Tips For Getting Instantaneous Hot Water
- When designing your house try to locate your hot water system as close to your most frequently used hot tap. This is usually the kitchen.
- When designing your house try to keep the kitchen, laundry and bathrooms grouped together.
- Have an automatic hot water circulating system with timer and thermostat installed in your hot water pipe work.
Tips for saving hot water
- When designing your house try to locate your hot water system as close to your most frequently used hot tap. This is usually the kitchen.
- When designing your house try to keep the kitchen, laundry and bathrooms grouped together.
Have an automatic hot water circulating system with timer and thermostat installed in your hot water pipe work. - When building your house ask your plumber to insulate all hot pipes in the walls, ceilings and under the slab.
- Make sure all dripping taps repaired.
- Make sure your hot water system is in good condition and is serviced at least once every 5 years.
- Make sure the pressure relief valve on your hot water system is working correctly. Pull the lever for 10 seconds once every 6 months. Have the valve replaced by a licensed plumber once every 5 years.
- Make sure you have your tempering valve on your hot water system replaced once every 5 years.
- If you have older style taps you can install water saving aerators, disks or aqualocks.
Instant / Instantaneous hot water circulators – How they work
There are 4 distinct types of our hot water circulators that provide hot water to your taps instantly.
The on demand instant hot water circulating system – Domestic and Commercial
The on demand system requires you to push a button that starts a small pump. This pump pulls hot water through your hot water pipes and forces the cooler water back through your cold pipes to the hot water system. This reduces hot water wastage significantly and uses only 55 watts of electricity per hour.
On demand instantaneous hot water systems do not require a dedicated return line so they can be retro fitted to an existing dwelling. The only downside of these systems is that once you press the switch you must wait for a short time before you can turn the hot tap on. It is not automatic.
Programmable instant hot water circulating system – Domestic and Commercial
As the name suggest this pumped system can be programmed to move hot water around to your taps. You can have a timed system, where you can set the system to run for two separate time periods during the day. The most common settings for domestic installations are 6am until 9am and 5pm until 9 pm. When the system is on you can go to your tap and have hot water instantly. This reduces hot water wastage significantly and uses 55 watts of electricity per hour. This system requires a designated return line. The downside of this system is that it requires a designated return line. As it does not have a thermostat it can result in a lot of wasted energy.
Timed and thermostatically controlled instant hot water circulating systems – Domestic and Commercial
As the name suggest this pumped system can be programmed to move hot water around to your taps. You can set the system to run for two separate time periods during the day. It has the added benefit of an inbuilt thermostat. When the hot water reaches your programmed temperature which can be set from 35 to 60 degrees Celsius , at the furthest tap, it shuts the small pump off.
This system saves lots of wasted energy and hot water. It uses 55 watts of electricity per hour. This system does not require a designated return line and can be retro fitted to an existing dwelling. Some models also suit Continuous flow hot water systems There are no downsides to this unit.
Continuous loop hot water circulator. Commercial
These systems circulate water around a building 24 hours a day. The pumps can range from 55 watts up to 1 kw. They are mostly used in large buildings where one hot water system services a very large area and where hot water is required instantly at a high number of fixtures. These systems require a designated return line.
Reasons why you should choose 6 Star Hot Water and Plumbing for your all of your domestic and commercial instant hot water needs
- We have the solutions to give you hot water at every tap instantly. Our hot water circulating systems can provide instant hot water at a guaranteed temperature any time of the day. Our circulating systems can provide instant hot water for both storage and continuous flow hot water systems.
- We provide prompt service from a locally owned business – We can have your hot water problems attended to within the hour if it’s an emergency. In all other cases we will arrange an appointment and arrive within an agreed time frame. We can even give you a call at work just prior to us attending your house.
- Experienced tradespeople – We have helped thousands of home owners with their hot water problems.
- Good workmanship and value for money – We know that doing the job right the first time will ensure that your hot water system including your pipes work better than they did when they were new. When we fix your hot water system we check all of its working parts so that it will not need any further work for a very long time.
- Competitive rates – We constantly monitor our competitors and suppliers prices and service to ensure the best pricing for our customers.
- Responsible tradespeople – We don’t use sub-contractors. Your health and safety is important to us
- Honesty – We will give you the best advice when it comes to new plumbing installations and the maintenance of your existing plumbing systems. Our aim is to give you the best value for money
- Convenience – You don’t have to do a thing. You call us we do all of the dirty work
- Up to date information – We will keep you informed of our progress when undertaking your repairs. We dislike giving our customers bad news. We like to keep them in the loop all of the way through the job. We are kept up to date by ACTPLA regarding any changes in local plumbing regulations. The ACT Master Plumber’s Drainer’s and Gasfitter’s Association constantly updates us with any technological breakthroughs.
- Reliable warranty service and backup- We are a locally owned business and we do not use sub contractors. Therefore, when something goes wrong we fix it and we fix it fast.
