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    Quote Originally Posted by Vern View Post
    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...akTCUyKEKMHZIE

    I have installed these in the past, work great.
    That's a lot cheaper than the $1500 quoted by the solar installer for a Greencatch.
    I will keep that link handy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco4Dave View Post
    Be sure you are better off using solar power for your hot water. We are on the solar-savers plan with AGL which pays a feed-in of 20c/kWh, and charges approx 14c/kWh (inc GST) for off peak. For us, it was better to keep the hot water connected to off peak, and export instead.
    My FIT is 20c incl GST whereas off-peak is 20.7c incl GST so marginally better to use the solar power but the real benefit is that I still have surplus power to export which can be in excess of 3kW while using 3.6kW.
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    solar

    I have noticed that linemen now use a big cable to short the wires to earth, via a big earth stake. Must have had a few close calls with wrongly connected solar.

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    Our youngest son has just signed with Origin for 6.6kw of solar panels and a 20 rebate for $6000 after a $3000 state government subsidy which is predicted to totally eliminate their power bill. Installation is next month after the reno on their house is completed.

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    You might find useful information at this site:

    Renew - Leading in Sustainability

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    This is the solar company our son is using.

    Instyle Solar - Queensland's Leading Solar Supplier

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    Quote Originally Posted by rover-56 View Post

    Backup generators seem to be usable in that situation, why not a solar system?
    Can someone explain please?
    You also can't connect a generator to the house when there's a power outage, unless you have a switch to isolate the house from the grid, for exactly the same reasons - you'll electrocute the linesmen.

    I want to add batteries to my solar but at the moment the cheaper option would be to get a manual switch fitted and use my new generator to run the house when the power goes off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fredd63 View Post
    I have noticed that linemen now use a big cable to short the wires to earth, via a big earth stake. Must have had a few close calls with wrongly connected solar.
    That has been SOP for years. Long before direct feed in solar was even viable. Too many potential sources in a grid without even considering something being back-fed from a house. It was just less obvious in the past as stuff wasn't painted safety yellow.

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    During the Brisbane floods when the grid was down in some areas there was a problem with flooded houses having live solar panels, I remember.

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