An annual check of the burner, heat exchanger and flue, with a carbon monoxide test on the running appliance. This is the one that actually matters, a cracked heat exchanger has no smell, no noise and no warning, and it vents into the house you sleep in.
An annual check of the burner, heat exchanger and flue, with a carbon monoxide test on the running appliance. This is the one that matters, a cracked heat exchanger has no smell and no warning.
A calibrated analyser. The carbon monoxide test is done with a calibrated analyser and the actual reading goes on the report. Not a sniff and an assurance.
You're reading about gas heater service & carbon monoxide test. Here it is next to everything else we fit, in case it isn't the one.
A gas furnace in the roof or against an outside wall, ducted to vents through the house. Still the least expensive way to heat a whole Melbourne home through winter, and the fastest to bring one up from cold.
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Heats water on demand, so it never runs out and there's no tank losing heat overnight. Wall-mounted outside and about the size of a briefcase.
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An annual check of the burner, heat exchanger and flue, with a carbon monoxide test on the running appliance. This is the one that matters, a cracked heat exchanger has no smell and no warning.
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A temporary unit plumbed in the same day so the house has hot water while you decide what to replace the old one with. $30 a day, and the $350 set-up and removal is waived if we do the replacement.
See the full detailMost of a gas heater service happens at the unit: in the cupboard, on the slab or up in the roof. The part that matters is the combustion test: a probe in the flue and a calibrated analyser reading what is actually coming out, rather than a look at the flame and a guess.
What's gone wrong, how old it is, and how urgent it is. Runs in your browser, nothing recorded, nothing sent.
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That interval is not ours. It is what the manufacturers and the regulator both say, and it exists because heat exchangers crack with age and thermal cycling. A heater that has run twenty Melbourne winters has earned an annual look at it.
March to May. Booked in June you'll wait, and you'll be waiting in a cold house. It's the single easiest thing to get right about gas heater servicing.
Internal cupboard, external slab, roof-mounted. Same service either way, and we bring drop sheets for the internal ones.
Clean and adjust first, then measure. Testing a dirty burner tells you about the dirt rather than about the heater.
Igniters, flame sense rods, thermocouples and the usual sensors. Most of what a service turns up gets fixed on the same visit rather than becoming a return trip.
Clean result, you get the numbers and a date to book the next one. Bad result, we disconnect it and explain exactly what we found and what your options are, including the ones that don't involve us.
Readings, what was done, and anything we'd watch. Useful at sale time, and useful for a landlord who needs to show the heater has been maintained.
Every model, spec and installed price sits on the brand page. One press each, or open the full list and filter it yourself.
60 seconds, no obligation, replied within 12 business hours. Rebates applied and GST included, so the number you get is the number you pay.
Every two years as a minimum, annually once it's over ten years old. Energy Safe Victoria recommends every two years for all gas heaters.
We run the appliance and measure the flue gases with a calibrated analyser, checking the heat exchanger hasn't cracked and spilled combustion products into your air. The result goes on the report.
We disconnect the appliance and tell you exactly what we found. It's the one part of the job with no negotiation in it.
“Took the old gas Rinnai out, dropped in a Reclaim heat pump, sorted the VEU rebate so it came straight off the price. Bloke on the phone is the bloke on the tools, refreshing.”
“The VEU paperwork looked scary online. They filled it all in, I signed once at the quote and once on the day. Rebate was already in the price. Painless.”
“Quote number matched the invoice exactly. No 'we hit unexpected wiring' story at the end. Nice change.”
“Bedroom Mitsubishi went in before lunch. Neat pipework, brackets straight, temp checked before they left. Would use again for the lounge.”
“Took the old gas Rinnai out, dropped in a Reclaim heat pump, sorted the VEU rebate so it came straight off the price. Bloke on the phone is the bloke on the tools, refreshing.”
“The VEU paperwork looked scary online. They filled it all in, I signed once at the quote and once on the day. Rebate was already in the price. Painless.”
“Quote number matched the invoice exactly. No 'we hit unexpected wiring' story at the end. Nice change.”
“Bedroom Mitsubishi went in before lunch. Neat pipework, brackets straight, temp checked before they left. Would use again for the lounge.”
“Answered the phone myself, quoted the job, showed up to install the job. That trail of trust doesn't exist with most of the bigger mobs anymore.”
“Hot water died on a Sunday with three kids in the house. Answered the phone, had a temp loaner running by lunch, new iStore in on Tuesday. That's service.”
“A week after install they rang to check the heat pump was running quiet and the app was set up. First tradie who's ever followed up after payment cleared.”
“Answered the phone myself, quoted the job, showed up to install the job. That trail of trust doesn't exist with most of the bigger mobs anymore.”
“Hot water died on a Sunday with three kids in the house. Answered the phone, had a temp loaner running by lunch, new iStore in on Tuesday. That's service.”
“A week after install they rang to check the heat pump was running quiet and the app was set up. First tradie who's ever followed up after payment cleared.”
“Had three quotes for a ducted system. These guys were the only ones who actually crawled into the roof. Middle of the pack on price but installed cleaner than the others would have.”
“Full ducted retrofit over two days. When they left the roof cavity was tidier than they found it and the driveway had been swept. Small thing but it matters.”
“Walked me through the Milieu tablet, showed the wife how to use it, showed us the compliance cert. Ten minutes of teaching that other installers just skip.”
“Had three quotes for a ducted system. These guys were the only ones who actually crawled into the roof. Middle of the pack on price but installed cleaner than the others would have.”
“Full ducted retrofit over two days. When they left the roof cavity was tidier than they found it and the driveway had been swept. Small thing but it matters.”
“Walked me through the Milieu tablet, showed the wife how to use it, showed us the compliance cert. Ten minutes of teaching that other installers just skip.”
