Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, multi-head and split systems from Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense, sized for the coldest part of the day. Installed by our own ARC licensed technicians about ten minutes away in Somerville.
Baxter sits inland from Frankston and Mount Eliza, on open ground away from the water, and winter mornings here often feel colder than they do on the coast. A lot of homes, particularly on the acreage around the township, have been heated by a wood fire or LPG, with a split system added somewhere along the way for summer.
Reverse cycle can take over the heating at around a third of the running cost of gas heating, but on an inland property the sizing matters. A unit chosen for an average day can struggle at 7am in July. We size the system for the coldest part of the day in the rooms you use most, choose a Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense unit to suit, and explain the defrost cycle so nobody is surprised by it.
In township homes with a roof space, ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts is the whole-house option. Acreage homes that have been extended, or have raked ceilings, are often better served by a multi-head or several splits. We tell you which way we would go after seeing the house, along with the rest of our Baxter work.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense, controlled by AirTouch 5. Refrigeration, ducting and electrical by our own people.
For homes with an accessible roof space. A ducted unit sized to the winter heating load, new R1.5 insulated ducts to each room, ceiling outlets and a new return air grille. Typically one to two days on site.
One outdoor unit and several indoor heads, so the living area and the bedrooms each run on their own settings. Suits homes that have been added to over the years, where a single duct system would be awkward to fit.
A single Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense wall unit for a room that needs more than the main heating gives it, or for a home that only needs one or two rooms covered. Installed in a few hours.
AirTouch 5 with a sensor in each zone, set to bring the house up to temperature before you get up and drop it back once everyone has left. On a cold inland morning, good scheduling matters as much as unit size.
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.
Three written-up jobs from outside Baxter, each with a lesson for homes here.
Down the Peninsula in Mount Martha, the gas line is gone and the heating, hot water and cooking all run on electricity, backed by 15.2kW of solar and 24.18kWh of Sigenergy storage installed in a day.
In Berwick the existing ductwork stayed, so a 16kW Braemar Dominator went into the gas heater position, run through AirTouch 5 with zone and temperature sensors. The owner's rebate on this job was $6,000.
In Cairnlea, a gas ducted heater was decommissioned and an 18kW Mitsubishi Electric ducted unit installed, with ten vents across seven AirTouch 5 zones. The owner describes it as efficient and quiet.
Ducted on new R1.5 ducts is typically one to two days. A split system takes a few hours.
Wood, LPG, an old ducted system or splits, and which rooms are hardest to keep warm.
Each room is sized for the coldest part of the day, not an average one.
Ducted, multi-head or splits, with brand, capacity and any VEU discount shown in writing.
Refrigeration, ducts and the electrical circuit all done by Powerband staff.
We set the controller to warm the house before you get up and show you how to change it.
The running cost drops from the first winter. Any discount comes off the install price.
Reverse cycle heats at around a third of the running cost of gas heating, and there is no fuel to order or wood to stack.
For efficient reverse cycle heating and cooling, and largest when a gas heater is replaced. We confirm eligibility on site and show it as a line on the quote.
Daytime heating and summer cooling line up well with rooftop solar. See solar and batteries in Baxter.
The first frosty week tells you whether a system was sized properly. We are ten minutes away if it needs adjusting.
We allow for the coldest part of the day, so the house warms up when you need it to.
Multi-head and splits are quoted where they suit the house better.
Refrigerant work under ARC authorisation AU 065299, mechanical under BPC 132072, electrical under REC 32300.
Service visits and adjustments come from a depot just up the road.
Live Google reviews. Look for the ducted reverse cycle and AirTouch jobs.
Anything else, call 0466 355 441 and speak to a technician.
Yes, when it is sized properly. Modern units heat well through a Melbourne winter. We size for the coldest part of the day and allow some margin so the house still warms quickly on a frosty morning.
That is the defrost cycle. On cold, damp mornings ice forms on the outdoor coil and the unit briefly reverses to clear it. It is normal and lasts a few minutes.
Ducted suits homes with a usable roof space where you want every room covered from one controller. A multi-head suits homes with raked ceilings, extensions or only a few rooms to cover. We recommend one after seeing the house.
Yes. AirTouch 5 and most wall controllers can be scheduled, so the system starts early and the house is warm when you get up without running all night.
Yes. New R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new unit are our standard. A Braemar Dominator that keeps the existing ducts is used only where they cannot be replaced, usually in double-storey homes.
It depends on the heater being replaced and the efficiency of the new unit, and it is largest when a gas heater comes out. We confirm eligibility on site and show the figure on the quote.
We look at the house, the roof space and the switchboard, then send a written quote with the system, brand, capacity and after-VEU price. No obligation.
