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Hot Water Systems Sydney

Licensed plumber & gas fitter · Lic. 453200C · Serving all of Sydney
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Hot water systems Sydney

No hot water?
Let’s get it sorted.

  • Gas, electric, instant & heat pump
  • Repairs, replacements & new installs
  • Same-day service available
  • Fixed price before we start
5.0 on Google 24 years on the tools Homes, strata & commercial Lic. 453200C
SKICO Plumbing replacing an old electric hot water tank with an iStore heat pump in Sydney
Old electric storage out, heat pump in — a real SKICO changeover
No hot water this morning? Same-day service is available — call and we’ll tell you straight away what we can do for you today. 0485 051 353
Every type, one plumber

Hot water systems we supply, install and repair

Gas, electric, instant and heat pump — installed to AS/NZS 3500 by a licensed plumber and gas fitter. We’ll tell you honestly which one suits your home, not which one we’d rather sell.

Rinnai Infinity 32 continuous flow instant gas hot water unit
Continuous flow

Instant gas

Endless hot water, nothing stored, nothing reheating overnight. Wall-mounted and compact — the go-to when space is tight.

  • Never runs out
  • Small footprint
  • Needs mains gas
Free quote
Rinnai Hotflo electric storage hot water system
Storage

Electric storage

The simplest and cheapest system to install, and the quickest to swap out. Cheap upfront, dearest to run — we’ll be straight with you about that.

  • Lowest upfront cost
  • No gas required
  • Quickest to replace
Free quote
Rheem Stellar gas storage hot water system
Storage

Gas storage

A tank heated by a gas burner. Recovers faster than electric and keeps working in a blackout — a solid fit for bigger households on mains gas.

  • Fast recovery
  • Works in a blackout
  • Suits large families
Free quote
Reclaim Energy CO2 split system heat pump hot water system
Our speciality

Heat pump

Split system or all-in-one. Runs on about a quarter of the electricity of a standard electric tank and attracts the biggest government rebate. This is what we fit most.

  • Lowest running cost
  • Up to $1,650 rebate
  • No gas needed
Find your size
What we do

Hot water repairs, replacements and new installations

Whether it’s a pilot light that won’t hold, a leaking tank at 6am, or a full changeover to a heat pump — same plumber, start to finish.

Repairs

No hot water, lukewarm water, leaks, pilot light faults, tripping elements, noisy tanks and relief valve drips. Same-day service available.

Replacements

Old unit failed? We remove, dispose of and replace it with the compliant modern equivalent. Same-day service available.

New installations

New builds, renovations and system changeovers. Gas, electric, instant or heat pump, with all certification supplied.

Servicing & compliance

Tempering valve checks, anode replacement, relief valve servicing and the paperwork strata managers actually ask for.

Who we work for

Homes, strata and commercial

A single unit in a townhouse or forty across a block — the standard is the same and so is the paperwork.

New Rinnai instant gas hot water unit installed at a Sydney home with the SKICO Plumbing van outside

Homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and granny flats right across Sydney.

  • Same-day service available
  • Honest sizing for your household
  • Rebates handled for you
  • Fixed price before we start
Four Reclaim heat pump hot water tanks installed in a Sydney strata building plant room

Strata & body corporate

Working with strata managers, building managers and owners’ corporations.

  • Itemised quotes for committee approval
  • Multi-unit rollouts scheduled around residents
  • Compliance certificates supplied
  • One point of contact from quote to invoice
Commercial hot water plant room with stainless steel tank and gas metering, Sydney

Commercial

Cafes, salons, gyms, childcare, offices and small industrial sites.

  • Sized for real peak demand, not a guess
  • Work scheduled outside trading hours
  • Tempering valve and compliance testing
  • Tax-invoiced, ABN-registered
Straight comparison

Which hot water system is right for your home?

The honest version. Cheapest to buy is rarely cheapest to own — here’s how the four types actually stack up.

SystemUpfront costRunning costRebateBest for
Heat pumpHigherLowestUp to $1,650Almost every Sydney home — especially electric swaps
Instant gasMidMidTight spaces, homes that never want to run out
Gas storageLowerMidBig households on mains gas, blackout-prone areas
Electric storageLowestHighestEmergency same-day swaps, rentals, tight budgets

Rebate figures are the maximum available on an eligible electric-to-heat-pump changeover and vary by system and postcode. We work out your exact figure and take it off the quote.

Brands

Brands we supply, install and repair

We’re not tied to one manufacturer — we fit what suits your home and we can service what’s already there.

RinnaiRheemReclaim iStoreApricusPanasonic DuxAquamaxVulcan BoschThermannStiebel Eltron
How it works

From your call to hot water

1

Tell us what’s happening

Call or send the form. Most faults we can narrow down over the phone before we leave.

2

Fixed price, no surprises

You get the price for the whole job — supply, install, removal, disposal and rebate — before we start.

3

We do the work

Same plumber who quoted it. Old unit removed and taken away, site left clean.

4

Paperwork sorted

Compliance certificate issued and your rebate paperwork lodged. Nothing left for you to chase.

Real Sydney jobs

Before and after

Not stock photos. These are our own changeovers — the state we find them in, and the state we leave them in.

BeforeOld rusted Rinnai Infinity 32 instant gas hot water unit before replacement
AfterNew Rinnai Infinity 32 continuous flow hot water unit installed with new copper gas and water lines

Instant gas changeover

A tired Infinity 32 swapped for a new one, with fresh copper gas and water lines and the old pipework cleaned up. Same footprint, no wall damage.

