Posted by alexibu on June 4, 2007, 8:24 am
On Jun 4, 3:14 pm, anthony.d...@gmail.com wrote:
> My electric off-peak water heater just died, so I looked into the cost
> of replacing it with a solar water heater. Even with the full
> government rebates, the cost is still three times that of installing
> an electric water heater! Since the payback period would be about 10
> years, and I'm probably going to be moving sometime in the next 5
> years or so, I can't justify the expense - even though I'd love to do
> the right thing for the environment.
> What we need is higher rebates for solar hot water in Australia. If
> its was only twice as expensive as electric, I'd definitely go for it.
> Anthony.
You are right, trouble is electricity prices are artificially low
because you don't pay for carbon emissions - i believe the government
is working on a solution to that.
Also
Solar hotwater systems last a lot longer than electric ones, doesn't
really help in your case, unless, solar system is an asset that
improves the value of the house when you sell it.
alex
Posted by Sunnyfieldtech on June 9, 2007, 5:31 am
On Jun 4, 3:14 pm, anthony.d...@gmail.com wrote:
> My electric off-peak water heater just died, so I looked into the cost
> of replacing it with a solar water heater. Even with the full
> government rebates, the cost is still three times that of installing
> an electric water heater! Since the payback period would be about 10
> years, and I'm probably going to be moving sometime in the next 5
> years or so, I can't justify the expense - even though I'd love to do
> the right thing for the environment.
> What we need is higher rebates for solar hot water in Australia. If
> its was only twice as expensive as electric, I'd definitely go for it.
> Anthony.
Hi Anthony,
Maybe you can have a look on the ebay item: Item number:
220118104433. You will be suprised! It has high quality, low cost,
and not subsidized using money from taxpayers. There are many users!
Tony
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> of replacing it with a solar water heater. Even with the full
> government rebates, the cost is still three times that of installing
> an electric water heater! Since the payback period would be about 10
> years, and I'm probably going to be moving sometime in the next 5
> years or so, I can't justify the expense - even though I'd love to do
> the right thing for the environment.
> What we need is higher rebates for solar hot water in Australia. If
> its was only twice as expensive as electric, I'd definitely go for it.
> Anthony.