Perfect timing, just been wishing our friends in Melbourne a happy Christmas and we discussed them getting battery storage so I will send them the link.
Hi Gary, interesting and thought provoking as always with your videos. I still have reservations about the "profit" figures which need to take account of the opportunity costs of the installation and the lifespan (replacement costs for the panels and, more significantly, the battery). I know you have covered this in previous videos but it might be worth considering incorporating these calculations into the overall' balance sheet'.
Hi Mike, thanks - and yeah I was careful not to use the word 'profit' in the video as this would require taking into account the expenditures you indicate. I'm working on a video on battery prices at the moment, and the utility that will come with it should allow such expenditure to be accounted for .
@@GaryDoesSolar Hi Gary, I think that would be very helpful as I suspect that many don't take a broad enough approach to 'accounting'. Not only in this context!
I'd love to see this taken a step further to estimate the pay-back time on the various options. That would answer questions like "is solar-only viable when daylight power is so cheap?" and "Will a bigger battery pay for itself?"
Great content Gary thanks. Can you do a video of your home set-up? What motivated you do this, the choices you made and why and what if anything you would do differently? For someone like me with a fraction of your capability, it's always nice to see how an expert has done it .. thanks
Hello would you recommend air heat pumps to replace a traditional boiler if you have Solar and battery installed ? Would that be more cost effective or worth it ? Just thinking of running the house of electricity only.
Hi Valerie, I've yet to start my heat pump journey, but I'd recommend a couple of my fellow RUclipsrs. Tim & Kat have had an air-to-air (A2A) heat pump installed for quite a while, and it's working well, and they're currently looking at a new solution for water heating: ruclips.net/video/YpVkPna4W7c/видео.html And Oliver from Speak to Geek is just having a heat pump installed (air-to-water - A2A). His heat pump is a direct replacement for the gas boiler and so heats the water as well: ruclips.net/video/-av3Xe0Yk5A/видео.html Hope this helps! Gary
I wonder how to control that. My battery is controlled by the inverter and I don't see the options to control the times. It just charge from solar and discharge at any time there's higher demand of electricity inside the house than solar can provide and on the nights
@@GaryDoesSolar both huawei. I've seen tutorials online but it seems those options are locked to the end user and only the installer can change how the battery operates. When I log into the app I only get to monitor the system
Ah, I love this channel, the perfect blend of hard rock guitar riffs and prudent home energy tariff strategies. Thanks Gary. 😅
Ok, that comment made my day! 😀😀😀 thank you 🙏
Perfect timing, just been wishing our friends in Melbourne a happy Christmas and we discussed them getting battery storage so I will send them the link.
Cheers Paul - thanks for sharing the word! All the best for the New Year 😀
To the point, as always Gary.
Thank you! I can understand now why everyone in this region is getting solar and battery 😀👍🏻
Hi Gary, interesting and thought provoking as always with your videos.
I still have reservations about the "profit" figures which need to take account of the opportunity costs of the installation and the lifespan (replacement costs for the panels and, more significantly, the battery). I know you have covered this in previous videos but it might be worth considering incorporating these calculations into the overall' balance sheet'.
Hi Mike, thanks - and yeah I was careful not to use the word 'profit' in the video as this would require taking into account the expenditures you indicate. I'm working on a video on battery prices at the moment, and the utility that will come with it should allow such expenditure to be accounted for .
@@GaryDoesSolar Hi Gary, I think that would be very helpful as I suspect that many don't take a broad enough approach to 'accounting'. Not only in this context!
I'd love to see this taken a step further to estimate the pay-back time on the various options. That would answer questions like "is solar-only viable when daylight power is so cheap?" and "Will a bigger battery pay for itself?"
Hi Robin, the utility will easily allow you to model solar-only and battery-only options as well. Have a play and see what you think 👍🏻
Very good series Gary. Happy new year to you.
Cheers Ian - hope you’re having a great time over the holidays 😀👍🏻
Thanks Gary, well presented Merry Christmas
You’re most welcome 🙏 and all the best for the New Year 😀
Great content Gary thanks. Can you do a video of your home set-up? What motivated you do this, the choices you made and why and what if anything you would do differently? For someone like me with a fraction of your capability, it's always nice to see how an expert has done it .. thanks
You’re very welcome 👍🏻😀 There’s a video on my Patreon describing my own solar setup and the reasons behind the decisions I made, if you’re interested.
Nice one Gary.
Cheers David 👍🏻😀
Hello would you recommend air heat pumps to replace a traditional boiler if you have Solar and battery installed ? Would that be more cost effective or worth it ? Just thinking of running the house of electricity only.
Hi Valerie, I've yet to start my heat pump journey, but I'd recommend a couple of my fellow RUclipsrs.
Tim & Kat have had an air-to-air (A2A) heat pump installed for quite a while, and it's working well, and they're currently looking at a new solution for water heating: ruclips.net/video/YpVkPna4W7c/видео.html
And Oliver from Speak to Geek is just having a heat pump installed (air-to-water - A2A). His heat pump is a direct replacement for the gas boiler and so heats the water as well: ruclips.net/video/-av3Xe0Yk5A/видео.html
Hope this helps!
Gary
great video gary
Thanks 🙏 😀
I wonder how to control that. My battery is controlled by the inverter and I don't see the options to control the times. It just charge from solar and discharge at any time there's higher demand of electricity inside the house than solar can provide and on the nights
Do you know the make and model of both your battery and inverter?
@@GaryDoesSolar both huawei. I've seen tutorials online but it seems those options are locked to the end user and only the installer can change how the battery operates. When I log into the app I only get to monitor the system