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If I may add my two cents here: I installed a Stiebel Eltron 300L heat pump just over a year ago, and I’ve been very happy with it. It sips power—usually between 400W and 500W per hour. We're three adults in the house, and today it ran for about 4.5 hours. Even now, the water is still sitting at 62°C. No washing was done today, and we all shower in the mornings. The insulation is excellent—once it’s heated, it holds the temperature well and doesn’t switch on again until the third person starts showering. We currently have a top loader that uses a lot of hot water, so on some days, the heat pump can run for up to 12 hours. That said, we plan to replace it with a front loader as soon as it gives in. Yes, the heat pump cost about four times more than a traditional geyser, but I believe it’s going to be well worth it in the long run. I’m in the Garden Route, where we get a fair amount of cloud, but even so, my solar system is able to cover the base load—something that wasn’t possible with the old geyser. Since making the switch, our electricity usage has dropped by almost 60%. Do your homework and see if it will work for you.

Interesting reading the comments. Also receiving high voltage from Eskom in the Garden Route—anything from around 243V to 255V, from what I’ve seen.

Let us know what you decide on and remember the foto's.

I’ve had two Revov R100 batteries running for just over two years now—no issues at all. Before that, I had a BSL 6.4 kWh at my previous place. Both worked well. Revov is definitely the cheaper option, but you get what you pay for—Revov has a 10-year expected lifespan, while BSL is rated for around 15 to 18 years. Both are rack-mountable, so setup was easy. My brother-in-law also has one Revov R100, using it just for loadshedding backup, and he’s had no problems either. All in all, Revov has been good value for the price—I just don’t expect it to last quite as long as the higher-end brands. All the best with your decision.

I've recently moved into a new property and I'm getting the same "device is bound" message, is there a way to get pass that or should I ask the previous owner to delete his account/remove it from his profile?

My retired parents live with me and all the energy is used during the day. There is no cooking or anything in the evening, because the main meal is in the afternoon. All the lights are LEDs. The problem is only that the municiplateit shuts off the water from the reservoir from 20:00 in the evenings, so then the pressure pump from the Jojo kicks in, so opening each tap = 1000watts plus, minus. Then there is also a warm mist humidifier that is on during the night that uses about 350 watts. The battery is at 25% so between 1h and 2h in the morning. I intend to purchase another battery in July when SARS pays out, because I'm still between 20% and 25% dependent on Eskom, which is probably not bad. I have the solar panels to charge the additional battery, so it's not a problem at least. Thanks for your imput and opinions.

Great topic, I have started looking into a heat pump but I only have 1 question and it seems I can't find the answer for it at the moment although my common sense says ja. I need to run my geyser 150L, 3kw element for about 30-45min in the morning, the rest of the day it runs off PV. Will it make sense to get a heat pump or just to get another battery for the solar as my current battery runs out in the early morning just before the geyser kicks in?

Sorry for adding to this old post, but the only one I can find. I feel my temps are dangerously high or not? According to the manual, the normal operating temperature is 60 degrees.

Hi Everyone, I'm on M 3.3.7.0 / S 1.5.1.5 / C E.4.2.0 I've read that some users experience problems after an update as there needs to be no load on the system during the update and apparently there's no warning when the update will happen, is this true? Thanks in advance.