Solar and batteries, heat pumps, ducted reverse cycle and EV charging, designed as one system and installed by our own A-Grade electricians for Upper Ferntree Gully homes, 50 minutes from our Somerville base. Rebates applied on the quote.
Upper Ferntree Gully 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 Upper Ferntree Gully than almost anywhere else, and reverse cycle heating is the biggest win for the cold winters.
Because Upper Ferntree Gully 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.
Upper Ferntree Gully 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 Upper Ferntree Gully: reverse cycle heating first, then solar designed around the trees.
In Upper Ferntree Gully 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 MelbourneSolar in Upper Ferntree Gully means designing around gums, dormers and pitched roofs. Optimisers where they earn their keep, panel placement from a site visit not a satellite guess, and a battery with backup circuits because the power drops out more often up here.
Solar & Battery across MelbourneMost Upper Ferntree Gully 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 Upper Ferntree Gully 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 MelbourneLonger driveways and detached carports in Upper Ferntree Gully mean longer cable runs, and the older boards often need work. We quote the whole thing fixed, and with the solar and battery systems common up here the charger is set to fill the car from the roof.
EV Chargers across MelbourneOnce heating and hot water are electric, the cooktop is the last gas appliance in most Upper Ferntree Gully kitchens and the reason the supply charge keeps arriving. We supply and install the induction cooktop, run the dedicated circuit and cap the gas, usually in half a day.
Induction Cooktops across MelbourneInfill and knockdown-rebuild work is steady across Upper Ferntree Gully, 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 MelbourneUpper Ferntree Gully has a steady rental market, and we do the two-yearly electrical safety checks Victorian rental providers need, smoke alarm and switchboard compliance, and the heat pump and split system upgrades landlords are asked for. Per-property reports and tenant access handled by us.
Real Estate across MelbourneWe work in Upper Ferntree Gully regularly enough that most of the crew know the streets and the houses.
You call the office in Somerville, 39 km from Upper Ferntree Gully, and you get the people who will actually do the job.
We have worked in Upper Ferntree Gully and the suburbs around it for years and can usually tell you on the phone roughly what your job will cost after rebates.
Upper Ferntree Gully 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. Upper Ferntree Gully 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 Upper Ferntree Gully 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 Upper Ferntree Gully.
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. Ferntree Gully, Upwey and Tecoma 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.
