Ducted gas heating from the 1990s, gas hot water, a gas cooktop. We plan the whole changeover from the first inspection, then do it all at once or in stages, with solar and a battery sized for the house it becomes.
Most of Aspendale Gardens was built between the mid 1980s and the late 1990s with mains gas and ducted gas heating as standard, and many of those heaters are now 25 to 35 years old. Add gas hot water and a gas cooktop, and a typical house here pays a daily gas supply charge to run three appliances, plus the cooling that was added later as an evaporative unit or a split or two.
The home electrification Aspendale Gardens homes need usually starts with the biggest of those, the ducted heater, because reverse cycle heats for around a third of the running cost of gas heating and cools the house as well. Heat pump hot water and an induction cooktop follow, and once the last gas appliance goes you can stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use. Solar and a battery then carry as much of the new electric load as the roof allows.
The order matters, and so does the switchboard. A 1990s board may not have room for a ducted unit, a heat pump, an induction cooktop and a battery, so we check it first and plan every circuit at once, even if the work is spread over a year or two. See our other Aspendale Gardens services.
Each piece replaces something specific in a 1980s or 1990s Aspendale Gardens home. Our own electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians do the lot.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted units on new R1.5 insulated ducts, typically one to two days. In two-storey homes where ground floor ducts run between the floors and cannot be replaced, a Braemar Dominator works with them. AirTouch 5 zones the upstairs and downstairs.
Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier, sized to the household and normally swapped in one day by a plumber and an electrician working together.
An induction cooktop on its own circuit from the switchboard, at a fixed price. Often the last gas appliance in the house, and the one that leaves no gas appliances behind.
Panels sized for the electric heating and hot water, a battery for the evening, and an EV charger in the double garage if a car is part of the plan. Our Aspendale Gardens solar job is 11.4kW with 16.12kWh of storage.
The full range is on our products page.
Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts, or split systems, in place of ducted gas or a wall furnace.
A heat pump in place of the gas storage or instantaneous unit, usually changed over in one day.
The last gas appliance in most kitchens, replaced with induction on its own circuit.
Solar and storage sized for the new electric load, with an EV charger on the same system.
Our Aspendale Gardens solar job is described above. These electrification jobs are from Mordialloc, Doreen and Mount Martha.
Just north of Aspendale Gardens, the gas cooktop came out and induction went in on its own circuit, alongside 28 Jinko panels on tile and 24.96kWh of GoodWe storage on the southern wall beside the switchboard. Solar Victoria rebate and loan on the solar.
Gas ducted heating, gas hot water and a gas cooktop, all replaced by one team in one job. A 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle system with 12 vents and seven AirTouch 5 zones planned room by room on the floor plan, a Reclaim CO2 heat pump and an induction cooktop.
Heating, hot water and cooking all electric and the gas line removed. 32 Jinko panels over two roof planes, a 10kW Sigen hybrid inverter with backup gateway, 24.18kWh of SigenStor and a new flush-mount switchboard, installed in one day. The monthly bill on this job went from $302 to $148.
Stage it over time or do it together. Either way the plan is made once.
Heater, ducts, hot water unit and cooktop. We note the age and condition of each one.
Phase, spare capacity and condition. Any upgrade is planned for the full electric load, not just the first job.
Usually heating first, then hot water, but an ageing hot water unit can jump the queue. We suggest the order and you decide.
Each stage quoted with its own incentives applied, so you know the cost of doing it now or later.
Our own trades come back for each stage, so the workmanship and the paperwork stay consistent.
Each part of an electrification has its own rules. We apply them on the quote.
Victorian Energy Upgrades discounts apply to reverse cycle heating and cooling and to heat pump hot water, and nothing else. For the ducted heating part, see heating and cooling in Aspendale Gardens.
Eligible owner-occupiers can get the Solar Victoria rebate and interest-free loan on panels and inverters. STCs apply to panels and to heat pump hot water. Batteries get the federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent with no income test.
No rebate on induction cooktops or EV chargers. Both are a straight fixed price.
Electrification jobs stall when trades wait on each other. Ours work for the same company.
More than 5,000 Melbourne homes have started their electrification with us.
A-Grade electrical REC 32300, plumbing BPC 132072, ARC licensed (AU 065299) and SAA accredited for solar and battery.
Do it all in one go or one appliance at a time, without redoing the switchboard or the wiring later.
Our Somerville depot is about thirty minutes from Aspendale Gardens, which makes several visits simple.
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Usually with the ducted gas heater, which is the biggest gas user and often the oldest appliance. If the hot water unit is closer to failing, it can go first.
No. Many households stage it over a year or two. We plan all the circuits at the first inspection so each stage slots in.
Reverse cycle heats and cools, so once it is in you no longer rely on the evaporative unit for summer.
Many 1990s boards need an upgrade to carry heating, hot water, induction and a battery. We check it first and include any upgrade in the plan.
Usually. Electric heating and a heat pump move more of your energy use onto electricity, and much of it can run from the roof during the day, with a battery for the evening.
Each appliance swap, any switchboard work, solar and battery if wanted, and the incentives for each item, set out as one plan with a fixed price per stage.
One inspection, then a written plan with a fixed price for each stage and every incentive applied. No obligation.
