Foul odours from drains, a toilet that never stops running and leaky taps are all signs of a potential plumbing problem. Old or unmaintained plumbing can silently be wasting thousands of litres of water a year costing you money and impacting the environment.

Plumbing is something that should be left to the professionals because most of the system is either in the walls, under the floor or under the ground. Adelaide Water Saving plumbers can help you maintain and check your plumbing system. They can advise you on a more energy efficient system with new plumbing products that promise to save you money, time and the environment.

You can become more water wise with a few tips.

Water Wise Plumbing Tips

Toilets use more water than any other bathroom fixture. Statistics say that approximately 20% of toilets leak. Adelaide Water Saving plumbers can check your toilets and advise you on your options for updating your toilet to a water efficient model.

To become water wise:

• Add flow restrictors and aerators to taps
• Consider a grey water recycling system to reuse water from sinks and showers to flush the toilet
• Prevent pipe blockages from kitchen and bathroom debris by installing sink strainers to drains
• Avoid over-using chemical drain cleaners as they can corrode pipes
• Fix any leaky taps, showerheads and appliances that use water
• Install a rainwater tank to reduce mains water usage– it can be used for outside chores such as watering the garden

Eco-Innovators .entilation Systems

Studor has made a name for itself for its innovative, energy saving systems. They provide some of the smartest plumbing solutions. Studor offers:

• An early warning system for drain blockages
• A practical way of venting plumbing drainage to prevent the loss of water seals in traps, without the need for costly roof penetration and vent piping
• Weather resistance and protection against foreign objects entering drains with specially designed valve screens
• Unique PAPA system (Positive Air Pressure Attenuator) which provides ‘active ventilation’ for buildings of all sizes and simplifies the waste system

Adelaide Hot Water Systems

Tips on General installations and repairs of Hot water system
In this article, we provide some of the tips necessary for the installation of hot water systems. This article would be useful for the plumbers and the house-owner himself in order to know the efficient installation and repair procedure of hot water systems. First we give general tips for this purpose.

• ·When installing instantaneous hot water units Bosch continuous flow electronic units are the preferred brand by us. However, you can have a look for a good brand.
• ·All Hot Water Heaters must be commissioned setting gas pressures.
• ·Override the time clock on electric hot water jobs to confirm that you have a full circuit on the hot water service and the heater is heating.
• ·On the pulse time clock heaters, ask the tenant or owner to ring AGL or other company they are with to have their heater heated.
• ·When inspecting burst hot water services, the burst unit must be drained. This is for safety reasons, and ensures less time for installation of new hot water system.
• ·Serial numbers are to be recorded when all hot water systems, stoves and room heaters are installed for future reference.
• ·While installing, remove all brass from all hot water system the nipples which can be reused on the new ones.

For repairing you hot water system, following tips would be useful for you.

• ·For repairing, you need to change both the thermostat and elements on heaters mainly.
• ·For gas hot water heaters, thermocouple must be replaced and pilot cleaned.
• ·On CCB’s for mains pressure gas hot water services where the pilot and thermocouple have previously been done, you need to change the unitrol only. Do not change thermocouple again as this only creates a 3rd CCB.
• ·When changing elements on Electric hot water system, replace the element while the tank is still full of water. Do not drain the tank and stand by waiting for the tank to empty. The thermostat must also be changed when replacing the element.
• ·When changing elements on real estate, for example the plumber must drain via the element. Do not wait for the drain clock to drain the heater.
• ·On sheath element, sheath is always to be replaced. However the hot water service may split when loosening.
• ·For electric hot water system If you come across a burnt out mounting block and wires in electric hot water heaters, this implies that the wires were not tightly screwed into the mounting block.
• ·Replace complete ball valve on hot water heaters and cisterns – no rubber changeovers.
• ·On instantaneous hot water services, replace water section kit if water is lukewarm – do not adjust the slide or adjust the summer/winter controls.
• ·For Bosch Hydro hot water unit, you have to check the on off switches clearly. Check the tempering and pressure reduction valve is installed, also the cold feed to the temp valve is plumbed up after the pressure reduction valve. E.g. hot is 500kpa and cold feed is 500kpa on the temp valve.
• ·However for Rheem integrity units, when you get CCB’s for fluctuating water check, you need to make sure first the customer is not opening the tap fully on the hot side. Secondly, we need to remove a shower restrictor in the shower rose. Finally, we need to install a 500 kps pressure limiting valve as the pressure is too high.
• ·On mains pressure hot water system when attending a CCB for the pilot going out – if the pilot is going out after gas pressures are ok and we had cleaned the pilot and the thermocouple changed then it is a Unitrol problem. In that case, you need to contact the real estate and advise them the Unitrol needs replacing.

