Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, split and multi-head systems for the rooms ducts do not reach, and AirTouch zoning. Installed by ARC licensed technicians and A-Grade electricians who service Ferntree Gully from Somerville.
Ferntree Gully is cooler than the suburbs near the bay. Mornings at the foot of the ranges stay cold well into spring, and the heating runs for more months of the year. In most homes here that heating is a ducted gas unit from when the house was built, often backed up by a wood heater in the lounge that someone has to stack, light and clean out.
For the brick veneer homes on the lower streets, the usual answer is a ducted reverse cycle system on new R1.5 insulated ducts. The old heater and its ducts come out, the new unit is sized to the house, and every room gets heating in winter and cooling in summer from one controller. Reverse cycle heating costs around a third of the running cost of gas heating, and there is no wood to split.
The streets further up the hill are less uniform. Split-level homes, weatherboards and extensions can leave rooms that a duct run cannot reach sensibly, and there a split or multi-head system often does a better job for less. We look at the roof space and the floor plan before recommending either. More about our work across the suburb is on the Ferntree Gully page.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense equipment, installed and wired by our own crew.
The most common change here. The gas unit and old ducts are removed, a ducted reverse cycle unit goes in, and new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to it run to each room. Typically one to two days on site.
Many owners keep the wood heater for the look and stop relying on it. Reverse cycle covers the whole house on a timer, so the house is warm before anyone gets up and nobody is carrying wood in the rain.
Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense wall units for split-level homes, weatherboards without roof access, studios and extensions. A split is a few hours to install, and a multi-head runs several rooms from one outdoor unit.
AirTouch 5 lets you heat the living area early in the morning and the bedrooms at night, with a sensor in each zone so the far end of the house is not left cold.
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 written up a Ferntree Gully heating job yet. These are from elsewhere in Melbourne, in homes much like the ones here.
The owner started with ceiling fans and came back for whole-house ducted reverse cycle. It runs through new R1.5 insulated ductwork to 16 outlets, with the house split into six zones.
In Berwick the gas heating made way for a 16kW Braemar Dominator on two AirTouch zones, installed in the same job as a 30.6kWh battery so the day's solar warms the house at night.
Two split system air conditioners were replaced and a condensation pump added, alongside 12.35kW of solar, a 24.18kWh battery and heat pump hot water. One crew, one booking.
Ducted on new R1.5 ducts is typically one to two days. A split system is a few hours.
We check access, room layout, where the outdoor unit can sit on the block, and the switchboard.
The unit is sized room by room for Ferntree Gully winters, not copied from the rating of the old gas heater.
Brand, capacity, duct runs, zones and the price after the VEU discount, before you commit.
The gas heater and ducts are removed, the new unit and R1.5 ducts are fitted, and a dedicated circuit is run from the board.
We balance airflow to each room, test heating and cooling, and show you the timer and zone settings.
One discount at the start, then lower running costs every winter after.
Reverse cycle costs around a third of the running cost of gas heating. In a suburb that heats for as many months as Ferntree Gully does, that difference adds up.
Replacing gas heating with an efficient reverse cycle system qualifies for a VEU discount in most homes. It is shown on the quote and you do not claim it yourself. We confirm eligibility at the site visit.
Daytime heating and cooling can run largely from your own panels, and a battery carries it into the evening. See solar and batteries in Ferntree Gully.
Heating swaps involve refrigeration, ductwork and electrical. We hold the licences for all three.
We replace old gas ducts with R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new unit, so it cools as well as it heats. A Braemar Dominator on existing ducts is only for homes where the ducts cannot be replaced.
ARC refrigerant trading authorisation AU 065299 with ARC licensed technicians, BPC registration 132072, and electrical licence REC 32300.
The technicians and A-Grade electricians on site are Powerband employees. No subcontractors.
If a split or multi-head suits your house better than ducted, we will quote that instead.
Live Google reviews. Look for the ducted reverse cycle and AirTouch jobs.
Questions about your own heater? Ring 0466 355 441 and a technician will answer.
Yes, when it is sized for the house and the climate. We work out the heat load room by room at the site visit rather than matching the old gas heater, and a timer has the house warm before you get up.
That is up to you. Many owners keep it for the odd cosy night, but once reverse cycle is in, the house does not depend on it.
Sometimes. It depends on whether the roof space reaches every level. Where it does not, a ducted system for the main level plus a split, or a multi-head, is often the better answer.
Old gas ducts are often crushed, leaking or poorly insulated, and cold air from a reverse cycle unit sweats in them. New R1.5 ducts sized to the unit fix that. We only keep existing ducts, with a Braemar Dominator, where they genuinely cannot be replaced.
Typically one to two days for ducted reverse cycle with new ducts, and a few hours for each split system.
Some older boards need one before a ducted unit can go on its own circuit. We check at the site visit and include it in the fixed price if needed.
We inspect the roof space, ducts and switchboard, then send a written quote with the brand, capacity, zoning and after-VEU price. No obligation.
