Step one: Hot water
Start with the hot water
Hot water is often the first gas appliance to give out, and a heat pump is the usual replacement. Planning it now means you choose what goes in, not whatever is on the van that day.
Your goal
Get off gas
Every gas appliance has an electric replacement now. Swap them one at a time, as each one ages – and the last one out is what ends your daily gas supply charge.
This goal usually involves
Plan the whole switch before the first appliance fails. A breakdown is the worst time to choose.
The pathway
Do it in this order.
You don’t have to tackle everything at once. But sticking to this sequence means each later upgrade can be smaller and cheaper – even if you space them out over years.
Step two: Heating and cooking
Replace the heater and the cooktop
Reverse cycle air conditioning replaces gas heating and adds cooling. Induction replaces the gas cooktop, and it’s faster to cook on. Do them as each one wears out, or together if the budget allows.
Step three: Disconnection
Take the meter out
Once the last gas appliance is gone, have the meter removed. Until it is, you keep paying a daily supply charge for gas you don’t use.
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