Hot Water Edgeworth

Edgeworth Plumbing Co handles hot water repairs, replacements and new systems across Edgeworth and the streets beside it, from electric storage and instant units to gas, heat pump and solar. A fixed figure comes before any work begins, and the line takes calls at any hour on (02) 4063 3469.

The full list of what we do sits on the Edgeworth Plumbing Co home page, from drains to gas fitting, and this hub covers everything hot water.

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Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C

Last updated September 2026

Available 24/7
No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
Fixed, up-front quotes
365-day warranty on all work

Edgeworth Hot Water Services

Hot water work splits into the jobs below, and the symptoms decide which:

Repairs

Pilot faults, elements, thermostats, valves and leaks on units worth saving.

Replacements

Like-for-like tank swaps and upgrades when the old unit has had its day.

Gas hot water

A gas storage tank or a continuous-flow unit, fitted and tested by our licensed gas fitters.

Electric systems

Storage tanks and instant units, matched to the household.

Solar hot water

Roof-mounted systems for homes with the right aspect.

Heat pump hot water

The lower-running-cost choice, detailed on the heat pump hot water page.

Two plumbers removing an old hot water tank

Repair the Unit or Replace It?

That call gets made before any money is spent, and it usually comes down to age and symptoms:

A unit under about ten years old with a single fault, such as a dead element or a failed valve, is usually worth repairing.
A tank weeping from the base is finished, and no repair changes that.
Rusty water, rumbling noises or hot runs that keep shortening point to a tank near the end.
Repeat repairs on an old unit tip the maths toward a swap, and the quote covers both paths.

The plumber checks the unit on site, names which side of the line it sits on, and prices both the fix and a new unit side by side.

What Are the Signs a Unit Is Failing?

Cold taps are the last sign, not the first. These are the ones worth catching earlier:

A shower that starts hot and fades to lukewarm partway through.
A tank that takes longer to recover than it used to.
Damp ground or a rust stain under the unit, which means the tank is weeping.
Relief valve drips that have become a constant trickle.
Rusty or cloudy water from the hot tap, a sign of sediment or corrosion in the tank.

Any two of those together on a unit past its first decade usually points to a replacement.

Gas Hot Water for Bigger Households

Gas suits plenty of the family homes here, especially households that empty a tank on winter mornings. The two types do different jobs:

Storage

A reservoir kept hot for bathrooms that run at the same time.

Continuous flow

Heats the water on its way through, so nobody waits on a recovery cycle.

A licensed gas fitter checks the existing line before a new unit hangs on it. If the line or the meter needs work to carry the new load, that lands in the quote rather than turning up later. The full scope of gas work sits on the gas fitting hub.

Electric Storage and Instant Units

Electric storage is the straightforward option. It is affordable to buy, simple to install, and the replacement usually drops straight into the old unit's spot.

Instant electric units suit small households and tight spaces, heating water only while a tap is open. The right size matters more than the brand on the box:

A tank sized too small leaves the last shower cold each morning.
One sized too big spends power heating water nobody draws.

The plumber measures the household against both options before quoting anything.

Solar and Heat Pump Options

Solar hot water uses the roof

It suits homes with a clear northern aspect and space for the collectors, and the area's solar install count runs past 1,100, so plenty of roofs around here already carry them.

Heat pumps use the air instead

They pull heat from the air rather than generating it, which trims running costs without needing roof collectors, and they suit the older brick-veneer houses that dominate this suburb. The heat pump page covers sizing, siting and the swap from start to finish.

How a Hot Water Job Is Priced

We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.

What moves the figure on hot water work:

The system itself, from a storage tank through to a heat pump, which shifts the figure more than anything else.
The old unit: whether it comes out cleanly or has corroded fittings that need replacing.
The site: an outdoor unit on a stand is a quicker job than one under a floor or in a tight internal cupboard.
The connections: whether gas, power or both need work to suit the new system.

No dollar figure hides in any of that. The figure named before we start is the figure on the invoice.

What Your Hot Water Booking Looks Like

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Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4063 3469 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
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A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
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Out with the old, in with the new
The old unit is drained and lifted out, its replacement is plumbed onto the existing pipework, and every hot tap gets run before we pack up.
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Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.

Tanks, Winters and the Older Blocks

The housing stock decides most hot water work here

Colliery land was cut into family blocks through the sixties and seventies, and the houses that went up were brick veneer, roomy and built for big households. Those homes still carry a large share of the suburb's tanks, and many of the units are at or past the end of their service life, which is why replacements come up on these blocks.

Cold mornings finish tired units

The winter here is mild rather than bitter, but the cold snaps are still what tips a struggling tank over the edge. When a new unit has to be ordered, a temporary hot water tank holds the household over until it lands, priced inside the one job.

What Customers Say

They looked after an issue with the hot water system for us. It turned out that the unit was faulty. To ensure hot water, they immediately replaced the unit with a temporary one.

Martin

Jobs That Belong on Another Line

When we're not the right call

a unit that has flooded through a ceiling or is dripping near the switchboard wants the emergency plumber line rather than a daytime booking.

Not every cold tap points at the tank

A split supply pipe feeding the unit produces the same dead showers, so we trace the fault before quoting, and where the fix turns out to be pipe repair instead of a new system, the price we name is the price for that job.

Questions Households Ask About Hot Water

My hot water went cold overnight in Edgeworth. Do I ring the emergency line?

If a tank has split and water is running out of it, yes, ring at any hour and shut the water at the unit's isolating tap first. If the unit is simply not heating, a daytime booking usually covers it, and the fault is diagnosed before you spend anything.

Can a house in Edgeworth keep hot water while a replacement is sorted?

Yes. A temporary tank goes in first, so there is hot water for showers until the new system arrives, and the quote covers the whole job, not just the tank swap.

Is a heat pump worth considering on a brick-veneer home here?

It can be. The area's heat pump hot water installs sit past 1,400, and running costs and siting for the post-war brick-veneer homes around here are covered on the heat pump page.

Do you handle the gas side of a hot water swap too?

Yes. A licensed gas fitter handles the disconnection and reconnection, so one booking covers the plumbing and the gas work, and every part of it is covered by the 365-day warranty on all work.

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Call (02) 4063 3469 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.

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