Single-storey brick veneer with an old gas heater in an open roof space is the simplest house there is to convert. Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, or split systems where they suit the budget better. ARC-licensed, VEU applied on the quote.
Most of Hampton Park dates from the 1980s and 1990s, and the heating dates from then too. The pattern is a three or four bedroom brick veneer home on one level, a ducted gas heater sitting on the ceiling joists, and a wall or window air conditioner doing what it can in summer. The heaters are old now. They are noisy on start-up, the ducts have often been patched more than once, and the gas bill each winter is the largest of the year.
The good news is that this is the easiest kind of house to convert, and the easiest to convert well. A single-storey home with a pitched tile roof gives our crew room to work above every room. The old heater and all of its ducts come out. A ducted reverse cycle unit goes in, with new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to it, and the home has cooling in every room for the first time. Running it for heating costs around a third of what gas heating does.
Two things are worth knowing before you ask for prices. First, a ducted unit needs its own circuit, and the original switchboards in Hampton Park do not always have room for one, so we check the board on the same visit. Second, ducted is not the only answer. In a smaller home, two or three split systems can cover the living area and main bedrooms for less outlay. We price both when it is a close call, alongside our other Hampton Park services.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense. You choose with both figures in front of you.
For households that want every room done. The gas heater and its ducts are removed, and a reverse cycle unit with new R1.5 insulated ducts and a new return air grille takes their place. A modest single-storey home needs a smaller unit than the large estate homes, and we size it that way.
A Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense unit in the living area and one in the main bedroom covers most of daily life in a three-bedroom house. Each is installed in a few hours and can be done in stages as the budget allows.
Even a smaller ducted system benefits from two or three zones: living, bedrooms, and perhaps a third for a back room. AirTouch 5 puts a sensor in each and lets you run them from the wall or your phone.
The electrical side is done by our own A-Grade electricians on the same job. If the original switchboard cannot take a new dedicated circuit, the upgrade is quoted up front with the heating.
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.
No Hampton Park case study yet. The nearest ducted job is next door in Narre Warren South, and the other two show a full gas swap and a split system job.
A larger home than most in Hampton Park, but the method is the same: a 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle system on new R1.5 insulated ductwork, 16 ceiling outlets and six AirTouch 5 zones.
In Cairnlea the gas ducted system was decommissioned to qualify for the rebate and an 18kW Mitsubishi Electric reverse cycle unit fitted, with ten vents on seven AirTouch 5 zones. That job carried $6,300.
Not every heating job is ducted. In Surrey Hills we replaced two split system air conditioners and added a condensation pump, in the same job as 12.35kW of solar, a 24.18kWh battery and heat pump hot water.
Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts is typically one to two days. A split system is a few hours.
We check the old heater, the duct runs and the return air, then the board and where an outdoor unit can sit without bothering the neighbours.
Sizes, windows and insulation for each room. A smaller house needs a smaller unit, and oversizing wastes money twice.
Where both make sense you get both, each with a fixed price after VEU, so the choice is yours.
Gas heater and ducts taken out, new system and ducts in, dedicated circuit run, any board work completed.
Heating and cooling both run, airflow adjusted to each room, and the controller or remotes explained before we go.
Three things take the sting out of the upfront cost.
Heating is the bulk of a Hampton Park gas bill. Once it is electric, the gas account is left with hot water and cooking, and those can follow when you are ready.
Hampton Park is inside the VEU area. The discount applies to efficient reverse cycle systems, ducted or split, and is largest where gas heating is replaced. We take it off the quote.
A reverse cycle system running on a sunny afternoon uses power from your own roof. We also fit solar and batteries in Hampton Park, and can plan the two together or apart.
We would sooner fit two split systems that suit the house than a ducted system that does not.
Ducted and split quotes together when the house could go either way, with our honest view on which we would choose.
A new unit on 35-year-old gas ducts is a false saving. Our ducted price includes new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the system.
A-Grade electricians on our own payroll run the circuit and upgrade the switchboard if it is needed. One company, one booking.
ARC authorisation AU 065299, BPC 132072 and REC 32300, covering the refrigeration, mechanical and electrical work.
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Split systems cost less to buy and install. Ducted costs more and does every room from one system. For a small household that lives mainly in one area, splits are often the better value. We price both so you can compare.
In a single-storey home we replace them. Ducts from the 1980s and 1990s are thin on insulation and often split or crushed, and they were never sized for cooling. New R1.5 insulated ducts are part of our ducted price.
A ducted reverse cycle install with new R1.5 ducts is typically one to two days. A split system takes a few hours.
It can be. The new system needs a dedicated circuit and some old boards have no room or no safety switch protection. We check on the first visit and include any upgrade in the fixed price.
Modern inverter outdoor units are quiet, and placement does most of the work. We choose a position away from bedroom windows on both sides of the fence and confirm it with you before install day.
Yes, eligible reverse cycle split systems attract a VEU discount too. The amount depends on the system and on what it replaces, and it is largest when gas heating is replaced.
A look at the roof space and switchboard, then a written quote for ducted, splits or both, with the price after VEU. No obligation.
