Browse Forums General Discussion Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 7Apr 14, 2014 9:38 am asha ST13 Forgot to mention we also had a gas hotplate (with electric oven). Needless to say we are having the same setup this time. So, If I'm reading this correctly you used the gas bottle solution? Did you find any negatives? Only 4 -5 gas bottles a year doesn't seem like much at all. I wonder how much that works out to be. Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 8Apr 14, 2014 9:56 am Yes we used the gas bottle option - sorry if this didnt come across too clearly. We pay $108 per bottle delivered. We are currently back on mains gas with gas storage water system and gas hotplate as we are renting whilst building - for comparison our first bill for roughly 2.5 months was $151.30. Even if I used a bottle every two months at our last place it still works out cheaper per year. Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 9Apr 14, 2014 12:52 pm My friend has solar HWS and hates it. It pretty much runs on the booster year round, and she wishes she never got it. My parents have a heat pump (I think it was through Chromagen, so not great quality as it definitely wasn't as expensive as what you've been quoted), they've been in the house for nearly three years and haven't had a problem with it. There was always enough hot water for all of us - even when we were living with them, so four adults showering at least once (usually twice) a day. I have gas (instantaneous) and I love it! We only go through gas bottle every 6 months approx (only 2 adults), costs us $125 each time - we also have a gas oven and do a fair bit of baking. We have a gas cooktop so we needed the gas connection anyway. We've never not had hot water, and can even have two people showering at the same time and not feel a drop in temperature. We are planning on building again next year and will use gas again. Nowhere in our region has mains gas available. 1st build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59376 *New*-2nd build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70324&p=1154282#p1154282 Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 10Apr 14, 2014 1:13 pm I have solar and have to run the booster maybe 3 times per year - but I live in Central Qld so we have warm days, even in winter. You can get circulating systems to isolate your water from the panels if you have problems with corrosion. Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 11Apr 14, 2014 10:32 pm stellabella My friend has solar HWS and hates it. It pretty much runs on the booster year round, and she wishes she never got it. Wow, I find that amazing that it just doesn't work for your friend. What sort of SHW is it, and whereabouts are they ? Surely there must be something wrong with the system for it needing to be boosted all through the year. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 12Apr 15, 2014 1:58 pm perhaps too much shade on the panels? also consider your household heating? how will you warm your house? Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 14Apr 15, 2014 2:36 pm kexkez perhaps too much shade on the panels? also consider your household heating? how will you warm your house? That's what I was suspecting too, but it is yet to be confirmed. I would like to think that the installer of the SHW system advised them about a shading issue, but some companies are only interested in being paid, damn the customer afterwards. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 15Apr 15, 2014 10:25 pm My parents use gas bottles for their heating, cooking and the BBQ is piped in too. They think it's great, and it doesn't seem to cost that much. (They are pretty thrifty with everything, so would complain if it was expensive. They don't even call me on my mobile - way to costly!). I'd go with the gas bottle option personally. We have instantaneous gas hot water - love it! My Building Thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66087 Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 16Apr 16, 2014 12:27 pm A fifth option would be to have 3 phase power and instantaneous hot water. We have this in our current place and it works well. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 17Apr 16, 2014 12:57 pm 3. I think it is a gr8 way to go. And - should save you money. Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 18Apr 17, 2014 11:13 am I live in metro Adelaide but in a street without town gas available at an affordable price. I have a gas cook top with wok burner and a 70kg bottle lasts 2~3 years, I have a solar HWS on a north facing roof. It is about 20 years old. We have the anode replaced about every 4~5 years. We have replaced the element once, and have had some small leaks repaired. We turn the booster off in October and turn it on after Anzac day. We get fee hot water for 8 months of the year and electric boost in winter which is on "K" tariff which is very cheap. We do lose a little water in summer if we go away as the water gets too hot and boils off. My neighbour puts shade cloth over his solar hot water panels in summer to prevent this happening. Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 19Apr 22, 2014 7:27 pm Cheers everyone. Just thought about my cooktop, my quote has it listed as gas, but if I don't go down the gas option, does anyone know how much it will cost to change it to an electric hot plates\cooktop? I want to build a decking to the drawn shape outlined in black. The problem is how close can I build to the gas hot water unit? 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