Hot Water System Battle

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  1. Brizal

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    Hi all,

    First time poster, so hi all.

    We currently have an old Solahart BlackChrome XII solar hot water system with gas booster, which has been playing up (luke warm water at best). I have tried to get someone to look at it, but no luck. So we are looking at a Continuous Flow Hot Water System, but unsure if we should keep the old unit or throw it in hard rubbish?
     
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    What about installing a new solar system?
     
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    Was thinking it from a cost perspective, currently havent been able to find anyone who can identify the issue with the current unit, so for a whole new unit vs a new Continuous Flow Hot Water System. I also like the fact the Continuous Flow Hot Water System only use gas on demand.
     
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    Pretty big call!

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    Talk to a friendly plumber.
    When our old HWS gave up, we asked the same thing - the plumber said it wouldn't be economically viable as they would need to put a high volume gas line between the mains and the unit. Existing gas lines for most houses with old units are too narrow.

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    Thanks for the input, and thats a great point, a plumber was meant to come out recently, but didnt show up.
     
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    We wanted instant gas on two houses we had to lift. We were told by the gas supplier the lines in the street didn't give enough pressure for instant. I'm not sure I believe them, as there would be instant systems in the street already, but I wasn't going to go ahead and take the risk.

    Perhaps give whoever manages the gas in the area a call and ask whether you can even think about gas instant?
     
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    Yep instant needs minimum 3/4" supply lines iirc
     
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