Post by: Kangaron on May 18, 2022, 07:07:25 PM
I'll be connecting a PW2 shortly, and am a tad undecided.
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Post by: vern on May 18, 2022, 08:44:48 PM
Anyone on board, if so opinions and thoughts please.Why are you getting a powerwall?
I'll be connecting a PW2 shortly, and am a tad undecided.
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Post by: Kangaron on May 18, 2022, 09:00:56 PM
We generate enough kwph during the day to run the house and fill the battery, which will allow heating/ cooling to be run 24/7 at no cost.
But reading the Tesla plan, although the $ are attractive, they have the right to drain the battery down to 20% overnight (to feed the grid) up to 50 times per year.
Seems to defeat the purpose.
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Post by: lloydus67 on May 18, 2022, 09:28:12 PM
I have a mate at work who has a pw1
He said that he tried it with everything connected and it went flat in about 3-4 hours
Now he only runs a select few circuits
Lights and fridge I believe.
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Post by: Kangaron on May 18, 2022, 10:46:55 PM
Winter generate between 15 to 20.
PW2 holds 13.5 kWh.
Any access goes back to grid.
Anyway, anyone on the Tesla Energy Plan please?
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Post by: vern on May 19, 2022, 12:08:04 PM
How many amp hours are you getting with the pw2?Pw1 was only 6.5kw from memory, that why.
I have a mate at work who has a pw1
He said that he tried it with everything connected and it went flat in about 3-4 hours
Now he only runs a select few circuits
Lights and fridge I believe.
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Post by: vern on May 19, 2022, 12:12:16 PM
To store power, what else.It's the first question we ask when customers want a quote.
We generate enough kwph during the day to run the house and fill the battery, which will allow heating/ cooling to be run 24/7 at no cost.
But reading the Tesla plan, although the $ are attractive, they have the right to drain the battery down to 20% overnight (to feed the grid) up to 50 times per year.
Seems to defeat the purpose.
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Some people want them for grid outages, some want them for bragging rights, some for as you have stated, and others for the fact they think they will make money.
Generally the pay back period on a pw2 on average we find is around 12 years.
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Post by: Kangaron on May 19, 2022, 12:54:59 PM
On retirement plan was cash for everything, no more loans. new car, new house architect-designed to my specifications built by a proper local builder, new everything, tv, fridge right down to all furniture cutlery and no debt at all and as few bills as possible.
Very close to achieving it all.
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Post by: GeoffA on May 21, 2022, 11:35:10 AM
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But reading the Tesla plan, although the $ are attractive, they have the right to drain the battery down to 20% overnight (to feed the grid) up to 50 times per year.
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So who owns it? You, or them??
The cynic in me wonders if 50 times per year becomes 100 times per year, then eventually whenever they want.
We don't have a battery yet, and haven't looked into it, but I reckon I'd be looking for one without conditions.
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Post by: Kangaron on May 21, 2022, 11:50:15 AM
When the sun goes down I want that battery full.
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Post by: prodigyrf on May 24, 2022, 10:09:17 PM
https://www.powerdiverter.com.au/products
Heat pump HWS don't cut it unless of course the taxpayer helps fund them and solar FIT is headed for zero with the solar duck curve. The future is an all electric household (induction hob LEDs etc) and use it yourself as much as possible or lose it. Storage HWS as well as airconditioning the home for your return is the cheapest form of storage and the taxpayer can't keep funding all of us in a zero sum game. If Gummints continue to print the money for it we just cop it in inflation in the absence of taxes to balance budgets. You can see that right now with all the global Covid helicopter money.