BeforeTwo old Rheem gas storage hot water tanks in a Sydney building basement before replacement
AfterFour Reclaim CO2 heat pump hot water tanks installed in a Sydney basement plant room

Two gas tanks out, four Reclaim heat pumps in

A whole building taken off gas storage and onto Reclaim CO₂ heat pumps — sized for the block’s real peak demand, staged so residents kept hot water throughout.

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“Great communication from first call to job done. Clear communication and good clean work.”

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“Very happy with the system installed on my unit balcony, which not many would take on.”

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Kevin Ciotkowski, licensed plumber and gas fitter, SKICO Plumbing Sydney
Meet your installer

You get me, not a subcontractor

I’m Kevin — licensed plumber and gas fitter, 24 years on the tools, licence 453200C. The person who quotes your job is the person who does it and the person you call afterwards.

Questions

Hot water questions, answered

Do you offer same-day hot water service?
Same-day service is available and we do it regularly — most often on electric and gas storage swaps, where the replacement is a like-for-like unit. We won’t promise a time before we know what we’re dealing with, so call and we’ll tell you straight away what we can do for you today. Heat pump changeovers normally need a booked date because the unit is ordered in.
How long should a hot water system last?
Most storage systems run 8–12 years, instant gas units often longer. If yours is past ten years and has started leaking, replacing beats repairing almost every time — you’ll spend the repair money again within a year.
Is it worth repairing or should I replace it?
A failed element, thermostat, valve or thermocouple on a newer unit is usually worth repairing. A leaking tank is not — that’s the cylinder itself failing and there’s no fixing it. We’ll tell you which one you’ve got before you spend anything.
What size hot water system do I need?
It depends on how many people are in the house and when you all use hot water, not just bedroom count. We size it on your actual usage pattern — the most common mistake we’re called out to fix is a unit that was undersized to hit a price.
Gas, electric or heat pump — which is cheapest to run?
A heat pump, by a distance — it uses roughly a quarter of the electricity of a standard electric tank. Gas sits in the middle. Electric storage is the cheapest to buy and the dearest to own. If you’re on electric now, a heat pump changeover is usually the easiest money you’ll save.
What rebates can I get?
Eligible electric-to-heat-pump changeovers attract up to $1,650 and gas changeovers up to $1,100 through federal STCs and the NSW scheme. The exact figure depends on the system and your postcode. We handle the paperwork and take the rebate off your quoted price — you never pay it and claim it back.
Do you do strata and commercial work?
Yes. We quote in the itemised format strata committees need for approval, schedule multi-unit work around residents, and supply compliance certificates. For commercial we work outside trading hours where the site needs it.
Do you offer finance?
Yes — 0% Brighte finance is available on installations. Ask when you get your quote.
Are you licensed and insured?
Licensed plumber and gas fitter, licence 453200C, fully insured. All gas and plumbing work is completed to AS/NZS 3500 with certificates of compliance issued on completion.
Service area

Hot water systems across Sydney

We cover the greater Sydney metro area for hot water repairs, replacements and new installations — gas, electric, instant and heat pump, for homes, strata buildings and commercial sites.

Eastern Suburbs

BondiBondi JunctionCoogeeRandwickMaroubraClovellyBronteVaucluseRose BayDouble BayPaddingtonWaverleyDover HeightsBellevue HillKensington

Inner West

NewtownMarrickvilleLeichhardtBalmainAnnandaleGlebeAshfieldBurwoodStrathfieldDulwich HillPetershamRozelleConcordFive Dock

North Shore & Northern Beaches

North SydneyCrows NestMosmanNeutral BayChatswoodLane CoveWilloughbyManlyDee WhyBrookvaleNarrabeenHornsbyTurramurraGordon

South & Sutherland Shire

HurstvilleKogarahRockdaleBrighton-Le-SandsSans SouciCronullaMirandaCaringbahSutherlandEngadineSylvaniaMenai

West & The Hills

ParramattaRydeEppingCastle HillBaulkham HillsBlacktownLiverpoolBankstownAuburnHomebushRouse HillKellyville

Whatever you have and wherever you are, we work on it: hot water repairs when the system has failed, same-day replacements when it can’t be saved, and new installations for renovations, extensions and new builds. That covers instant gas and continuous flow units, gas and electric storage tanks, and heat pump hot water systems — supplied, installed and serviced by a licensed Sydney plumber and gas fitter.

Looking for a specific brand? We install and service Reclaim, iStore, Rinnai, Apricus, Panasonic and Rheem heat pumps, plus Rinnai and Rheem gas and electric systems. Not sure your suburb is covered? Give us a call — we’ll tell you straight away.

Premium brands · certified installer · accredited
iStore hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyReclaim Energy hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyApricus Eco Energy hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyRheem hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyRinnai hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyPanasonic hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyWilson Hot Water hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyEarthworker Energy hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyEdson Global Solutions hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyBrighte finance hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing SydneyMaster Plumbers NSW hot water systems supplied and installed by SKICO Plumbing Sydney

Get a fixed price on your hot water

Tell us what you’ve got and what’s gone wrong. We’ll come back with the right system, the rebate you qualify for and one fixed price — no call-out fee to quote a replacement.

Licensed plumber & gas fitter · Lic. 453200C · 24 years’ experience · Serving all of Sydney
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