Split System Installation in Hoppers Crossing

Ducted gives you one controller, hidden equipment, even temperatures and no boxes on the walls. It suits households where the whole house gets used, where there are people home at different times, and where resale matters. It costs more up front and, when the outdoor unit fails, the whole house is without heating and cooling at once.

Splits cost less per room, fail one at a time, and let you condition a single bedroom overnight for a few cents an hour rather than running a whole system. In a four bedroom Hoppers Crossing home where two bedrooms are empty most of the year, that is a real saving both up front and every month.

Homes of this era were built with ceiling insulation, and thirty years later most of it is still up there in some form. Compressed to half its rated thickness by storage and foot traffic, gapped around downlight cutouts, and usually missing entirely above a later extension or a converted garage.

We check the roof space before quoting a capacity, because this is the single cheapest improvement available on these houses. Restoring the ceiling can drop a living room from 7.1kW to 5.0kW, which saves on equipment, saves every month on running cost, and makes the whole house more comfortable regardless of what system goes in.

The standard 1980s and 1990s Hoppers Crossing floorplan has a formal lounge at the front, an open plan family and meals area at the rear with sliding doors, and three or four bedrooms off a hallway. Ceilings are 2.4 metres and the rooms are generously sized by modern standards.

The rear family area with west facing sliding doors is usually 5.0 to 7.1kW depending on whether it opens into the hallway. Bedrooms are 2.5kW where the ceiling is properly insulated and 3.5kW where it is not or where there is significant west facing glass. The formal lounge, if it is used at all, is usually 3.5kW. We measure rather than assume, because the same plan behaves differently depending on orientation.

A split system runs $2,500 to $7,500 installed depending on capacity and head count. Reverse cycle delivers 3 to 4 units of heat per unit of electricity against 80 to 92 percent conversion for gas, so heating a room costs roughly 28 to 36 cents an hour instead of 50 to 72 cents for ducted gas, saving about $200 to $450 a year.

Victorian Energy Upgrades discounts come off the invoice with no income test, on properties at least two years old, with a $200 including GST minimum contribution. Announced changes commence 30 September 2026 and amounts are confirmed at quote. Each split needs its own dedicated circuit and isolator, and 1980s and 1990s boards here frequently need RCD protection retrofitted first, which is quoted separately.

Refrigerant work is carried out under an ARC licence and the electrical connection under REC 37223, with a Certificate of Electrical Safety issued on completion. Keep that paperwork with your house records, because manufacturers ask for it when a compressor fails in year four and buyers ask for it at sale. Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.