Recent content by petercoupe

6 months

I was hoping to warm the water first, then switch to battery charging once the water had reached a pre determined temperature. That said, I will be doing a lot of reading from here on in to work these things out.

That sounds ideal. Where can I get details?

Yesterday we had 8 kw into the battery, and exported 14 kw. So, 22 kw total. It will get better as we move into Summer. We have a combi boiler but no cylinder. I had considered installing some form of immersion heater / cylinder too, but installing an electric shower seemed easier.

Problem is I can’t really see how I can use more electricity in the summer. I’m using it for DHW, cooking, dishwasher, laundry, air con, charging the car - but I’ve still got plenty left! which is why I asked the original question. I’m basically a tight bastard.

Family of four, showering 3 times a week is £6 a week at 50p. That said I think we take longer than 10 minutes to be honest, more like 20. We have full batteries for over half the year, 26 weeks, makes that a potential cost saving of £156. In reality it would be almost double that, so more like...

Hello all, I got my gas bill today, and it’s over £1000 for the first time ever. I‘m looking at ways of saving energy- no surprise- so I wonder if I can get some advice on this question… I have roof mounted solar panels, and 7.2 kW batteries. During the summer, the batteries regularly fill to...