Browse Forums Eco Living 1 May 12, 2008 1:04 pm Blog - http://clageonewhouse.blogspot.com/ Building Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=10886&hilit=milan I am in, with my husband and my beautiful bunny Re: Anyone have installed and used Solar power in Vic? 7Jul 20, 2008 9:08 am The house design, insulation and colours are ultra efficient so the a/c will be hardly on if at all. (it will have a timer to ensure that it is on long enough that the air is de-humidified) Its a custom built model that will be sized to the needs of the house. It will also be able to activate the pump every so often to keep it lubricated. So we're not talking about powering a multi zone roof model. We are also at the moment thinking of plumbing off lines to a custom outside bar fridge. The hard thing is we will have to live through a summer in this house to be able to get a better idea of its needs. Will post and update pics of everything when the house is completed.
As for SA its good to hear they pay a decent rate. The Federal Government really needs to do this Australia wide. They actually only pay you for the negative reading on your meter not for what you are putting back into the grid. When you produce more electricity than you use your meter goes backwards usually during a sunny day when your're at work and then at night when you have lights tv etc on your meter goes forwards. The difference at the end of the billing period (Some areas meters will only be read every second period and estimated for the other) is what you either get charged or credited for. So even with a grid tied system it is still nessecary to ensure that your house appliances, lighting etc are still as efficient as possible. Building NB Hampton 19e finishing at end july 08 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 17847 The unit normally clips into a metal plate screwed to the wall, either plate is not flush, or unit not hooked in and could be hanging from the pipes partly, either might… 2 15773 Would also like an opinion from anyone that has used xcem over hebel for floors. Thanks 1 13277 |