From the floor-vent gas heater and the side-wall tank to the cooktop, each gas appliance replaced with an efficient electric one, on a switchboard ready for all of them. Solar, a battery and an EV charger planned in from the first visit.
Many Mount Waverley homes sit on stumps, and their gas heating was built around that: a ducted gas unit pushing warm air through registers in the floor. Add a gas storage tank against the side wall, often a gas cooktop, and an early switchboard, and you have the starting point for most of the electrification work we plan here. Every one of those can change, but the order matters.
The board usually comes first. A postwar switchboard rarely has the space or protection for reverse cycle heating, a heat pump, induction and solar all at once, so we replace it with one that does before the first new appliance arrives. The heating is the biggest decision. Replacing underfloor gas ducting usually means new R1.5 insulated ducts through the roof to ceiling outlets, which cool far better than floor vents, but whether your roof space suits it is something we check on site. Where it does not, splits or a multi-head do the job.
Solar needs care too, because the slopes and mature trees that make the suburb what it is also shade roofs in winter. We plan home electrification Mount Waverley owners can stage over time, and service the suburb from Somerville, about 50 minutes away. See our other work in Mount Waverley.
Each is done by our own trades. Stage them, or do them together.
We check the board, the main switch and the phase before anything else, and replace an early board with one that has room for every circuit the plan needs. Doing it once avoids reworking it at every stage.
The gas heater comes out and Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted reverse cycle goes in, usually on new R1.5 ducts through the roof to ceiling outlets. It heats for around a third of the running cost of gas heating. AirTouch 5 zones suit the closed-off rooms of a postwar plan.
An Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier heat pump in the old tank's spot, normally swapped in one day by our plumber and electrician together. About a quarter of the energy of a gas storage unit.
An induction cooktop on its own circuit means no gas appliances left. Solar is laid out only on faces the trees do not shade, a battery carries the winter evenings, and an EV charger can share the new board.
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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.
None of these are in Mount Waverley. Surrey Hills is the nearest, and each card says where the job was.
In the eastern suburbs, 12.35kW of all-black panels across three roof faces, a Sigenergy battery behind bollards in the garage, an iStore heat pump and two replacement split systems with a condensation pump. One crew, one visit.
Heating, hot water and cooking all switched to electric and the gas line removed, with a new flush-mount switchboard, 15.2kW of solar and three SigenStor modules. The monthly bill on this job went from $302 to $148.
A bayside home where the gas cooktop was replaced with induction on its own circuit, alongside 28 panels on tile and a GoodWe battery beside the switchboard.
One inspection covers the whole house, so every stage after it fits.
We follow the old gas ducts, check the roof space for new ones, and note the floor registers.
Switchboard condition, phase, and which roof faces stay clear of the trees in winter.
What to change now, what to change when it fails, and what is cheaper to do in the same visit.
Each item priced with only its own incentives applied, so the figures are real.
Electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians, all Powerband staff.
Incentives attach to particular items, not to electrification as a whole. We apply each one where it belongs.
Cheaper Home Batteries takes around 30 percent off an approved battery with no income test. The Solar Victoria battery rebate and loan closed in 2025.
Victorian Energy Upgrades applies only to reverse cycle heating and cooling and heat pump hot water. The heating side is covered in detail at heating and cooling in Mount Waverley.
Panels get STCs and, for eligible owner-occupiers, the Solar Victoria rebate and interest-free loan on panels and inverters. STCs also apply to heat pump hot water. Induction and EV chargers have no rebate and are a fixed price.
Stumps, floor vents and early boards are routine here. We plan for them from the start.
A-Grade electricians under REC 32300, plumbers under BPC 132072, ARC licensed technicians under AU 065299.
We leave shaded faces off rather than oversize an array that underperforms in winter.
More than 5,000 Melbourne homes started on electrification.
The board is sized for the whole plan on day one, so later stages do not uncover extra work.
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Questions? Call 0466 355 441 and talk to the people who do the work.
Usually ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts in the roof with ceiling outlets. If the roof space does not suit, splits or a multi-head. We check before recommending.
Switchboard first, then usually whichever gas appliance is oldest. Solar can go in at any point as long as it is sized for the full plan.
Yes. Reverse cycle and a heat pump cost less to run than gas whether or not you have solar. Solar adds to it on the faces that do get sun.
Yes. Many owners stage it as appliances wear out. The plan and the board are set at the start so each stage slots in.
Not always. Many homes electrify on single-phase with a modern board. We look at your loads and supply before advising.
The same swaps apply, usually with splits or a multi-head for heating and a compact heat pump. Shared roofs and common property may involve the owners corporation.
We look under the floor, in the roof and at the board, then send a written plan with a fixed price for each stage.
