Reverse cycle heating and cooling for Balnarring homes that have run on the wood heater and gas bottles for years. Split, multi-head and ducted systems, installed by ARC licensed technicians and A-Grade electricians 20 minutes away.
Winter on the Balnarring side of the Peninsula is colder than the bay suburbs, and a lot of homes here still heat the way they always have: a wood heater in the lounge and LPG bottles for a space heater or the cooktop. It works, but it means splitting wood, ordering bottles, cold bedrooms at the far end of the house and nothing at all for the hot north-wind days in summer.
Reverse cycle changes that. One system heats in winter and cools in summer, with heat delivered to the rooms that need it rather than one hot spot by the fire. Compared with gas heating it costs around a third as much to run, and if the property has solar, much of the daytime heating comes straight off the roof.
The right system depends on the house. Brick homes in the township with a usable roof space suit ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts. Farmhouses, extended homes and places with raked ceilings usually suit split systems or a multi-head. We look first, then recommend. See our Balnarring services.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense units, with AirTouch 5 zoning. Our own technicians and electricians do the whole job.
Extended farmhouses and long single-storey homes often have bedrooms a long way from the fire. A multi-head puts an indoor unit in each of those rooms, all run from one outdoor unit.
For township homes with a roof space. New R1.5 insulated ducts run to each room, zoned on AirTouch 5. If an old LPG ducted heater is coming out, its ducts go too. Typically one to two days on site.
A larger wall unit in an open-plan living area does the work the wood heater used to, with cooling in summer. Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense, installed in a few hours.
Older rural switchboards may need work before a large heating load goes on. Where the supply is three-phase, larger units are straightforward. Our electricians check and upgrade the board as part of the job.
The full range is on our products page.
Ducted reverse cycle, including the Dominator for homes where the existing ducts have to stay.
Ducted units for tight roof spaces, plus split and multi-head systems.
Ducted and split systems, with anti-corrosive Golden Fin coils on the ducted range.
Zoning control for ducted systems, with a sensor in each zone and control from your phone.
We have no written-up heating job in Balnarring yet. These three show the kinds of work we would do here, and where each one was.
Across the Peninsula in Blairgowrie, a double-storey home moved its heating to Mitsubishi Electric split systems, with heat pump hot water, induction and solar in the same project.
In Berwick the owner wanted the day's solar to heat the house after dark. A 16kW Braemar Dominator with two AirTouch 5 zones went in with 30.6kWh of battery storage in one job.
In Surrey Hills, two split systems were replaced and a condensation pump added in the same visit as 12.35kW of solar, a 24.18kWh battery and heat pump hot water.
Split systems take a few hours each. Ducted reverse cycle on new ducts is typically one to two days.
Which rooms stay cold, which get hot in summer, how the house is heated now and where the outdoor unit can sit.
Whether there is room for ducts, how the ceilings are built, and what the switchboard and supply can carry.
Split, multi-head or ducted, the brand and capacity, and a fixed written price with the VEU discount if it applies.
Refrigeration, ductwork and electrical by Powerband staff. Any old LPG heater being replaced is removed.
Heating and cooling tested, zones or schedules set up, and the controls explained.
The VEU discount depends on what is being replaced. We check it for your home.
Efficient reverse cycle heating can attract a VEU discount, and the discount is largest when it replaces gas heating. We confirm what applies to your home and show it on the quote.
Reverse cycle on a sunny winter day draws on your own panels, and a battery carries some of that warmth into the evening. See solar and batteries in Balnarring.
Once heating is electric, the LPG deliveries for heating and the winter firewood order are no longer needed.
We are based in Somerville, about 20 minutes away, and every part of the job is done by our own people.
Quick site visits, and easy to call back if a zone needs adjusting after the first cold week.
ARC licensed under AU 065299, BPC registered 132072, A-Grade electrical under REC 32300.
Ducted where the house suits it, splits and multi-heads where it does not. We do not sell one answer for every home.
We also install the solar and batteries that run reverse cycle, so the two can be planned together.
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Questions about heating and cooling in Balnarring? Call 0466 355 441.
Yes, when it is sized for the house. We calculate the heat load room by room, allowing for insulation, glass and ceiling height, so the system is not undersized for a cold hinterland night.
That is where reverse cycle beats a single wood heater. Ducted outlets or multi-head indoor units in those rooms deliver heat where it is needed, controlled room by room.
Split systems or a multi-head. Neither needs ducts, and wall units can be placed to suit the room shape.
It depends on the existing heater and the new system. Replacing gas heating attracts the largest discount. We check your situation and show any discount on the quote.
Yes. During the day it runs largely on solar, and a battery can carry it into the evening. The Berwick job on this page was designed for exactly that.
A few hours for each split system. Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts typically takes one to two days.
A site visit to check the house, the roof space and the switchboard, then a written quote with the system and price. No obligation.
