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Heating and cooling servicesStart with what's happening at your place.
Pick the job closest to yours and start there. Each service below is a kind of job that licence-checked local installers who specialise in it can see and take, from new installs and heating to servicing, repairs and switching from gas. You pay us nothing; installers pay us for each job.
Which page do I need?
Putting in something new: start with air conditioning installation, or go straight to split systems, multi-splits or ducted.
Heating is the main job: look at reverse cycle, ducted heating, hydronic heating or switching from gas to electric.
Cooling a dry inland home: evaporative cooling is worth a look. Seeley says it suits hot, dry climates and doesn't recommend it where it's humid.
Something's not working: air conditioning repairs, ducted heating service and repairs, or a gas heater service if a gas heater is involved.
Keeping it running well: an air conditioning service, an evaporative cooler service or duct cleaning.
A shop or small office: commercial air conditioning.
What does HVAC mean?
HVAC stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. On this site it means the systems in your home that keep you warm in winter and cool in summer.
Looking for HVAC work as an installer? Our page for installers is the place to start.
What we'd do
Where we'd start
Not sure which job you've got? Describe it in plain words on the quote form: what's there now, what it's doing and what you'd like instead. Licence-checked local installers who do that kind of work can see it where we have them, and if none of them takes it within 48 hours, installers elsewhere in your state may see it too.
Every job we can match
- Air conditioning installationWhich system to put in, how an install runs, and what makes the job bigger or smaller.Removing, relocating and disposing of old units, The electrical side of an install, Apartments, units and strata approval, Brackets, pipe covers and condensate pumps
- Split system installationWhen a split suits your home, how to size it, and what a good install includes.
- Ducted air conditioningWhen ducted reverse cycle suits your home, what the install involves and what to check on the quote.Zoning and controllers
- Reverse cycle air conditioningHow reverse cycle heats and cools, which type suits your home, and what to check for winter.
- Multi-split systemsOne outdoor unit, several rooms: when a multi-split fits, and the trade-offs to know.
- Ducted heatingGas ducted or ducted reverse cycle: how they compare, the gas rules, and what a good install covers.Replacing a ducted heater, Adding cooling to gas ducted heating, Ducts, vents and filters
- Ducted heating service and repairsHow often ducted heaters need servicing, what common faults mean, and what to ask the technician.
- Gas heater serviceHow often to service a gas heater, the warning signs, and who's licensed to do it.Carbon monoxide testing, Gas wall furnaces and space heaters
- Evaporative coolingHow evaporative cooling works, where it suits, and what a good install involves.
- Evaporative cooler serviceHow often to service an evaporative cooler, what's checked, and what you can check first.Evaporative cooler pads and parts
- Hydronic heatingHow hydronic heating works, panels or underfloor, and what to ask before you sign.Hydronic underfloor heating, Hydronic panels, boilers and heat pumps
- Air conditioning serviceHow often to book a service, what it should cover, and who's licensed to do it.Aircon cleaning (and mould), Aircon regas
- Air conditioning repairsWhat to check first, why the warranty matters, and who's licensed to repair it.Emergency and after-hours aircon repairs
- Duct cleaningWhen duct cleaning is worth it, what to check first, and what a proper clean involves.
- Switching from gas heating to electricYour options for leaving gas heating, what the rules actually require, and what to ask before you sign.
- Commercial air conditioningAir conditioning for shops and small offices, and why commercial use changes the warranty.
Questions people ask
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Is there a fee for homeowners?
Read next
- 01How it worksWho sees your job, who gets your details, what we check and how we're paid.
- 02Types of heating and cooling systemsSplits, multi-heads, ducted, evaporative and the rest: what each one suits.
- 03Heating and cooling guidesPlain-English guides to choosing, fixing, running and hiring for heating and cooling.
- 04Find an installer
Where this information comes from
- Seeley International Reverse cycle vs evaporative cooling: what works best in Australian homes?, 28 October 2026
- Blufire Pty Ltd Blufire's lead engine rules (supplied 29 October 2026) and Privacy Policy, 29 October 2026
We don't publish prices. Every home is different, so an installer's written quote is the only real number. How we write and check these pages.