New enough that the first units are only now failing
Madora Bay sits on the coast north of Silver Sands and San Remo, at the northern end of the City of Mandurah. Unlike the older suburbs around the town centre, most of Madora Bay is estate housing from the 2000s and 2010s — consistent build, mains gas connected, and originally fitted with whatever the project builder specified.
Those original units are now reaching the age where they fail. A gas continuous flow unit fitted in 2011 is at a normal point to need replacing; a builder's-grade storage tank from the same era is past it. Most of the work here is first replacements rather than the third or fourth changeover you see in Greenfields.
Side setbacks are the practical constraint
Modern estate lots are narrower than the 1980s equivalents, and the side yard is frequently the only place plant can go. That has consequences.
A wall-mounted gas continuous flow unit fits almost anywhere with an external wall and correct clearances, which is why it is the default here. A heat pump is a harder fit: it needs unobstructed airflow around the fan intake, a condensate drain, and enough distance from a bedroom wall or a neighbouring window that the fan noise is not a problem. On a three-and-a-half metre side setback with a fence on one side, that is not automatic.
We check the position before quoting rather than discovering it on installation day. Where it does not fit, we say so instead of putting it in badly.
Coastal, but with newer materials
Madora Bay is a beachside suburb and salt air is real here, though the housing is young enough that the corrosion problem has not compounded the way it has on older stock in Silver Sands. The components that matter are the same: casings, brackets, fixings, flue terminals, heat pump coil fins.
Two things make a material difference over the life of a system. Putting the unit on a sheltered elevation where the block allows, and rinsing an outdoor coil or casing with fresh water once or twice a year. Neither costs anything meaningful.
Roofs that suit solar
The estate roofs here are large, clear and often well oriented, which makes solar hot water a genuine option — with the caveat that collector frames and fixings this close to the beach need to be specified for a marine environment and inspected rather than forgotten. Against a working gas continuous flow unit the payback is long; against an ageing electric tank it is much better. The ranges are in the cost guide.
Booking a Madora Bay job
Madora Bay is on the northern run and easily reached the same day, with Rockingham further north and the rest of the coverage listed on the service area page. If you are replacing rather than repairing, start with the selection guide and the installation page.
Call (08) 9516 1934 for a free quote.
Frequently asked questions
Will a heat pump fit down the side of a newer Madora Bay house?
Sometimes, and it is worth checking before you commit. Heat pumps need clear airflow around the fan and a condensate drain, so a narrow side yard bounded by a fence and a wall can be too tight. Integrated units sit in roughly a storage tank's footprint; split units put a smaller module beside the tank. A site look before quoting settles it.
My builder's original hot water unit has failed — is it still under warranty?
Check the date. Many Madora Bay homes were completed in the 2000s and 2010s, and manufacturer warranties on cylinders commonly run five to ten years with shorter cover on parts and labour. Warranty claims usually require the original installation to have been done by a licensed installer, so keep the Notice of Completion and the invoice.
Is Madora Bay on mains gas?
The estate releases here are generally on the reticulated natural gas network, and most homes were built with a gas continuous flow unit or a gas cooktop point at minimum. Check the meter box to confirm before pricing. Where there is gas, a like-for-like continuous flow replacement is normally the cheapest and quickest option.