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... Dodge Charger? Watching Jason Stathem in "A Working Man", and he's cruising around in this: https://imgur.com/a/bLGNEPs Looks to be a Dodge Charger R/T. Dont know what year, but it looks magic, and sounds the same..
On 5/10/2025 10:16 pm, lindsay wrote:
... Dodge Charger? Watching Jason Stathem in "A Working Man", and he's
cruising around in this: https://imgur.com/a/bLGNEPs Looks to be a
Dodge Charger R/T. Dont know what year, but it looks magic, and sounds
the same..
Looks like one. If it is they run the 6.2 Hemi and can make close to
800hp off the showroom floor :)
On 6/10/2025 7:22 am, Noddy wrote:
On 5/10/2025 10:16 pm, lindsay wrote:
... Dodge Charger? Watching Jason Stathem in "A Working Man", and
he's cruising around in this: https://imgur.com/a/bLGNEPs Looks to be
a Dodge Charger R/T. Dont know what year, but it looks magic, and
sounds the same..
Looks like one. If it is they run the 6.2 Hemi and can make close to
800hp off the showroom floor :)
Ohhh err!! Certainly a nice looker... and sounded lovely too. would love
to see one in action...
(and a heads up...)
As an aside, I mentioned AGL had increased all their rates by around
10%, and cut the solar FIT...?
I got a phone call from them today, they've created a *new* plan called "Solar VIP", and cut all their new rates/prices by around 12%, and the
solar has gone from 8c per kw for the first 10kw per day, to 12 cents,
the rest of the solar rates stay the same; and supply charge has gone
from $1.11 to $1.04. All this results in about $90 savings per 1/4 bill.
Oh, and $200 credit for taking up their offer. No brainer, really.
She also offered discounts for gas, i said don't bother, it will be disconnected in a couple of weeks. :-D And our evap cooler died, so it
and the ducted heater are being ripped out Thursday, and reverse cycle
air con being installed, as is a elec heat pump HWS, so no gas here. I
may need to go back to work!
On 6/10/2025 7:22 am, Noddy wrote:
On 5/10/2025 10:16 pm, lindsay wrote:
... Dodge Charger? Watching Jason Stathem in "A Working Man", and
he's cruising around in this: https://imgur.com/a/bLGNEPs Looks to be
a Dodge Charger R/T. Dont know what year, but it looks magic, and
sounds the same..
Looks like one. If it is they run the 6.2 Hemi and can make close to
800hp off the showroom floor :)
Ohhh err!! Certainly a nice looker... and sounded lovely too. would love
to see one in action...
(and a heads up...)
As an aside, I mentioned AGL had increased all their rates by around
10%, and cut the solar FIT...?
I got a phone call from them today, they've created a *new* plan called "Solar VIP", and cut all their new rates/prices by around 12%, and the
solar has gone from 8c per kw for the first 10kw per day, to 12 cents,
the rest of the solar rates stay the same; and supply charge has gone
from $1.11 to $1.04. All this results in about $90 savings per 1/4 bill.
Oh, and $200 credit for taking up their offer. No brainer, really.
She also offered discounts for gas, i said don't bother, it will be disconnected in a couple of weeks. :-D And our evap cooler died, so it
and the ducted heater are being ripped out Thursday, and reverse cycle
air con being installed, as is a elec heat pump HWS, so no gas here. I
may need to go back to work!
On 6/10/2025 12:37 pm, lindsay wrote:
She also offered discounts for gas, i said don't bother, it will beI've thought about replacing the gas ducted heater with a reverse cycle,
disconnected in a couple of weeks. :-D And our evap cooler died, so it
and the ducted heater are being ripped out Thursday, and reverse cycle
air con being installed, as is a elec heat pump HWS, so no gas here. I
may need to go back to work!
we already have a 8.5kW RC AC which isn't big enough for the entire
house, the gas heating is less than 6yrs old and actually heats the
house a lot better than the RC AC.
What we usually do is put the gas on for one hour in the morning then
use the RC AC the rest of the day if needed.
I might reconsider eventually but right now it doesn't seem worthwhile,
I'm even considering a solar battery, its almost at a point where they
make economic sense.
On 6/10/2025 12:37 pm, lindsay wrote:
I've thought about replacing the gas ducted heater with a reverse cycle,
we already have a 8.5kW RC AC which isn't big enough for the entire
house, the gas heating is less than 6yrs old and actually heats the
house a lot better than the RC AC.
