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Smartlec Electrical SolutionsWhen you are choosing a split system installer in Glen Iris, what you really want to know is who will actually turn up and do the work. With Smartlec that is Martin Turnbull, a licensed A-Grade electrician assisting more than 3,000 customers since 2017.
We cover Glen Iris from our Prahran base and handle both the unit and the electrical work as one trade, so the answer to who does the job is the same person who quoted it. If your install qualifies for a VEU rebate, we sort that paperwork too. Tell us the rooms you want cooled and a fixed price follows.
A split system has two halves, and most quotes only account for one. The visible half is the indoor head on the wall, the outdoor condenser, and the pipe running between them. The half nobody mentions until it causes a problem is a dedicated circuit back to the switchboard, an isolating switch at the outdoor unit, and enough board capacity to carry a system that draws steadily for hours through summer.
We both supply the unit and install it, so you are not buying a system from one place and chasing a fitter from another. A single head suits a living area or main bedroom. Where a few rooms need covering, a multi-head off one outdoor unit keeps a single condenser on the property and suits rooms used at different times. Capacity is measured in kilowatts and matched to the space: a small bedroom might want 2.5kW, an average living area something in the 5kW to 6kW range, and a wide open-plan zone more again. Ceiling height, glazing and afternoon sun all shift the figure, which is why we size against your actual rooms rather than a chart. We fit recognised names including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu, and tell you which suits the room and your budget before you commit.
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This is the part worth raising early, because it is the question customers ask before they ask about the unit. Through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program, fitting an approved high-efficiency split system can generate certificates whose value comes off 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 chase.
VEU rebates are available and eligibility depends on what you are replacing, the type of property, and the unit going in. There is no single set figure, and any operator quoting one before seeing the job is guessing. What we promise is the paperwork: we confirm whether you qualify, supply systems that meet the program’s requirements, manage the certificate side, and apply the rebate where it applies. If the same project has you looking at getting off gas to electric cooking or heating, that rebate conversation often covers both.
Martin’s number is 1300 870 531. Send the rooms you want cooled and a photo of your switchboard, and a locked quote with any rebate already applied follows. We are open Monday to Friday 7:00am to 5:30pm, Saturday 7:00am to 3:00pm. Glen Iris is one of the suburbs we service from Prahran, alongside Malvern, Camberwell and Hawthorn, with the full list on the split-system hub.
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No installer can publish a real split-system price, because the unit, the wall it goes on, the pipe run to the outdoor condenser and the state of your switchboard all change the number. A $99 inspection covers us assessing the job in person and handing you a fixed, itemised quote. That $99 is waived in full the moment you go ahead, and a straightforward replacement can often be scoped from a few clear photos. Either way the figure is locked before work starts, with any rebate you qualify for already in it.
Here is what sets an electrician who installs split systems apart from an air-conditioning firm that sub-contracts the wiring. A dedicated AC business fits the unit, then brings in a separate sparky for the circuit and anything the board needs. Two trades, two bookings, and a hand-off where nobody is clearly accountable if a fault shows up later.
Martin is an A-Grade electrician first, licensed to install split systems as well, so the circuit, the switchboard check and the unit go in as one job under one licence. If the board needs attention before the system can go on, that is the same quote and the same warranty. It is the same reason a Glen Iris electrician visits and an EV charger installation or a dedicated Glen Iris EV charger land with us: one licence covers the appliance and the supply behind it.
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Every installer can look much the same from the outside. The difference shows in what you can verify before you hand the job over:
A licence you can check, real insurance and a warranty that does not lapse are what separate a verified contractor from a name on a list. If the board is older and you have wondered about it, an install is also a sensible moment for an electrical safety check while a licensed electrician is already on site.
Smartlec services 10 suburbs from the Prahran base. Each suburb below links to a dedicated page for that service in that location, with local detail on what the job involves, common issues for homes in that area and how the quote works.
Smartlec services across metropolitan Melbourne, including the inner south-east suburbs.
Smartlec services across metropolitan Melbourne, including the inner south-east suburbs.
Smartlec services across metropolitan Melbourne, including the inner south-east suburbs.
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There is no flat figure, because the unit, where it goes, the pipe run and the state of your switchboard all change it. We charge a $99 inspection for a fixed, itemised quote, waived when you go ahead, with any rebate you qualify for already in it. A simple replacement can often be quoted from photos.
Often, yes, through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program, but it is not a set amount or an automatic one. Eligibility depends on the system you are replacing, your property and the unit going in. We are licensed to claim VEU rebates, so we check whether your job qualifies and, where it does, apply the savings and handle the certificate paperwork.
Sometimes, more often in older homes. A split system wants its own circuit, and a full or ageing board may lack the room or the right protection. We will check this as part of the quote, and being A-Grade, Martin handles the board work and the unit as one job under one warranty.
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