Choosing Hot Water for Split-Level Endeavour Hills Homes

Access is half the job

On a split-level or steep-frontage house the old unit often sits on a narrow downhill path. A gate, a set of steps or a retaining wall can decide whether a new cylinder comes out the side or down the front steps. We measure that path, the plinth and the services before we recommend a type or a size. A unit that looks fine on a brochure is not useful if it cannot be landed safely.

Gas storage, heat pump or continuous flow

A like-for-like gas storage unit is still right for many houses where the gas supply and the space already suit it. A heat pump can be an excellent fit on a level pad with airflow — often on the high side of a terrace — and a poor fit in a closed stairwell. Continuous-flow units need the right gas rate and flueing, and they are not automatically better when several outlets open at once in an older house.

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. We do not publish package prices, because access on these blocks changes the job.

Next step

If your unit is leaking, cutting out or leaving you without hot water, ring 03 8658 7175. 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.

Endeavour Hills pipes at a glance

Endeavour Hills was built through the 1970s and 1980s on rising ground between Dandenong and the Lysterfield hills, postcode 3802, in the City of Casey. A lot of the original brick veneer is still on the block it was built on, often with a steep drive, a sleeper or concrete retaining wall and a stormwater pit at the low corner. Water services may be copper, with patches of later poly, and many sewers are still earthenware with tree roots from street and backyard plantings. Hot water is often a gas storage unit squeezed onto a narrow side path, which is why a replacement sometimes has to come down the front steps.

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 on a slope.

Related services

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

More guides

• Stormwater on sloping blocks
• Retaining walls and ag drains
• Ageing hot water in 1970s homes
• Tree roots in hillside sewers
• Choosing a plumber
• No hot water checklist
• Burst pipe, first minutes
• Leaking tap, when to call
• Gas heater safety
• Finding your meter on a slope
• Water pressure on the hills
• Hot water for split-level homes