Start with the switchboard, then replace the gas heater in the lounge, the hot water and the cooktop in whatever order suits you. Solar and a battery can come at any stage. One plan, done by our own electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians.
The good news about home electrification Frankston North homes is that the list is usually short. Many original houses here were built with a gas heater in the lounge rather than full ducted heating, along with gas hot water and a gas cooktop, and some have had ducted gas added since. Replace those and there are no gas appliances left, which means no more paying for a gas connection you no longer use.
The step that comes first is the switchboard. Homes of this age often still have the original board, and every new appliance, from a split system to an induction cooktop, needs its own circuit. Bringing the board up to date once, with spare positions for what comes later, makes every following step simpler and cheaper.
After that it is a matter of order and budget. A split system in the living area is a few hours and heats for around a third of the running cost of gas heating. A heat pump hot water swap is normally one day. Induction can wait until the cooktop is due. Units and rentals can follow the same path, with owners corporation approval where equipment goes on common property. It is one plan from the first inspection, like the rest of our work in Frankston North.
Each change is done by our own trades and planned to fit the next.
A Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense split system in the living area, installed in a few hours, or a multi-head for the bedrooms too. Where there is ducted gas and a usable roof space, a Braemar ducted unit on new R1.5 insulated ducts, typically one to two days.
An Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier heat pump sized to the household, with about a quarter of the energy of gas storage. Plumber and electrician together, normally one day.
An induction cooktop on a dedicated circuit. No rebate, but a fixed price, and often the swap that removes the last gas appliance.
A new board with RCD protection and room for every new circuit, then solar and a battery sized to run the electric house on a compact roof. An EV charger can be added on the same board.
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.
None of these is in Frankston North. Each shows a step from this page: a wall furnace in Mount Martha, split systems in Surrey Hills and a gas-free home in Brighton.
Down in Mount Martha, a gas wall furnace in the hallway was decommissioned and replaced with reverse cycle, an Emerald heat pump took over the hot water, and the switchboard was upgraded with every circuit labelled.
In Surrey Hills, two worn split systems were replaced and a condensation pump added, alongside an iStore heat pump, 12.35kW of all-black solar and a 24.18kWh Sigenergy battery. One crew, one visit.
Across the bay in Brighton, a heat pump replaced the old rooftop hot water unit, the switchboard was moved inside, and 9.025kW of solar, a 16.64kWh GoodWe system and a 7kW EV charger went in. The house has no gas left.
Do it all at once, or one step a year. The plan stays the same.
Heater, hot water and cooktop, how old each is and how each room is heated now.
We check the board and supply and plan one upgrade with room for every new circuit.
Each swap priced on its own, in the order we suggest, with the incentives for each.
Electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians, all Powerband staff.
When the last swap is done, you can stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use.
Every swap has its own rules. Some depend on who owns the home, so we check per property.
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent off an approved battery, no income test. There is no Solar Victoria battery rebate or loan.
VEU discounts on reverse cycle heating and cooling and on heat pump hot water, plus STCs on heat pumps. See heating and cooling in Frankston North for the options.
Solar Victoria rebate and interest-free loan on panels and inverters for eligible owner-occupiers, and STCs on the panels. Induction cooktops and EV chargers have no rebate and are fixed price.
We would rather do the right first step than sell the whole list at once.
Our A-Grade electricians upgrade it with room for everything that follows.
Electrical REC 32300, plumbing BPC 132072, ARC licensed AU 065299. Nothing subcontracted.
Landlords and owners in units get the same staged plan, with approvals checked.
More than 5,000 Melbourne homes have started electrification with us.
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Replacing a gas heater, gas hot water and a gas cooktop, with the switchboard upgraded first. Solar, a battery and an EV charger can be added at any stage.
The switchboard, then usually whichever gas appliance is oldest. Heating often comes early because reverse cycle costs around a third as much to run as gas heating.
Yes. Each swap is quoted in writing and access arranged with you or your agent. Which incentives apply depends on the property, so we check.
It will heat the living area well. Bedrooms down the hall may need their own heads or a multi-head. We tell you what one unit will reach.
No. Induction cooktops are fixed price with no rebate. Heating and hot water attract VEU, and heat pumps attract STCs.
No, but it helps. Solar runs the heat pump and reverse cycle in the day, and a battery carries the evening.
One inspection, then a written plan with each swap priced and staged, and the incentives for each. No obligation.
