Reverse cycle in place of ducted gas or a gas space heater, heat pump hot water, induction, solar, a battery and an EV charger. One plan from the first inspection, switchboard checked first, every trade a Powerband employee.
Electrifying a Dromana home depends on which Dromana home it is. The 1970s to 90s brick veneer houses back from the foreshore usually have ducted gas heating, a gas storage tank and a gas cooktop, all on mains gas. The 1960s and 70s beach houses often have a single gas space heater in the lounge and very little roof space. And the newer builds are already all-electric, because new Victorian homes no longer get a new gas connection.
For the first two, the home electrification Dromana owners ask us about is about replacing each gas appliance with something that costs less to run, in an order that makes sense. Reverse cycle heats for around a third of the running cost of gas heating, and a heat pump makes hot water with about a quarter of the energy of gas storage. The switchboard comes first, because older boards may not carry the new circuits without an upgrade.
For a new build the job is the other half: solar, a battery and an EV charger sized for a house that already runs on electricity, planned with the new switchboard. As more homes here become full-time, both conversations are getting more common. See what else we do in Dromana.
Every item is done by our own electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians.
In a single-storey brick home, a Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted system on new R1.5 insulated ducts, typically one to two days. On a two-storey hillside home where ducts between floors cannot be reached, a Braemar Dominator works with them.
A beach house heated by one gas space heater usually does better with a split system in the living area and one in the main bedroom, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense, a few hours each.
An Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier heat pump, normally a one-day swap, and an induction cooktop on its own circuit from the board.
Panels sized for the all-electric load, a battery to carry the evening and an EV charger planned into the board. On a new build, we fit them in sequence with the switchboard.
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.
No Dromana electrification write-up yet. These three homes show the work, starting just up the road.
A few minutes up the coast, heating, hot water and cooking all went electric and the gas line was removed. 15.2kW of Jinko solar, a 10kW Sigen hybrid and 24.18kWh of SigenStor went in on one day, and the independent electrical inspector complimented the work.
Further down the Peninsula, a double-storey home was rewired from single to three phase, with gas heating, hot water and cooking replaced by Mitsubishi Electric splits, a heat pump and induction, plus 17.1kW of solar and a 32kWh Sigenergy battery.
Across the bay in Brighton, a heat pump replaced the old rooftop hot water unit, the switchboard moved inside, and 9.025kW of solar, a 16.64kWh GoodWe system and a 7kW EV charger finished a house with no gas left.
All at once or over a few years. The plan is set from the first visit either way.
Heater, hot water and cooktop, their age and condition, plus the roof space and ducts.
Whether the switchboard can carry the full electric load, and what upgrade it needs if not.
Usually the oldest appliance first, or solar first if you want the rest to run on it.
Each item priced with its own incentives shown, so you can stage it to the budget.
Stage by stage, until the last gas appliance goes.
No rebate on either. Fixed prices that include the circuit and any switchboard work.
VEU applies to both, and STCs also apply to the heat pump. For the heating side in detail, see heating and cooling in Dromana.
STCs on panels; the Solar Victoria rebate and loan on panels and inverters for eligible owner-occupiers on their main home; the federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent, on batteries. There is no Solar Victoria battery rebate or loan.
Electrification needs refrigeration, plumbing and electrical work done in the right order.
More than 5,000 Melbourne homes have started on electrification with us.
ARC licensed under AU 065299, BPC 132072, REC 32300, and SAA accredited for solar and batteries.
From fibro beach houses to new all-electric builds, we plan for the house in front of us.
New R1.5 ducts by default, and a Dominator only where ducts cannot be reached.
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Questions about electrifying your Dromana home? Call 0466 355 441.
Usually solar, a battery and an EV charger, sized for the electric load and planned with the switchboard.
Usually a split system in the living area and one in the main bedroom. They need no roof space and take a few hours each.
Many owners do, so the house is ready for everyday use. Staging is fine too, as long as the switchboard is planned for the full load from the start.
If we can reach them, yes, with new R1.5 insulated ducts. If they run between floors where they cannot be reached, a Braemar Dominator works with them.
Once the last gas appliance goes, you can stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use.
No. VEU covers reverse cycle and heat pump hot water, STCs and Solar Victoria cover the panels, batteries get the federal discount, and induction and EV chargers have none. We show each on the quote.
One inspection of the gas appliances, the switchboard and the roof, then a written plan with fixed prices for each stage. No obligation.
