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 Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Inverter Batteries in Johannesburg
Inverter battery quotes in Johannesburg 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.
New to this? Read the inverter batteries guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Johannesburg notes on batteries
Scrap dealers in the south, around Village Main and along Main Reef Road, buy old lead acid batteries, so a dead trolley or gate battery still has some value. Lithium modules need a specialist recycler instead. In Soweto, from Orlando to Pimville, a 12 V or 24 V lithium battery on a small inverter is a common first step. Keep it indoors and out of sight, because battery theft is a real risk.
Power in Johannesburg
Most of Johannesburg is supplied by City Power, while Eskom supplies parts of Soweto and a few outlying areas directly, so households a few streets apart can live with quite different outage patterns. Cable theft in the south and along rail lines, ageing underground cables in the inner city and overloaded local substations cause many of the longer interruptions, and Highveld summer storms add their share. In Melville, Parkhurst and Kensington, owners of older houses usually want an inverter and lithium battery for the lights, wifi, fridge and gate. Tenants in Braamfontein and Berea lean on router UPS units and power stations instead. Old wiring is common, so expect an electrician to look at the DB board before quoting.
The requests we see from Johannesburg usually come from:
- 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
- Shops, restaurants and salons: a battery swap so the shop inverter carries tills and fridges again
Local tips for Johannesburg
Common here: inverters with lithium batteries for older houses, router UPS units for flats. Ask each installer or supplier about this: ask whether the old DB board needs work and whether that is in the quote. Where they work from: electricians and battery shops in Booysens, Selby, Ormonde and along Main Reef Road.
Requests range widely: 12 V blocks to 48 V lithium modules. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a new lithium battery for the inverter that came with the house. One local point to raise: city Power, Eskom direct in parts of Soweto; cable theft and tired substations.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Installers, electricians and suppliers on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb and a rough idea of the job, so the quote can allow for travel and the right equipment.