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  1. dkronie

    Scubadude's 8kW Solar Installation

    As far as I know, Transformer based (Victron,etc) inverters are more for commercial use , Transformerless (Sunsynk , Goodwe,etc)  for home use
  2. dkronie

    What is the Easiest way to Strip paint from wood ?

    Will go check what brights hardware have tomorrow, hoping to find the 1st one
  3. dkronie

    What is the Easiest way to Strip paint from wood ?

    The paint stripper I used, did remove but I had to use alot which cancels the benefit of using reclaimed wood and was very time consuming
  4. dkronie

    What is the Easiest way to Strip paint from wood ?

    I have a few big pieces of reclaimed wood I need to strip paint off Tried paint stripper on something else and what a waste of time , maybe I used the wrong stuff Using planer the easiest? Never used electronic hand planer , worth the money or stick to manual planer Sent from my iPhone...
  5. dkronie

    Indoor house painter recommendations/advice

    Painting is easy , Prep work is the difficult part The diy option Get water based paint , easier to work with try and get best paint you can afford that you can wash off stains , worth the extra bucks in the long run and you will not have that hectic paint smell and you can move in sooner...
  6. dkronie

    Pool pump recommendation

    I see there are few options: - Solar powered DC pumps High Cost but savings overtime should break even No electricity cost Some cheaper pumps are limited to 40mm pipe diameter Stronger pumps are expensive - Variable Speed Pumps (Magnetic Drive pump) High Cost but savings overtime should break...
  7. dkronie

    Pool pump recommendation

    Hi Need to get pool pump Has there been advances in pool pumps or should I just get 1 at local hardware a Speck pump
  8. dkronie

    CLEARLINE SURGE PROTECTION

    NB: those I listed is terminated with kettle plugs , you will need ups adapter  if you want to use it with 3 point or euro plugs Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  9. dkronie

    CLEARLINE SURGE PROTECTION

    I running these on my.big appliances mostly for the under/over voltage protection https://surgeprotection.co.za/products/12-00333-power-tripconnect Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  10. dkronie

    SARS Web browser

    A friend asked me to help install the SARS web browser , mmmm, it must be a scam  , no SARS created there own web browser , why ???????? https://tools.sars.gov.za/webtools/sarsbrowser/browserdownload.aspx
  11. dkronie

    Members' Kit pics

    nice clean/minimalistic setup  :thumbs:
  12. dkronie

    Credit card to cancel or not.

    +1 Another benefit if you get cloned , they cannot buy that airplane ticket or huge screen , less hassle fighting with bank for huge refund
  13. dkronie

    Dodgy overseas on-line resellers (and some good ones)

    Thx Shonver  :thumbs:
  14. dkronie

    Dodgy overseas on-line resellers (and some good ones)

    I want to buy ceramic coating but it is deemed flammable by Aramex and cannot go via air freight Does anyone know any shipping forwarders that use sea freight?
  15. dkronie

    Advice please - which smart media box for my old plasma TV?

    I will recommend Roku or Nvidia Shield Check both out on www.geewiz.co.za or amazon Roku: has its own Operating System, very good UI, wife and kid-friendly NB:  Roku has 2 types of remote, Infra-red or wifi, think express has infra-red, once you tried wifi remote, you will not go back to...
  16. dkronie

    New build (house) - planning for audio, smart functionality, etc

    Watch out, fibre cannot bend 90 degrees or gas copper lines, do not let them bend the conduit 90 degrees, either 45 degrees for fibre and gas lines Email the fibre installer for specs, think vumatel wants 40mm conduct in foundation/walls, I think gas is 20mm but get that specs from the gas guys
  17. dkronie

    New build (house) - planning for audio, smart functionality, etc

    Plan for inverter , separate conduit for heaters/aircon Add  network/fiber in garage or somewhere and add access points in house , lan points to gaming area and tv?s Do not let the electrician install conduct for networks or speakers if they do not have experience , otherwise they will loop...
  18. dkronie

    Solar geyser do's and don'ts

    I know the discussion is about Solar Geyser but do not forget about Solar Pv  Powered geyser which uses both DC (solar pv) and AC to heat the geyser One benefit is there is no moving parts and uses any normal geyser connected to solar pv panels...
  19. dkronie

    DIY CCTV

    Www.wyze.com , to have person detection there is a monthly fee also includes minimum cloud storage otherwise motion detention is free Local supplier: www.geewiz.co.za otherwise amazon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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