Ducted gas is in nearly every house here, and a lot of those houses are split-level or two storey. We replace the ducts with new R1.5 insulated ducts wherever they can be reached, and fit a Braemar Dominator where they cannot. ARC licensed, VEU discount on the quote.
Every heating job in Frankston South starts with the same question, and the answer is different from house to house. The suburb was built from the 1960s to the 1980s on ground that slopes towards Sweetwater Creek and up to Olivers Hill, so builders stepped the houses down the block. A typical one has a lower level cut into the slope, living areas half a flight up and bedrooms above that. The gas heater might be in the roof, under the floor or in a cupboard, and its ducts go wherever they could be squeezed.
Where those ducts run through an open roof space or a subfloor we can crawl, they are replaced. Old gas ducts are thin, often split, and were sized for heating only. New R1.5 insulated ducts matched to the reverse cycle unit are what make the system cool properly in summer. That is our default. Where ducts are sealed between floors or behind finished ceilings, tearing the house apart to change them makes no sense. That is the case for a Braemar Dominator, which takes the gas heater's position, keeps the existing ducts and controls the airflow through them.
Plenty of houses here are a mix: new ducts to the top level, existing ducts to the lower one, or a ducted system upstairs with a split in the downstairs rumpus. We work that out on site and put it in writing. The rest of our local work is on the Frankston South page.
Plus the zoning that makes any of them cheaper to run in a house on several levels.
For the single-level homes in Frankston South, and for any level of a split-level home with an open roof space or reachable subfloor. Gas heater and ducts out, ducted reverse cycle and new R1.5 insulated ducts in, typically over one to two days.
For two-storey and split-level homes with ducts closed in between floors. The Dominator is installed in place of the gas heater and connected to the ducts already there, managing the airflow through them. We recommend it only after confirming the ducts cannot be replaced.
Warm air rises, so the top floor of a split-level overheats while the bottom stays cold. AirTouch 5 with a sensor on each level sends air where it is needed and shuts off the level nobody is using.
A downstairs rumpus, an extension, a studio under the house. Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense wall units go in within a few hours each. Near the bay side of Olivers Hill we choose outdoor units with corrosion-protected coils.
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.
Two Berwick homes where the existing ducts stayed, and one in Narre Warren South that got new R1.5 ductwork. We have no Frankston South heating job written up yet.
In Berwick, the gas ducted system was decommissioned and a 16kW Braemar Dominator connected to the ductwork and vents already in the house, with an AirTouch 5 controller, zones and temperature sensors. The owner noted how neatly it was finished. A $6,000 rebate applied to the job.
Also in Berwick, an engineer who had done his own sums had us install two systems together: a 16kW Braemar Dominator on AirTouch 5 with two zones, and a 30.6kWh battery with a 6kW hybrid inverter so the heating runs on stored solar at night.
The other route. In Narre Warren South a 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle system went in on R1.5 insulated ductwork with 16 outlets and six AirTouch 5 zones, giving the lounge, study and bedrooms a temperature each.
The inspection takes longer here than in a flat suburb, and it is the most useful hour of the job.
Roof space, subfloor and any bulkheads. We mark which runs can be reached and which are built in.
New R1.5 ducts, a Dominator on the existing ducts, a split, or a combination. You get the reasoning as well as the answer.
On a sloping block the pad position, the pipe run and noise to neighbours all need thought. We agree the spot with you.
Everything itemised, including switchboard work, with the discount already taken off.
Airflow is balanced between levels, heating and cooling are both run, and the controller is set up on your phone.
Larger homes on several levels use more heating, so there is more to save.
Reverse cycle delivers heat at around a third of the running cost of gas heating. Zoning by level trims it further, because the empty floor is switched off.
Heating a big house is the largest load it has. Panels cover it by day and a battery after dark. We design the two together: see solar and battery in Frankston South.
Frankston South is inside the VEU area. Efficient reverse cycle attracts a discount that is largest when gas heating is being replaced, whichever duct route the house takes. It comes off the quote.
Some installers reuse every duct because it is quicker. Some refuse any house that is not a simple single storey. We do neither.
Replace what can be replaced, keep only what cannot. You see the reasoning for each level of the house.
Both of our written-up Berwick ducted jobs used a 16kW Braemar Dominator, so this is equipment the crew knows well.
ARC authorisation AU 065299, BPC 132072, REC 32300. The refrigeration, the ductwork and the new circuit are done by Powerband employees.
Somerville is about 7 km from Frankston South. Follow-up visits to rebalance a level after the first winter are easy to arrange.
Live Google reviews. Look for the ducted reverse cycle and AirTouch jobs.
Anything else, call 0466 355 441. You will get a technician, not a salesperson.
Yes. Levels with reachable ducts get new R1.5 insulated ducts. Levels where the ducts are built into the structure are run from a Braemar Dominator on the existing ducts. Some homes use both approaches.
By getting into the roof space and under the floor and following each run. If we can reach a duct along its length, we can replace it. If it disappears between floors or behind a finished ceiling, it stays.
Zoning will. With AirTouch 5 and a sensor on each level, each floor is controlled to its own temperature instead of one thermostat deciding for the whole house.
On a level pad or a wall bracket, usually on the side of the house with the shortest pipe run and the least noise for bedrooms and neighbours. We settle the position before quoting.
Sometimes, for a smaller home or one where the existing ducts only reach a few rooms. For a larger family home already ducted throughout, ducted reverse cycle gives a better result. We price both if it is close.
The discount relates to replacing gas heating with an efficient reverse cycle system. Eligibility depends on the property and the system, and we confirm it for your house before you sign.
We trace the ducts on every level, then send a written quote with the route we recommend, the zoning and the after-VEU price. No obligation.
