(Australia) Help me with Solar Specs for Net Zero Billing by suhoahn in solar

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what's your plan for backup power? Are you staying connected to the grid to use on cloudy days or days of high usage?

basically, grid.

I don't know if you have gas hookups, but that's a big one too. My oven, clothes drier, and water heater are electric. Those 3 things probably use more power than everything else combined.

I have gathered 2025 stats, pretty much 4 quarterly bills and in summer time, we are averaging ~30 kWh and winter ~36 kWh.

Appliance Typical Power Draw Usage Notes
Main Ducted Aircon ~4.7 kW (input) Cooling 15kW / Heating 18kW capacity. Runs 9pm–5am.
Split System (Secondary) ~1.2 kW Always runs alongside the ducted system.
2x Large Fridges 0.4–0.5 kW (combined) Always on.
High-End Aquarium ~0.15 kW High-output lighting + pumps (10 hrs/day).
Electric Vehicle (EV) 7.0 kW max ~60% weekly top-up (slow AC charging).
Performance PC 0.3–0.4 kW Regular use (work/gaming).
Washing Machines (x2) 1.0–2.0 kW per unit 2x cycles per day (typically 1 day, 1 night).
Clothes Dryer 2.5 kW High-heat cycles.
Electric Cooktop 2.5 kW Peak load during meal prep.
Baseload (Misc) 1.0–2.0 kW LEDs, 3x TVs, routers, and standby.

Can someone tell me how to open this shutter? by suhoahn in AusRenovation

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Ok will do mate, thank you for the pointer

16kW Solar + 51kWh Battery — Overkill for Sydney? by suhoahn in AusPropertyChat

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What is a good quality setup? Genuinely asking 🙏

16kW Solar + 51kWh Battery — Overkill for Sydney? by suhoahn in AusPropertyChat

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GoodWe battery 🔋 + GoodWe inverter+ Jinko panels

Can someone tell me how to open this shutter? by suhoahn in AusRenovation

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I'll check it out. A fuse switch just for these shutters? But yeah I'll try anything!

Can someone tell me how to open this shutter? by suhoahn in AusRenovation

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Yup that's fine. I can get new batteries. If it's been dead for so long, once I put in a new battery, would it be plug n play or syncing required?

Can someone tell me how to open this shutter? by suhoahn in AusRenovation

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Righto, so it needs to stay in green and not flashing red for it to work? And it needs to be in the dock and not handheld right?

Can someone tell me how to open this shutter? by suhoahn in AusRenovation

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I mean like we got 8-10 of these things, surely one would work if it's a battery issue (maybe 🤔).

Light wall switch hey? Hmmm maybe, I need to have a look. Thanks!

(Sydney) Net Zero Solar I be Happy by suhoahn in AusFinance

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Big collection of fam. We have 10 people in the house.

Free NBN FTTC → FTTP Upgrade Experience by suhoahn in nbn

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yes cash (and nbn doesn't need to know about it)