Hot Water Replacement Noble Park

Signs your system is finished

Water pooling under the tank, rust on the jacket, brown hot water, a relief valve that never stops dripping and a unit that needs another repair every few months are all signs the end is near. Once the inner tank corrodes through, it cannot be fixed. Most storage units last eight to fifteen years, so if yours went in when the kids were small, it is worth planning ahead.

Planned beats panicked

Replacing a unit before it fails gives you time to choose. You can compare gas, electric and heat pump, check rebates and pick the size that suits your household. When a unit fails without warning, you take what is available that day. If yours has already failed, we usually have common sizes on hand or can source them quickly.

Which type suits your home?

Like-for-like gas storage

For many older Noble Park houses, a new gas storage unit in the same spot is the simplest and fastest option. The gas, water and flue position are already there, and new units are more efficient than the old ones.

Gas continuous-flow

Never runs out, which suits big families, and frees up space. It needs enough gas, so we check the pipe and meter first.

Electric storage

Suits homes without gas or with off-peak tariffs. Running costs can be high for large households without solar.

Heat pump

Moves heat from the air into the water using a fraction of the electricity of a standard element. With rooftop solar it can run on your own power during the day. Rebates may apply.

Getting the size right

How many people shower each morning, how close together, and whether the dishwasher and washing machine run at the same time all matter. A household of seven needs something very different from a couple. We ask the questions, look at the current system and recommend a size, explaining the trade-off between never running out and paying to keep water hot that you never use.

What installation includes

• isolating, draining and disconnecting the old unit
• installing the new unit on a suitable base with correct clearances and flue
• new valves where required: relief, tempering, expansion control and pressure limiting
• connecting, filling, purging air and commissioning
• setting storage and delivery temperatures
• removing the old unit
• a compliance certificate and warranty paperwork

Moving the unit

Replacement is a good time to move a unit out of a cramped cupboard or away from a bedroom window. Moving it means extending pipes and, for gas, changing the flue position. We tell you what is involved before you decide.

Rebates

Victorian programs and federal certificates can reduce the price of eligible heat pumps and solar systems. The rules change, so we check what applies when we quote.

A fixed installed price

Your quote covers the unit, parts, labour, removal of the old unit and the compliance certificate. What we quote is what you pay.

Noble Park pipes at a glance

Most of Noble Park was built between the late 1940s and the 1970s, so original houses usually have clay sewer pipe, galvanised or early copper water pipe and gas hot water outside the laundry. Newer townhouses on subdivided blocks have PVC drains, plastic or copper water pipe and continuous-flow or heat pump hot water. We use cameras, locators, pressure tests and leak detection gear to see what is going on before anyone digs or cuts a wall.

From your call to the finished job