Ducted reverse cycle to replace a 2010s gas heater, extra split systems for new all-electric homes, and zoning that suits two-storey layouts. ARC licensed technicians and A-Grade electricians from our Somerville depot, with the VEU discount on the quote where it applies.
In Officer the heating question depends almost entirely on when your house was built. The estates that went up from around 2010 were mostly fitted with a gas ducted heater in the roof, often with evaporative cooling or a single split system in the living room. Those heaters are not old, but many owners want cooling that copes with humid days, one system to service instead of two, and a way off the gas bill.
The newest streets are different. Homes built without a gas connection usually came with a split system or two, sometimes only in the living area, and the bedrooms upstairs are left to bake in January. For those homes the job is adding the right capacity to the right rooms, or putting in ducted reverse cycle with zoning where the roof space allows it.
Either way, two-storey layouts are common in Officer, so we look closely at where the ducts run and how upstairs and downstairs will be controlled before recommending anything. See what else we do around Officer.
Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric and Hisense, installed and wired by our own crew.
The gas heater comes out of the roof and a ducted reverse cycle unit goes in, on new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to it. Even in a 2010s home we replace the ducts as standard, because gas ducting was never sized or insulated to carry cooled air.
Where a new home came with one or two splits, we add Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense wall units to the rooms that miss out, usually the upstairs bedrooms and a study. Each one takes a few hours.
Upstairs and downstairs run as separate zones on an AirTouch 5, with a sensor in each, so the living area is not heating empty bedrooms during the day and the upstairs can be cooled on its own at night.
In a two-storey home where the ground-floor ducts run between the floors and cannot be reached, a Braemar Dominator takes the gas heater's place and works with the existing ducts. We recommend it only where replacing the ducts is not possible.
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 Officer. Each is a house with the same problem: a gas heater, cooling in only part of the home, or both.
In Doreen, on Melbourne's northern edge, the gas ducted heater, gas hot water and gas cooktop were all replaced by one team. The 23.5kW ducted reverse cycle system feeds 12 vents in seven AirTouch 5 zones, planned on the floor plan first.
In Surrey Hills two split systems were replaced and a condensation pump added, as part of a larger job with 12.35kW of solar, a 24.18kWh battery and heat pump hot water. One crew handled all of it.
A family home in Narre Warren South that started with ceiling fans and finished with whole-home ducted reverse cycle on R1.5 insulated ductwork, split into six AirTouch 5 zones so each room is controlled on its own.
Ducted reverse cycle with new R1.5 ducts is typically one to two days on site. Each split system is a few hours of work.
Gas ducted, evaporative, a split or two, or nothing at all. A photo of the heater label and the switchboard helps us arrive prepared.
We look at the roof space, the duct runs, the return air position and where an outdoor unit can sit on a compact block.
Ducted, splits or a mix, the zones, the brand and capacity, and the price with any VEU discount shown.
Refrigeration, ducting and the dedicated circuit from the switchboard, all done by Powerband people.
Heating and cooling both tested, airflow balanced across the zones, and the controller and app set up with you.
The VEU discount comes off the install price. Lower running costs follow every quarter.
VEU discounts apply to efficient reverse cycle heating and cooling and are largest when a gas heater is being replaced. Whether a home that never had gas qualifies depends on the system going in, and we confirm it at the quote.
Reverse cycle heating costs around a third of the running cost of gas heating, and the same unit cools the house in summer.
Officer roofs suit solar, and reverse cycle is one of the biggest loads solar can cover. See solar and battery in Officer.
Heating, cooling, electrical and solar from one licensed crew.
Refrigerant work under ARC authorisation AU 065299 by ARC licensed technicians, and mechanical plumbing under BPC 132072.
We do not hang a new unit off gas ducts that were never meant for cooling. Ducts are replaced unless they genuinely cannot be reached.
The dedicated circuit and any switchboard work are done by our A-Grade electricians under REC 32300.
Close enough for a quick site visit, and for an easy return trip if a zone needs adjusting after the first cold snap.
Live Google reviews. Look for the ducted reverse cycle and AirTouch jobs.
Officer heating questions. Anything we have missed, ring 0466 355 441.
Usually the main bedroom and any upstairs bedrooms, because heat rises and they are the hottest rooms on summer nights. A study or home office comes next. We size each unit to its room rather than fitting one standard size.
Usually. Upstairs is reached from the roof space. The ground-floor ducts often run between the floors: if they can be reached we replace them, and if not we may suggest a Braemar Dominator that works with them, or a separate system downstairs.
It narrows the choice but rarely stops the job. On tight side setbacks we use a wall bracket or a slim pad, keep the unit clear of windows and keep the pipe run short.
Usually only a new dedicated circuit for the system. Most boards in homes of Officer's age have room for it. If yours does not, the work is included in the quote.
Someone needs to let us in at the start and go through the handover at the end. In between, a split takes a few hours and a ducted job on new R1.5 ducts typically one to two days.
Yes, and it often makes sense. We size the solar and battery to the heating load and can schedule both jobs close together, with one point of contact for both.
We check the roof space, ducts, switchboard and room for an outdoor unit, then send a written quote with the system, zones and the price after any VEU discount. No obligation.
