Older estate homes still running ducted gas and gas hot water, and new streets that were built electric from day one. We plan both from one inspection: what to replace, what to add, and the solar and battery to run it.
Home electrification Berwick projects come in two shapes. In Timbarra, Brentwood Park and the other estates built through the 1990s and 2000s, the house usually has a ducted gas heater in the roof, gas hot water and often a gas cooktop. Those are the swaps: reverse cycle for the heater, a heat pump for the hot water, induction for the cooktop.
The newest streets were built without a gas connection, so the house is already electric. The work there is about running it well: solar across a large two-storey roof, a battery for the evening and an EV charger in the garage. A five-bedroom all-electric home we fitted in Berwick drew almost nothing from the grid on a 35 degree day, one of the hottest of the year.
Two-storey homes need more care on the heating. Ducts we can reach are replaced with new R1.5 insulated ducts. Where the ducts to the ground floor run between the floors and cannot be reached, a Braemar Dominator takes the gas heater's place and keeps them. We decide that at the inspection, along with the board and the phase. See our Berwick page for more.
Board and phase first, then the swaps, then the solar and battery sized to the house you end up with.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted units on new R1.5 insulated ducts, usually one to two days, with AirTouch 5 zoning so upstairs and downstairs run separately. A Dominator only where existing ducts cannot be replaced. Reverse cycle heats for around a third of the running cost of gas.
Emerald, iStore, Reclaim or Haier, sized for a large family, fitted by our plumber and electrician together in about a day.
On its own circuit, usually the last gas appliance in an estate kitchen. No rebate applies, so it is a fixed price.
The all-electric Berwick home uses more power in the evening, which is what a battery is for. Solar on several roof faces, storage in the garage and a charger beside it, designed together.
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.
One in Berwick and two further afield, chosen because they show the full range of swaps.
A five-bedroom all-electric home with 13.775kW of solar, a 40.3kWh battery and a three-phase EV charger. On one of the hottest days of the year it drew almost nothing from the grid.
Gas ducted heating, gas hot water and a gas cooktop all replaced by one team: 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle with 12 vents and seven AirTouch 5 zones, a Reclaim CO2 heat pump and induction.
Heating, hot water and cooking all made electric and the gas line removed, with 15.2kW of Jinko solar, 24.18kWh of SigenStor and a new flush-mount switchboard, installed in one day.
Large homes reward planning. We draw the heating zones and size everything else around them.
Gas appliances, roof space, between-floor ducts, the switchboard, phase and every roof face.
Heating and cooling zones set out room by room, upstairs and downstairs separately.
Do it all together or stage it. Each item is quoted against the same plan.
Electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians, no subcontractors.
Solar, battery, heating, hot water and charger set up to work as one system.
Not everything has a rebate. The quote shows each item separately.
The Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent off an approved battery with no income test. There is no Solar Victoria battery rebate or loan.
VEU discounts apply to reverse cycle heating and cooling and to heat pump hot water, largest when gas is replaced. Heat pumps also get STCs. More on heating and cooling in Berwick.
Solar panels and inverters get STCs, plus the Solar Victoria rebate and loan for eligible owner-occupiers. Induction cooktops and EV chargers have no rebate and are fixed price.
Electrifying a large two-storey home touches refrigeration, plumbing, electrical and solar.
REC 32300, ARC licensed AU 065299, BPC 132072, SAA accredited for solar and battery.
New R1.5 ducts by default, a Dominator only where they cannot be replaced, and we show you why.
We size solar and storage for a house with no gas, because that is the house you will have.
Over 10,000 products installed and more than 5,000 Melbourne homes started on electrification.
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The appliances are already electric, so the work is solar, a battery and often an EV charger, and sometimes upgrading builder-grade hot water to a heat pump. We size the system to your evening load.
Yes. Ducts we can reach are replaced with new R1.5 insulated ducts. Where the ground floor ducts run between floors and cannot be reached, a Braemar Dominator keeps them.
Not to electrify. Many Berwick homes already have it, which helps with a faster EV charger. We check your supply at the inspection.
Usually the oldest gas appliance first, often the ducted heater or hot water, with the board checked before anything. Solar and battery are sized to the final load.
Ducted reverse cycle on new ducts is typically one to two days, a heat pump swap about a day, and an induction cooktop or EV charger a part day.
Once the last gas appliance goes, you can stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use.
One inspection, one written plan and a fixed price for each step. No obligation.
