cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/1305841
TL;DR: Tip 1 – Find trusted, independent information, Tip 2 – Plan your approach, Tip 3 – Access available rebates and resources, Tip 4 – Wait for a sale or negotiate a better deal, Tip 5 – Know the issues.
If you’re contemplating upgrading gas appliances in your home, or even disconnecting from the gas network altogether, here are a few handy tips and resources to cut through the confusion.
You will avoid ongoing fixed gas supply charges once you disconnect from the gas network, but you may be required to pay an “Abolishment fee” for permanent disconnection.
Just stop using gas appliances in favour of existing electric appliances that do the same job, such as a reverse cycle air conditioner for space heating.
Undertaking a wider energy retrofit may mean you can buy a smaller, cheaper reverse cycle air conditioner when replacing gas heating.
Many of us have grown up with gas in our homes and when one appliance breaks, the easiest thing to do is replace like-for-like.
We were almost the same. So we had an old solar hot water that was non-functional when we brought the place. It just had a little instant gas backup that was slowly dying. We replaced it with heat pump hot water, ditched the gas cooktop for induction. Also disconnected the old gas heating for split systems. It’s all amazing. We’re getting solar shortly which will help but we’re already saving money not having gas connected any more. The supply to property charge was the killer.
