Imagine this you come home and you turn on the hot tap for a shower after a long day at work…..waiting…..waiting….waiting, no hot water?
Do you call a plumber? Where is my hot water service? How can I check it?
These are some of the frequently asked questions we get from clients or have to ask our clients.
To make life easier check out our quick tutorial which lets you know the different types of hot water services that you may have and possible locations.
Electric Storage Hot Water Service:
These are the most common type of hot water service found in Australian homes and come in a wide variety of brands with the most popular being Rheem, Vulcan, Rinnai, Dux, Aquamax and Thermann.
They come in sizes ranging from 25L-400L and are normally found inside a cupboard in the laundry or centre of the house, garage or outside.
An example of a new fully compliant electric storage hot water service installed by Red Beard Plumbing. If your hot water service is similar to this you have an electric storage hot water service.
Natural or LPG Gas Hot Water Service:
Gas hot water services come in two styles, as either a gas storage heater which holds a tank of water and is heated by the main burner, a storage heater will be located outside and is generally 135L. The other style which is more popular is the instantaneous gas hot water service these are normally a small box mounted on the wall or in a recessed hot water box, both styles come in a variety of brands just like the electric storage heaters.
To tell if you have natural gas or LPG is very simple,
Do you have a gas bottle? Yes. Well, you have LPG.
Natural gas is metered at the front of the property.
An example of a fully compliant LPG storage gas hot water service installed by Red Beard Plumbing. If your hot water service is similar to this you have a gas storage hot water service.
An example of a new fully compliant instantaneous gas hot water service installed by Red Beard Plumbing. If your hot water service is similar to this you have an instantaneous gas hot water service.
Solar Hot Water Service:
Solar hot water services are some of the most efficient types of hot water systems on the market, they use the energy of the sun to create hot water. There are two types of the standard system a hi-line system which incorporates the storage tank and panels or evacuated tubes all on the roof or lo-line which has a storage tank on the ground and panels or evacuated tubes on the roof. The easy way to tell if you have solar is to look at the roof and see if you have panels and a tank on the roof.
An example of a lo-line system or split system installed by Red Beard Plumbing with evacuated tubes on the roof and the storage tank on the ground.
If your system is similar to this Rheem system you have a hi-line system.
Heat Pump Hot Water Service:
A heat pump hot water service is another style of energy efficient hot water service, these systems are essentially an air-conditioning unit operating in reverse. They normally have a compressor and heat exchanger which uses ambient air temperature to heat your hot water. There are many brands on the market, Sanden, Dux, Rheem, Hydrotherm, Quantum to name a few, we at Red Beard Plumbing are lucky to be a distributer of the market leading Sanden heat pumps.
This system is super energy efficient and is a split system storage tank and the compressor or heat pump, this is an example of a Sanden Eco system installed by Red Beard Plumbing in Burleigh Heads.
Other heat pump system like Dux or Quantum are a standalone system with the compressor integrated onto the top of the storage tank. This is an example of a Dux Aeroheat Red Beard Plumbing serviced.
Now that you know what type of hot water service you have a quick call to Red Beard Plumbing can arrange a service call to get your system repaired or replaced.
To find out more call today Red Beard Plumbing (07) 5535 4597
