When the tank against the side wall starts to leak, replace it with a heat pump instead of another of the same. Our plumber and electrician do the swap together, usually in one day, with the VEU discount and STCs taken off the quote.
On most Seaford blocks the hot water unit lives in the same place: against an outside wall on the side path, between the fence and the house, a few steps from the laundry. In many of the brick veneers that is a gas storage tank, in some weatherboards and units it is an electric element tank, and here and there an old rooftop solar system is still hanging on. Plenty are well into their second decade. When one fails, the quick fix is the same unit again, and that locks in another ten years of the same running cost.
A heat pump does the job with about a quarter of the energy of a gas storage unit. It looks like a tall tank with a fan on top, or a tank with a separate compressor, and it takes the place of the old unit on the same patch of side path. The swap is normally done in one day, with our plumber and electrician on site together, so you have hot water again by evening. We replace old systems rather than repair them, so the quote is for a new unit sized to your household.
Seaford adds two site questions. A narrow side path between the house and the fence needs a unit that fits with room for air to move around it, and on a subdivided block the neighbour's bedroom window may be close. Near the foreshore and Kananook Creek, salt air means we look hard at where the unit and its fittings sit. Both are covered at the site visit, alongside the other work we do in Seaford.
Hot water systems Seaford households can run for years, each installed by our own plumber and electrician.
A single tank with the heat pump built into the top, in 220L, 270L and 320L. The 270L suits most families of four to six and sits on much the same footprint as the old gas tank on a side path.
Australian made, with the compressor separate from the tank. Useful where the side path is tight: the tank can stand close to the wall and the compressor can go where it has better airflow or sits further from a neighbour's window.
A compact all-in-one that suits a family home with a standard laundry and two bathrooms. Easy to time so it heats in the middle of the day from rooftop solar.
Available in 200L, 250L and 330L. The 200L suits a one or two-bedroom unit, the 330L a larger household. A good fit where a unit owner wants the smallest tank that still does the job.
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.
Our nearest written-up hot water jobs are in Hastings, Baxter and Mount Martha. Each started from a different old system.
In Hastings, an old electric element storage tank came out and an iStore heat pump went in, running off a new 13.3kW array during the day. A 33.28kWh GoodWe battery went on the exterior wall beside the switchboard.
In Baxter, a heat pump hot water unit went in with 11.4kW of Jinko Tiger Neo III panels and 27.12kWh of SigenStor storage undercover on the south wall. The main board and a sub-board were both upgraded.
Down the coast in Mount Martha, an Emerald heat pump went against the brick wall as part of a bigger job that also replaced a gas wall furnace and added 29 Jinko panels and a 27.12kWh SigenStor battery with backup.
Plumber and electrician arrive together, so nothing waits on a second trade.
Gas, electric or old solar, its age, and how much room the side path gives a new unit.
How many people and how many bathrooms. A 270L to 300L tank covers a family of four to six with normal use.
The VEU discount and STCs are taken off at point of sale and lodged by us. You see the final figure before you sign.
Old tank drained and removed, the heat pump set in place, plumbed, and wired on its own circuit.
Set to heat in the middle of the day if you have solar, and shown to you before we leave.
Seaford is inside the Victorian Energy Upgrades area, and heat pump hot water qualifies for a state and a federal incentive.
Small-scale technology certificates apply to heat pump hot water as well as solar panels. They come off the price at point of sale and we lodge them.
A discount on an eligible heat pump, largest when it replaces a gas unit. Taken off the quote, so you never claim it yourself. Solar Victoria does not cover hot water.
Hot water is often the easiest gas appliance to replace. If the wall furnace and cooktop are next, see how we plan it on our home electrification page for Seaford.
A heat pump is half plumbing, half electrical. We employ both.
A two-bedroom unit does not need a 320L tank. We size to the people in the house, not the biggest unit on the truck.
Our own licensed plumbers and A-Grade electricians do the swap together. Nobody is subcontracted and nobody waits on anyone else.
Fit, airflow and the neighbour's window are checked on site, so the unit you are quoted is the unit that fits.
We also install solar, so we set the heat pump timer to use it, or leave it ready for the panels you add later.
Live Google reviews. Look for the heat pump hot water jobs.
Anything else, call 0466 355 441. A plumber or electrician will answer.
The swap itself is normally done in one day, with our plumber and electrician on site together. We need a quick look first to confirm the size and the spot, then we book the install.
Usually. All-in-one units like the Emerald and iStore stand on a similar footprint to a gas storage tank. Where space or airflow is tight, a Reclaim split unit lets the compressor go somewhere better.
A 270L to 300L tank suits a family of four to six with normal use. For a one or two-person unit, a 200L or 220L tank is usually enough.
No. We replace old systems with heat pumps rather than repair them. If yours has failed or is close to it, we quote the replacement.
It matters for anything outdoors. We look at where the unit sits, keep it out of the worst exposure where the site allows and use suitable fittings. A few streets back it is a standard install.
Heat pump hot water attracts the VEU discount, largest when it replaces gas, plus federal STCs. Both come off our quote at point of sale and we lodge the paperwork.
A short visit to see the old unit and the space, then a written price with the brand, size and incentives already taken off.
