Batteries are easy to get wrong: the voltage, the chemistry and the fit all have to match. Send one request with what you have and what you need, and we pass it to battery suppliers and installers who supply Centurion and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Inverter Batteries in Centurion
Inverter battery quotes in Centurion come from installers and battery suppliers who work with the inverters common in Gauteng. Send a photo of your inverter's label, say what battery you have now and ask whether they test the old bank, set up the inverter for the new battery and take the old ones away.
Want to know more first? Our inverter batteries guide covers the options, the sizes and what affects the price.
Batteries in Centurion: local notes
Complexes off Jean Avenue and John Vorster Drive replace boom and gate motor batteries more often than they expect, because one gate can open hundreds of times a day. Ask for a lithium option or a bigger sealed battery on busy gates. Battery shops in Hennopspark and Lyttelton stock 12 V blocks, and some arrange collection of old lead acid from estates in Olievenhoutbosch and Monavoni.
Backing up in Centurion
Centurion falls under the City of Tshwane, and its estates and townhouse complexes have grown faster than parts of the local network. Residents in Eldoraigne, Rooihuiskraal and Irene usually trace their outages to a faulty mini-substation, stolen cable along the main roads or a lightning strike during a summer storm. Body corporates are a big part of the work here: complexes want the gate, booms, guard hut, CCTV and sometimes a borehole pump backed up, then owners add their own inverter. Business parks along the N1 and in Highveld Techno Park ask for UPS systems on networks and servers. Check the estate rules before work starts, because many control where inverters and batteries may go.
The requests we see from Centurion usually come from:
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: replacing worn banks behind inverters at the gatehouse and clubhouse
- Homeowners: a new lithium battery for the inverter that came with the house
- Offices and home offices: upgrading an office inverter from lead acid to lithium for longer runtime
Local tips for Centurion
Most asked for in Centurion: backup for complex gates, booms and guard huts, then inverters for units. Where installers and battery shops work from: installers in Hennopspark, Sunderland Ridge and Zwartkop; wholesalers near Lyttelton. A useful tip: ask the installer to get written body corporate approval before work starts.
Around Centurion the largest group asking is complexes, estates and body corporates, which usually means replacing worn banks behind inverters at the gatehouse and clubhouse. Before you agree to anything: charger set for the battery type; no mixing. The supply here: city of Tshwane; mini-substation faults, cable theft and lightning damage.
Service area: Centurion and surrounds
Installers, electricians and suppliers on our network work in Centurion and surrounding areas, including Irene, Eldoraigne, Rooihuiskraal, Lyttelton, Midstream, Olievenhoutbosch, Highveld. Give the suburb and a rough idea of the job, so the quote can allow for travel and the right equipment.