The old tank out and an Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier heat pump in, usually in one day, with a plumber and an electrician from our own team on site together. VEU discount and STCs taken off the quote.
A lot of Frankston South homes are larger than the Frankston average, with two bathrooms, more bedrooms and, on many blocks, a second storey. The hot water service tends to live where the original builder put it: down a side path, beside the laundry, sometimes at the low end of a sloping block reached by a few steps. Most were bought as a gas unit and replaced like for like each time one failed.
When we quote hot water systems Frankston South owners are mainly asking one thing: what replaces the tank that is rusting now. Our answer is a heat pump. It pulls warmth from the outside air and makes the same hot water with about a quarter of the energy a gas storage unit uses. We replace old systems rather than repair them, so the visit is about choosing the right tank size and the right spot, not patching a valve.
The site matters on a sloping, leafy block. We check the ground the unit will sit on, the clearance it needs to breathe, the distance to bedroom windows and how leaves fall around it, and whether the existing pipework can be reused. If the rest of the house is heading off gas too, start with our work in Frankston South.
We fit Emerald, Reclaim, iStore and Haier heat pumps only, because we know how each one installs and performs.
The All-In-One Pro range comes in 220L, 270L and 320L. A sound pick for a larger household where the unit sits against a wall on a side path, as it does on the Mount Martha job pictured above.
An Australian-made split system: the tank can stand in one place and the compact outdoor unit in another, joined by pipework. Useful on a tight or stepped side path where a tall all-in-one unit does not suit.
A 270L all-in-one unit that suits the classic family of four to six. Straightforward to fit where an old tank stood, and easy to set on a timer so it heats in the middle of the day.
A monoblock heat pump in 200L, 250L and 330L. The 330L suits a big household with two bathrooms in use at the same time, which is common in the larger Frankston South homes.
The full range is on our products page.
The Emerald All-In-One Pro heat pump, app-controlled, in 220L, 270L and 320L sizes.
An Australian-made split heat pump, with the tank and the outdoor unit able to sit apart.
The iStore 270L all-in-one heat pump, a common straight swap for a family-sized gas tank.
The Haier 500 Series monoblock heat pump water heater, in 200L, 250L and 330L sizes.
We have not written up a Frankston South hot water job yet. These three are from Baxter, Hastings and Mount Martha.
Next door in Baxter, a heat pump hot water unit went in alongside 24 Jinko panels and three SigenStor modules undercover on the south wall, with the main switchboard and the sub-board both upgraded.
Further down the Peninsula in Hastings, an iStore heat pump replaced an old electric element tank and now runs off the solar during the day. A 2015 5kW array was removed for 13.3kW of all-black panels and a 33.28kWh GoodWe battery.
In Mount Martha, new hot water went in with 28 all-black Jinko Tiger Neo III panels on a tin roof and a 16.64kWh GoodWe battery on the south wall. The owner called us prompt, efficient and good humoured.
A gas to heat pump swap is normally done in one day, with the plumber and electrician working together.
We find the current unit, measure the space, check the ground, the drainage and the path in, and note how many people and bathrooms the system serves.
Most families of four to six suit a 270L to 300L tank. Bigger households or two busy bathrooms may suit the 320L Emerald or 330L Haier.
The VEU discount and STCs are taken off at the point of sale and lodged by us. What you see on the quote is what you pay.
Our plumber removes the old tank and connects the heat pump, our electrician runs the circuit, and the two commission it together.
If you have solar, we set the heat pump to run in the sunniest hours. Then we show you the controls and take the old tank away.
Neither needs a claim from you. We apply them before you see the price.
A discount on an eligible heat pump hot water unit, at its largest when the heat pump replaces a gas system. Taken off at the point of sale and lodged by us.
Small-scale technology certificates apply to heat pump hot water as well as solar panels. They come off the same quote.
Hot water is often the first gas appliance to go. If heating and cooking are next, our home electrification page for Frankston South shows how we plan the order.
A heat pump is half plumbing, half electrical. We do both.
Nobody subcontracted. BPC 132072 for plumbing, REC 32300 for electrical, both on site together.
We do not chase parts for a tired gas tank. We size a heat pump for the next decade and fit it in a day.
Our Somerville depot is about 11 minutes away, so booking a look at an awkward side path is easy.
We set the timer to the hours your roof is producing, and design solar to suit if you do not have it yet.
Live Google reviews. Look for the heat pump hot water jobs.
More questions? Call 0466 355 441 and talk to someone who installs them.
Rarely. We check the ground is stable and level for the new unit, that there is room for airflow and service, and that the path in is safe to carry the tank. Where a tall unit will not suit, a Reclaim split unit gives more freedom.
A 270L to 300L tank suits a family of four to six with normal use. If both bathrooms run at the same time most mornings, we may suggest the 320L Emerald or 330L Haier.
No. We replace old systems rather than repair them. If yours is still working, we can plan the swap now so it happens on your timing, not when it fails.
No. The incentives on heat pump hot water are the VEU discount and federal STCs. We take both off the quote and lodge them for you.
Yes. Heat pumps keep making hot water through a Melbourne winter. Timing it to run during the day, when the air is warmest and the solar is producing, helps it along.
A gas to heat pump swap is normally done in one day, so the old tank comes out in the morning and you have hot water again that evening.
A quick site look, then a fixed price with the VEU discount and STCs already taken off. No obligation.
