{"id":35881,"date":"2019-12-23T05:19:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T18:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=35881"},"modified":"2024-06-05T13:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:21:51","slug":"sunmate-solar-diverter-mb1339","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunmate-solar-diverter-mb1339\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS Spruiking New SunMate Solar Diverter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sunmate-solar-diverter.jpg\" alt=\"SunMate solar diverter\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sunmate-solar-diverter.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sunmate-solar-diverter-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sunmate-solar-diverter-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sunmate-solar-diverter-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update August 2023:<\/strong> AWS have been removed from the SolarQuotes diverter comparison table. It appears as of 16\/8\/23, AWS&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/publishednotices.asic.gov.au\/browsesearch-notices\/notice-details\/ADANT-SERVICES-GROUP-PTY-LTD-158638861\/73dff072-561d-4f7d-bdf0-5709c6e54e07\">parent company is in liquidation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Australian Wind and Solar (AWS) is readying for the release of its new solar diverter model &#8211; the SunMate 3.0.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the Australian Government&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhome.gov.au\/energy\/hot-water-service\">YourHome<\/a>, water heating is the second largest segment of household energy use in Australia, after space heating and cooling.<\/p>\n<p>If you already have a solar power system and electric water heater installed, a solar diverter could help to cut this cost. It&#8217;s device that enables you to reroute surplus power from a solar system for this purpose without needing to change the hot water system. In a situation where surplus power isn&#8217;t available; your water continues to be heated from energy from the mains grid as normal.<\/p>\n<p>SQ&#8217;s Ronald provided some valuable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-hot-water-diverter-comparison\/\">information on solar diverters here<\/a>, and goes into detail on some of the devices currently available in Australia that can also be found on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/hot-water\/pv-diverters\/\">solar hot water diverter comparison<\/a> table. One of the brands mentioned in both is SunMate, manufactured in Victoria.<\/p>\n<h2>SunMate 3.0 Due In March 2020<\/h2>\n<p>AWS contacted us last week to let us know the new SunMate model is due for release in March next year. If you&#8217;re considering a solar diverter in the near future, the SunMate 3.0 might be worth a look.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The key objectives of the project have been to redevelop and advance the SunMate for current Australian conditions, manufacture the new SunMate PCB and a weather-proof housing unit that is easy to install,&#8221; says AWS.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>AWS says other new features in SunMate 3.0 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s wireless ready.<\/li>\n<li>It has an app interface.<\/li>\n<li>It has 3 outputs &#8211; each can be configured for variable or threshold power (the current version has 2 outputs).<\/li>\n<li>It offers temperature sensor or thermostat operation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Variable Power? Threshold Power?<\/h2>\n<p>The variable power mode is for water heating (100W &#8211; 3600W &#8211; to be confirmed) while threshold mode control is for appliance control; i.e. non-heating appliances &#8211; but you&#8217;d need to be careful what is hooked up to it given the intermittent nature of the power provided.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Diverter Savings And Cost<\/h2>\n<p>The AWS web site is still claiming a 4 person family with a 4kW solar power system can expect savings of nearly $400 per year using the current model, SunMate 2.0 &#8211; a claim Ronald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-hot-water-diverter-comparison\/\">questioned in his review<\/a> back in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>As for the cost of the SunMate 3.0 solar hot water diverter, that hasn&#8217;t been provided, but the 2.0 is around $850 for the single phase model and $1,250 for the three-phase; plus installation.<\/p>\n<p>AWS isn&#8217;t expecting to be cranking out huge volumes of the new diverters &#8211;\u00a0 the estimated number of SunMate 3.0&#8217;s produced &#8220;will grow to 1,000 units per annum&#8221;. Still, it&#8217;s nice to see solar components being manufactured here in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/sunmatesolar.com.au\/\">SunMate here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update August 2023: AWS have been removed from the SolarQuotes diverter comparison table. 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