The
Sanden Eco
is Australia’s most advanced and efficient hot water system. This hot water technology utilises an Australian-made stainless steel tank and a Japanese-made compressor.
A Sanden Eco heat pump system can save up to 78% of your hot water energy costs rain, hail or shine!
It is better for the environment. Hot water accounts for around 30% of a household’s energy consumption making it a big contributor to our carbon footprint.
It increases the value of your home.
Some homeowners want to get away from gas altogether; the Sanden Eco makes this feasible.
The Sanden Eco works wonderfully well in conjunction with
solar power
. It acts as storage, allowing you to use the power you generate rather than feed it back to the power company.
Absolutely. In fact, there are
three separate schemes
providing incentives to install heat pumps. The Sanden Eco (due to its very high efficiency) receives the highest rebate values, which vary depending on location and other parameters.
These schemes have recently expanded to include commercial buildings and council facilities.
Rebate schemes can be confusing, but NewGen will help make this simple. We can work out the maximum available rebates that can be applied to your particular situation and can offer the rebates as an up-front discount. See our
rebate section
for details.
Yes. Sanden Eco heat pumps are wonderfully quiet – only 37dB, which is about the sound of a modern refrigerator. Other heat pumps are significantly noisier at 50dB and above.
Yes. Sanden Eco heat pumps are extremely efficient even in cold climates. They are used in alpine areas in Japan and the coldest regions of Australia. Because of the C02 refrigerant, they can still operate efficiently in ambient air temperatures all the way down to -10C (yes minus 10 degrees celsius!)
Because of its efficiency in very cold weather, the Sanden Eco does not require a backup element.
Yes. You can control the operating time with your off-peak meter, or use the Sanden Eco’s in-built timer.
Yes. PV solar power owners love the Sanden Eco. We can set the heating time to 11am – 3pm via the Sanden Eco’s in-built timer thereby coming on when your PV solar is most productive.
Sanden Eco’s power input is only 0.9kW and usually needs just about 1–3 hours to top up heat depending on your family size, number, and use.
The tank can be installed inside. However, for practical reasons, it is normally installed outside.
The heat pump compressor must be installed outside in a well-ventilated area. This is because it would essentially refrigerate the area in a confined space and could affect its efficiency.
15 metres total pipe length with no more than six bends.
No more than 5 metres of height difference between the tank and compressor.
Yes. Water quality is very important for longevity so filters must be installed to protect from particles in the water. Additionally, some locations may need to have filters to mitigate acidic water.
Water pressure must be a minimum of 200 kPa to ensure efficient functioning.
Solar Power FAQs
A solar power system (a.k.a. photovoltaic (PV) system) will generate electricity-free energy from the sun.
Electricity prices are soaring and show no sign of slowing down; with solar power you can save thousands of dollars per year.
Depending on available roof space and your objectives, your PV system can deliver part of your total electricity needs, all of your needs, or even excess of your needs, which you can sell back to the grid.
Solar power adds value to your home.
It’s good for the environment. Solar power systems quickly generate more energy than was required to produce them (embedded energy) and will continue to generate pollution-free power for decades.
Rebates are still available for both residential and commercial installations however they have been reducing in size in recent years. These rebates reduce the upfront cost of your system, and the amount varies depending on the size of the system and the value of the STCs (Small-scale Technology Certificates), which fluctuate with market forces.
Feed-in tariff refers to the amount you receive when you are exporting your excess power back to the grid at any given time. The premium feed-in tariff was 68C, however, the Victorian Government has recently allowed power companies to offer a very small
feed-in rate of just 5C
. Rather than giving power away to the electricity companies, solar owners are now highly motivated to use the power during the day with products like the
Sanden Eco
heat pump and store power with solar batteries.
These days, solar panels typically range anywhere from 350W to 420W so rather than considering the number of panels you need, it’s better to think of the overall output size of the system. In Melbourne for each kW of panels on your roof you can expect an average output of about 3.6kW hours of power. For example, a 5kW system will produce 18kW hours of power, which for most households is about two thirds of their electricity needs.
Roof space, budget and pattern of use are the main factors that need to be considered when thinking of a suitable size. NewGen can guide you through this process.
The difference between the two is how they are manufactured, with mono-crystalline being the more modern technology and generally more efficient as it produces more watts per square meter. However, most panel manufacturers still make both types of panels, and sometimes their poly-crystalline panels provide greater watts per dollar.