Ferntree Gully homes often run ducted gas, keep a wood heater in the lounge and heat their water with gas. We plan the whole changeover from one inspection, with solar, a battery and backup sized for cooler foothills winters.
Ferntree Gully heats for more months of the year than the bayside suburbs. Most homes run ducted gas heating from when they were built, many keep an old wood heater in the lounge for the coldest nights, and gas storage hot water is common. That is a lot of gas, and a lot of wood, to get through a long winter.
That is why each step of the home electrification Ferntree Gully houses go through counts for more here. Reverse cycle heats for around a third of the running cost of gas heating, and a suburb that heats this much feels the difference. A heat pump makes hot water with about a quarter of the energy of a gas storage unit. Induction replaces the cooktop, and when the last gas appliance goes you stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use.
The housing mix shapes the plan. Single-storey brick veneer on the lower streets suits ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts. Split-level homes, weatherboards and extensions further up the hill often need splits or multi-head systems for the rooms ducts cannot reach. Solar has to work around the trees, and the battery is sized for winter evenings and the storms that bring the lines down. See our Ferntree Gully services.
Each item matched to a Ferntree Gully home, all by our own electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted units on new R1.5 insulated ducts for homes with roof space, typically one to two days. AirTouch 5 zoning warms the living area early and the bedrooms at night. The wood heater can stay for the look.
Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense wall units for rooms off the main duct run, extensions, and weatherboards without roof access. A split takes a few hours.
A heat pump from Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier in place of the gas tank, normally one day. An induction cooktop on its own circuit at a fixed price.
Panels laid out around the trees, a battery sized for long winter evenings, and backup circuits for storms. Our Ferntree Gully job runs 18.05kW with 32.24kWh and a Sigen EV charger.
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 Ferntree Gully solar and EV job is described above. These three show the rest of the changeover, from Surrey Hills, Berwick and Mount Martha.
Out east in Surrey Hills, one crew in one visit fitted 12.35kW of all-black solar across three roof faces, a 24.18kWh Sigenergy battery in the garage and an iStore heat pump, and replaced two worn split systems with a condensation pump added. Solar Victoria rebate handled.
A five-bedroom all-electric home with 13.775kW of solar, a 40.3kWh battery and a three-phase EV charger. On a 35 degree day, one of the hottest of the year, it drew almost nothing from the grid.
The hallway gas wall furnace was decommissioned and reverse cycle put in its place, one indoor wall unit and two outdoor units on their own circuits. An Emerald heat pump, 29 Jinko panels, 27.12kWh of SigenStor with backup gateway and an upgraded, fully labelled switchboard completed it.
Ferntree Gully is about 50 minutes from Somerville, so we cover the whole house in one visit.
Ducted heater, wood heater, hot water and cooktop, with the age and condition of each noted.
Which rooms ducts can reach and which need a split. Split-level homes get extra attention.
Switchboard capacity for the full electric load, and a shade check for the solar.
Heating first is common in a suburb this cold. Each stage is priced with its own incentives.
The same company returns for every step, so the plan holds together.
We apply every one you qualify for on the quote.
For eligible owner-occupiers, the Solar Victoria rebate and interest-free loan on panels and inverters, plus STCs. STCs also apply to heat pump hot water.
Victorian Energy Upgrades applies to reverse cycle heating and cooling and to heat pump hot water only. For the heating detail, see heating and cooling in Ferntree Gully.
Batteries get the federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent with no income test. Induction cooktops and EV chargers have no rebate and come at a fixed price.
Refrigeration, plumbing and electrical in one company means a plan that holds together.
A-Grade electricians (REC 32300), plumbers (BPC 132072), ARC licensed technicians (AU 065299) and SAA accredited solar design.
If a split suits part of your house better than a duct run, we say so.
Panels only where they produce, with the battery sized for winter.
More than 5,000 Melbourne homes have started on electrification with us.
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No. Many owners keep it for the odd cold night. Once reverse cycle is in, the house no longer depends on it.
Most start with heating, because it is the biggest gas use in a cool suburb. If the hot water tank is near the end of its life, it can go first.
Yes. Ducts serve the levels the roof space reaches, and splits or multi-head systems cover the rest.
It will run part of it. We map the shade, use the clear faces and size the battery for winter evenings. The grid covers the rest.
A battery with backup circuits keeps the essentials running when the lines are down. We agree which circuits with you.
A list of every gas and wood appliance, what replaces each one, the board work, the solar and battery design, and a fixed price per stage with the incentives applied.
One visit covering every room and appliance, then a written plan with each stage priced. No obligation.
