Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 04, 2009 9:25 pm After several weeks of negotiations with Carlisle Homes it has come to this...
I have employed Casey Services to come out, at my cost intitally, to do a complete audit of the plumbing installed of my house. After two independant inspections (1paid, 1 not) it has been revealed there are several major issues with the plumbing along with the hot water getting to the tap issues: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=13141&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30 The ramifications of the outcome of this inspection could be fairly large both for Carlisle Homes and the building community in general. Friday could be the start of an interesting direction in my life... If you own a 'larger' home and it takes too long for the hot water to get through...watch this space... Re: Carlisle Homes - Plumbing Issues... 2Mar 04, 2009 9:34 pm I might have plumbing issues in my house! Its 36 squares single storey.. Built the Atlantique 37 Mk2 with Carlisle Homes - WE'RE IN!! Building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14413 ATLANTIQUE 37 MK2 PHOTOS THREAD - updated 22nd August '09 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22399 Advice on upcoming auctions and sale avenues 3Mar 05, 2009 11:39 am Hi Matt,
Is it the VCAT you are going to? Luckily in our house the cylinder is going to be right near the laundry, kitchen and ensuite. The only long run is to the main bathroom so we'll have to wait and see what that one is like. Dale. Building the Monaco 32 with Carlisle Homes Check out our blog for photos and progress reports: http://www.beigefreehouse.blogspot.com . Re: Carlisle Homes - Plumbing Issues... 4Mar 31, 2009 7:38 pm The short version first. Think about where you are placing the Hot Water Sservice in your plan and if you are concerned about water usage / waste get yourself a recirculation system as part of the house. The longer version... Ok so over the last few weeks as you are all aware I have had a couple of inspections carried out on the house in regards to the plumbing. The reason for this was what I considered to be an unreasonable wait time for the hot water to reach my tap in the kitchen. I have learned a lot in the last few months in regards to plumbing, how it works, dead legs etc and after this reading I decided to employ the services of Casey Inspections (they do work for the Plumbing Industry Corporation) to inspect the plumbing in my house at a cost of $495. The results of the inspection were simply that the plumbing was to all the appropriate standards and the only issue was a lack of lagging (the rubber insulation on the outside of the pipe) near the Hot Water Service. The gas lines and pressure were within tolerances and the water lines, although long, were also within tolerances. Casey Inspection Services sent out 3 people to perform the inspection which was extremely comprehensive and covered all aspects of the plumbing through out the house. The conclusion that was reached was that I should install either a permanent Hot water recirculation system with a return line back to the Hot water service or an underbench reticulation system. In other parts of the world, like Canada, these are almost mandatory (for different reasons like frozen pipes etc) but devices such as these keep hpt water at the ready at the touch of a button. The next part of this will be the installation of a recirculation system. It appears this may have been a case of money not so well spent But the piece of mind was worth every cent!! Re: Carlisle Homes - Plumbing Issues... 5Mar 31, 2009 9:12 pm Matt, I have learned over time that any money spent on peace of mind is worth the cost. No amount of money will help you sleep at night only peace of mind will do that. Looking forward to hearing about the retic system, we are thinking we will need one too. 40 sq single storey! Re: Carlisle Homes - Plumbing Issues... 6Mar 31, 2009 9:37 pm I have moved my hot water service, because I wanted it in a more convenient spot so all our utilities are in one area. And as a bonus it is now in a far more logical position closer to laundry, kitchen, bathroom and powder room than it was originally. Hopefully that will help overcome some of the problems Matt has experienced. For anyone interested, PD charged us $350 for the relocation. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Carlisle Homes - Plumbing Issues... 7Apr 01, 2009 12:15 pm Is it possible/feasible to have 2 hot water systems? Re: Carlisle Homes - Plumbing Issues... 8Apr 01, 2009 12:35 pm joles For anyone interested, PD charged us $350 for the relocation. I didn’t get charge for the relocation Does the builder need to install anything extra for the relocation? Also does the house size matter to this issue? I am only building a small house, so may be because of that, the builder doesn’t care where i want the system to? Blog - http://clageonewhouse.blogspot.com/ Building Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=10886&hilit=milan I am in, with my husband and my beautiful bunny We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37576 Carlisle use to sneak a water resistant "Performance Solution" into their contracts. Have you checked your contract for same? 4 10397 In my experience roof is essential element of the building envelope and hence a common property and should be covered by owners corporation however a detailed review of… 3 6201 |