A 1990s suburb at replacement time
Narre Warren started as a village, got its first planned estate in 1956 when Isador Magid laid out streets on Radburn principles near the Princes Highway, and grew into the council seat of the City of Casey. Its biggest jump was the 1990s.
By Solar Victoria's reckoning, a system over 15 years old will typically burn through more than triple the energy of a current reverse cycle air conditioner. That's the case for replacing an old split rather than repairing it. For gas ducted heating, the choice is a new gas heater or ducted reverse cycle, which heats and cools from one system.
Narre Warren at a glance
Family houses
At the 2021 Census, 91.7% of homes were separate houses. 52.6% had three bedrooms and 36.4% four or more.
Mortgages and renters
43.7% of homes were owned with a mortgage, 28.4% rented and 25.5% owned outright. For the rentals, Victoria's tougher heating and cooling standards start on 1 March 2027.
Built around waterways
Victorian Places says later development needed storm retarding basins to ease flooding, and many of the suburb's parks sit on them. The little hills that gave Narre Warren its name are mostly north of the houses.
Signing a big quote at home
If a ducted replacement is quoted and signed at your kitchen table, check your rights. Asking for a quote doesn't make that visit 'invited' in law, so an agreement made there can be an unsolicited consumer agreement, with a cooling-off period to the end of the 10th business day. During it, the installer can't take payment or start the work. Our cooling-off guide explains it.
Ask before you sign
- Is this quote for new ducts, or reusing the old ones?
- How many zones, and which rooms are in each?
- What's the heating capacity at 2 degrees on the energy label?
- What certificates will I get when the job's done?
What we'd do
Where we'd start in Narre Warren
If the system is original to a 1990s house, plan the replacement before it fails, not during a cold snap or heatwave. Get two written quotes, compare them line by line, and don't feel rushed to sign on the day. Your cooling-off rights are there for a reason.
Sending us a Narre Warren job
Tell us the job and your postcode. Licence-checked installers near Narre Warren who specialise in that work can see it, and only the one who takes it gets your details. If nobody around Narre Warren takes it inside 48 hours, installers elsewhere in Victoria may see it too.
