Browse Forums Building A New House Hot water system - heat pump vs continuous flow vs solar 2Jul 05, 2019 1:51 am Owner Builders in boot-shaped Yorke Peninsula : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=80264& Hot water system - heat pump vs continuous flow vs solar 5Jul 05, 2019 5:49 pm Owner Builders in boot-shaped Yorke Peninsula : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=80264& Re: Hot water system - heat pump vs continuous flow vs solar 6Jul 05, 2019 5:56 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Hot water system - heat pump vs continuous flow vs solar 12Jul 08, 2019 12:23 pm Our heat-pump hot-water is a Rheem 325L, it's been fine since we moved in nearly 4yrs ago. Had 5 adults using all 3 bathrooms for about 18 months and never had any supply problems (not that it's on off-peak or timed to run with the solar collection times). The biggest electrical bill I've paid was about $300 one quarter, with a 6.2kWhr solar install & no battery (& no gas) - we'd have had the reverse-cycle aircon running & had 5 adults living/showering/cooking there at the time. So it can't be using a huge amount of juice. You can get heat-pump boosted solar now, but in our place it would've taken-up precious roof space & reduced solar cell installation. The stats said that for element-boosted solar, on average & in Sydney, it used the same electricity as non-solar heat-pump … so we figured we were better off just installing cells and a heat-pump. the sun master is the solar heating to "warm" the water in the tank the S26 is your hot water system which will heat the water (25 degrees?) so with both turned on you… 2 14049 I’d go heat pump, efficient and you can have a large storage tank so you don’t run out. If the house is big it can take a while for the water to run hot. I was lucky… 1 431 18 90493 |