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Heat Pump Hot Water
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Prices should be in the ballpark and are a guide - not 100% accurate
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Spreadsheet by Brian Tehan - free to use but must be attributed.
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Ver 2.9 updated by Wei Hao Tan April 2021
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Ver 3.0 Updated and merged by Brian Tehan June 2021
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Ver 3.1 updated by Wei Hao Tan Aug 2022 (added Enviroheat)
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Ver 3.21 updated by Wei Hao Tan Sept 2022 (EvoHeat provided information to update their new model, added Last Updated column)
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Ver 3.3 updated by Brian Tehan January 2023
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The purpose of this spreadsheet is to compare basic technical specifications and some financial data extrapolated from this.
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The units below were chosen because they are roughly the same size. Most of the manufacturers have a range of sizes. The units below are suitable for a family of 4 or 5, according to the manufacturers.
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Member: Renew
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Volunteer: BZE
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Heat pump HW evaluation (current system electric storage - resistive)
Calculated values
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Last updatedBrandSize - litresPrice Online at time of checking (2020)STCs - zone 3 2021Rebate @ $35 per STCBasic replace electric install estimateNet PriceCOP (2)Input Power (Kw)- where statedHeat Output (Kw) - Heat pump onlyEnergy to heat tank size by 45C (kWh equivalent) (5)Time to heat whole tank with the heat pump onlyCalculated savings (KWh/day) (4)daily savings $Annual savingspayback (years)Sound level dBLow Temp limitAdditional Resistive element $RefrigerantGWP (6)
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Sanden GAUS-250EQTB300585033115570053955.000.874.3515.693.618.002.16788.406.8437.00-10NoR744 (CO2)1
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Eco Alliance Dynaheat ECO-215e215
Free in Victoria https://www.freehotwaterupgrade.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/d68c43_58f120170c5148f580f662ef3432effc.pdf
3311557004.230.853.5011.243.217.642.06752.52?????49.00-7yesR744 (CO2)1
33 STCs is puzzling given its ordinary specs
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Quantum 270-08AC6-290270278031108570023954.530.843.8114.123.717.792.10767.953.1248.00-10No
R290 (propane)
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Reclaim REHP-CO2- 250G250470030105070043505.000.854.2513.083.088.002.16788.405.5237.00-10NoR744 (CO2)1
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Sep-22Evoheat 270-1270379530105070034454.270.943.6014.123.927.662.07754.704.5648.00-7yesR134A1430
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iStore270280030105070024503.600.943.4014.124.157.221.95711.753.4446.60-7yes
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Apricus APHP-R290-260260280030105070024504.130.672.6013.605.237.582.05746.883.28
R290 (propane)
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Aug-22Enviroheat250283829101570025234.000.502.0013.086.547.502.03739.1346.00-7yesR134A1430
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Hydrotherm 275286829101570025534.000.883.5214.384.097.502.03739.133.4549.00-5noR134A1430
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Thermann Hybrid 220300353029101570032153.580.632.2615.696.967.211.95710.224.5356.00-5yesR134A1430
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Stiebel Eltron WWK30230036992898070034193.580.551.9715.697.977.211.95710.224.8156.00-5yes (H model)R134A1430
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Chromagen28023952794570021503.50?1.5014.649.767.141.93703.933.0548.00-7yesR134A1430
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Bosch27035992794570033543.300.601.5014.129.416.971.88686.864.8840.00-7yesR134A1430
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Dux25037982691070035883.001.203.6013.083.636.671.80657.005.46
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ThermalArk27020002691070017902.431.403.4014.124.155.881.59579.713.0948.00-7
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Rheem HDi-31031046482691070044382.771.303.6016.214.506.391.73629.637.051430
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The basic data was taken from the manufacturers specifications and then the other data was calculated using the figures quoted below and the specific heat of water, etc.
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Any issues or inaccuracies - please contact the author
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*Thermann and Stiebel-Eltron are basically the same unit, however, their heat pump and booster specs are slightly different
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Eco Alliance Dynaheat gains a lot of STCs despite its fairly ordinary efficiency specs compared to other vendors offerings – but correct according to the official spreadsheet.
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Variables (may be changed)
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Current HWS electricity use10.00kWh
this may be changed - spreadsheet recalculates
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Electricity Price per KWh0.27Dollars
this may be changed - spreadsheet recalculates
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Comments
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Note that the following are outside the scope of this document - tank material, reliability, service and support.
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Quantum COP is more dependent on outside temp than Sanden at very low temperatures
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(1) For replacement of electric system - source clean energy regulator
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(2) COP = efficiency multiplier, higher is better
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Heat output depends on input and COP - affects the time to heat the tank - some are calculated
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(3) calculated using heat pump only from 15c to 60c - assume those highlighted in red must use the element to heat up in a reasonable time
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(4) based on the original usage (cell C21) only
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(5) Information only - actual energy input required to heat quoted tank size (Column B) - not the amount of electricity used
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(6) GWP is compared with CO2 as a greenhouse gas - lower is better - 1430 means that 1 Kg = 1.43 tonnes of CO2
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(7) Reclaim - stainless steel. The model with a glass lined tank is about $1000 cheaper
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$ resistive element most likely will increase running costs above that of a pure heat pump
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The resistive element would need to be used when the temperature is low or in the models that take a long time to heat the tank – WON’T GET MUCH SAVINGS
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TIME TO HEAT A TANK – THE MODELS IN THE GREEN RANGE DO NOT NEED USE A BOOSTER. Time to heat is also dependent on tank size obviously.
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The COP is usually measured at around 20c, lower temperatures will give lower COP
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Important technical factors: cost, efficiency, time to heat tank, noise levels
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specific heat of water is 4.186 Joule/gram/degree = 4186 Joule per litre/degree
tap temptank tempDifferenceMJ
kWh required to heat the whole tank
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volume
Heat Pump COP - shows kWh electricity required at the COP to heat the tank
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15.0065.0050.0054.41815.116111113.783.363.02
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26020654548.976213.60453.403.022.72
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26015655062.7917.441666674.363.883.49
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30020654556.51115.69753.923.493.14
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The heat pump COP in the first table is usually measured at 20C. The COP varies as the temperature. EG, the Quantum is 4 @ 15C , 4.5 @20C and 5 @ 25C
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The calculations are examples - a number of factors affect the actual energy used, including standing losses, ambient temperature, water temperature and humidity (increases the COP)
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Note tha usually, you will not normally have to heat the whole tank. Average would be less than half a tank.
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