;magic box&#8221;, different panels or replacing the element and it does not steal energy and run from the battery or inverter, but directly from the panels. <\/p>\n<p>This is that story. <\/p>\n<p>In this episode, I show you my system<br \/>download schematic here :<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1aBBzrFvBP9NIE2GbNJCmQaK8RfHIAkBs\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1aBBzrFvBP9NIE2GbNJCmQaK8RfHIAkBs\/view?usp=drive_link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It will not work&#8221;, he said&#8230;: a geyser is AC and the solar panels is DC &#8220;, he said&#8230; And so I phoned someone else, just to be met with another in the same &#8220;stuck in a box&#8221; syndrome. 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