Talk about limited space! When we arrived onsite we immediately knew we would be challenged with this exceptional under-bench hot water cylinder. Existing cylinder tank is 45 Liters and needs to be replaced (burst) with an equivalent size. The problem though is that the new Rheem hot water cylinder is much wider at 535mm in diameter. This is mainly due to the fact that newer hot water cylinders are now manufactured with more insulation making them “fatter”. after Disassembling and relocating all plumbing to the left hand side of the sink bench we gained further 150mm which made it possible to fit the new under bench cylinder and ensure all valves trains and wastes are installed as required by NZS 3500. What initially seemed impossible worked out to be a 4.5 hour installation with a very pleased client! Another successful job for hotwatercylinders.nz!
Old low pressure out new low pressure in
Low Pressure, Replacing like for like, some considerations…
This Cylinder came in last week, it was in a holiday house and the low pressure cylinder had burst leaking over the course of a few weeks and flooding a lounge. After assessing the job so many issues were ignored when the original plumber install this one causing many issues of our plumber to remedy. Things initially noticed was no cylinder seismic restraints, isolating vale on the inlet wasn’t installed and no drain at all was installed and the cylinder was in the middle of the house on a concrete slab.
No drain at all is a big no no when I comes to servicing. We ended up having to live change swap the inlet to the cylinder with a temporary drain to drain down the cylinder, making the job even more messy. Installing and fixing all these issues is FAR easier at the beginning before the original is installed rather than taking short cuts and making it harder for future Servicing. In the end we resolved all these issues and the job was a success, but a lot more difficult than it should have been so really if we all just put considerations in to our work before we start our jobs, we will all as a plumbing community be better off!
HJ Coopers installed in under 3 hours
WHAT A TIGHT FIT… In and out in 3 hours! The call came in at 9:30AM with Mrs James advising that her old low pressure Rheem which is over 30 years old has burst! Considered about timing because her holiday was already booked for the following day hot water cylinders NZ made it happen! To get this job done we have to not only “squeeze” the actual job into the day but also had to SQUEEZE the HWC into the cupboard! After we detached the panel, we managed to get the Gib out of the way and rearrange the timber to make the new mains pressure tank fit. Luckily it was easy enough to run a drain and the tempering valve rated to be screwed straight into the tank making a what seemed to be a hard installation very easy! In just under 3 hours this installation was done for our stainless special rate! Stainless Steel mains pressure solar ready with 10 years warranty, now Mrs James can go on holiday without having to worry about her hot water when she gets back! If you have a situation where you believe a new tank might not fit, let us know and we will do an obligation free site visit to advise on what solution works best for you! Call us 0800 4 Cylinders
