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Keys to our new home in Emerald

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After travelling in our EV for a year, up and down the east coast of Australia, we have the keys to our new home, in Emerald Victoria! After a few stressful days wondering if the money transfer worked with ANZ Australia, we picked up our keys from Barry Plant Emerald.

Thanks also to Mortgage Choice in Tumbi Umbi, NSW, for sorting out the otherwise mind numbing loan application forms, to get us this far.

The painter has already started prepping. We’ve organised new carpet. Hopefully the solar and battery will follow soon from Lightning Energy.

Charging

The all important test of our new home: the power point in the garage charged the car at 2.3kW for a couple of hours with no heating in the power point. So, the electrics seem good!

Lightning Energy will also be connecting our Tesla wall charger, when it arrives with our removalist in about three weeks. The house has only single phase power, so we’ll get about 7.5kW out of it. That’s 7.5kWh per hour. So, our 60kWh battery will get half a tank in 30 / 7.5 = 4 hours. That will come free from our solar panels.

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  1. Emma Gilbert via Facebook ↗
    So happy for you……
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  2. Grace Gonzalez via Facebook ↗
    It’s stunning!! Congrats you two! Love following along with your adventures!
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  3. Scott Cassidy via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations. Emerald is a beautiful place. Just down the road from us!

    Be prepared for wild storms taking out the power though
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Scott Cassidy Thanks for the tip. We’ve already ordered a Tesla Powerwall battery, and a 15kW solar system from Lightning Energy. We’ll keep everyone posted on how that goes. We should be self sufficient during any blackouts.
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      1. Scott Cassidy via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping so your upgrading to 3 phase?
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      2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
        Scott Cassidy No. Not planning on upgrading to three phase power. We had three phase at our last home. That meant that during a blackout, we couldn’t run solar (three phase) to battery (single phase), unless we had three batteries or three inverters. Seemed overkill. Since our Tesla car can only draw a max of 11kW from a three phase 22kW charger, it doesn’t seem that advantages over the 7.5kW will get from single phase.

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      3. Scott Cassidy via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping unless your going 10kW Inverter plus 5kW Powerwall.

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      4. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
        Scott Cassidy 15kW solar and 13.5kWh (5kW) Tesla Powerwall battery.

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      5. Karl Jensen via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping don't forget your iStore - Air to Energy heatpump Hot water heater!

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  4. Paul Johnston via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations 🎉👏 Are you going to use ChargeHQ to maximize the solar charging ?
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Paul Johnston Possibly. We used Charge HQ at our last home a year ago. But since then, Tesla has incorporated charging from sunshine into its ecosystem (Powerwall and EV wall charger). That might be be all we need 🤔.

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      1. Paul Johnston via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping I didn't realise you were getting a Powerwall, yes that will work too. I look forward to a future post on 'Tesla tripping the breakers'
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  5. John Myers via Facebook ↗
    Wow beautiful house and property, congratulations.
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  6. Barry Plant Emerald via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations! Welcome to the beautiful hills. Enjoy your gorgeous new home 🏠
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  7. Mohammad Shahin Sarker via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations!
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  8. David Posavec via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations guys in your new home, emerald is a beautiful town.catch up with you when you’re settled.
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  9. Evana Shahin via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations, beautiful house. Will visit for sure in my next Melbourne trip.
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Evana Shahin We would love to see you and your growing family ☺️. We’re a short walk from Emerald Lake and Puffing Billy Railway, so plenty to entertain.
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      1. Evana Shahin via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping very nice place as we went to Puffing Billy Railway, loved the scenic view.
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  10. Mark Lockwood-Porter via Facebook ↗
    Enjoy! We moved from Emerald last year after 5 wonderful years.

    If you can, get a Tesla powerwall for blackout protection as there are lots of power cuts.

    You will love living there. Give PB a wave from us and Incy Wincy is by far the best for coffee.
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Mark Lockwood-Porter Thanks for the tips! We are getting a Tesla Powerwall battery. If blackouts trip the battery backup, then “Tesla Tripping” will have a whole new meaning!
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    2. Richard Webb via Facebook ↗
      Mark Lockwood-Porter if you are connected to the grid and it goes down, don’t your photovoltaics and battery also get disconnected to prevent the local part of the grid from being energised while repairs are in progress?

