Emerald, iStore, Reclaim and Haier heat pumps, fitted by our own plumber and electrician together, usually in one day. The VEU discount and federal STCs come straight off the quote, and we lodge them for you.
In a typical Frankston brick veneer, the hot water is a gas storage tank standing against the side wall, a step or two from the path. Tanks like that wear out quietly: they start to weep at the base, or take longer to recover after the evening showers. When the heating has already gone electric, the tank and the cooktop are often the last gas appliances left in the house.
A heat pump is the natural replacement. It makes hot water using about a quarter of the energy a gas storage unit uses, and it fits into roughly the same spot. For a household of four to six with ordinary use, a 270L to 300L tank does the job. The units along Beach Street, with one or two people, are often fine with something smaller, and we size to who actually lives there.
Close to the bay, the outdoor unit faces salt air, so we site it out of the worst of the weather and check the clearances around it. Further back from the foreshore it is a standard swap. Either way the plumbing and the electrical are done by our own staff on the same day, alongside everything else we do on our Frankston page.
Four heat pump brands, chosen because they are compact and well supported. We replace old systems, we do not repair them.
The Emerald All-In-One Pro comes in 220L, 270L and 320L. One cylinder with the heat pump on top, so it suits the narrow side setbacks common on Frankston blocks where there is room for one unit and nothing beside it.
A compact all-in-one that drops into the space a gas storage tank leaves behind. The 270L size is right for a typical Frankston family, and it can be timed to heat in the middle of the day.
Australian made, with the heat pump separate from the tank. Useful where the tank has to stay in one spot but the outdoor unit needs to sit further away, around a corner or off a narrow path.
A monoblock unit in 200L, 250L and 330L. The smaller sizes suit units and couples, and the 330L gives a bigger household more in reserve.
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.
Three written-up jobs from the Peninsula, each with the full scope of works on the case study.
Just past Langwarrin in Baxter, a heat pump hot water unit went in with 24 Jinko panels, a single-phase Sigen hybrid and three SigenStor modules undercover on the south wall. The main board and a sub-board were both upgraded.
An old electric element storage tank came out and an iStore heat pump went in, set to run off the new 13.3kW solar array during the day. The 2015 system was removed and a 33.28kWh GoodWe battery fitted beside the switchboard.
Down the Peninsula, the gas hot water service had failed and earlier solar had corroded in the sea air. We replaced both: an Emerald heat pump, 20 Jinko panels, a Sigenergy hybrid and a 16.12kWh battery.
A gas to heat pump swap is normally done in one day, with a plumber and an electrician on site together.
We check the tank, its position, the plumbing, the clearances and the switchboard, and ask how many people use the hot water.
Usually 270L to 300L for a family of four to six. Smaller for a unit, larger for a big household.
The VEU discount and STCs are shown as lines on the quote. You see the price you pay, not a claim to make later.
The old tank is drained and removed, the heat pump plumbed in, a circuit run from the board, and the unit commissioned.
If you have solar, we set the heat pump to run while the panels are producing, and show you how to change it.
Hot water has two incentives, and we lodge both. No forms for you to fill in after the job.
Small-scale technology certificates apply to eligible heat pump hot water systems and come off the price at the point of sale.
A discount on heat pump hot water that is largest when you are replacing gas, which is the most common Frankston swap. Applied on the quote and lodged by us.
Hot water is one step in getting a Frankston home off gas. If the heating and cooktop are next, see home electrification in Frankston for how we stage it.
Most hot water companies send a plumber and leave the wiring to someone else.
Our own licensed plumbers and A-Grade electricians do the whole swap, so nobody waits on a second contractor.
We do not repair old tanks. We replace them with a heat pump sized to the household and install it properly the first time.
VEU and STCs are worked out at the site visit and taken off the price. We do the lodging.
We work in coastal suburbs every week, so siting a unit out of the salt and wind is routine.
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Anything else, call 0466 355 441. You will speak with someone who does the installs.
In most Frankston homes, yes. The old tank usually sits on a side wall with room for a new unit. We check clearances, the drain and the power supply at the site visit before we recommend a model.
A 270L to 300L tank suits four to six people with normal use. If your household runs several showers back to back, we may suggest the next size up.
About a quarter of the energy of a gas storage unit to make the same hot water. If it runs while your solar is producing, much of that comes from your own roof.
It is something we plan for. We site the outdoor unit out of direct wind where possible and keep the clearances the manufacturer asks for. A few streets inland it is a standard install.
No, we replace hot water systems rather than repair them. If yours has failed or is close to it, we can usually book the swap quickly.
The Victorian Energy Upgrades discount and federal STCs, both taken off the quote and lodged by us. The VEU discount is largest when you are replacing gas.
We look at your current system, the space around it and the switchboard, then send a written price with the incentives already taken off. No obligation.
