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Think of your geyser as an energy storage asset, not as a cost.
XTEND elements have two attributes that allow the geyser to be included with solar PV:
Think of your geyser as an energy storage asset, not as a cost.
XTEND elements have two attributes that allow the geyser to be included with solar PV:
Think of your geyser as an energy storage asset, not as a cost.
XTEND elements have two attributes that allow the geyser to be included with solar PV:
1
Heats the water 25% more efficiently
than a standard element
2
Uses 33% less instantaneous power
than a standard element
1
Heats the water 25% more efficiently
than a standard element
2
Uses 33% less instantaneous power
than a standard element
1
Heats the water 25% more efficiently
than a standard element
2
Uses 33% less instantaneous power
than a standard element
This is VERY IMPORTANT for solar PV!
You need fewer solar panels to heat the water. Installing an XTEND element and a separate solar PV system will provide electricity to the geyser as well as other appliances. The result is higher savings.
Homes use most of their electricity outside of daylight (solar) hours. Hot water accounts for a large portion of this (30-40%). Electricity generated during the day must be used immediately or stored for later use.
It is far cheaper to store your power as hot water, than to store it in a battery and then heat the geyser. Installing XTEND in your geyser is 10x cheaper than buying a battery. It achieves the same result of moving energy from day to night.
Batteries should be sized to manage the night-time electrical load (excluding water heating).
Lithium-ion battery storage is expensive. Your geyser is already paid for. XTEND elements can efficiently store daytime energy in your geyser for later use. If you need to heat up water outside of daylight hours, XTEND elements are 25% more efficient than normal elements.
A 2kW XTEND element replaces a 3kW standard element. This is VERY IMPORTANT for solar PV!
A 2kW XTEND element replaces a 3kW standard element. This is VERY IMPORTANT for solar PV!
You need fewer solar panels to heat the water. Installing an XTEND element and a separate solar PV system will provide electricity to the geyser as well as other appliances. The result is higher savings.
You need fewer solar panels to heat the water. Installing an XTEND element and a separate solar PV system will provide electricity to the geyser as well as other appliances. The result is higher savings.
Homes use most of their electricity outside of daylight (solar) hours. Hot water accounts for a large portion of this (30-40%). Electricity generated during the day must be used immediately or stored for later use.
It is far cheaper to store your power as hot water, than to store it in a battery and then heat the geyser. Installing XTEND in your geyser is 10x cheaper than buying a battery. It achieves the same result of moving energy from day to night.
Batteries should be sized to manage the night-time electrical load (excluding water heating).
Lithium-ion battery storage is expensive. Your geyser is already paid for. XTEND elements can efficiently store daytime energy in your geyser for later use. If you need to heat up water outside of daylight hours, XTEND elements are 25% more efficient than a normal element.
XTEND + SOLAR PV + BATTERIES
Homes use most of their electricity outside of daylight (solar) hours. Hot water accounts for a large portion of this (30-40%). Electricity generated during the day must be used immediately or stored for later use.
It is far cheaper to store your power as hot water, than to store it in a battery and then heat the geyser. Installing XTEND in your geyser is 10x cheaper than buying a battery. It achieves the same result of moving energy from day to night.
Batteries should be sized to manage the night-time electrical load (excluding water heating).
Lithium-ion battery storage is expensive. Your geyser is already paid for. XTEND elements can efficiently store daytime energy in your geyser for later use. If you need to heat up water outside of daylight hours, XTEND elements are 25% more efficient than standard elements.
XTEND + SOLAR PV + BATTERIES
A battery inverter needs to be sized to handle all appliances connected to it.
Geysers are almost always excluded from home battery inverters as they draw 3kW (150L) or 4kW (200L)
XTEND elements use 2kW to achieve a similar rate of heating
A 2kW XTEND element is easily powered by a 5kw hybrid/battery inverter
A well sized residential PV system generates extra daytime power (except in winter)
Batteries are typically full, and the house load is low by early to mid-afternoon
Use your geyser as a thermal battery to store spare solar power as heat energy
XTEND elements cost 10x less than heat pumps / solar thermal. Spend this money on PV
Adding a few extra PV panels is simple and cost-effective. (If needed)
Hybrid inverters manage the panels, load, battery charging and geyser with the goal of buying the least power from the grid. The homeowner manages the timing of the load to maximise savings
XTEND + Solar PV + Batteries
A battery inverter needs to be sized to handle all appliances connected to it
Geysers are almost always excluded from home battery inverters as they draw 3kW (150L) or 4kW (200L)
- XTEND elements use 2kW to achieve a similar rate of heating
- A 2kW XTEND element is easily powered by a 5kw hybrid/battery inverter
- A well sized residential PV system generates extra daytime power (except in winter)
- Batteries are typically full, and the house load is low by early to mid-afternoon
- Use your geyser as a thermal battery to store spare solar power as heat energy
- XTEND elements cost 10x less than heat pumps / solar thermal. Spend this money on PV
- Adding a few extra PV panels is simple and cost-effective. (If needed)
Hybrid inverters manage the panels, load, battery charging and geyser with the goal of buying the least power from the grid. The homeowner manages the timing of the load to maximise savings
Geysers are almost always excluded from home battery inverters as they draw 3kW (150L) or 4kW (200L)
XTEND elements uses 2kW to achieve similar rate of heating
A 2kW XTEND element is easily powered by a 5kw hybrid / battery inverter
A well sized residential PV system generates extra daytime power (except in winter)
Batteries are typically full and the house load low by early to mid-afternoon
Use your geyser as a thermal battery to store spare solar power as heat energy
XTEND elements cost 10x less than heat pumps / solar thermal. Spend this money on PV
Adding a few extra PV panels is simple and cost effective. (If needed)
Hybrid inverters manage the panels, load, battery charging and geyser with the goal of buying the least power from the grid. The homeowner manages the timing of the load to maximise savings
HOW DOES THIS INSTALLATION PROCESS WORK?
In short, very simply!
How does this installation process work?
In short, very simply!
PLUMBER
Installs XTEND element + timer
SOLAR COMPANY
Installs inverter, panels (+batteries if desired)
HOMEOWNER
Adjusts timer to maximise savings
HOW DOES THIS INSTALLATION PROCESS WORK?
In short, very simply!
BENEFITS
Minimised Solar PV system cost
No need for specific geyser systems
Maximised generation & self-consumption (power generated and used by home)
Minimised maintenance
Energy resilience
Easy user control
Less pipes and complexity around the geyser
Modular and integrated
With sufficient hot water storage it is now possible to take your geyser 'off-grid'
BENEFITS
Minimised Solar PV system cost
No need for specific geyser systems
Maximised generation & self-consumption (power generated and used by home)
Minimised maintenance
Energy resilience
Easy user control
Less pipes and complexity around the geyser
Modular and integrated
With sufficient hot water storage it is now possible to take your geyser 'off-grid'
BENEFITS
Minimised Solar PV system cost- No need for specific geyser systems
- Maximised generation & self-consumption (power generated and used by home)
- Minimised maintenance
- Energy resilience
- Easy user control
- Less pipes and complexity around the geyser
- Modular and integrated
- With sufficient hot water storage it is now possible to take your geyser 'off-grid'