[Greenbuilding] Heat pump HWS

[Reuben Deumling]

Not to mention wood-fired ones....

Gotta leave those fossil fuels in the ground, remember?

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Antonioli Dan <solardan26 at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are also gas heated solar-assisted tanks that would be a good fit
> for off-grid applications.
>
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Jake jakaitis <futureship0000 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thank you gentlemen for your thoughts. My understanding from this
> Thread is to provide solar thermal panels as the primary heating source
> for the hot water storage tank. PV panels are added to supplement the solar
> thermal when needed.  My conclusion is that
> For ideal off grid energy efficiency is that hot water usage should be
> timed for optimal (least energy demand).
>
> My work with energy efficient upgrades found that homeowner habits
> Must be managed to obtain the benefits of any work we do. Long hot showers
> need to be managed too ... Admittedly this is my personal habit that I am
> working on to make more efficient.
> On Apr 24, 2016 12:48 PM, Antonioli Dan <solardan26 at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you’re off-grid I agree that an electric hot water heater is not the
> way to go unless you want to invest a whole lot of money in a large pv
> array.
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2016, at 9:30 AM, Nick Pyner <npyner at ihug.com.au> wrote:
>
> > As I have said, I think this is a bad idea. If you must go this route
> you need to research where you stand with the inverter.. You could find
> yourself having to replace it with a bigger one when you add panels.
> >
> >
> > On 24/04/2016 9:51 PM, Jake jakaitis wrote:
> >> . My idea is to focus on getting
> >>
> >> My hot water energy to net zero first.  I will add panels and other
> >> Modifications until I do get it right.  I follow the "divide and
> conquer" testing rule.
> >>
> >
> >
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