Split and multi-head systems for units and wall-furnace homes, ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts for the brick veneers. Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense, fitted by our own ARC licensed technicians and A-Grade electricians.
Cheltenham heats itself in two ways. The postwar brick veneers mostly have ducted gas in the roof, often the second or third heater the house has had. The villa units, the older weatherboards and plenty of the smaller homes have a gas wall furnace or a space heater in the living room, a wall split someone added for summer, and bedrooms that rely on a column heater. Both are gas bills for a house that is never quite even.
The fix depends on which one you have. A ducted gas house with a walk-through roof is a good candidate for ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, with zoning so the bedrooms are not heated all day. A unit or a wall-furnace home usually gets more for the money from a well-placed split in the living area and a multi-head running the bedrooms off one outdoor unit. Either way the house gets proper cooling, and reverse cycle heating costs around a third of the running cost of gas heating.
We are about 40 minutes from Cheltenham, so we look at the house properly once and come back with a clear recommendation rather than three options. See also our other services in Cheltenham.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense equipment with AirTouch zoning. Refrigeration, ducts and wiring all done by Powerband staff.
The furnace is disconnected and removed, the wall is made good, and a Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense high wall unit heats and cools the living area. Each split is a few hours on site, and the outdoor unit goes where the neighbours will not hear it.
One outdoor unit running two to five indoor heads, so a unit or a smaller house can heat and cool every bedroom without a row of condensers along the side fence. A good fit where there is no roof space for ducts.
For the single-storey brick veneers. The gas heater and the old ducts come out, and a ducted reverse cycle unit goes in on new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to it, typically one to two days on site. The VEU discount is largest on this swap.
A four-bedroom Cheltenham house does not need every room conditioned at once. Zoning heats the living area in the day and the bedrooms at night, with a sensor in each zone and control from the wall or your phone.
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 not published a Cheltenham heating job yet. These three cover the same choices a Cheltenham owner makes, and each one says where it was.
A single-storey brick home in Melbourne's west, where the gas ducted heater came out and an 18kW ducted reverse cycle system went in, feeding ten vents across seven AirTouch 5 zones. The rebate on this one came to $6,300.
A family home where every room now has its own setting. Ducted reverse cycle on R1.5 insulated ductwork, 16 round outlets and an AirTouch 5 panel splitting the house into six zones.
Two worn-out split systems were replaced and a condensation pump added, in the same job as a 12.35kW solar system, a 24.18kWh battery and heat pump hot water.
A few hours for each split system. Typically one to two days for ducted reverse cycle on new ducts.
Furnace or ducted, roof space or none, which rooms are cold, where an outdoor unit can go, and the state of the switchboard.
Splits, multi-head or ducted, with the reasons, rather than a menu of options for you to sort out.
Brand, capacity, number of zones or heads, any electrical work and the after-VEU price in writing.
The old heater is removed and the new system fitted, piped and wired on a dedicated circuit by our own crew.
Heating and cooling both tested, zones or heads set up, and the controller explained before we leave.
The discount comes off the install price. The lower running cost keeps going after that.
Victorian Energy Upgrades applies when an efficient reverse cycle system replaces gas heating, and it is largest on the switch from ducted gas. We apply it on the quote, so you do not lodge anything.
Reverse cycle heating costs around a third of the running cost of gas heating, and the same unit cools the house in summer instead of a separate wall unit.
A winter afternoon of reverse cycle runs largely on what the roof makes. If that is the plan, see solar and battery for Cheltenham homes.
A heating change in an older house usually touches the switchboard too. We do both.
ARC Refrigerant Trading Authorisation AU 065299 with ARC licensed technicians, BPC 132072 for mechanical plumbing, REC 32300 for the electrical.
On ducted swaps we fit new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new unit. A Braemar Dominator on existing ducts is kept for homes where the ducts cannot be reached.
Outdoor unit position, noise and the owners corporation are sorted before install day, not after.
More than 20 years in the trade and more than 10,000 products installed across Melbourne.
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Usually a split system in the living area, and either separate splits or a multi-head for the bedrooms. The old furnace comes out and the wall is made good.
It depends on where the outdoor units can go. One multi-head outdoor unit replaces two or three separate ones, which helps on a tight unit block. Separate splits keep each room independent if one unit ever needs service.
Not as a rule. Old gas ducts are usually too poorly insulated for cooling, so we fit new R1.5 ducts sized to the new unit. Reusing ducts with a Braemar Dominator is only for homes where they cannot be replaced, mostly two-storey.
A split system is a few hours. For ducted with new R1.5 ducts, allow typically one to two days.
Modern inverter units are quiet, but we still site them away from bedroom windows and fences where we can, and on rubber mounts or a pad as the spot needs.
The VEU discount can apply to rental properties as well as owner-occupied homes, depending on the existing heater and the new unit. We check the address and the system at the visit and show the figure on the quote.
We look at the heater, the roof space and the switchboard, then send a written quote with the system, the zones or heads and the after-VEU price. No obligation.