What is a gas hot water system?

The thermostat controls the temperature of the water inside the tank. The thermostat is usually found under the cover plate and is controlled by a knob or screw allowing you to control the temperature. It uses a simple “heat rises“ principle to heat the water and separate the hot water from the cold water. The cold water that comes into the tank remains at the bottom of the tank because it is denser than the hot water. If you find that you are running out of water on a regular basis, it might mean that your water heater is too small for your home or it needs some maintenance or repair. If your hot water system needs professional attention, we at Adelaide Hot Water Systems are on call to help.

A gas hot water system is the same as an electrical hot water system except that it uses gas instead of electricity to heat the water. Unlike an electrical hot water system, gas hot water systems have a pilot light. Gas hot water heaters heat the water by burning either LPG or Natural gas. The gas burns in a covered burner which is at the base of the hot water system heating the water.

The heat from the gas exhausts into the dwelling space, heating the water. A gas hot water system can be a storage unit or an instantaneous unit. Your solar hot water system can be boosted with gas to provide added support. We at Adelaide Hot Water Systems can help advise you regarding boosting the efficiency of your solar hot water system

Why choose a gas hot water system?

Gas heaters have less environmental impact than electrical hot water systems. In the long run, it is much less expensive to run a gas water heater than to use an electrical one. Gas hot water systems will heat water faster than electrical systems. These features have led for the popularity of gas water systems. Call Adelaide Hot Water Systems for the options that are available for you to replace your electrical hot water system with a gas hot water system.

What types of gas hot water systems are available?

Adelaide Hot Water Systems is experienced and trained to install all brands of gas hot water systems. We can replace your electrical hot water system and replace it with a new gas hot water system. We can repair, maintain and install your gas hot water system. We are experienced in working with Aquamax, Bosch, Dux, Rheem, Rinnai, Solahart, Vulcan and more gas hot water systems.

We can order your preferred brand and install it for you.

Adelaide Hot Water Systems

What is a gas hot water system?

Adelaide Hot Water Systems is a standard hot water system that uses gas to heat the hot water. Gas hot water systems have a pilot light, where as electric hot water systems do not. Quite simply, gas water heaters heat the water within the hot water system by burning the gas (either LPG or Natural gas, depending on the system type) in a covered burner which is at the base of the hot water system. The heater exhausts the produced heat into the dwelling space and thus provides you with hot water. A gas hot water system is available as a storage unit, or as an instantaneous unit – you can even boost your solar hot water system with gas to provide added support.

Why choose a gas hot water system?

Adelaide Hot Water Systems are becoming more and more popular for a number of reasons. When compared with electric hot water systems, there is a less environmental effect when using a gas system. In addition to this, the cost to run a gas hot water system over time is much less expensive than the cost of running an electric system. Gas hot water systems also tend to heat water faster than an electric system, which is another reason why they are increasing in popularity.

What types of gas Adelaide Hot Water Systems are available?

Adelaide Hot Water Systems plumers have much experience installing gas hot water systems. Even if your existing hot water system is electric, one of our qualified gas plumbers can come and install your gas hot water system today. A number of brands offer gas hot water systems.  Recommendations:

• Aquamax
• Bosch
• Dux
• Rheem
• Rinnai
• Solahart
• Vulcan

…..AND MORE!  If you have a preferred hot water system brand that is not listed here – we can order and install it for you! Additional companies (along with some of these) provide gas boosted solar systems. Adelaide Hot Water Systems are something to keep in mind.