Brick veneer homes with ducted gas, a gas hot water tank, a gas cooktop and often an original switchboard. We start with the board, plan every swap at the first inspection, and do them together or one at a time.
Many of the established homes in Cranbourne are brick veneer with ducted gas heating in the roof, a gas hot water tank outside and a gas cooktop in the kitchen, and a good number still run the switchboard they were built with. Home electrification Cranbourne style therefore begins at the meter box, because every electric appliance that replaces a gas one adds load the old board was never designed for.
Once the board is right, the order usually follows the gas bill. The ducted heater is the largest gas user and often the oldest, and reverse cycle heats for around a third of its running cost, so heating tends to go first. The heat pump hot water swap is a one-day job. The induction cooktop comes last in most houses, and at that point there are no gas appliances left in the home.
The newer estates on the edges of Cranbourne are a different job. Some were built with gas, while the newest are all-electric already and mainly need solar, a battery and an EV charger. We work out which you have at the first inspection and write one plan that covers every step, alongside everything we do in Cranbourne.
The usual sequence for a Cranbourne brick veneer. Each stage can stand alone or run together with the next.
We check the switchboard, main switch and supply phase. If the board is original or full, it is replaced with one that has room for heating, hot water, induction, solar and an EV charger, so the job is done once.
The ducted gas heater is replaced with Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, typically over one to two days. Rooms the ducts do not reach can take a split system, a few hours each.
A heat pump from Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier replaces the gas tank in a day, and an induction cooktop goes in on its own circuit. After that, nothing in the house needs gas.
With the electric load known, the solar and battery are sized to it, and an EV charger can share the same system. Some households do this stage first if the roof is ready, as long as it is sized for the end result.
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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.
No written-up whole-home job in Cranbourne yet. These three are from Berwick, Doreen and Mount Martha.
Five bedrooms, all electric, and a system built to carry it: 13.775kW of solar, 40.3kWh of battery and a three-phase EV charger. On a 35 degree day, one of the hottest of the year, the house drew almost nothing from the grid.
One team replaced all three gas appliances in one job: 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle 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.
The gas wall furnace in the hallway was decommissioned and replaced with reverse cycle. An Emerald heat pump took over the hot water, 29 Jinko panels went on the tile roof, and 27.12kWh of SigenStor with a backup gateway sits behind a switchboard upgrade with every circuit labelled.
You can do it in one run of visits or spread it over time. The plan is the same either way.
Board, supply, roof space and ducts, the hot water tank, the kitchen and the roof faces, all in one visit.
Every swap listed in order, with what each needs from the switchboard and where solar fits in.
Incentives applied stage by stage, so you can start with one and add the next when you are ready.
If the switchboard needs replacing, we do it at the start so every later stage connects straight in.
Electricians, plumbers and refrigeration technicians are Powerband staff, the same people from start to finish.
Each item has its own incentive, or none. Here is the honest list.
Victorian Energy Upgrades discounts apply to reverse cycle heating and cooling and to heat pump hot water, largest when replacing gas. STCs also apply to the heat pump.
STCs and, for eligible owner-occupiers, the Solar Victoria rebate and interest-free loan on panels and inverters. Batteries get the federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount of around 30 percent, with no income test.
No rebate on either. Both are a fixed price on the quote, as is any switchboard work they need.
Every stage of an electrification needs a different licence. We hold them all.
Old boards are the most common snag in established homes, and we replace them as part of the plan.
Electrical REC 32300, plumbing BPC 132072 and ARC licensed refrigeration AU 065299, all on staff.
New R1.5 ducts as standard on ducted swaps. See heating and cooling in Cranbourne for how we approach it.
5,000+ Melbourne homes started on electrification and 10,000+ products installed.
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Questions about going all-electric in Cranbourne. Call 0466 355 441.
Every swap adds electrical load. An original board often lacks space or modern protection, and replacing it at the start avoids redoing work later.
Our default is new R1.5 insulated ducts, because gas heating ducts were not sized for cooling. A Braemar Dominator keeps the existing ducts only where they cannot be replaced, usually in a double-storey home.
Usually solar, a battery and an EV charger, and possibly a heat pump if the house has an electric element tank. The plan is shorter, but the sizing matters just as much.
That depends on the pace you choose. Done back to back, ducted heating takes one to two days, hot water one day and induction a shorter visit. Many households spread it out.
No. VEU covers reverse cycle and heat pump hot water, Solar Victoria covers panels and inverters, the federal discount covers batteries, and induction and EV chargers have none.
One energy bill instead of two, and you can stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use. Paired with solar, much of the house then runs on your own roof.
A whole-house inspection, then a written plan with fixed prices for each stage, incentives already applied. No obligation.
