Hi everyone,
We were referred by a friend about government rebates on heat pumps which we were quoted $499 for a full installation of a twin system by eco alliance. Their compressors are Japanese made by Toshiba. Our current system is a solar HWS gas boosted which is around 12 years old and seems to be working just fine. Our gas and electricity bills aren't bad either ($80 in summer for gas) and we have solar panels.
The only problem with our current system is that it takes forever to get any hot water, especially from the taps. The only place that gets decent hot water is the front shower (closest to the system). We've been told by a previous plumber that there's not much that can be done while the people looking at doing the installation here said it might help and that it is a solar problem.
Is it worth replacing our system with the heat pump?
Many thanks
Edit: It seems there's a general consensus that the heat pump won't solve the hot water issue. Is there still any other benefits in replacing it?
Not sure how a heat pump would fix the issue? The cold water that is already in the pipes needs to move through before the hot water will come out regardless of what system is used to heat the water that is not yet in the pipes and on its way down to the tap.