One licensed crew for solar, batteries, heating and cooling, hot water, induction and EV charging for Belgrave homes, 50 minutes from our Somerville base. Rebates applied on the quote.
Belgrave is in the Yarra Ranges Council foothills, about 50 minutes from Somerville. Sloping blocks, tree cover and homes from the 70s through the 90s, most of them on ducted gas or an old wood heater. Shade is the design problem for solar here, so we spend more time on panel placement and optimisers in Belgrave than almost anywhere else, and reverse cycle heating is the biggest win for the cold winters.
Because Belgrave is on mains gas and inside the VEU area, the typical 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. We plan the whole sequence at the first inspection so nothing has to be redone.
We have been working in Belgrave and around Tecoma, Selby and Upwey for years. Site inspections 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.
Cold winters and shaded roofs set the order in Belgrave: reverse cycle heating first, then solar designed around the trees.
In Belgrave the ducted gas heaters are reaching the end of their lives together, and every one of them is a candidate for a reverse cycle swap using the ducts already in the roof. ARC-authorised technicians, VEU discount applied, and for the smaller homes and units a split system or multi-head does the job for less.
Heating & Cooling across MelbourneShade from established trees is the design problem for solar in Belgrave, and it is why we specify SolarEdge optimisers or careful string design here more than anywhere else. Get the layout right and the hills produce well. Batteries with backup are popular for the outages that come with the trees.
Solar & Battery across MelbourneMost Belgrave homes still have a gas storage tank, and when it fails it is usually replaced like for like without anyone asking the question. The better answer is a heat pump from Reclaim, iStore or Emerald, installed in a day by our plumber and electrician together, with VEU and STCs both applied. About a quarter of the energy, and normally the fastest-paying step off gas.
Hot Water Systems across MelbourneWe plan the whole switch for a Belgrave home from one site inspection: what goes first for the fastest payback, what the solar needs to be sized for once the gas appliances are electric, and when the meter comes off. One crew for all of it.
Home Electrification across MelbourneEV charging on a Belgrave block is about the cable run and the switchboard. Both are checked at the inspection and included in the fixed price. Tesla, Sigenergy or Zappi, integrated with your solar.
EV Chargers across MelbourneThe induction swap is the smallest job on this page and the one that finally lets a Belgrave home cancel the gas account. Dedicated 32A circuit, cooktop supplied or yours installed, gas capped by our plumber, VEU discount on the quote.
Induction Cooktops across MelbourneInfill and knockdown-rebuild work is steady across Belgrave, and new Victorian homes are all-electric. We provide the electrical fit-out and the complete electric package for builders as one contractor, priced from the plans.
Builders across MelbourneBelgrave has a steady rental market, and we do the two-yearly electrical safety checks Victorian rental providers need, 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 MelbourneSomerville to Belgrave is about 50 minutes, which is why site inspections are quick to book and follow-ups are a phone call.
You call the office in Somerville, 38 km from Belgrave, and you get the people who will actually do the job.
Solar sized for the heat pump it will run, switchboard checked before the EV charger is quoted. One design for the whole Belgrave house.
Belgrave qualifies for the Victorian and federal incentives going. They are on the quote, and we do the paperwork.
Electrical, refrigeration and plumbing for hot water all done by Powerband employees. No subcontractors, and the same faces from quote to handover.
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Yes. Belgrave is inside the VEU area, so heat pump hot water, reverse cycle heating and cooling and induction cooktops all attract discounts, with the largest when you are replacing gas. We apply them on the quote.
Usually the ducted heater or the hot water unit, whichever is older. Both carry the largest running costs and the largest VEU discounts, and both are one-visit jobs.
Usually within the week, often sooner. Our depot is in Somerville, about 50 minutes from Belgrave.
Usually, but shade is the issue in Belgrave. We design panel placement from a site visit and use optimisers where trees make a difference.
All of them. Tecoma, Selby and Upwey and the rest of the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley area, 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.