What we usually do is put the gas on for one hour in the morning then
use the RC AC the rest of the day if needed.
I might reconsider eventually but right now it doesn't seem worthwhile,
I'm even considering a solar battery, its almost at a point where they
make economic sense.
On 6/10/2025 6:59 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 6/10/2025 12:37 pm, lindsay wrote:
She also offered discounts for gas, i said don't bother, it will beI've thought about replacing the gas ducted heater with a reverse
disconnected in a couple of weeks. :-D And our evap cooler died, so
it and the ducted heater are being ripped out Thursday, and reverse
cycle air con being installed, as is a elec heat pump HWS, so no gas
here. I may need to go back to work!
cycle, we already have a 8.5kW RC AC which isn't big enough for the
entire house, the gas heating is less than 6yrs old and actually heats
the house a lot better than the RC AC.
What we usually do is put the gas on for one hour in the morning then
use the RC AC the rest of the day if needed.
We do the same here. We're on bottled gas so it can get pricey, but the ducted heats the whole house. We have a 10kw splitty in the main area
and we use that to keep the place warm after the ducted system has
warmed it up.
I might reconsider eventually but right now it doesn't seem
worthwhile, I'm even considering a solar battery, its almost at a
point where they make economic sense.
Let me know if you do as I'd be interested in finding out about it. I'm considering one as well.
On 6/10/2025 6:59 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 6/10/2025 12:37 pm, lindsay wrote:
I've thought about replacing the gas ducted heater with a reverse
cycle, we already have a 8.5kW RC AC which isn't big enough for the
entire house, the gas heating is less than 6yrs old and actually heats
the house a lot better than the RC AC.
What we usually do is put the gas on for one hour in the morning then
use the RC AC the rest of the day if needed.
I might reconsider eventually but right now it doesn't seem worthwhile,
I was in exactly the same boat..was hum-ing and ha-ing, evap cooler was
10 year old, ducted heater was 4 year old. 2 years ago, the solar
installer reported that the ducts for both units were starting to break
down as well. So, Wifey turned the cooling on for the first time since
last summer, and it blew a massive glass fuse in the unit. The fan has seized. So, do i repair or replace? unsure if it's worth throwing money
into a 10 year old unit. Replacement was $4500. Whilst i didnt want to
throw the heater out (still under warranty) our last gas bill was $600
for 2 months!!! Got a couple of quotes, and ended up with a 14.5kw
Daiken, ducted to 9 points, with 4/5 zones for $12k after govt rebates.
That price includes the removal of both units and all the ducting.
I'm even considering a solar battery, its almost at a point where they
make economic sense.
I hope so. Our house will be running off 27kw of powerwall 3 hopefully
in the next two weeks. With no gas bills, we'll save $1200-$1500 per
year, and hopefully the solar will slash our electricity bills, although adding the aircon may make a large hole in that dream. Now that the
cooling unit is (will be) gone, I'll have more room on the roof for
another 5kw of panels, (for a total of 20) which will help with the
charging in summer...
One thing I should mention; thesedays, ducted aircon comes with zones.
set it up right, and your usage drops dramatically. No need to heat or
cool bedrooms in the middle of the day, so they can be shut off...
makes sense to me. Apparently when the unit has to cool a warm house, or heat a cool one is when they are the most expensive to run. once the
house has reached the desired temp, they just idle along.
On 7/10/2025 8:16 am, lindsay wrote:
On 6/10/2025 6:59 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 6/10/2025 12:37 pm, lindsay wrote:
I've thought about replacing the gas ducted heater with a reverse
cycle, we already have a 8.5kW RC AC which isn't big enough for the
entire house, the gas heating is less than 6yrs old and actually
heats the house a lot better than the RC AC.
What we usually do is put the gas on for one hour in the morning then
use the RC AC the rest of the day if needed.
