The Best Hot Water Heat Pumps In Australia In 2025: Installers Choice Awards

It's time for the Solar Quotes Installers Choice Hot Water Heat Pump Awards for 2025. Now, meet your host, Solar Quotes founder, Mr. Finn Peacock. Hello, thank you and welcome to the Solar Quotes Installers Choice Hot Water Heat Pumps of the Year Awards 2025. For most Australians, heating hot water accounts for nearly 25% of household energy costs. With that chilling fact in mind, it's no surprise that hot water heat pumps are becoming more and more popular. Here at Solar Quotes, we like to recognize excellence in the solar industry. And today, we will be ranking the best hot water heat pump brands available in Australia today and crowning the best hot water heat pumps in 2025. To decide this award, we reached out to the frontline heroes of the Australian solar industry, the hundreds of men and women of the solar quotes installer network. This network of over 590 installers are recognized as being amongst the best in Australia. These independent professionals have provided us with their honest opinions in response to this question. If installing a hot water heat pump in your own house, what brand of hot water heat pumps would you use? 89 installers replied. And before I get to the results, I must declare some potential conflicts that might affect these survey results. Some of the winners we are about to announce have dealer networks that include solar panel installers, and some of these are also members of the solar quote network. With this in mind, we will flag any results that may be compromised by brand, dealer, and installer relationships. I mean, this might be a heat pump award show. It doesn't mean I want to get myself in hot water. With no further ado, let's get to the results. Coming in at third place in the solar quotes heat pump of the year award, it is reclaim energy. Reclaim Energy has claimed third place with 17% of the vote. This Australian-owned company has been in the engineering game for over 14 years. Their feature-packed split CO2 system is whisper quiet and it's backed by industry-leading warranties. Well done, Reclaim. Now, as I mentioned, disclosure is very important in these awards and I must disclose that I have a Reclaim heat pump on my home. I paid full whack for it just like everybody else. I chose it because the CO2 refrigerant is more efficient and better for the environment than other alternatives, but it does come at a cost. But heat pumps are like Hollywood acting contracts. If you want a great performance, you got to pay for it. And now for second place in the Solar Quotes hot water heat pumps of the year award with 19% of the votes, it's Solar Heart. Solar Heart has been selling old school solar thermal hot water here in Australia for over 70 years. They've recently added heat pumps to their stable of solar hardware. Their current Atmos series are designed for use in a multitude of sun and frost conditions. Well done, Solar Heart. Now, as a disclosure, Solar Heart has a national dealer network of solar panel installers, and some of those are also in the Solar Quotes network. This connection may or may not have affected the vote. Now, without further ado, it's the moment we've all been waiting for. Taking out first place in the Solar Quotes heat pumps of the year award 2025, the winner is are an Australian-owned company who've been making heat pumps for over 10 years. Their current generation feature an all-in-one design and come in two sizes. I store heat pumps use propane gas refrigerant and boast good efficiency, heating speed and quiet operation. Well done, well done. Topping the list with 29% of the vote. One reason why they're so popular is that they only need a regular 10 amp power point, which can save hundreds on installation costs and hassles. Once again in the spirit of full disclosure and transparency is a sister company to solar panel installer solar gain and many solar gain dealers are solar quotes clients. Now the isto is an excellent heat pump but this relationship is something I must disclose in a survey like this. Now the question that everybody in this room asks at the afterparty. What does

it cost to take an award winner home with you? Here you can see the comparative costs of the three finalists. These prices don't include the heat pump STC rebates or local discounts and incentives, which combined could take between $700 to $2,000 off the price listed here, depending on where you live. But these prices also don't include installation costs, which can range anywhere from $1 to $3,000. To find out more on heat pump features and costs, I've put together a heat pump comparison table that shows the pricing and specifications for all the finalists, plus many other brands. If you're looking for a free quote on a heat pump for your home, the easiest way is to hit up Solar Quotes. We can hook you up with up to three obligation free quotes at no cost from vetted, expert heat pump installers you can trust. This has been the 2025 Solar Quotes Awards. Thanks for watching. This has been a Solo Quotes production.