Leaking now
Call. We can swap, then still claim the certificates that apply.
Hot water
The cylinder dies. The rebate stack is the confusing part.
STC, VEEC and Solar Homes (Vic, $150k income cap) where they apply. Moama is federal STC only. We are the electrician — solar shops send this away.
Hot water
Heat-pump swap, stacked properly
STC + VEEC + Solar Homes (Vic, income cap $150k) where they apply. Moama is federal STC only.
$2,000 out of pocket
~280 L · running $50/yr vs $856 now. Payback about 3.4 years on grid rates · faster if we solar-soak it ($50/yr).
Indicative: STC $570 · VEEC $630 · Solar Homes $1,000. Cupboard installs often cannot take a heat pump — that is a site look.
Cupboard tanks
Heat pumps need air. Inside cupboards often cannot take one — that is a site look, not a web form.
Solar soak
If the array already exports at lunch, this thing heats water at 6 c instead of 32 c. A $400 timer on an electric tank can beat a battery for the first few kWh.
Gas working fine
Don’t rip out a healthy gas unit for the spreadsheet. Do it when it dies, or when you want the gas supply charge gone.
Pairing a heat pump with a new array is often the first electrify job that pays. The solar builder has it as an extra.