A-Grade electricians who do the whole job for Altona, VIC 3018: reverse cycle heating and cooling, heat pump hot water, solar and batteries, induction and EV charging. One inspection, one fixed quote, every rebate applied.
Altona is a beach suburb built mostly in the 1950s, 60s and 70s: brick veneer and some fibro on good-sized blocks around Pier Street and back from the Esplanade, with newer townhouses mixed in. The original homes are almost all on gas, often with ducted heating added in the 80s or 90s that is now at the end of its life.
Because Altona is on mains gas and inside the VEU area, the usual order of works is heating and hot water first for the rebates and the running-cost drop, then solar and a battery sized to the new electric load, then the cooktop, then the gas meter abolished. The west also runs hotter in summer than the bay and eastern suburbs, so the reverse cycle system that replaces the gas heater earns its keep twice a year.
Site inspections in Altona are free, the quote is fixed with every rebate already applied, and the same in-house crew does the electrical, refrigeration and plumbing. If you are weighing up where to start, our home electrification page walks through the order, or call and we will tell you straight for your house.
The order below is the order that pays back fastest in Altona's brick veneer: ducted heating and hot water first, then solar and battery sized to the new electric load, then the rest.
The most common Altona job is replacing an old ducted gas heater with a ducted reverse cycle unit on new R1.5 insulated ducts, or a Braemar Dominator where the ducts cannot be replaced. Near the beach we use coastal-rated fixings on outdoor units. Installed by our ARC-licensed technicians, with the VEU discount on the quote.
A gas hot water unit is one of the two biggest gas users in a Altona home. We replace it with a Reclaim, iStore or Emerald heat pump in a single day, plumber and electrician together, and apply the VEU discount and STCs before you see the price.
Altona roofs are mostly unshaded and take 6.6kW to 10kW. Flat terrain and the west's extra sun hours make solar here good value, and a battery covers the evening peak. We lodge the Solar Victoria rebate and loan and the federal battery discount for you.
We design the whole Altona job at the first inspection, so the switchboard, the solar and the battery are sized for everything that is coming, not just the first appliance. Stage it over one visit or several, and we arrange the gas meter abolishment at the end.
The induction swap is the smallest job on this page and the one that finally lets a Altona home cancel the gas account. Dedicated circuit, cooktop supplied or yours installed, gas capped by our plumber.
Induction Cooktops across MelbourneAltona has a mix of single and three-phase supply depending on the street. We check which you have and whether the board needs work before quoting a charger set to solar-first. Certificate of Electrical Safety issued on every install.
EV Chargers across MelbourneWe do the two-yearly electrical safety checks Victorian rental providers need in Altona, plus smoke alarm and switchboard compliance and the heat pump and split system upgrades landlords are asked for. Per-property reports and tenant access handled by us.
Real Estate across MelbourneKnockdown-rebuilds and townhouse infill are steady in Altona. New Victorian homes are all-electric, and we deliver the fit-out and the full electric package as one contractor.
Builders across MelbourneWe are not the closest electrician to Altona. We aim to be the one that does the whole job, once, for a fixed price.
You call the office in Somerville and get the people who will actually do the job in Altona, not a call centre that passes it on.
Electrical, refrigeration and plumbing for hot water all done by Powerband employees. No subcontractors, and the same faces from quote to handover.
Altona qualifies for every Victorian and federal incentive going. All of them are on the quote before you see it, and we lodge the paperwork.
Switchboard upgrades, duct replacement and gas capping are priced into the quote after the site inspection, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
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Yes. Altona is inside the VEU area, so heat pump hot water and reverse cycle heating and cooling both attract discounts, with the largest when you are replacing gas. We apply them on the quote.
Usually we replace them with new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new reverse cycle unit. Where the ducts cannot be replaced, a Braemar Dominator keeps them and controls the airflow through them. We check which applies at the site visit.
Usually within the week. Our depot is in Somerville, about 60 minutes from Altona, and we plan western suburbs inspections so the drive does not hold your job up.
Nearly all of them. A typical Altona brick veneer takes 6.6kW to 10kW, and larger homes take more. We size to your usage and to whatever gas appliances you are replacing.
All of them. Altona North, Altona Meadows and Laverton and the rest of Melbourne's western suburbs, and across Melbourne. See the locations page for the full list.
Tell us what you are thinking about. We will book a free site inspection and send a written quote with rebates applied. No obligation.
