Choosing Hot Water for Country Trafalgar Homes

Access is half the job

On a country house the old unit often sits on a narrow path between a tank, a fence and a weatherboard wall. We measure that path, the plinth and the services before we recommend a type or a size. Getting the old cylinder onto the tray of the utility is frequently the harder half of the job, and it belongs in the quote.

Gas storage or electric, and why not a fashion

A like-for-like gas or electric storage unit is still right for many Trafalgar houses where the supply and the space already suit it. Other types can be a good fit when the space and the energy supply allow, and a poor fit when they do not. We talk through those options in plain language and quote a fixed price for the changeover, including taking the old unit away and certificating the work.

Next step

If your unit is leaking, cutting out or leaving you without hot water, ring 03 8658 7379. A photo of the unit and the path is the most useful thing you can send with the form. You will get a clear recommendation and a price before any changeover starts.

Certificates and the old unit

The changeover should include taking the old unit away and a compliance certificate for the regulated work. Ask for both when you compare quotes. We include them in the fixed price. Call 03 8658 7379.

Trafalgar pipes at a glance

Trafalgar sits on the Princes Highway in Baw Baw Shire, postcode 3824, between Yarragon and Moe, with farmland, weatherboard houses and larger rural blocks spreading toward Thorpdale, Willow Grove, Narracan and Trafalgar East. Many homes here run a rainwater tank as well as, or instead of, a town supply, and a good number still have a septic system rather than a sewer. Water services can be long runs down a gravel drive, and earthenware or PVC drains pick up roots from paddock and roadside trees.

We use cameras, locators, pressure tests and acoustic leak detection so we can see the pipework before anyone cuts a wall or opens a trench in a paddock lawn.

Related services

• Emergency plumbing
• Blocked drains
• Hot water
• Gas fitting
• Hot water replacement
• Rainwater tanks
• Septic plumbing
• Leaking taps
• Burst pipes
• Toilets
• Leak detection
• Pipe relining
• Stormwater
• Bathrooms
• Roof and gutters
• Backflow and maintenance

More guides

• Rainwater tanks and house supply
• Septic systems on Baw Baw blocks
• Choosing a plumber
• No hot water checklist
• Burst pipe, first minutes
• Leaking tap, when to call
• Gas heater and cooktop safety
• Finding your meter on a rural block
• Tree roots in country sewers
• Stormwater on farm drives
• Tank backflow and drinking water
• Hot water for country homes