Updated October 2026
Bray Park is a settled suburb of 1970s and 80s brick and timber homes between Strathpine and the river, with wide streets, established gardens and plenty of shade. Moreton Bay Hot Water is a free referral service connecting you with QBCC-licensed hot water plumbers who cover Bray Park. We are not plumbers ourselves and the referral costs you nothing.
Established homes on their third system
A house built in 1978 has very likely had three hot water systems. Each replacement tends to copy the one before it, which means plenty of Bray Park homes are still running a tank sized for the household that lived there decades ago.
Storage tanks last 8 to 12 years. If yours is near that, a significant repair is money on borrowed time, and it is the right moment to ask whether the size still suits the household and whether a heat pump makes more sense than another electric tank.
Access is generally easy on these blocks, with carports, side paths and room beside the house. That keeps the labour side of a swap reasonable and gives a heat pump somewhere sensible to sit with airflow and away from bedroom windows.
Costs, from swap to upgrade
A like-for-like electric storage swap runs from around $800 to $2,500 installed, with larger tanks at the upper end. Gas storage and continuous flow sit around $1,200 to $3,500 installed where gas is connected, and availability varies street by street. Repairs on younger systems run roughly $150 to $600 depending on the part.
Heat pumps run around $3,000 to $6,000 installed before incentives, with federal Small-scale Technology Certificates reducing the net installed price on eligible models. The cost guide sets out the comparison.
Frequently asked questions
Our tank is 250 litres and we keep running out. What now?
That is a sizing problem rather than a fault. Allow roughly 50 litres of storage per person per day for electric, or move to a continuous flow unit sized for simultaneous outlets.
Does shade affect a heat pump?
Not meaningfully. A heat pump draws heat from the air rather than from sunlight, which is one reason it suits a shaded block better than solar does.
How noisy is a heat pump next to a bedroom?
The compressor hums like a quiet air conditioner. On a block this size there is usually somewhere to put it that solves the problem, which the plumber will advise on.
Nearby, see Strathpine and Lawnton.