Converting house (stove) from electric to bottle gas?

Lpg regulator is about $120, gas bottle is about the same, there will be an isolater, a couple of meters of gas line, so probably $300+ in materials and 2 hrs labour tops. 1 gas bottle lasts us about 12 months, that's for our cook top only.
As for hot water, look into apricus solar hot water, the only way to go.:)

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Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

Heat pump hot water might be ok in QLD but not much good in Vic. I nearly got them a few years ago when there were generous government subsidies.

I am sure glad I didn't, after staying in a motel that had them. Noisy bloody things they were.

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That's funny, I bought mine second hand off a guy in Shepparton who was removing them from his motel because of the noise. But then he was on natural gas and just put a bunch of instant heaters back on like he used to have.
At my place (Adelaide Hills, much like Victoria) it's on a timeclock to shut down before 10pm, the solar circulating pump runs during the day and if it's sunny enough the heat pump never kicks in. In darkest winter the heat pump hws costs me around $1.20 per day.

My heat pump works great as well. But some don't, quantum are the way to go. The rheem and dux ones are rubbish.

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Originally Posted by Vern

My heat pump works great as well. But some don't, quantum are the way to go. The rheem and dux ones are rubbish.

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Quantum were the ones I nearly had installed, the same was what I saw/heard at the motel(in Benalla), and I would bet that the ones bee utey purchased from the Shepparton motel were Quantum.

With all the government rorting that went on a few years ago Tongala footy club(small town 50 km from my place) had them put in their change rooms. The were told that they needed 18 of them, and at a cost of about $30 ea, with the government paying the rest.

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

Steve - We'll need a separate oven (leccy) and cooktop (gas) due to kitchen limitations... Thanks anyway.

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Vlad
It is only the gas stove top 4 burner thingy !
Steve

I think she wants a 6 burner - or maybe 4 plus a wok but I'll ask her. If you have any details of the brand and model number (and $ you want) I'll run it by her. Cheers.

Ummm Vlad
The good woman has just informed me that it was donated to a "good cause".:(
Apparently she did tell me but I do suffer from DD. (Domestic Deafness)
Sorry about that
Steve

No worries at all.

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

No worries at all.

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Well this takes the cake!
My B-I-Law just phoned & informed me that the wandering stove top is sitting gathering dust at his place up at Moore so still up for grabs.
I'll try & find make & model soon.
Steve

Vlad
Info as discussed.