Thread: Converting house (stove) from electric to bottle gas?

i work with gas everyday, we wont quote without seeing anything or even give a ball park because people can mistake that as a quote and you know how that ends.

just ask for a stove top thats set for LPG, it needs different jets.

I know a lot of people who use the 9KG bottles as they always own them (no rental fees) can be filled or swapped easily (very little down time) and a lot of people have spares if you need to use one in an emergency.


Chances are it will be cheaper in the long run.

I know people (pensioners mostly) who also run the gas hot water off 9kg bottles but im less keen on it

I'd suggest you think again about the gas powered HWS. We went for a heat pump system, which cost about $900 after all the rebates.

The last bill was $16 for a quarter.

Heat pump as in electric I presume you mean Dave ?

pickstock Cheers !

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

We run a (bottled) gas stove and self-igniting instant hotwater. You can always have a cuppa (and feed) and a hot shower if there is a power outage (which seems to happen more than it should here).

We have the local gas crowd top them up every 6 months or so, but can hook up one of our own 9 kg bottles if we run out before they (Elgas) get here.

The system works well for us.

My plumber mate across the road did mine for free :-P

I'll ask him for a ballpark cost tomorrow, and I can see if he's interested in coming to have a look

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Thanks harlie. - Why'd you go solar rather than gas for hot water?

Solar hot water costs us less than $4 / quarter. I have a oneshot switch so the booster only runs when needed. In summer we can go 3 consecutive days of rain before boosting, winter is usually only 1. Last quarter the booster was not run at all - $0 hot water power bill for the quarter.

Plumber mate told me that heat pump uses less power than solar - I ask how can it use less than zero?

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.

Exchange bottle rule is simple enough - metre rule.
Metre from Drain, Doorway, window, opening to building, ignition source.
Can be under a window - 150mm
David

Distributors can't leave bottles at premises anymore without sighting the installation. Too many used in the lounge room with the family sitting around the ring burner having Chow Mein...