Heating & Cooling in Melbourne
LICENCE CHECKED BEFORE QUOTING
Melbourne demands both ends of the dial: proper heating for winter mornings and real cooling for the 38-degree February stretch. Heating and cooling work sits behind two licensing regimes, and we check both.
Anyone handling refrigerant (split systems, ducted refrigerated cooling) needs an ARC licence under federal law, and gas heater work is licensed gasfitting. Tradies quoting these jobs through Octacon Trades have had those details reviewed.
Scope of work
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TWO LICENCES MATTER HERE
Refrigerant handling requires a licence from the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) under Commonwealth law: that covers split and refrigerated systems. Gas appliance work (ducted heaters, wall furnaces, gas log fires) is gasfitting, licensed under Victoria’s plumbing regime. We record both licence types during tradie onboarding and gate quoting accordingly.
Common questions
Heating & Cooling questions, answered straight
How often should a gas heater be serviced?
Energy Safe Victoria recommends servicing gas heaters at least every two years, including a carbon monoxide spillage test. If your heater has not been checked in that window, book a service before the cold sets in; carbon monoxide risk is the reason this rule exists.
What size split system do I need?
Room size, ceiling height, insulation, window area and orientation all feed the calculation. Put the room dimensions and a photo in the job description and installers will size it rather than guessing, since an undersized unit runs flat out and an oversized one short-cycles.
Why does my evaporative cooling smell when it starts?
Usually stale water or pads that need cleaning or replacement after sitting over winter. A pre-summer service (pads, water quality, dump valve, fan) fixes most of it and keeps running costs where they should be.
Repair or replace an old ducted heater?
Age, part availability and safety findings drive the answer. A technician who inspects it will give you a repair price and a replacement quote with running cost differences, and the decision is yours on the job page.
Often booked together