Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, multi-head and split systems, installed by ARC-licensed technicians and A-Grade electricians based 15 minutes away in Somerville. VEU discount applied on the quote.
Walk down almost any street between Frankston Station and Karingal and the houses share a floor plan and a heating system: single-storey brick veneer on a slab, a ducted gas heater in the roof, floor or ceiling vents in every room, and no cooling beyond a wall unit in the lounge. Those heaters went in when the houses were built or were replaced once in the 1990s. Most are now loud, expensive to run and one failed part away from the tip.
Because these homes are single storey with a walk-in roof space, they are the best case for doing the swap properly. The old heater and the old ducts come out, a ducted reverse cycle unit goes in, and new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to that unit are run to each room. The house gets cooling for the first time, which matters more each summer, and the heating costs around a third of what the gas did.
Not every Frankston home suits ducted. The weatherboards near the station, the units along Beach Street and the split-level homes on the Olivers Hill side often have no usable roof space, and a multi-head or a pair of split systems does the job for less. We tell you which way we would go after a look, and how it fits with the rest of the house in Frankston.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense units, with AirTouch zoning. Refrigeration and electrical both done by our own crew.
The main Frankston job. A ducted reverse cycle unit in the roof space, new R1.5 insulated ducts to every room, a new return air grille, and the outdoor unit on a pad down the side of the house. One system heats and cools the whole home.
In the two-storey homes of Frankston South, or where ducts run through a space nobody can reach, the ducts cannot be replaced. A Braemar Dominator sits where the gas heater was, keeps the existing ducts and controls the airflow through them.
A Frankston family home has three or four bedrooms that are empty all day. Zoning closes the dampers to those rooms and conditions the living area only, with a temperature sensor in each zone and control from the wall or your phone.
For units, weatherboards without roof space, sunrooms and home offices. Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense wall units, installed in a few hours each, with one outdoor unit able to run several rooms on a multi-head.
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.
Three written-up installs from our side of town, each a house much like the ones in Frankston.
A whole-home ducted reverse cycle system on R1.5 insulated ductwork with 16 outlets, split into six AirTouch 5 zones so the lounge, study and bedrooms are each controlled on their own.
The owner wanted the heating to run on sunshine after dark, so the reverse cycle swap and a large home battery were designed and fitted as one job, with the rebate paperwork lodged by us.
Here the old ductwork stayed, so a Dominator took the gas heater's spot and pushes air through the original vents. Temperature sensors in each zone keep the rooms even, and the owner saw a $6,000 rebate.
Typically one to two days on site for ducted reverse cycle on new ducts.
We get into the roof, measure the duct runs and check the return air path, the switchboard and where the outdoor unit can sit.
The unit is sized to the house, not to the old heater. Zones are planned around how you use the rooms.
Brand, capacity, ducts, zoning and the after-VEU price in writing before you decide.
Our crew takes away the old heater and ducts, fits the new unit and R1.5 ducts, and runs a dedicated circuit from the switchboard.
Airflow is balanced room by room, heating and cooling are both tested, and we walk you through the controller.
The discount comes off the install. The saving on gas arrives every quarter after that.
Swapping a Frankston gas ducted heater for an efficient reverse cycle unit is exactly the upgrade the VEU program pays most for. The discount is shown as a line on your quote, so you never claim it yourself.
With heating electric, most Frankston homes have only hot water and the cooktop left on gas. Change those and the daily gas supply charge goes too.
Reverse cycle on a sunny winter afternoon runs largely on solar. If you are planning solar and a battery in Frankston, we size them to the heating load.
Plenty of companies sell air conditioners. Few do the ducts, the electrical and the rebate with their own people.
Refrigeration under ARC authorisation AU 065299, mechanical services under BPC 132072, electrical under REC 32300. One accountable company.
Many quotes drop a new unit onto 30-year-old gas ducts. We replace them with R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new system, so it performs in summer as well as winter.
Brick veneer on a slab with the heater in the roof is the house we work on most. We can usually give a rough after-rebate figure on the phone.
If a zone needs rebalancing after the first cold week, the crew that installed it is a short drive away.
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, it is the job we do most here. The gas heater and old ducts are removed, and a ducted reverse cycle unit goes in on new R1.5 insulated ducts. You get heating and cooling from one system.
In the single-storey brick veneers that make up most of Frankston, yes. Thirty-year-old gas ducts tend to be split, crushed or too thin on insulation to carry cold air without sweating. The few homes where we cannot reach them, mostly two-storey places in Frankston South, get a Braemar Dominator that works with the ducts already there.
Plan on one to two days for ducted reverse cycle with new R1.5 ducts, and a few hours for each split system. We book winter swaps so the old heater stays on until the new unit is ready to commission.
A ducted system needs its own dedicated circuit. Many older Frankston boards need an upgrade first, and we include that in the fixed price when it is required.
Usually splits or a multi-head. Most units have no roof space for ducts, and two or three wall units cover the living area and bedrooms for a lower upfront cost.
Most do, but not all. The amount depends on what heater is coming out and which unit goes in, and a few properties do not qualify. We check your address and the existing system at the site visit and show the figure before you sign.
A site visit to check the roof space, ducts and switchboard, then a written quote with the brand, capacity, zoning and after-VEU price. No obligation.
