Replacing hot water system should I bother?

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ROFL - almost as good as asking an architect to design a wardrobe.

 

Heads up... my dad's an electrician... he taught me something...

 

Calling @fullylucky - is your temple being used this Thursday 3.00pm?

 

I have replaced enough hot water tanks to be a registered plumber by now and am at a point where I buy them second hand and pay a plumber hourly to install. Generally I save more than half the cost of a brand new replacement

A lot of new builds, renos and PPOR replacements are now solar hot water systems or other fancy, expensive to maintain systems which means there are plenty of solid used electric HWS on the market.

General rule of thumb is a hot water tank lasts between 12 - 15 years so if you pick up anything just a few years old, you're pretty much in the clear. Check out gumtree, ebay or call some local plumbers to see if they have any they just recently replaced

 

You would need to ensure they are no older than the maximum period for anode replacement - on my tank this is around 5 years, but this may vary for different brands.

Otherwise, I think it's worth buying new.

 

Darlinghurstboy has reincarnated again it seems.

pinkboy

 

Not entirely something we wouldn't see posted on PC...

However, new forum member, interesting user name, suspect situation?

 

I give the poster the benefit of the doubt.
Odd question, yes. But I think it could be.... wait for it.... genuine!!!

Anyway, the responses have been useful.

 

If the power to hws is tripping but the tank has not ruptured, then as above electrician as you likely have a faulty element or thermostat

 

Nope.

Only took me to read this thread, then his subsequent thread to confirm.

Language, timeline and photos confirm same unit as terrychris - another Darlinghurstboy alias.

I do agree there are good answers on the thread though.

pinkboy

 

I changed my HWS about 1 month ago.....$800 for Dux 50 litre (price included the extra piping etc to restrict water temp to 50 degrees at the tap).

Best to ring around for quotes as one fella wanted 1K to do the job (he said he was putting his kids through private schooling).

I also found Bunnings have a 50 litre HWS that you can plug straight into the power point.....about $400 I think.

 

for a sink probably a 50litre will do

i done a few one in a granny flat - bought it online for this price and then you get a plumber in $200 callout - all up $500. this was in victoria though

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Tenants wanting hot water in the kitchen! What next!!

Nope, do nothing and save your money . Better for you to spend it on smokes and grog!!!

If they complain, turn off the other HWS. See whether cold showers do the trick.

If not, put their rent up by say $50pw for all the stress and trauma they caused you.

With a bit of luck, they will leave and your new tenants will be a nice couple like Mr Bogan and Ms Feral. They will probably set up a drug lab, turn your IP in a drug den, trash the place, ... - all in the first week.

On second thoughts, it might be cheaper to call a sparkie .

 

I dont smoke or drink and the hotwater that is cold is from the kitchen tap not the shower.

 

You will probably be doing both by the time this matter is resolved .

I copied the relevant part of my post below and highlighted one word to make it easier for you to re-read what I wrote.

 

Omg....

 

well there you go learn something new everyday.

 

[QUOTE="datto, post: 387480, member: 847"I also found Bunnings have a 50 litre HWS that you can plug straight into the power point.....about $400 I think.[/QUOTE]

i'm not an electrician but i would want a HWU and oven/stove on it's own circuit. not on a gpo circuit

 

i'm not an electrician but i would want a HWU and oven/stove on it's own circuit. not on a gpo circuit[/QUOTE]

The miniboil in the tearoom at work is a hws and it is a plug-in/not on its own circuit.

An urn is the same thing, 2400w kettle

 

The miniboil in the tearoom at work is a hws and it is a plug-in/not on its own circuit.

An urn is the same thing, 2400w kettle[/QUOTE]

it goes on how many amps the appliance draws so for houses a hwu is on it's own circuit and same with a oven/stove. p.s a miniboil wouldn't draw as much as a hwu or a oven/stove and if it does and does have a gpo point i would say it's on it's own circuit