Ducted gas, the gas hot water tank and the cooktop, replaced in an order that makes sense for your house, on a switchboard that can carry it. One plan from the first inspection, and every trade done by our own staff.
A Frankston house built between the 1960s and the 1980s usually has three things on gas: a ducted heater in the roof, a storage tank on the side wall and a cooktop in the kitchen. Each of those can be replaced with an electric appliance that costs less to run, and once the last one goes you stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use.
The order matters, and so does the switchboard. Original boards in these homes are often in a cupboard or wardrobe with old fuses and no spare room. Reverse cycle heating, a heat pump and an induction cooktop each need their own circuit, so we check the board first and plan any upgrade once, rather than three times. Supply is mostly single-phase here, which suits a staged plan well.
Home electrification Frankston style is rarely one big job. Most owners start with whatever is closest to failing, usually the heater or the tank, then add the rest over a year or two. We give you the whole plan at the first inspection so each step fits the next, and we fit the solar to run it. See also the rest of our Frankston work.
The four changes that take a typical Frankston home off gas, with the board checked before any of them.
Single-storey brick veneer with a walk-in roof space is the best case. The heater and old ducts come out, a Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense ducted unit goes in on new R1.5 insulated ducts, usually in one to two days. Heating costs around a third of what gas did, and you get cooling as well.
An Emerald, iStore, Reclaim or Haier heat pump in place of the gas storage tank, done by our plumber and electrician together in one day. It uses about a quarter of the energy of the gas unit.
Usually the last gas appliance in a Frankston kitchen. The induction cooktop goes on its own circuit from the board. There is no rebate on it, so it is a straight fixed price.
With the house on electricity, solar on a Frankston tile roof covers much of the daytime load and a battery carries the evening. An EV charger can join the same system whenever you are ready.
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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.
None of these are in Frankston itself. They are the closest written-up electrification jobs we have, on houses with the same gas appliances.
Heating, hot water and cooking all switched to electric and the gas line removed. 32 Jinko panels across two roof planes, a 10kW Sigen hybrid with backup gateway, 24.18kWh of SigenStor and a new flush-mount switchboard. The monthly bill on this job went from $302 to $148.
The gas wall furnace in the hallway was decommissioned and replaced with reverse cycle, each outdoor unit on its own circuit. An Emerald heat pump, 29 Jinko panels on tile and a 27.12kWh SigenStor with backup gateway completed it.
Up the bay in Mordialloc, the gas cooktop was replaced with induction on its own circuit, alongside 28 Jinko panels on tile and a 24.96kWh GoodWe battery beside the switchboard.
Whether you do it all at once or over a couple of years, the plan is written once.
Every gas appliance, the roof space, the ducts, the switchboard and the roof faces for solar, in one visit.
Whether the board stays, gets added to or is replaced, so it only happens once.
We suggest what goes first, usually whatever is oldest, and price each step so you can choose.
Heating, hot water, cooking, solar and battery by our own electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians.
Once nothing on the property uses gas, you can stop paying for the connection.
Each part of the job has its own rules, and some parts have none. The quote shows which applies to you.
Victorian Energy Upgrades discounts apply to reverse cycle heating and cooling and to heat pump hot water. Heat pumps also attract federal STCs. More on the heating side at heating and cooling in Frankston.
The Solar Victoria rebate and interest-free loan cover solar panels and inverters for eligible owner-occupiers, plus STCs. Batteries get the federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent, with no income test.
No rebate on either. Both are quoted at a fixed price.
Electrification goes wrong when four contractors each do one part.
A-Grade electricians (REC 32300), plumbers, and ARC licensed refrigeration technicians (AU 065299). Nothing subcontracted.
The board, the heating, the hot water and the solar are sized as one, so step three does not undo step one.
More than 5,000 Melbourne homes started on electrification and over 20 years in the trade.
Do it in one go or over time. The plan stays the same either way.
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Usually with the switchboard check, then whichever gas appliance is oldest. In most Frankston homes that is the ducted heater or the hot water tank. We set out the full order at the first inspection.
Our default is new R1.5 insulated ducts, because old gas ducts are often split or too thinly insulated for cooling. A Braemar Dominator on existing ducts is only used where they cannot be replaced, which is mostly double-storey homes.
Rarely as it is. Reverse cycle, a heat pump and induction each need a circuit. We check the board first and price any upgrade once, sized for everything in the plan.
Yes, and most Frankston owners do. Each step is quoted separately against the same plan, so nothing has to be redone later.
No, but it helps. Reverse cycle and a heat pump both run well on daytime solar, and a battery covers the evening. We size it to the electric load the house will have.
Once no gas appliances are left, you can stop paying for a gas connection you no longer use. We tell you when you have reached that point.
One inspection, a written plan in a sensible order and a fixed price for each step. No obligation.
