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Orty
I know this subject has been covered many times but my simple question is:
We use an oil fed boiler for central heating to our home and for hot water.
During spring and summer we usually switch off the central heating and just use the oil boiler for supplying our hot water. Usually fired up for a few hours in the morning and in the evening.
We have a 4kw PV system installed and I was thinking about replacing a 3Kw immersion with a 1Kw element and using this for our hot water requirements.
In the past we have only used the immersion heater for emegencies but with the price of oil as it is, I am thinking of using the immersion on a more regular basis.
Question is
"Will a 1Kw elelment cope with heating a full tank to a usable temperature."
I have fitted a timer to the immersion heater to switch on around mid day when the panels are most active.
Or later I may consider using the multi function relay on the SMA 4000TL to do this automatically.
All comments appreciated.
Orty
We use an oil fed boiler for central heating to our home and for hot water.
During spring and summer we usually switch off the central heating and just use the oil boiler for supplying our hot water. Usually fired up for a few hours in the morning and in the evening.
We have a 4kw PV system installed and I was thinking about replacing a 3Kw immersion with a 1Kw element and using this for our hot water requirements.
In the past we have only used the immersion heater for emegencies but with the price of oil as it is, I am thinking of using the immersion on a more regular basis.
Question is
"Will a 1Kw elelment cope with heating a full tank to a usable temperature."
I have fitted a timer to the immersion heater to switch on around mid day when the panels are most active.
Or later I may consider using the multi function relay on the SMA 4000TL to do this automatically.
All comments appreciated.
Orty