Plenty of people now start a split system install the same way: working out whether a rebate covers part of it before they ever ring an installer. Smartlec is built to answer that on the first call, because it has been fitting split systems and claiming Victorian Energy Upgrades rebates for eligible jobs since 2017. The difference here is who turns up: Martin Turnbull is a licensed A-Grade electrician who is also licensed to install split systems, so the unit and the wiring behind it are one trade, not two.
This is the home base for our split-system work, run out of Prahran. The short version: supply and install for homes and businesses, and VEU rebates handled where you qualify.
Split-system supply and installation for homes and business
A split system is the most direct way to cool a room or two well, and we both supply the unit and install it, so you are not sourcing equipment one place and a fitter another. Most homes start with a single head: one indoor unit in the living area or main bedroom, paired with an outdoor condenser sized to the room. From there it scales. A multi-head setup runs several indoor units off one outdoor unit, which suits a home wanting the bedrooms and living area covered without a row of condensers down the side of the house, and larger jobs move toward whole-home cooling, zoned room by room.
Businesses get the same range. A shop, studio, office or small commercial space can run a single wall unit or several heads, on the same licence and standard as a home job. Tell us the rooms you want cooled and how the space is used, and that decides the system long before a price does.
VEU rebates on your split system and the paperwork we handle
This is the part most installers leave you to chase, and it is where Smartlec earns its keep. Through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program, a government scheme that rewards efficient heating and cooling, an approved high-efficiency split system can generate certificates that come off the cost of your install as a discount. We are licensed to claim VEU rebates, so where your job qualifies the savings are applied to your quote rather than left for you to work out afterwards.
The honest framing matters here, because it is the question every Prahran customer asks. A rebate is not automatic and it is not a fixed figure. Eligibility depends on the system you are replacing, the type of property, and the unit going in, so the only accurate answer is one given against your actual job. What we can promise is that we handle the paperwork: we confirm whether you qualify, supply systems that meet the program's requirements, manage the certificate side, and apply the rebate to your quote where it applies. If you are also weighing up getting off gas as part of the same move to all-electric, that rebate conversation often covers both at once.
What it costs: the $99 inspection, waived when you go ahead
No installer can put a real split-system price on a website, because the unit you choose, the wall the indoor head goes on, the run to the outdoor unit and the state of your existing power all move the number. So rather than quote blind, we come and look. A $99 inspection covers an assessment of the job in person, an itemised quote, and then that $99 is waived in full the moment you go ahead. A straightforward swap we can often scope from a few photos. Either way the figure is fixed before work starts, with any rebate you qualify for already in it, so you see the real cost rather than a number with savings to chase later.
