Not only did the Taulbjerg family halve their power bill from NOE in their summer house in Gjellerodde after having installed an SV30. The family also had the indoor climate improved both summer and winter. The surplus heating in winter is led into a shed where the tools have never been better: Egil Taulbjerg from Holstebro says that his family has used electric heating in the summer house since 1966. The total power bill has normally been € 1,500 – € 1,600 a year in the 110 m2 summer house. Half of the power bill covered the amount spent in order to keep the house frost free during the winter season.
- We have heated the house with electricity all year round. Even though we haven’t used the house very much during the winter period. With the SV30 we still heat the house all year round. Even in the very cold period we have almost free hands to decide the temperature of the house just by using the solar heating. Even during the coldest period this winter there was 8ºC. And we were still repaid € 770 that is half of the total power bill. Such a reduction means that the about € 2,200 paid for the SV will be returned in three years.
And he adds that if there is a very cold winter with long periods without any sun the temperature in the house may fall to a few degrees Celsius – but never below zero. Always nice to move into.
The family, of course, is more than happy to save money. But for them it is just as important to be welcomed by a warm and dry house even if the temperature is 30ºC below zero outside.
– We feel that the indoor climate has improved. Fresh air is blown into the house from outside. Our summer house is made of wood, and I believe that the heat inside helps drawing out moist from the wood. The result is that it will last longer, says Egil Taulbjerg.
The family is so satisfied with the system that they have installed two more. One in another summer house in Kollund and one in a hunting cottage without power installations.