High-ceilinged period rooms, 1950s brick homes and multi-level townhouses do not suit one answer. We fit split and multi-head systems, ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, and salt-protected outdoor units for bayside blocks. ARC-licensed, with the VEU discount on the quote.
Mordialloc homes fall into three groups, and each one is uncomfortable in its own way. The Edwardians and Californian bungalows have high ceilings and draughty rooms that swallow heat, usually served by a gas heater that has been added and replaced over the decades. The 1950s and 60s brick and weatherboard houses have a gas wall furnace or a ducted heater and not much else. The newer townhouses are well sealed, but the top floor bakes in summer and the single ducted system cannot tell upstairs from downstairs.
Reverse cycle suits all three, in different forms. A period home with rooms off a central hall is often best served by a multi-head, with a unit sized for the volume of each room. A single-storey postwar house with a clear roof space takes ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts. A townhouse usually needs its levels controlled separately. In every case the gas heater is replaced by something that costs around a third of the running cost of gas heating and cools the house as well.
The bay is the other factor. Salt air reaches the streets near the beach and the creek mouth, and blocks are narrow, so where the outdoor unit goes and how it is protected matters more here than inland. We sort that out at the site visit, along with the rest of what we do in Mordialloc.
Mitsubishi Electric, Hisense and Braemar, installed by our own technicians and A-Grade electricians.
High ceilings mean more air to heat, so each room is sized on its volume, not just its floor area. Indoor units go where they do not fight the picture rails and cornices, and pipework is run where it will not show from the street. Each split system takes a few hours.
Where a single-storey home has a ducted gas heater and a roof space we can work in, the heater and its ducts are removed and a ducted reverse cycle unit is installed on new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to it. Typically one to two days.
Where ducts run between floors and cannot be replaced, a Braemar Dominator takes the gas heater's position, keeps the existing ducts and controls the airflow, with AirTouch 5 zones separating the levels. In other townhouses, split systems upstairs are the simpler fix for hot bedrooms.
Side passages in Mordialloc are slim and neighbours are close. We choose compact outdoor units with corrosion-protected coils, Hisense Golden Fin on ducted, and position them clear of bedroom windows on both sides of the fence.
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 Mordialloc heating job is published yet. These three involved the same kinds of home.
In Surrey Hills, two split system air conditioners were replaced and a condensation pump added during the same job as 12.35kW of solar, a 24.18kWh Sigenergy battery and heat pump hot water.
A two-storey home by the coast in Blairgowrie that ran gas heating, hot water and cooking. Reverse cycle split systems now heat and cool it, alongside heat pump hot water, induction and 17.1kW of solar.
The route we keep for homes where ducts cannot be replaced. In Berwick the gas ducted system was decommissioned and a 16kW Braemar Dominator connected to the existing ducts and vents on AirTouch 5. That job carried a $6,000 rebate.
Older homes vary too much for a standard package.
Ceiling height, windows, insulation, what heats the room now and how the household uses it.
If there is a ducted heater, we get into the roof and between-floor spaces to see which ducts can be reached and replaced.
Chosen for salt exposure, noise, the neighbours and the length of the pipe run.
System type, brand, capacities and positions in writing, with the after-VEU price.
A few hours per split system, typically one to two days for ducted on new R1.5 ducts. Tested in both modes before we leave.
Most Mordialloc homes still heat with gas, which is where the VEU discount is strongest.
The VEU discount applies to efficient reverse cycle heating and cooling and is largest when the system replaces gas heating. We confirm eligibility for your property and take it off the quote.
Many older Mordialloc homes have no cooling beyond a fan. A reverse cycle system brings it without a second appliance, which matters most in upstairs townhouse bedrooms.
Heating is the largest gas load in most homes. With it gone, hot water and the cooktop are what remain, and solar can carry the new electric load. See solar and battery in Mordialloc.
An older home deserves an installer who cares where the pipes and the outdoor unit end up.
Indoor units placed with the room's features in mind, and pipework and outdoor units kept off the street frontage wherever the layout allows.
Where ducts can be replaced, they are, with R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new unit. A Dominator on old ducts is only for where they cannot be reached.
ARC authorisation AU 065299, BPC 132072 and REC 32300. Refrigeration, mechanical and electrical work by Powerband's own crew.
Corrosion-protected coils and salt-rated fixings on homes near the beach, quoted from the start.
Live Google reviews. Look for the ducted reverse cycle and AirTouch jobs.
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Yes, when they are sized for it. A room with a high ceiling holds more air than its floor area suggests, so we size on volume and allow for draughts. Undersized units are the usual reason split systems disappoint in older homes.
They do not have to. We plan indoor positions around cornices and picture rails, keep pipe runs to the side or rear, and put the outdoor unit out of sight of the street where the block allows.
Controlling the levels separately. That can be AirTouch 5 zoning on a ducted system, or split systems for the upstairs rooms. We check the existing ducts and recommend whichever solves it more simply.
Yes. Ducts we can reach are replaced with new R1.5 insulated ducts. Where they run between floors and cannot be replaced, a Braemar Dominator keeps the existing ducts and controls the airflow through them.
A split system in the living area replaces it directly and adds cooling, in a few hours. A multi-head extends the same outdoor unit to the bedrooms. If the house has a workable roof space, ducted reverse cycle is also possible.
Salt air is hard on unprotected coils. We specify corrosion-protected outdoor coils and salt-rated fixings near the beach, and place the unit on the more sheltered side of the house.
A walk through the house and a look at the roof space and switchboard, then a written quote with the system, positions and after-VEU price. No obligation.