I might reconsider eventually but right now it doesn't seem worthwhile,
I was in exactly the same boat..was hum-ing and ha-ing, evap cooler
was 10 year old, ducted heater was 4 year old. 2 years ago, the solar
installer reported that the ducts for both units were starting to
break down as well. So, Wifey turned the cooling on for the first time
since last summer, and it blew a massive glass fuse in the unit. The
fan has seized. So, do i repair or replace? unsure if it's worth
throwing money into a 10 year old unit. Replacement was $4500. Whilst
i didnt want to throw the heater out (still under warranty) our last
gas bill was $600 for 2 months!!! Got a couple of quotes, and ended up
with a 14.5kw Daiken, ducted to 9 points, with 4/5 zones for $12k
after govt rebates. That price includes the removal of both units and
all the ducting.
Sounds pretty good, youngest has something similar, his house was built
in the early 90's so both the gas heater and evap were getting old so
both replaced.
They both work from home so the heating/cooling is on a lot of the time
so running cost isn't cheap, they do have a far bit of solar which helps.>
I'm even considering a solar battery, its almost at a point where
they make economic sense.
I hope so. Our house will be running off 27kw of powerwall 3 hopefully
in the next two weeks. With no gas bills, we'll save $1200-$1500 per
year, and hopefully the solar will slash our electricity bills,
although adding the aircon may make a large hole in that dream. Now
that the cooling unit is (will be) gone, I'll have more room on the
roof for another 5kw of panels, (for a total of 20) which will help
with the charging in summer...
Gas bills are ridiculous so we use ours sparingly, trouble is
electricity is also expensive, your setup won't be cheap but sounds like
it will kill the bills. >
One thing I should mention; thesedays, ducted aircon comes with zones.Makes sense, when we use the split system we close a hallway door so we don't heat or cool the 2 spare bedrooms and main bathroom, in the winter
set it up right, and your usage drops dramatically. No need to heat or
cool bedrooms in the middle of the day, so they can be shut off...
makes sense to me. Apparently when the unit has to cool a warm house,
or heat a cool one is when they are the most expensive to run. once
the house has reached the desired temp, they just idle along.
if I am home alone I turn off the big heaters and use a small electric
panel heater to only heat the one room where my computer is.
On 7/10/2025 9:34 am, Daryl wrote:
On 7/10/2025 8:16 am, lindsay wrote:
On 6/10/2025 6:59 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 6/10/2025 12:37 pm, lindsay wrote:I was in exactly the same boat..was hum-ing and ha-ing, evap cooler
I've thought about replacing the gas ducted heater with a reverse
cycle, we already have a 8.5kW RC AC which isn't big enough for the
entire house, the gas heating is less than 6yrs old and actually
heats the house a lot better than the RC AC.
What we usually do is put the gas on for one hour in the morning
then use the RC AC the rest of the day if needed.
I might reconsider eventually but right now it doesn't seem worthwhile, >>>
was 10 year old, ducted heater was 4 year old. 2 years ago, the solar
installer reported that the ducts for both units were starting to
break down as well. So, Wifey turned the cooling on for the first
time since last summer, and it blew a massive glass fuse in the unit.
The fan has seized. So, do i repair or replace? unsure if it's worth
throwing money into a 10 year old unit. Replacement was $4500. Whilst
i didnt want to throw the heater out (still under warranty) our last
gas bill was $600 for 2 months!!! Got a couple of quotes, and ended
up with a 14.5kw Daiken, ducted to 9 points, with 4/5 zones for $12k
after govt rebates. That price includes the removal of both units and
all the ducting.
Sounds pretty good, youngest has something similar, his house was
built in the early 90's so both the gas heater and evap were getting
old so both replaced.
LOL.. , mine have been replaced twice. The unit Bro and I installed
lasted 24 years, we replaced it 10 years ago with a Brivis unit. The
Heater was a Brivis (either wombat or buffalo) and it survived nearly 30 years, albeit with the replacement of the main circuit board/controller, which just so happens to be the most expensive part...
They both work from home so the heating/cooling is on a lot of the
time so running cost isn't cheap, they do have a far bit of solar
which helps.>
Wife's a bit of a sook, "its cold!", as she leans on the up button, and we've had a delay today, and she's already panicking: "what happens if
it gets hot?".. :-) "Get a beer!" :-D-a 4 guys rocked up this morning at 7.15, and were gone by 8.30. We have a low pitched roof (18 deg?), and
the unit would not fit without some mods to two of the roof trusses... Carpenter is coming out Monday, and RC aircon is going in Thursday
(fingers x'ed.)
