The latest Cranbourne East streets were built without gas. The earlier estates were not, and many still run ducted gas, a gas tank and a gas cooktop. We plan the change from one inspection and do every trade in-house, staged or all at once.
In Cranbourne East, a home built in the late 2000s and one finished in the last couple of years can sit a street apart and run on completely different energy. The earlier estate homes were plumbed for mains gas: a ducted gas heater in the roof, a gas storage tank outside and a gas cooktop in the kitchen. The newest streets were built without a gas connection, so those homes are already all electric. The home electrification Cranbourne East owners ask us about is mostly about bringing the first group up to the second.
The ducted gas heaters in those earlier homes are reaching the end of their lives together. In a single-storey home, the heater and old ducts come out and ducted reverse cycle goes in on new R1.5 insulated ducts, typically one to two days, heating for around a third of the running cost of gas heating and adding cooling. In a double-storey home where the ducts cannot be replaced, a Braemar Dominator keeps the existing ducts. The gas tank becomes a heat pump in a day, and the cooktop becomes induction on its own circuit.
Estate roofs suit solar, so most plans finish with panels sized for the new electric load, a battery for the evening and an EV charger if the household needs one. The switchboard is checked first, because every swap adds a circuit. When the last gas appliance goes, you stop paying for a connection you no longer use. See all our work in Cranbourne East.
The home electrification Cranbourne East estate homes need, in the order it usually happens.
Single storey: new R1.5 insulated ducts and a Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted unit, with AirTouch 5 zoning so empty bedrooms are not conditioned all day. Double storey with ducts that cannot be replaced: a Braemar Dominator on the existing ducts.
Emerald, Reclaim or iStore, sized for the household and swapped in a day by our plumber and electrician together.
Induction on its own dedicated circuit. No rebate applies, so it is a fixed price on the plan.
Panels sized for heating, hot water and cooking all on electricity, a battery for the evening peak, and a charger in the garage if you drive electric.
The full range is on our products page.
Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts, or split systems, in place of ducted gas or a wall furnace.
A heat pump in place of the gas storage or instantaneous unit, usually changed over in one day.
The last gas appliance in most kitchens, replaced with induction on its own circuit.
Solar and storage sized for the new electric load, with an EV charger on the same system.
From Berwick, Langwarrin and Doreen. None is in Cranbourne East, but each matches a house type found here.
Up the road in Berwick, a five-bedroom all-electric home with 13.775kW of solar, a 40.3kWh battery and a three-phase EV charger. On a 35 degree day, one of the hottest of the year, it drew almost nothing from the grid.
In Langwarrin, 21.85kW of Jinko solar, 45.2kWh of Sigenergy storage behind an upgraded switchboard in the garage, a 270L iStore heat pump and an EV charger were designed as a single system for a busy family home.
In Doreen, gas ducted heating, gas hot water and a gas cooktop were all replaced by one team in one job: 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle with 12 vents and seven AirTouch 5 zones, a Reclaim CO2 heat pump and an induction cooktop.
Staged or all at once, the plan is set at the start so nothing is redone.
Heater, hot water and cooktop, their ages and how they are working.
Single or double storey, whether the ducts can be replaced, and where the outdoor unit goes.
Space for the new circuits, and whether the home is single or three-phase.
Each item with its own incentives off. Heating and hot water usually lead.
Electricians, plumbers and refrigeration technicians, all Powerband employees, with testing and handover at each stage.
Cranbourne East is inside the VEU area, but each incentive attaches to a specific item.
The Solar Victoria rebate and interest-free loan apply to solar panels and inverters for eligible owner-occupiers, and STCs to panels and heat pump hot water. Induction and EV chargers: fixed price, no rebate.
Reverse cycle heating and cooling and heat pump hot water attract VEU discounts, largest when replacing gas. Details on heating and cooling in Cranbourne East.
Around 30 percent off an approved battery, with no income test. There is no Solar Victoria battery rebate or loan.
Heating, plumbing, electrical and solar from one company.
Heat pumps, reverse cycle, solar, batteries and chargers across Melbourne, all by our own crews.
In single-storey homes we replace the gas ducts with R1.5 insulated ducts sized for cooling as well as heating.
REC 32300, ARC licensed AU 065299, BPC 132072, and in-house plumbers.
Based in Somerville, so follow-up visits to Cranbourne East are easy.
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In a single-storey home we replace them with new R1.5 insulated ducts. In a double-storey home where they cannot be replaced, a Braemar Dominator works with the existing ducts.
Usually heating or hot water, whichever is older, because they carry the VEU discounts and the biggest running costs. The cooktop often comes last.
Mostly solar, a battery and an EV charger if you do not have them yet. We can also look at whether the existing heating and hot water are efficient.
Newer estate boards often have room, but we check before quoting. Any upgrade is included in the fixed price.
It depends on the stages. Ducted reverse cycle on new ducts is one to two days, a heat pump swap one day, and induction and a charger are short jobs. Many homes spread them out.
No. Each item has its own: VEU on heating and hot water, STCs on panels and heat pumps, Solar Victoria on panels and inverters, and the federal discount on batteries. Induction and chargers have none.
One inspection of the heater, tank, cooktop, board and roof, then a written plan with a fixed price per stage.
