Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 06, 2021 8:06 am Hi guys, We are thinking of going all electric in our new build. I'm very new to this, so could anyone give me a quick rundown of what this involves? Obviously we will change to induction cooktop. How does hot water and heating work though? Will it save on our build costs? Thank you! Re: All electric home 2Mar 06, 2021 9:59 am Reverse cycle for heating/cooling, heat-pump hotwater, and induction cooktop. TBH upfront it was more expensive, as 3-phase was a must and these where more expensive then their equivalent (gas hotwater, gas/evap aircon, gas cooktop). But for me it removed paying a $400+ yearly access charge which only ever had about $30 of gas usage a quarter. For now the pay back on those costs is probably 10 years, but once I get solar installed I can nearly completely offset their electricity costs too. Re: All electric home 4Mar 07, 2021 2:35 pm We have solar powered heat pump, and find it pretty good, we previously had instantaneous gas. I do find it takes a little while for the hot water to come through, but we have a 36m run from one side of the house to the ensuite. Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I'm looking for some advice regarding my house construction project in North Kellyville. I… 0 6695 Hi all. I'm thinking of installing an electric gate in front of this street front villa (link below). The gate would be between the bush on the left and the letter box on… 0 2778 A question. Im in Queensland and building a new home. We managed to reach practical completion 6 weeks ago but we haven't heard any date for handover yet. Who should we… 0 5805 |