Then I get a call from the mob doing the solar: "Can we come out next Thursday". Nope... sorry, we have others here then.. "can we at least install the heat pump HWS? we have the plumber tied down.." Okay,
shouldn't be an issue... then asked, can we add more solar panels to the roof, as the evap cooler, and the exhaust from the heater will be gone, which leaves a bit of real estate free on the roof... he's looking into
it, and will give ma a price in the next few days.. maybe another $4-5
k, but fuckit. cant take it with ya, and it's the SKI fund. Spend Kids Inheritance.
I'm even considering a solar battery, its almost at a point where
they make economic sense.
I hope so. Our house will be running off 27kw of powerwall 3
hopefully in the next two weeks. With no gas bills, we'll save $1200-
$1500 per year, and hopefully the solar will slash our electricity
bills, although adding the aircon may make a large hole in that
dream. Now that the cooling unit is (will be) gone, I'll have more
room on the roof for another 5kw of panels, (for a total of 20) which
will help with the charging in summer...
Gas bills are ridiculous so we use ours sparingly, trouble is
electricity is also expensive, your setup won't be cheap but sounds
like it will kill the bills. >
I hope so. Wont really know till he've been through the next summer and winter. Already told the family: no leaving lights on, turn the fucking
TV's off BEFORE you fall asleep, and the new aircon has wifi, and I WILL
NOT be telling them the password.-a Son will turn the temp in his room to
16 in summer, and 33 in winter. Well, he thinks he will :-LOL, send him the bill and he may change his ways:-)>
One thing I should mention; thesedays, ducted aircon comes withMakes sense, when we use the split system we close a hallway door so
zones. set it up right, and your usage drops dramatically. No need to
heat or cool bedrooms in the middle of the day, so they can be shut
off...
makes sense to me. Apparently when the unit has to cool a warm house,
or heat a cool one is when they are the most expensive to run. once
the house has reached the desired temp, they just idle along.
we don't heat or cool the 2 spare bedrooms and main bathroom, in the
winter if I am home alone I turn off the big heaters and use a small
electric panel heater to only heat the one room where my computer is.
Yep; lots to learn here, thats for sure. I hate paying AGL fistfulls of dollars. They pay fuck all for the solar I export, and charge the earth
when I need some from them. May they rot in hell.
On 9/10/2025 7:23 pm, lindsay wrote:
Yep; lots to learn here, thats for sure. I hate paying AGL fistfullsI'm with Origin, doesn't seem to matter who is your provider, they all
of dollars. They pay fuck all for the solar I export, and charge the
earth when I need some from them. May they rot in hell.
go out of their way to rape your wallet.
On 9/10/2025 7:23 pm, lindsay wrote:
I hope so. Wont really know till he've been through the next summer
and winter. Already told the family: no leaving lights on, turn the
fucking TV's off BEFORE you fall asleep, and the new aircon has wifi,
and I WILL NOT be telling them the password.-a Son will turn the temp
in his room to 16 in summer, and 33 in winter.
Well, he thinks he will :-
LOL, send him the bill and he may change his ways:-)>
Yep; lots to learn here, thats for sure. I hate paying AGL fistfulls
of dollars. They pay fuck all for the solar I export, and charge the
earth when I need some from them. May they rot in hell.
I'm with Origin, doesn't seem to matter who is your provider, they all
go out of their way to rape your wallet.
On 10/10/2025 4:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 9/10/2025 7:23 pm, lindsay wrote:
I hope so. Wont really know till he've been through the next summer
and winter. Already told the family: no leaving lights on, turn the
fucking TV's off BEFORE you fall asleep, and the new aircon has wifi,
and I WILL NOT be telling them the password.-a Son will turn the temp
in his room to 16 in summer, and 33 in winter. Well, he thinks he
will :-
LOL, send him the bill and he may change his ways:-)>
He's mentioned to the wife that he's thinking of moving out (Yay!)
except there's nowhere to move to. (boo!)
Yep; lots to learn here, thats for sure. I hate paying AGL fistfulls
of dollars. They pay fuck all for the solar I export, and charge the
earth when I need some from them. May they rot in hell.
I'm with Origin, doesn't seem to matter who is your provider, they all
go out of their way to rape your wallet.
Yep. just looking to get a return, something: Anything!!! I'll be dead before i get my money back, but if it means AGL owe me money at times,
I'll be happy. :-)