Browse Forums General Discussion Re: No Gas, 4 choices. Which one 9Apr 14, 2014 12:52 pm 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 11Apr 14, 2014 10:32 pm 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 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? Will I be able to build around it and be… 0 20508 you need a fridgie to answer but I would think you vac the whole system then add gas if you have a leak, unless it is new install with the gas already loaded, in that case… 1 3878 We are about to partially demo our house to begin a major renovation… by partial it almost may as well be a new build (keeping front for heritage) This will require the… 0 4645 |