Hot Water Element Replacement in Sydney
The tank heats a few minutes' worth and gives up, or it trips the switchboard every morning.
Tell us what's happening
The short answer
Champion Plumbing & Drains replaces hot water elements and thermostats across Sydney, with the price in writing first. A new element and thermostat usually sorts it in one visit, and while the element hole is open we get a look inside the tank.
What happens when you get in touch
Step 1: Call or book online
Tell us what is happening. We ask the right questions and book a time that suits you.
Step 2: We find the cause
A licensed plumber diagnoses it properly, with a drain camera, leak detection or a pressure test where it helps.
Step 3: A fixed price, agreed first
You agree the price before any work starts. We quote the job, not the hour, so there are no surprise charges.
Step 4: Done right, guaranteed
We finish the job, clean up, and back our workmanship with a lifetime labour guarantee.
Step 5: You know the price first
The figure for the whole job, in writing, before anyone starts. That figure is what turns up on the invoice.
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Questions and answers
It depends on the element's style and rating, whether it's one element or two, the size and position of the tank, and whether the thermostat goes too. The price is written down once we've tested the tank.
Please don't. There's mains power behind the cover and a pressurised tank of water in front of it, and in NSW this is licensed plumbing and electrical work.
Usually. A failing element often damages the thermostat on its way out, and changing both in one drain-down avoids paying for a second visit.
That depends on the water, the scale in the tank and whether it's ever powered up dry. Clearing the scale and changing the thermostat with it gives the new one the longest life.
Only if the leak is the element gasket. Water coming through the tank itself or the jacket means the cylinder is failing, and no element will stop that.
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