Ivanhoe EastWorking in Ivanhoe East
About 60 minutes from Somerville, Ivanhoe East is classic City of Banyule housing: brick veneer built in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, most of it heated by ducted gas that is now well past its design life. We have worked in Ivanhoe East and neighbouring Eaglemont, Bulleen and Ivanhoe for years, so we know these houses before we walk in.
The gas heater and the hot water unit are where a Ivanhoe East home's energy money goes, and both are in the Victorian Energy Upgrades area, so replacing them attracts VEU discounts on top of the running-cost saving. Ducted reverse cycle usually connects to the existing ducts, and a heat pump hot water unit goes in on the same day the old tank comes out. Solar Victoria rebates and loans cover the panels and battery that follow.
Ivanhoe East is regular territory for our crews, and a site inspection there is usually within the week. We design every job as one system, so the solar is sized for the heat pump it will run and the switchboard is checked before the EV charger is quoted.