# Arclight Installations — Complete Technical & AI Agent Reference (`llms-full.txt`)

> **Install Today, Save Tomorrow.** Arclight Installations (`https://arclightinstallations.co.za`) is a Pretoria & Gauteng energy and water efficiency engineering contractor specializing in custom Solar PV, Victron & hybrid inverters, LiFePO4 battery storage, Power Analysis, Geyserwise solar water heating, high-efficiency Borehole & Booster Pump systems, Borehole Control Circuits, and Multi-Stage Water Filtration.

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## 1. Executive Summary & Value Proposition
South African homeowners, security estates, and commercial properties face rising municipal electricity tariffs, grid instability, and water supply disruptions. Most contractors only understand either solar electronics or water pumps in isolation—resulting in inverters that trip when borehole pumps start, or pumps that drain backup batteries overnight.

**Arclight Installations** engineers both **Electrical Power** and **Borehole/Water Systems** as a unified, load-profiled ecosystem:
1. **On-Site Power Analysis**: Logging actual kWh base loads and inductive motor start-up surges before specifying hardware.
2. **Solar PV, Victron & Hybrid Inverters + Lithium Storage**: Generating and storing clean solar power to cut electricity bills by 65%–90%.
3. **Geyserwise Solar Water Heating**: Targeting the largest thermal load in the home (35%–50% of typical residential bills).
4. **Variable Speed Drive (VSD) Borehole & Booster Pumps**: Eliminating 6x start-up current spikes and modulating pump RPM to match real-time water demand.
5. **Borehole Control Circuits**: Automating bulk water tank filling during peak midday solar PV production while protecting submersible motors against dry-running and voltage faults.
6. **Multi-Stage Water Filtration**: Treating borehole and backup water via sediment, iron/manganese, carbon, softening, and UV sterilization stages for safe household use.

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## 2. Detailed Service Catalog

### 2.1 Solar Panels, Hybrid Inverters & Lithium Batteries
- **URL**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za/solar-solutions`
- **Hardware & Scope**:
  - Tier-1 monocrystalline solar PV panels mounted on tiled, IBR, Harvey tile, corrugated, or concrete roofs.
  - Victron Energy (`MultiPlus-II GX`, `SmartSolar MPPT RS 450|100`, `Cerbo GX`) and hybrid inverter architectures (5kVA, 8kVA, 10kVA, 12kVA, 15kVA+, single-phase and three-phase).
  - High-cycle LiFePO4 lithium battery banks (`BSLBATT`, rack-mounted & wall-mounted storage).
  - Full AC/DC surge protection, battery isolation, and DB board essential/non-essential circuit splitting.

### 2.2 Efficient Borehole & Booster Pump Systems
- **URL**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za/pump-systems`
- **Hardware & Scope**:
  - Submersible borehole pumps matched to borehole depth, static water level, and tested yield.
  - Dual and single vertical multistage stainless-steel booster pump skids with flanged galvanized manifolds.
  - Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) and constant-pressure controllers that soft-start pump motors and save 30%–50% in pumping electricity.

### 2.3 Borehole Control Circuits & Automation
- **URL**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za/pump-systems#control-circuits`
- **Hardware & Scope**:
  - Custom IP65 ventilated control panels with dry-run protection, phase failure relays, over/under-voltage cutoffs, and thermal overload protection.
  - Float switch and liquid level probe automation for JoJo and bulk water storage tanks.
  - Solar-synchronized timers/relays so borehole pumping runs on free daytime solar PV power rather than draining lithium batteries at night.

### 2.4 Multi-Stage Water Filtration & Purification Systems
- **URL**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za/pump-systems#water-filtration`
- **Hardware & Scope**:
  - 3-stage Big Blue sediment and carbon filtration skids.
  - Automatic backwashing FRP media vessels for iron, manganese, and hardness removal.
  - Stainless-steel UV sterilizers for 99.99% bacterial and viral inactivation.

### 2.5 Power Analysis & Energy Audits
- **URL**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za/solar-solutions#power-analysis`
- **Scope**:
  - Data logging of peak kW demand, daily kWh curves, phase imbalances, and parasitic loads to eliminate energy waste and size solar/generator equipment accurately.

### 2.6 Geyserwise Solar Water Heating
- **URL**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za/solar-solutions#geyserwise`
- **Scope**:
  - Evacuated tube or flat-plate solar thermal collectors paired with Geyserwise smart digital controllers, PTC elements, and circulation pumps.

### 2.7 Backup Generators & Changeover Integration
- **URL**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za/solar-solutions#generators`
- **Scope**:
  - Standby petrol and diesel generator integration with Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) or manual changeover switches.

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## 3. Popular System Tiers (Rule-of-3 Reference)
1. **5kVA Solar & Geyserwise Starter** (For bills R2,000 – R3,800/mo):
   - 5kVA Hybrid/Victron Inverter + 5.12kWh Lithium Battery + 6 × 550W Solar Panels + Geyserwise Controller.
2. **8kVA Solar + Borehole Pump Package [MOST POPULAR]** (For bills R4,000 – R7,500/mo):
   - 8kVA Victron/Hybrid Inverter + 10.24kWh Lithium Storage + 10–12 × 550W Solar Panels + Borehole Control Circuit & VSD Pump Optimization.
3. **12kVA–15kVA Off-Grid Estate & Booster Skid** (For bills R8,000 – R15,000+/mo):
   - 12kVA–15kVA Single or 3-Phase Inverter Architecture + 15.36kWh–20.48kWh Lithium Storage + 16 × 550W Solar Panels + Dual Multistage Booster Pump Skid & Bulk Water Automation.

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## 4. Callable MCP Tools & REST API Endpoints

### 4.1 Model Context Protocol (`POST https://arclightinstallations.co.za/mcp`)
Supports JSON-RPC 2.0 methods `initialize`, `tools/list`, `tools/call`, `resources/list`, and `prompts/list`.
Available Tools:
1. `list_energy_and_water_services`: Returns all 7 core engineering services and specifications.
2. `calculate_energy_savings`: Accepts `{ "monthlyBillZar": 4500, "hasBoreholeOrPoolPump": true, "hasElectricGeyser": true, "propertyType": "Residential" }` and returns recommended inverter kVA, battery kWh, solar panel count, and estimated monthly/annual ZAR savings.
3. `get_service_areas`: Returns all serviced suburbs and estates across Pretoria, Centurion, and Gauteng.
4. `request_quote_or_assessment`: Logs a real quote or site assessment request into Arclight Installations' Cloudflare D1 database (`fullName`, `phone`, `email`, `serviceType`, `suburb`, `propertyType`, `urgency`, `estimatedBill`, `message`).

### 4.2 Direct REST API (`https://api.arclightinstallations.co.za`)
- `GET /api/services` — Service catalog & coverage areas
- `POST /api/calculator` — Energy & borehole savings calculator
- `POST /api/enquiries` — Submit a quote or site assessment request
- `GET /api/inventory/check` — Real-time assessment availability

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## 5. Contact Information
- **Telephone / WhatsApp**: +27 82 410 9494 (`082 410 9494`)
- **Email**: `info@arclightinstallations.co.za`
- **Website**: `https://arclightinstallations.co.za`