One licensed crew for solar, batteries, heating and cooling, hot water, induction and EV charging for The Basin, VIC 3154. Free site inspections, fixed quotes, every rebate lodged for you.
The Basin is in the City of Knox foothills, about 50 minutes from Somerville. Sloping blocks, tree cover and homes from the 70s through the 90s, most of them on ducted gas or an old wood heater. Shade is the design problem for solar here, so we spend more time on panel placement and optimisers in The Basin than almost anywhere else, and reverse cycle heating is the biggest win for the cold winters.
Because The Basin is on mains gas and inside the VEU area, the typical order of works is heating and hot water first for the rebates and the running-cost drop, then solar and a battery sized to the new electric load, then the cooktop, then the gas meter abolished. We plan the whole sequence at the first inspection so nothing has to be redone.
The Basin 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.
Cold winters and shaded roofs set the order in The Basin: reverse cycle heating first, then solar designed around the trees.
In The Basin the ducted gas heaters are reaching the end of their lives together, and every one of them is a candidate for a reverse cycle swap, usually with new R1.5 insulated ducts. ARC-authorised technicians, VEU discount applied, and for the smaller homes and units a split system or multi-head does the job for less.
Heating & Cooling across MelbourneShade from established trees is the design problem for solar in The Basin, and it is why we specify SolarEdge optimisers or careful string design here more than anywhere else. Get the layout right and the hills produce well. Batteries with backup are popular for the outages that come with the trees.
Solar & Battery across MelbourneMost The Basin homes still have a gas storage tank, and when it fails it is usually replaced like for like without anyone asking the question. The better answer is a heat pump from Reclaim, iStore or Emerald, installed in a day by our plumber and electrician together, with VEU and STCs both applied. About a quarter of the energy, and normally the fastest-paying step off gas.
Hot Water Systems across MelbourneWe plan the whole switch for a The Basin home from one site inspection: what goes first for the fastest payback, what the solar needs to be sized for once the gas appliances are electric, and when the meter comes off. One crew for all of it.
Home Electrification across MelbourneEV charging on a The Basin block is about the cable run and the switchboard. Both are checked at the inspection and included in the fixed price. Tesla, Sigenergy or Zappi, integrated with your solar.
EV Chargers across MelbourneThe induction swap is the smallest job on this page and the one that finally lets a The Basin home cancel the gas account. Dedicated 32A circuit, cooktop supplied or yours installed, gas capped by our plumber.
Induction Cooktops across MelbourneInfill and knockdown-rebuild work is steady across The Basin, and new Victorian homes are all-electric. We provide the electrical fit-out and the complete electric package for builders as one contractor, priced from the plans.
Builders across MelbourneFor landlords and property managers in The Basin: mandatory electrical safety checks, compliance upgrades, pre-sale inspections and gas-to-electric appliance replacements, reported per property.
Real Estate across MelbourneSomerville to The Basin is about 50 minutes, which is why site inspections are quick to book and follow-ups are a phone call.
Based in Somerville, 50 minutes from The Basin. Inspections are quick to book, and if something needs a second look the same crew comes back.
Solar sized for the heat pump it will run, switchboard checked before the EV charger is quoted. One design for the whole The Basin house.
The Basin qualifies for the Victorian and federal incentives going. They are on the quote, and we do the paperwork.
REC 32300, BPC registered (132072), ARC licensed (AU 065299), SAA accredited. Every job signed off by the licensed tradesperson who did it.
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Yes. The Basin is inside the VEU area, so heat pump hot water and reverse cycle heating and cooling both attract discounts, with the largest when you are replacing gas. We apply them on the quote.
In many The Basin homes, yes. On most jobs we replace the old gas ducts with new R1.5 insulated ducts sized to the new reverse cycle unit. Where the ducts cannot be replaced, often in double-storey homes, we fit a Braemar Dominator, which keeps the existing ducts and controls the airflow through them. We check which applies at the site visit.
Usually within the week, often sooner. Our depot is in Somerville, about 50 minutes from The Basin.
Yes. Sigenergy, Tesla Powerwall and Sungrow, sized to your evening load, with backup circuits configured. The Solar Victoria rebate and loan for solar panels and inverters, and the federal battery discount, are applied on the quote.
All of them. Sassafras, Boronia and Ferny Creek and the rest of the City of Knox area, and across Melbourne. See the locations page for the full list.
Tell us what you are thinking about. We will book a free site inspection and send a written quote with rebates applied. No obligation.
