Rinnai offer 4 different controllers as an optional extra to go with their Rinnai Infinity continuous flow hot water systems. In the absence of controllers, domestic water will be heated to 50oC (in line with legislation). Controllers Universal Deluxe Bathroom Deluxe Kitchen Wireless Features of All Controllers Precise temperature control, even if someone flushes a…
The Clean Energy Council has produced a fact sheet to help buying solar hot water and heat pump hot water systems. The fact sheet provides: an overview of solar hot water systems and heat pumps explains how they work and provides a checklist to ask your supplier and installer to help you ensure you get…
For frost prone areas, most manufacturers produce panels where the risers are filled with anti-freeze (glycol) rather than water to stop the panels freezing during winter. These systems are more expensive and have a shorter life span than water filled panels. Rinnai’s FTC panels have a spare half-size riser containing a spring which compresses in cold conditions, when…
Possibly. It will depend on the size of your existing gas pipe, and the type of gas water heater you want to install. bloMost gas storage water heaters can be fitted to the gas pipe that already exists in many houses, but a continuous flow water heater requires a larger diameter pipe to be installed from the gas meter. Only a…
Generally a solar hot water system with an electric booster or a heat pump are the best solutions where you are not on natural gas. Other alternatives include using bottled LPG to run a gas storage and Rinnai Infinity system. The downside of this option is that the running cost is relatively high, and you…
A tempering valve is used on domestic hot water systems to mix the hot and cold water so the water coming into your home is not above 50oC. A tempering valve is installed in new homes. It is also required on many homes built before 2000 where a solar hot water system is replaced or…
Electrolysis occurs in all enamel coated steel storage tanks. Electrolysis causes tanks to corrode. To slow down the corrosion, a sacrificial anode is attached within the tank. The anode attracts the electrolytes more than the tank walls, which means the sacrificial anode corrodes rather than the tank. Depending on the quality of the sacrificial anode…
In Perth, WA the ideal position for solar hot water system panels or solar power panels is facing true north on a 30 degree pitch.
It is not advisable to lay solar panels directly on to a flat roof because the drop in the panels’ performance reduces the hot water generated from the sun. If you have a flat roof, mount your solar hot water system panels on a flat roof frame. In Perth, a 25 degree pitch frame is…
The West Australian government give a subsidy to gas boosted solar hot water systems with a tank size of at least 250 litres. Air & Water refer to the subsidy as SEDO for ease. SEDO is $500 for natural gas and $700 for LPG. Air and Water Residential offer the SEDO rebate at point of…