Narre Warren's ducted gas heaters are 25 to 40 years old. We replace them with ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts, with zoning, and fit split systems where ducted does not suit. ARC-licensed technicians, VEU discount on the quote.
In the streets built around Fountain Gate in the 1980s and 1990s, ducted gas was the standard fit. Some of those heaters are the originals. Others are the second unit, put in when the first one died in the 2000s. Either way the heater above the ceiling in a typical Narre Warren home is now 25 to 40 years old, and parts for the oldest are hard to find. Too often they are replaced in the coldest week of the year, in a hurry, with whatever can be delivered.
A planned swap is a better job. With time to measure the house, we fit a ducted reverse cycle unit matched to the rooms, and in a single-storey home the old gas ducts come out and new R1.5 insulated ducts go in. That matters because the system now cools as well as heats, and ducts that were adequate for warm air lose too much in summer. Reverse cycle heating runs at around a third of the running cost of gas heating.
Narre Warren also has plenty of double-storey homes from the same era. Upstairs ducts in the roof can be replaced. Ducts that drop to the ground floor through wall cavities and the space between floors often cannot, and that is the one case where we use a Braemar Dominator on the existing ductwork. We inspect before recommending either, and it sits alongside the other work we do in Narre Warren.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense systems. The duct inspection decides which design your house gets.
The usual Narre Warren job. Gas heater and old ducts removed from the roof space, a ducted reverse cycle unit installed, new R1.5 insulated ducts run to each room and the outdoor unit set on a pad or wall bracket outside.
Roof-space ducts serving upstairs are renewed. Where the downstairs runs are sealed inside the building and cannot be replaced, a Braemar Dominator takes the heater position, keeps those ducts and controls the airflow through them.
A 1990s family home often has a formal lounge, a family room and four bedrooms, and they are never all in use. AirTouch 5 gives each zone its own sensor and setpoint, so the system works only where people are.
For a granny flat, a garage conversion, an upstairs retreat that always ran hot, or a smaller home where ducted is more than the house needs. Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense wall units, each installed in a few hours.
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.
None of these is in Narre Warren itself. Two are in the suburbs either side, and one shows a full gas-to-electric swap with the rebate on it.
A whole-house ducted reverse cycle system on new R1.5 insulated ductwork, with 16 round ceiling outlets and six AirTouch 5 zones. The lounge, the study and the bedrooms each run on their own setting.
In Berwick the gas ducted system was decommissioned and a 16kW Braemar Dominator connected to the existing ducts and vents, controlled by AirTouch 5 with zone and temperature sensors. That job carried a $6,000 rebate.
Across town in Cairnlea, a gas ducted system was decommissioned and an 18kW Mitsubishi Electric ducted unit installed, serving ten vents through seven AirTouch 5 zones. The rebate on that job was $6,300.
Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts is typically one to two days on site. A split system is a few hours.
We find the heater, follow every duct run, note which can be reached, and check the return air, the switchboard and the outdoor unit position.
Capacity is worked out from the rooms, glazing and ceiling height. The nameplate on the old gas heater is not a guide.
Living areas, bedrooms and any upstairs level are grouped around how the household uses them.
Brand, capacity, duct scope, zoning and the price after the discount. Any switchboard work is in the same figure.
The gas heater is decommissioned and removed, the new system goes in on a dedicated circuit, and we test heating and cooling before showing you the controller.
A discount up front, a cheaper way to heat, and cooling the house never had.
Many Narre Warren homes cool with a wall unit or an add-on that is as old as the heater. Ducted reverse cycle covers every room in summer from the same unit.
Narre Warren is inside the VEU area. Efficient reverse cycle systems attract a discount, and it is largest when gas heating is being replaced. It comes off the quote.
Heating is the biggest winter load once it is electric. If you are looking at solar and a battery in Narre Warren, we size them with the new system in mind.
A ducted swap touches three trades. We hold the licences for all of them and send our own people.
New R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new unit are our standard for any roof space we can work in. Old gas ducts stay only where they cannot be replaced.
ARC authorisation AU 065299 for refrigeration, BPC 132072 for mechanical services and REC 32300 for electrical.
The dedicated circuit and any switchboard upgrade are done by our own A-Grade electricians, on the same visit.
We tell you which duct runs can be renewed and which cannot before you see a price, and we explain why.
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Because a heater of 25 years or more usually fails in winter, and a rushed replacement is rarely the best one. Planning ahead gives time to measure the house, renew the ducts and have the VEU discount confirmed.
Not as a rule. In single-storey homes we remove them and fit new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the reverse cycle unit. Existing ducts are kept only where they cannot be replaced, which is mostly the downstairs runs of a double-storey home, and there we fit a Braemar Dominator.
Ducted reverse cycle with new R1.5 ducts is typically one to two days on site. A split system takes a few hours.
Yes, when it is sized to the house and zoned. Upstairs and downstairs are run as separate zones with their own sensors, which evens out the temperature between the two levels.
It does. A ducted reverse cycle unit needs a dedicated circuit, and some 1980s boards have no room for one. We check the board at the inspection and include any upgrade in the quote.
No. Heating can go first. When the hot water is due we fit heat pumps from Emerald, Reclaim, iStore and Haier, and VEU applies to those as well.
We inspect the roof space, ducts and switchboard, then send a written quote with the system, the duct scope, the zoning and the price after VEU. No obligation.
