Household water heaters/ Heating

[J_D 2.0]

naaah.. spend $100 more and get one with a stainless steel tank!

All (Rheem, Dux etc) do them and you should get at least 25 years out of the heater
before the gas heating bit needs attention (usually the thermocouple dies and its a cheapie to replace)

Mine has been going 15 years, nothing to fix/replace so far (but I do get a plumber mate to check it every few years.. for a slab)

It’s a lot more than $100 extra. A standard 250 litre unit is a bit over $800 and a stainless steel one will set you back nearly $1200.

 

[Deuce]

#sixlitrelife.

#strokerlife

 

[Deuce]

You’ll get a 5kw solar PV system for well under $5000

I need more details on this please. Nowhere near that cheap in NZ. You must have government subsidies going on or Tasman sea tax is killing us.

 

[DavesSV6Tonner]

It’s a lot more than $100 extra. A standard 250 litre unit is a bit over $800 and a stainless steel one will set you back nearly $1200.

Just had a look at pricing on my Reece account.
Rheem 250l 3.6kw S/Steel single element - $1,373.00 incl GST
Everhot 250l 3.6kw S/Steel single element - $1,373.00 incl GST

Rheem 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,278.50 incl GST
Everhot 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,094.00 incl GST
Dux Proflo 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,311.50 incl GST
Thermann 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,072.00 incl GST

Almost forgot Aquamax which is another brand from the Rheem stable
Aquamax 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,298.00 incl GST

All prices have been rounded.
Cannot find any price listings for DUX or Thermann 250 litre stainless steel models however I may just not be using the correct key words in the search engine.

 

[J_D 2.0]

Just had a look at pricing on my Reece account.
Rheem 250l 3.6kw S/Steel single element - $1,373.00 incl GST
Everhot 250l 3.6kw S/Steel single element - $1,373.00 incl GST

Rheem 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,278.50 incl GST
Everhot 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,094.00 incl GST
Dux Proflo 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,311.50 incl GST
Thermann 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,072.00 incl GST

Almost forgot Aquamax which is another brand from the Rheem stable
Aquamax 250l 3.6kw glass lined steel cyl single element - $1,298.00 incl GST

All prices have been rounded.
Cannot find any price listings for DUX or Thermann 250 litre stainless steel models however I may just not be using the correct key words in the search engine.

Cheapest standard 250 litre unit is $810. Cheapest stainless steel unit is $1140.


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[Smitty]

It’s a lot more than $100 extra. A standard 250 litre unit is a bit over $800 and a stainless steel one will set you back nearly $1200.

.... not 15 years ago !

 

[greenacc]

Electric systems are fine. We have 5 in the house and use a 315litre Rheem that costs stuff all to run.
A lot of the new tech stuff is designed to make more money for the sales people than it saves you, but for that you get the warm fuzzy feeling of telling yourself your money was spent saving the planet.
Get solar panels if you want to go green.

 

[afstruct]

I need more details on this please. Nowhere near that cheap in NZ. You must have government subsidies going on or Tasman sea tax is killing us.

I just did a quick little google and one site said $3k to $6k.
The next one said $4.7 to $5k with the average just over $5.1k installed after installer has claimed the government rebate on your behalf.
The first one did mention lots of variables= like better/dearer parts verious cheaper .
Also there would be site suitability=some more/or/less expense.
I just spent a few minutes looking for my receipts=more to confirm when I got it installed=no luck.
Mine's a little ol system = 2.4 kw = guessing 10/11 years old.
My HWS is on Off Peak 2 = so guessing( how I interpreted electos explanation) over 3/4 of the day when low demand phases in and out will heat HWS .
So guessing that means my panels help heat the HWS.
Hopefully get another 5+ years out off and then hopefully a another system with battery storage.
What will piss me off is gov/companies are talking of charging people for putting power back into the grid=YOU DIRTY LITTLE FXXKERS= IF YOU DO THIS!!!

 

[J_D 2.0]

My HWS is on Off Peak 2 = so guessing( how I interpreted electos explanation) over 3/4 of the day when low demand phases in and out will heat HWS .
So guessing that means my panels help heat the HWS.

No it won’t. Off peak is a seperate circuit so it doesn’t offset against your solar power. The only way to make your solar heat the water is to either have the tank hooked up to standard rate electricity (so you self consume during the day heating the hot water) or have a dual element tank with one element on off peak power and the other element on standard power (standard power element offsets against your solar).

You can also directly hook one element to your solar but that requires some electric box wizardry which costs quite a bit.

 

[VS 5.0]

Thanks for starting this topic @afstruct .

Now I'm getting hot water system ads