An all-in-one puts the compressor on top of the tank in a single shell. There is one thing to place and one thing to plumb, which makes it the simplest way into a heat pump and the cheapest, and it's where the VEU rebate reaches furthest on a straight electric swap.
Compressor and tank in a single shell. One thing to place, one thing to plumb, and the simplest way into a heat pump, which is why it's where the rebate goes furthest and where most straight electric swaps end up.
One thing on the wall. Nothing separate to find a spot for. If the old tank's position is the only place a hot water unit can go at your place, this is the one that fits it, a split needs somewhere for the compressor as well.
You're reading about all-in-one heat pump hot water. Here it is next to everything else we fit, in case it isn't the one.
Compressor outside, tank against the wall, a pair of lines between them. It is the better performer in the cold and the one with the tank options: stainless or glass-lined, 160 to 400 litres, because the tank isn't carrying a compressor on top of it.
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Compressor and tank in a single shell. One thing to place, one thing to plumb, and the simplest way into a heat pump, which is why it's where the rebate goes furthest and where most straight electric swaps end up.
You’re reading this oneAn all-in-one is a single unit: tank below, compressor in a shroud on top. It goes back on the slab the old electric or gas tank came off, which is why it is the simplest swap there is. It is taller than what it replaces, and that is the one thing worth checking before the day.
A heat pump doesn’t burn anything or run an element. It moves heat that’s already in the air into your tank, which is why it does the same job on a fraction of the power.
Tank and heat pump in one shell, nothing to place outside.
A fan draws air across the evaporator, where the refrigerant soaks up the warmth, even a cold morning has heat to give.
The compressor squeezes that refrigerant, and squeezing it makes it hot, hotter than shower temperature.
The heat exchanger hands the heat to the water. Cold in the bottom, hot out the top.
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There is less to an all-in-one than to a split, and that cuts both ways: fewer things to go wrong, and one shell to replace when the tank eventually does. The anode rule is the same as anywhere else, and it is still the thing most owners have never heard of.
An all-in-one goes where the old tank was, provided there is air around it. That's the whole siting question, which is why these are the simpler job.
180–200 L for one or two, 270–285 L for three or four. Five or more and we'll point you at a split instead of selling you an undersized one.
On a straight electric-storage swap the VEU figure is at its largest, and on an iStore it takes the biggest bite out of the install of anything we fit.
Drained, disconnected and to a metal recycler the same visit. New tempering valve holding the outlets at 50 °C.
Most swaps run off the existing circuit. Where they don't, that's on the quote before we start rather than a surprise on the day.
Cheap tariff, or the middle of the day if you have solar. Tested with you rather than left on the default.
All three are inc GST, after the VEU rebate for a Victorian owner-occupier at current VEEC prices. One thing that can add to them: if there is no power point within two metres of the existing system, the unit needs a circuit run to it and that is $350. We check on the site visit and it goes on the written quote, never onto the invoice afterwards. Reclaim ECO and Thermann ECO are the same platform: what differs is supply, not spec.
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60 seconds, no obligation, replied within 12 business hours. Rebates applied and GST included, so the number you get is the number you pay.
Not worse, different. A split performs better in the cold and gives you the tank options; an all-in-one is simpler, cheaper and only needs one spot. If your old tank's position is the only place a unit can go, the all-in-one is the right system and the split isn't an option at all.
They are the same tank and heat-pump platform with different badges on them. Identical guts. Pick on brand preference or on which one Reece has in stock, and don't let anyone tell you one out-specs the other.
It's a more basic unit, and it takes the VEU rebate further than anything else we fit, which is what makes the installed number so low. It's the right call when the rebate is what decides the job. It won't hold output on a cold morning the way a CO₂ split will.
Yes. The charge is small, it's sealed in the unit, and it's outside. R290 is used in heat pumps across Europe and it's where the industry is going, because the synthetic refrigerants it replaces have global-warming potentials in the hundreds.
180–200 L for one or two people, 270–285 L for three or four. Five or more and you're better off on a split with a bigger tank and a faster recovery rate, we'll tell you that rather than sell you an undersized all-in-one.
Three to five hours for a straight swap in the same spot, and usually the same day. If it's moving position or needs an electrical circuit run, that's a longer job and it's on the quote before we start.
“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.”
