Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 883Jul 23, 2016 9:48 am Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 887Aug 08, 2016 3:53 pm Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 888Aug 30, 2016 11:55 am Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 890Aug 30, 2016 12:22 pm Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 892Feb 03, 2017 6:15 pm Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 895Feb 03, 2017 8:16 pm cat_dunc Also clever idea about stepping the backyard like that to fit the trampoline in. Well spotted! It started off as jut wanting to create a bit of height variety in the back corner (maybe like a sunken garden lounge - something like that), but then we realised it was within a couple of cm of being the perfect height for the trampoline that we had bought whilst at the rental house, so we made the "pit" slightly larger so the trampoline would just fit in. I had a bit of stabilised sand left over after backfilling around the pool, so I created a thin layer (and wet it to harden it up a bit) under the trampoline and after 8 months or so it's done a good job of keeping the weeds from springing up underneath. Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 896Feb 03, 2017 8:25 pm yvonneh Wow those are great figures! We don't have our smart meter yet... How did you get it organised so close to the panel installation! Looks like you could have squeezed one more panel on the north side 😁 I tried fitting in an extra panel or two (even laid them out in landscape to get an extra row, but with less in each row), but they don't like overhanging the ridge caps for some reason (still haven't worked out exactly why - but it's a pretty standard point that's put forward) so 12 was the maximum. The smart meter was actually supposed to be installed on Wednesday with the rest of it, but the installers said they had been told that the supplier had no stock. I thought that was a bit rough seeing as I had paid the deposit back in December and they had taken this long to organise the work with Endeavour Energy and then book in the installation team - surely they could have put one aside after the deposit was paid.... Anyway, after a couple of days chasing them about it and making my displeasure known at not being told upfront that part of what I had paid for was not yet done, they told me today that someone will be out on Monday afternoon. Note that what I am referring to here is the smart meter device which gives me information about the usage and production (electricity in and out etc). The actual "meter" (the one that is used to calculate the bill) was swapped over on the day of install. We previously had an "in only" meter and of course, now that we will have some feed back into the grid we needed a meter that calculates both the "in" and the "out". Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 897Feb 03, 2017 8:52 pm clintdb The smart meter was actually supposed to be installed on Wednesday with the rest of it, but the installers said they had been told that the supplier had no stock. I thought that was a bit rough seeing as I had paid the deposit back in December and they had taken this long to organise the work with Endeavour Energy and then book in the installation team - surely they could have put one aside after the deposit was paid.... Anyway, after a couple of days chasing them about it and making my displeasure known at not being told upfront that part of what I had paid for was not yet done, they told me today that someone will be out on Monday afternoon. Note that what I am referring to here is the smart meter device which gives me information about the usage and production (electricity in and out etc). The actual "meter" (the one that is used to calculate the bill) was swapped over on the day of install. We previously had an "in only" meter and of course, now that we will have some feed back into the grid we needed a meter that calculates both the "in" and the "out". Ahhhh. Can I ask how much the smart meter costs and the model? We are thinking about it but it's about $600 I believe? And the other meter isn't installed yet for us Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 898Feb 03, 2017 9:17 pm yvonneh Ahhhh. Can I ask how much the smart meter costs and the model? We are thinking about it but it's about $600 I believe? And the other meter isn't installed yet for us There's only a couple of different models of Smart Meter, the main points of difference being single vs three-phase and the Amperage rating. They otherwise do exactly the same thing. It was $760 - obviously a bit of an extravagance, but what price do you put on knowledge I ask you? That's annoying that your bi-directional meter isn't installed yet. Not that it will matter much given the weather over the last few days, but once the sun comes out you won't get any feedback tariff credits for excess production. Hopefully they get it to you soon before the cents you are currently missing out on turn into full dollars Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: KDR with Sekisui - Sydney 899Feb 03, 2017 9:18 pm BTW, mine is 3-phase. If you are single phase then it might be a bit cheaper, so $600 would be about right. Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37160 The biggest challenge will be if you take out a loan and then run out of money - you'll have an incomplete security and lenders do not like this so you can get stuck.… 2 19114 Hi, I am looking into doing a KDR in Melbourne and am contemplating using Kialla Homes. 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