With the lack of a cogent backup power plan in SA, it is apparent that load shedding will be with us, at minimum, until 2030. I did a lot of research on BUDGET quality high end inverters and found that the 3 kVA UPS from Victron can take over with ease the average house electricity needs. Connected all the plugs and lights in our house to the UPS function on the inverter and since then ZERO load shedding - no more damage to the fridges and TV been switched off 2 to 4 times a day. Only stove(gas) and geyser(solar) not connected. Did everything on a budget of R30 000, 18 for the inverter, 10 for (4x110a) deep cycle batteries and 2 for the cables and switches. Got my foot in the door and it is easy now to add more batteries, solar panels and more inverters (in ... MoreWith the lack of a cogent backup power plan in SA, it is apparent that load shedding will be with us, at minimum, until 2030. I did a lot of research on BUDGET quality high end inverters and found that the 3 kVA UPS from Victron can take over with ease the average house electricity needs. Connected all the plugs and lights in our house to the UPS function on the inverter and since then ZERO load shedding - no more damage to the fridges and TV been switched off 2 to 4 times a day. Only stove(gas) and geyser(solar) not connected. Did everything on a budget of R30 000, 18 for the inverter, 10 for (4x110a) deep cycle batteries and 2 for the cables and switches. Got my foot in the door and it is easy now to add more batteries, solar panels and more inverters (in parallel) if needed. We have now 24/7 hours electricity, it run our internet, 2 computers & printer, 3 fridges, TV, Microwave, washing machine and even my wife's hair dryer... Happy Wife is a Happy Life!

I am very pleased with my Multiplus ii setup. I have two Multiplus ii in parallel. The two features which I love the most are the very wide voltage input range and the fact that I can use it with a small generator, set the maximum amps I want it to draw from the generator, and it will automatically top up any excess amps if needed without overloading my generator. I have NiFe batteries which can be drawn down very low and charged to a high voltage, the Multiplus together with my SmartSolar 250/100 allows me to charge my NiFe batteries up to 65 volts and the inverter low-voltage cutoff is just over 37 volts, this gives me almost 30 volts of range. I previously had between 44 and 58 volts which significantly restricted my batteries and our available power. I love my ... MoreI am very pleased with my Multiplus ii setup. I have two Multiplus ii in parallel. The two features which I love the most are the very wide voltage input range and the fact that I can use it with a small generator, set the maximum amps I want it to draw from the generator, and it will automatically top up any excess amps if needed without overloading my generator. I have NiFe batteries which can be drawn down very low and charged to a high voltage, the Multiplus together with my SmartSolar 250/100 allows me to charge my NiFe batteries up to 65 volts and the inverter low-voltage cutoff is just over 37 volts, this gives me almost 30 volts of range. I previously had between 44 and 58 volts which significantly restricted my batteries and our available power. I love my new system, it has made off-grid living almost like living on grid. When I need backup (which I hardly ever need now with the wide voltage range I've got) I switch my little generator on and I don't have to worry that someone is going to switch on a big-draw item and trip everything. I only have two little negatives, one is that the inverters are a bit more noisy than what I had before, there is quite a loud humm and the other is that the LCD display seems to show everything other than my battery voltage, which would have been useful. (Maybe that's my fault for setting up wrong? There is a way to wire in a separate wire to the battery bank, so maybe that will fix it?) I bought the LCD plug-in display for the SmartSolar 250/100 and this gives me the voltage, so I've got everything I need.

Great product from Victron, now we don't know what is load shedding at our apartment, the switch over of AC load when Eskom is off is seamless even a monitor wont blink. We have one Pylontech 3.5kw lithium iron battery, no solar panels connected since we stay in the middle floor, the battery charges from the grid. Planning to upgrade when we move to a bigger place.Unfortunately, Livestainable delayed delivering our order. They delivered on working day 8.