How To Get The Best Out Of Your Inverter

Basic Tips On What To Do For The Satisfactory Performance Of Your System

If you have decided to buy an inverter, it is important, from the outset, to do what will help you get the best value from your investment. Now, these tips are not necessarily from any rule book or any engineering manual. They are borne more out of common sense and the experiences of those who have used inverters successfully and some who didn't enjoy what they bought. The following measures will help you ensure you have a happy story to tell on your inverter:

Define Your Need And Match It
Both in terms of load and sensitivity to equipment, it's important you evaluate your requirement carefully to decide the right equipment for you. It's a good starting point to buy what best suits your requirement as a mismatch may prepare the ground for dissatisfaction. If you need some guidance on the choice of equipment-size or type, our article Choosing The Inverter That Will Serve Your Need may be of help.

Prepare Your House Or Office For An Inverter
Nothing says you can't connect an inverter to your whole house or office, especially if you can afford the right capacity, but I prefer a separate wiring for it. This way, you select critical points where to drop it for the lighting or appliances it is meant for. It is not a big job and won't cost much. This is ideal in an own house where it can be part of the wiring at construction - yes, you can have a separate line for it. The incremental cost isn't much and in years of using the inverter, you will recover it several fold.

Get Good Information On Available Products
To choose a particular brand, be sure it has a track record. So get information and do comparison shopping to be sure you get good value for money.

Go For A Quality Product
Like with other products, there are quality differences. Some are coupled by individuals, which is to be encouraged, but you may not expect the same performance as what is made in a production environment with quality assurance standards.

Get Professional Installation
It is not impossible for you to install your inverter, especially if you are a do-it-yourself buff. But to ensure that things fit properly into place to assure the durability of your equipment, let the technician of the company that sells to you install it. That way, they will take all precautions as prescribed by the manufacturer, while validating your warranty.

Ventilate Properly
The inverter will be in your house, office or wherever you choose to use it, so it will be your responsibility to ensure proper ventilation. Any appliance like it will generate some heat and will be helped by proper aeration.

Secure A Warranty For The Product You Buy
The seller should be willing to give a warranty, hopefully for up to one year. This will protect you in case there is a malfunctioning.

Apply Common Sense in Using The Equipment
When the mains is off and you are on the inverter, you are consuming a finite resource: it is the accumulated charging of the battery that powers the system. Common sense dictates that while this is serving you, you help it to endure. For me, I don't switch on what I don't need. The inverter is to serve your specific needs, unless that for your means floodlighting the neighbourhood and all your rooms and gadgets, whether required or not. Otherwise, use it prudently. That way, you can be sure that most times, the public supply will be back before you run out.

It's hoped that these tips get you off to a good start, because, if you use your inverter well, it will relieve of all the hassles of life in darkness or work disruption and still shield you from the running cost and nuisance effect of generating sets.

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