Heating & cooling in Lakeside.

A mixed-system estate going reverse-cycle.

Lakeside homes were built with a mix of gas ducted heating and roof-mounted evaporative cooling. Two things are happening now: those systems are ageing out, and families want comfort that copes with any kind of day. So the regular work here is adding refrigerated cooling onto existing ducts, replacing dead evaporative units, and retrofitting split systems into bedrooms the ducted system never quite reaches.

Evaporative still earns its place — with a backup.

Pakenham summers are hot and dry, so evaporative cooling is cheap to run and works well most of the season. The weak spot is the handful of humid days. Many Lakeside families keep (or replace) the evaporative unit for everyday value and add a single refrigerated split in the main living room for the sticky days — the best of both at sensible cost. We’ll tell you straight which combination fits your home.

Gas-to-reverse-cycle upgrades & the VEU rebate.

When a Lakeside gas furnace finally dies, a changeover to a high-efficiency reverse-cycle ducted system gives you one unit for both seasons and often qualifies for a Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) rebate. We size it room-by-room for our cold single-digit winter mornings and confirm rebate eligibility before you commit.

Typical Lakeside jobs.

• Add-on refrigerated cooling onto existing ducted heating ($7,000–$13,000)
• Evaporative cooler replacement on existing ducts ($3,200–$4,500)
• Master-bedroom or living-room split system ($1,800–$3,500)
• Gas-to-reverse-cycle ducted changeover with VEU rebate
• Annual service across gas, refrigerated and evaporative systems