Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,810 Member For: 15y 2m 11d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 24/03/19 09:47 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 09:47 AM Electricians don’t do work on their own houses LOL.... J@ calls out a leckie to change a lightbuld in our rental properties hahaha He installed a chandelier for me once.... to be fair lol Our aircon is a huge industrial unit, but other than that we won’t have anything running through the day so solar for us has to be battery backed to make it worth it. Especially with pool pumps and everything electronic. Being able to power things during a black out is a huge priority for me. Plus our power bills in summer in a small house come to $1200 a quarter, 70% used off peak cow we’re all at work, so if we don’t have batteries solar is a total waste for us. Puff, when your youngest is at school in a couple short years, presumably you’ll go back to work? If so then through the day won’t be the peak usage anymore. For the average household where people are at work through the day and didn’t get on a good buy back rate, solar isn’t worth it IMO as most people will change houses before they pay it back or it won’t make enough of an impact on the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 24/03/19 10:49 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 10:49 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, HRM Fluff of Cornwall said: solar isn’t worth it IMO as most people will change houses before they pay it back or it won’t make enough of an impact on the bill. we have 20 panels, 6 KW system (I think) cost 5K total with the projected savings we estimate 4 years (give or take 6 months) and the system will be paid off according to statistics, the average family in Australia lives in their home for 10 years we get 9 cents per KWh feed in we both work 5 days per week Edited 24/03/19 10:57 AM by bloodycrashboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,810 Member For: 15y 2m 11d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 24/03/19 11:02 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 11:02 AM Average ain’t average lol. For our bill it wouldn’t touch the sides without batteries LOLOL depends on your drawer, our house has a lot more usage than yours I would assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 24/03/19 11:12 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 11:12 AM (edited) 24/7 draw for us: 1 large fridge/freezer, one large fridge, 2 computers, 1 server, 6 ceiling fans, 1 pool pump when home add: 1 computer 1 TV, 1-2 or 3 aircons, dish washer, clothes washer, oven, various kitchen appliances and a couple more ceiling fans and lights of course electric windows in study, garage door at least 4 times a day 51 minutes ago, HRM Fluff of Cornwall said: Average ain’t average lol. true dat we have lived in this current house for 20 years Edited 24/03/19 11:15 AM by bloodycrashboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,810 Member For: 15y 2m 11d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 24/03/19 11:18 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 11:18 AM 2 4Bedroom Houses with: -2x industrial inverter fully reverse cycle ducted -2x 4 door fridges and 2 deep freezers -pool pump -security cameras and monitoring as well as all computer equipment -all the rest of a normal 4 bedroom house worth of appliances.... x2 lol Majority if usage on all appliances is in the evening might be slightly more than yours Lel 39 minutes ago, bloodycrashboy said: true dat we have lived in this current house for 20 years That makes it totally worth it... hence why we’re doing the Tesla thing in this new build as we will be there long enough to see a benefit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 24/03/19 11:20 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 11:20 AM (edited) well you are talking 2 houses I would love to do a wall battery but with our usage it would never pay for itself Edited 24/03/19 11:23 AM by bloodycrashboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,810 Member For: 15y 2m 11d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 24/03/19 11:21 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 11:21 AM Oh and my 15kg washer dryer combo which eats electricity like it’s a Rottweiler with a steak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 24/03/19 11:45 AM Share Posted 24/03/19 11:45 AM 1 hour ago, Admin (as if) said: the buy back here is sh*t full. and not worth it. I get 9 cents for buy back, I pay 27 cents for theirs because I'm usually giving them much more than I use or buy, I like to look at it this way I now only pay 18 cents for their electricity when I'm home during the day and the suns out, everything is free having a battery is a whole different kettle of fish the solar panels are wired to the battery the house always draws from the battery if you need more power than the battery has then you import off the grid the battery system is way better cos if your battery meets your needs then it's F U to the power company also you can't use solar panels in a black out they need power from the grid to run the inverter battery system can be used in a blackout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 24/03/19 12:03 PM Share Posted 24/03/19 12:03 PM Mrs BCB has made up a spread sheet and on average we are cutting our power costs by at least half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 12y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/03/19 12:26 PM Share Posted 24/03/19 12:26 PM Yeah, it should take me around 3-4 years to pay off my solar. Battery is another 10 years by itself...I just couldn't justify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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