Endeavour Hills homes step down their blocks, and the old gas ducted heater never treated the levels equally. We replace it with zoned ducted reverse cycle, on new R1.5 insulated ducts wherever the ducts can be reached, with the VEU discount on the quote.
If you live in a split-level or two-storey Endeavour Hills home, you already know the problem. Warm air climbs. With one gas heater and one thermostat, the upper level overheats while the lower rooms stay cool, and in summer the top floor is the last place anyone wants to sleep. The heater doing this is either the one the builder installed in the 1970s or 80s or its replacement from 20-odd years ago, and both are near the end.
Changing to ducted reverse cycle fixes the running cost and gives the house cooling, but the layout of these homes decides how the job is done. Where the ducts sit in an open roof space we take them out with the heater and install new R1.5 insulated ducts sized for the new unit. That is the standard job and the one we prefer. In some two-storey and split-level homes, though, part of the ductwork runs between floors or behind finished walls where it cannot be replaced.
For those houses there is the Braemar Dominator, which takes the place of the gas heater, keeps the existing ducts and controls the airflow through them. Which route your home takes comes down to an inspection, not a guess. Either way the system is zoned by level so each part of the house can be set on its own. More about what we do in Endeavour Hills is on the suburb page.
We get into the roof and under the floor before we recommend anything.
In single-storey homes, and in the roof-space sections of most split-levels, the old gas ducts are removed and new R1.5 insulated ducts are installed, sized to the reverse cycle unit. Outlets are repositioned where the old ones would not throw cool air properly.
Where ducts are sealed between floors, a Dominator is the right tool. It installs in the gas heater position and is built to push the correct airflow through the ducts already there. We use it only when replacement is not physically possible.
This is where a hillside home gains most. Upper and lower levels become separate zones, each with its own temperature sensor, so the system stops overheating one to warm the other. Bedrooms can be split off again for overnight.
A rumpus room under the house, a sunroom added later or a top-floor bedroom that the ducts never served well. A Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense split system handles a single space and is installed in a few hours.
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 do not have an Endeavour Hills heating case study yet. These three were in Berwick, Narre Warren South and Cairnlea, and between them they show both ways of doing the job.
Nearby in Berwick, a gas ducted system was decommissioned and a 16kW Braemar Dominator installed on the existing ducts and vents, with AirTouch 5 zones and temperature sensors. The job carried a $6,000 rebate.
The other approach, in Narre Warren South: a 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle system on new R1.5 insulated ductwork, 16 outlets, and six AirTouch 5 zones covering the lounge, study and each bedroom area.
Across town in Cairnlea, a gas ducted system came out and an 18kW Mitsubishi Electric ducted unit went in, with seven AirTouch 5 zones through ten vents. That job carried a $6,300 rebate.
The first visit answers the question that matters: can your ducts be replaced or not.
Roof space, sub-floor and any bulkheads. We map which runs are open to replace and which are closed in.
Zones are drawn up around the floors of the house and how you use them, including where sensors should sit.
New R1.5 ducts, a Dominator, or a combination with a split for one room. You get the reasoning, not just a model number.
The gas heater is decommissioned as part of the job, the discount is applied, and the figure does not move.
New R1.5 ducts are typically a one to two day job. Airflow is balanced level by level and we show you the controller before we leave.
Old gas heaters in large, multi-level homes are expensive to run. That makes the case for changing stronger here than most places.
Running one level at a time, at the temperature that level needs, is where a split-level home saves most. The old single-thermostat heater could not do it.
Reverse cycle delivers heating for around a third of the running cost of gas heating, and the same system cools the upper floor in summer.
Victorian Energy Upgrades discounts apply to efficient reverse cycle systems and are largest when gas heating is replaced. After that, solar and a battery in Endeavour Hills can carry much of the load.
A multi-level house cannot be priced from a floor area and a postcode.
Split-level homes hide ductwork in more than one place. We check all of it so the quote matches the house.
We install new ducted systems on R1.5 ducts and Braemar Dominators, so the recommendation follows the house and not what we happen to sell.
An original 1980s switchboard often needs work before a ducted unit goes on it. Our A-Grade electricians handle that in the same job.
ARC authorisation AU 065299, BPC 132072 and REC 32300, with our own technicians doing the work.
Live Google reviews. Look for the ducted reverse cycle and AirTouch jobs.
Anything else, call 0466 355 441 and ask for a technician.
Heat rises, and a single-zone gas system has one thermostat for the whole house. A zoned reverse cycle system puts a sensor on each level and controls them separately, which evens the house out in winter and cools the top floor in summer.
Wherever we can reach them, yes. New R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the unit are our standard. If a section runs between floors and cannot be replaced, we explain the options for that part of the house.
Only when the existing ducts cannot be replaced, which mostly means double-storey homes with ducts between the floors. It fits where the gas heater was and controls the airflow through the ducts that are already there.
A ducted reverse cycle unit needs a dedicated circuit, and many original boards here need upgrading to take it. We check at the inspection and include any electrical work in the fixed price.
On a level pad beside the house or on a wall bracket, positioned for airflow, service access and noise to bedrooms and neighbours. On steep sites a wall mount is often the neater answer.
VEU covers efficient reverse cycle heating and cooling in Victoria, with the largest discount when gas heating is replaced. Eligibility depends on your property and the existing system. We confirm it before you commit.
We trace the ducts, check the roof space, sub-floor and switchboard, then give you a written quote with the system, zones and after-VEU price. No obligation.
