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  • Build Quality
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    3.0 (1)
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    5.0 (1)
  • Temperature Consistency
    5.0 (1)
  • Heating Speed
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vulcan

vulcan

  • 11 reviews
  • 6 likes

OK

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this was a good unit that served us well for almost 12 years.
the pilot light is at the base of the unit and if it went out for any reason you would only find out about it when the water ran cold.
towards the end of its life it tried to let us know that there was a problem. whenever you turned the hot water on it would run rusty for a few seconds. after about a month of this, on a saturday evening, it just started leaking hot water everywhere!!
lucky it was an outdoor unit.
these units came with either a 7 or a 10 year warranty and I think ours was a 7 year warranty.
worked well for 12 years.
gas pilot cut out once or twice and left us with cold water.

R_English

R_EnglishHunter Region, NSW

  • 5 reviews
  • 2 likes

Excellent

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I wish they were still made by Vulcan and NOT Rheem

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Excellent

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This has served our family well for over 10 years. Easy to change to low level gas when going on holidays. Highly recommended.
Very reliable system. No problems cropped up. Do need to get the anodes replaced like any other hot water system.
Restarting the pilot light is a hassle if it blows out, but not often. Involves crawing around at the bottom of the system looking for the right buttons. The auto-spark didn't work after about 5-6 years.



Excellent

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A good and solidly made unit that responds well to the occasional cleaning of the casing (I use car polish/cleaner). It still looks quite smart but there is a little rust on the exhaust casing.
We have a Freeloader. Model:6904. Serial No: 11008091. I understand it must be about 15 years old. Can its true age be traced from the above data? It has always been very reliable and I have no complaints about performance. BUT would like to know how much longer I can expect it to work: can anyone help please?
A bit difficult to start up after leaving it switched off. I have to remove side cover to be sure the pilot flame is burning.

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Gary

Garyasked

Freeloader 170L (648170)

How long does it take for water to heat to max temp from cold on heat setting 5

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Gary
Gary

problem solved. hot water pipe leaking under brick paving

Edwina G

Edwina Gasked

Freeloader Gas Hot Water System

I can't get any hot water through the taps. What do I need to check to get hot water please?

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Mal P.

Mal P.asked

Freeloader Gas Hot Water System

To get hot water does the pilot light stay on

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