Not sure if this has been posted before.
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I assume this is only NSW. I wonder if Queensland will follow suit.
Obviously there are ways to get around any rule, but the rule itself is silly when a replacement hot water system will cost $1500 and a new system (gas, heat pump etc) will run to about $4K to $6K or so.
I'm all for saving energy and saving the environment, but how many people have a lazy $6K sitting around.
my last Bosch instant gas HWS cost me under $1k fully installed...
while we're on this subject, BAXIS for my granny flat requires us to get a gas instantaneous or 4 start energy rating system. We're trying to keep the existing electric hot water system from the outhouse.
Any suggest on electric hot water system that has 4 star energy rating or higher? Plumber will install but we gotta supply.
Thanks heaps!
Junie
Whoa! A gas HWS for $6k???? And I thought things were expensive in Perth when my last Bosch instant gas HWS cost me under $1k fully installed...
and gas storage options can be had cheaper still.
Same here HE, and Wylie is just a stones throw over the border? I get my gas units for around $750.
Whoa! A gas HWS for $6k???? And I thought things were expensive in Perth when my last Bosch instant gas HWS cost me under $1k fully installed...
and gas storage options can be had cheaper still.
I just had quotes to replace my current electric storage with a heat pump that would be able to handle the 4-5 people living in my house.
$4.5K - $6K depending on brand. Whoa!
We're currently running our electric tank on continuous power (not tariff) so it can keep up the hot water for showers, but that's just so expensive to replace.
Matty
Just to let your know...
I haven't heard any good reports from acquaintances who have installed hear pumps.
Same here HE, and Wylie is just a stones throw over the border? I get my gas units for around $750.
Are you doing your own BASIX?
No, Rockstar, it's been done and DA approved.