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      1. Mark Lockwood-Porter via Facebook ↗
        Richard Webb Some batteries offer blackout protection.
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  11. Susanne Hofmann via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations
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  12. Nicole Mottlee via Facebook ↗
    Woohoo!!!!
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  13. Raymond Johnson via Facebook ↗
    good job
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  14. Stephanie LM via Facebook ↗
    congratulations 🎊 what a beautiful home. thanks for sharing your journey. didn't expect this at all from this forum 😆
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  15. Jonbell Lee via Facebook ↗
    Lovely couple, congrats 🥂
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  16. Ross Britton via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations guys, now the fun part, unpacking. Did they leave the wagon wheels?
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Ross Britton Ha, not the wagon wheels, but some kind of old iron rotary hoe.

      We won’t be unpacking for three weeks until the removalist delivers it from our storage shed in NSW.
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  17. Bayley Wright via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations guys!! Welcome to the area!!
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  18. Jane Wilson Hilton via Facebook ↗
    What a beautiful place! Congratulations on your new home! ❤️❤️
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  19. Viv Tang via Facebook ↗
    Congrats! Guess this means off the road for awhile?
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Viv Tang Nah. It means we’ve freed up our weekends to no longer be looking for houses! We’ll do some day trips around Victoria for a while. Hopefully the red center or the Nullarbor in the next six months. We’ll see.
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  20. Sandra Cowie via Facebook ↗
    Looks lovely, enjoy your new home, xxx
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  21. Melissa Jane via Facebook ↗
    How bloody exciting!!!! ♥️♥️♥️
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  22. Shannon Stamler via Facebook ↗
    Congrats! Does this mean the tripping stops??
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Shannon Stamler No. We half joked the other day that after three days on the same lounge (once we get a lounge), we’ll turn to each other, bored, and say “let’s go on a road trip!” ☺️
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      1. Shannon Stamler via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping love this . Enjoy your posts
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  23. Darian Taylor via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations. It’s been great following your travels and charging tips.
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  24. Mortgage Choice in Tumbi Umbi via Facebook ↗
    Your new home in Emerald is wonderful. Enjoy the new house and we can't wait to see all the improvements you have planned.

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  25. Rowena Newton via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations on your new home. You will be missed on the coast even though I haven’t seen you in years but there’s always the intention.
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  26. Helen Van Hulst via Facebook ↗
    Good decision! Victoria is a wonderful place to live… really tremendous people!!!
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Helen Van Hulst you think? Some are a bit dodgy!!

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      1. Helen Van Hulst via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping They are now!!!
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  27. Richard Webb via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations on your new home!
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  28. Gay Ryan via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations! However I will miss the tripping around….
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Gay Ryan Thank you. The tripping will continue ☺️.

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  29. Jspr Alqz via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations!
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  30. Rodney Lister via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations!
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  31. Susie Peet via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations.
    Good luck with ANZ. I've been with them since my first car loan.
    Now we're retired, we moved to Heritage Bank. People actually answer phones & good customer service unlike ANZ.
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  32. Kylie Gilroy via Facebook ↗
    Yay congratulations
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  33. Peter Hofland via Facebook ↗
    Nice place, that garage size looks good too. Congrats.
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  34. Peter McBurney via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations!
    We do the same with our battery, panels and Teslas. It’s still just amazing every time!!!
    Travelling powered by our star!☀️
    💚🌴🌏🌴💚
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  35. Kool Bass via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations. Emerald is a beautiful part of the world.
    Lightning are fantastic, the did my solar and Tesla battery for me as well. Please say Gday to Luke for me (from Adam in Marysville).
    Welcome to Victoria, the Dandenongs are the best!
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  36. Martin Harrington via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations. Enjoy your new home, but by the looks of it,(all your travels ), you be there very often
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    1. Martin Harrington via Facebook ↗
      Sorry, should have said Won’t be there very often 😂

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  37. Margaret McDonald via Facebook ↗
    Congratulations on the new home. How long will it be before the wanderlust bites again?

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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Margaret McDonald probably when we get the model Y I’m guessing!

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  38. Hugh Sykes via Facebook ↗
    Best of luck in your new home.
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  39. Leeanne Robinson via Facebook ↗
    Congrats what an awesome adventure you two are having 🥰
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  40. Fiona Campbell via Facebook ↗
    Mega congratulations to you both and thanks for sharing your adventures. 😊
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