Hot Water System Services

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Water heaters are one of the most important and most commonly used appliances in your home. Their high usage only exacerbates any inefficiencies and increases the chance of breaking as it ages. Choosing the correct hot water system for your home or business and your needs is crucial in ensuring it will work when you need it saving you money on energy bills and reducing breakdowns. Bayside Plumbing is here to help you get the best hot water system for your needs and ensure it's installed correctly to ensure longevity and efficiency. Whether it’s an electric, gas or solar and heat pump we have a hot water system for you.

Electric Hot Water System

Electric water heaters are some of the most common hot water systems on the market and are only becoming more and more common as Australians transition away from gas to electricity. Electric hot water systems come in two types continuous electric hot water system and storage hot water system electric. This provides a greater level of flexibility for finding an electric hot water system that works for your home. Electric hot water systems are incredibly similar to gas hot water systems as they both come in tank and tankless forms. This makes them perfect when making the transition away from gas as there is most likely an electric hot water system with almost identical dimensions to your existing gas system. They are also far easier to install as they don't require gas piping they just need a power socket and an influent and effluent water pipes and you are off racing.

However electric hot water systems can start to get a bit tricky when you are working out which type of electric water heater and what size weather heater you need. This is where the Bayside plumbing team come in! Our team have extensive industry experience that we leverage to ensure that you are getting a good water system that will not only meet your needs now but meet your future needs too.

Gas Hot Water System

Gas hot water systems offer slightly cheaper to-run alternatives to electric hot water systems due to the cheaper gas prices however they can come with a greater level of hassle. As cooktops and other historically gas appliances within your home transition to electricity, it can become more annoying to have to pay two energy bills or have to worry about getting gas bottles filled. However, if you have a home gas mains connection a natural gas hot water system can be an excellent choice. Similarly to electric hot water systems gas hot water systems come in two main types gas instant hot water systems and gas storage hot water systems. The Bayside Plumbing team can help you find the best gas hot water system for you whether it's an installation as part of a new build or renovation or replacing your old system we have a solution for you.

On top of the two most popular hot water systems, we work with two of the fastest-growing types of hot water systems due to their incredibly low operating costs and environmental benefits.

Solar Hot Water System

Solar hot water systems are beginning to rival gas and electric hot water systems for their popularity. This is due to their almost non-existent operating costs saving people hundreds of dollars a year in energy bills. Solar hot water systems achieve this by using the heat from the sun to heat the water as opposed to heat generated via electricity or the combustion of LPG or natural gas. This allows solat hot water systems to essentially cost nothing to run on sunny days. Solar hot water systems are generally used in combination with an electric or gas booster that can be turned on for overcast days where the sun's heat isn't enough to heat the water this ensures that you will always have a consistent flow of hot water. 

Heat Pump Hot Water System

Heat pump hot water systems are one of the most efficient hot water systems on the market. They operate similarly to an air conditioner where the refrigerant gas pulls heat from the ambient air and through being compressed becomes superheated allowing for efficient heating of the water in the tank. As these systems use the ambient heat in the air to heat the water, not a fuel source (electricity or gas) they require far less energy to operate saving you big time in power bills. An electric heat pump hot water system can come in a myriad of different sizes so you can ensure the system will provide adequate amounts of hot water.

Continuous Flow Hot Water System

Both gas and electric hot water systems can come in a continuous, instant or tankless system where the water is only heated once a tap is turned on. This makes these systems perfect for offices, caravans, granny flats and homes where the hot water system isn't regularly used. An instant hot water system has an inbuilt flow sensor that picks up when a hot water tap is turned on in your home and begins to heat the water as it flows through the coils of copper piping with the instantaneous hot water system providing maximum surface area to be heated up by either an electric heating element or gas burner.

Storage Hot Water System

Storage hot water systems are the most common hot water system whether it is gas, electric, heat pump or solar they all either only have or have a storage system version. Storage hot water systems consist of a large insulated tank of hot water that is kept at temperature by the sun, a heat pump and electric or gas elements. The insulated tank helps keep the water in the tank heated reducing the need for the heating source to run saving in operating costs. However, this does mean that the system will always be turning off and on even when you aren't using water making it more expensive to run in smaller one-bedroom houses or small offices where the hot water demands aren't as great but perfect for homes with larger demands as it has already heated up the water necessary. These systems can also be sized big enough to act as an off-peak hot water system where the water is heated during the day and night where energy is cheaper and turned off during peak times and using the tank's insulation to keep the water hot.

Hot Water System Installation

Getting the right hot water system is the first step to having a hot water system you can rely on the next is ensuring that it’s installed correctly. An incorrectly installed hot water system can cost you big time in both higher energy bills but also increased breakages in future due to the system having to work too hard or not being able to work at all. Bayside Plumbings team of hot water system installers have over 4 decades of experience with all things hot water. In that time we have picked up every trick of the trade over the years letting us provide the optimal installation service and ensure you can get the most out of your system.

Hot Water System Replacement

As your hot water system gets older it gets less and less efficient costing you more and more in energy bills on top of this breakages become more and more common. As your old hot water system is getting less efficient modern hot water systems are getting more and more efficient each year as new technologies come to market. Bayside Plumbing can help you determine whether your hot water system is costing you more then it would to get it replaced and help you find a system that will meet your changing needs.

So don’t wait contact the Bayside Plumbing team today for all your hot water system needs!