Heat Pump Hot Water Gold Coast
A heat pump is one of the ways to replace a tank that has finished. If the tank is sound and a part has failed, it may be a hot water repair. We tell you plainly if another type suits the house better.
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When heat pump hot water suits a house
A heat pump hot water system heats water by drawing heat from the air around it, instead of using an element or a gas burner. It is made up of a tank and a unit that does the heating, and the unit needs air to work with. So whether it suits depends on the house.
It is one of the hot water system options when a tank has reached the end of it, alongside electric, gas and solar.
How it differs from electric and gas
How it heats the water
An electric system uses an element and a gas system uses a burner. A heat pump moves heat from the air into the tank.
It needs space and air
The unit sits outdoors or somewhere with airflow, so the position matters more than it does for an electric tank.
It has moving parts
The unit has a fan and a compressor, so where it sits is worth thinking about, including how close it is to a bedroom.
It needs a power supply and a drain
The supply, the relief valve drain and the pipe run all have to suit the new unit.
What a replacement visit involves
Looking at the site first
Where the unit and tank will sit, and what the existing connections allow.
Removing the old system
It is disconnected, drained and taken out.
Connecting the new one
The water connections, the relief drain line and the tempering valve are fitted to suit.
Handling the change of type
Moving from electric or gas can mean changes to the supply. A gas line that is no longer needed is gas fitting work.
The paperwork
Once the job is finished, we register it with the QBCC and you can ask for a copy.
Gas hot water is a job for a licensed gas fitter
Leave a gas system alone and call us. If you can smell gas, leave the house and call 000 or your gas supplier's emergency number first, then call us once you are safe. See gas fitting.
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Elements, thermostats, valves and anodes.
Hot Water System Replacement
When the tank has reached the end of it.
Our other plumbing services
Plumbing Installations and Renovations
New toilets, taps, showers and vanities, and the plumbing behind a bathroom or kitchen renovation.
Gas Fitting
Commercial kitchen fit-outs, appliance installation, gas line repairs and compliance certificates.
Plumbing Maintenance and Repairs
Dripping taps, running toilets and weak showers, fixed before they turn into ceiling stains.
Blocked Drains
We clear the blockage, find out what caused it, and tell you whether it will come back.
Burst Pipes and Leak Detection
Find the leak, stop the water, repair the pipe.
Emergency Plumber
Burst pipes, sewage coming up inside and no water. We answer Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm, not nights or weekends.
Book a heat pump hot water job on the Gold Coast
Tell us what is happening. You get a written price before we start, and our workmanship is guaranteed for as long as you own the home.