Hi All,
I am keen to get your thoughts and advice on building a home to connect a rural property near Geelong, Vic that only has town water and electricity available (no natural gas). I have been reading a lot online in regards to the different options and it's pretty overwhelming. I hope that by having this discussion we can also help others who are in a similar situation.
In terms of the house build, it is on a 5 acre property just outside geelong. It will be a 4 bedroom house likely with 3 rooms rented out (meaning high use of heating and cooling).
Overall, the heating and cooling categories to consider are:
- Water heating
- General Heating
- General Cooling
- Kitchen appliances (cook top)
- Kitchen appliances (oven)
In terms of chosen items for each category, I have chosen the following thus far:
- Water heating: Still no clear choice as yet. LPG sounds very expensive and I looked at heat pump water heat (HPWH) given it's very efficient but not so for the colder Vic climate. Maybe go something solar? Something else? Your thoughts would be really appreciated!
- General Heating: I'll go wall mounted heaters in the rooms with reverse AC in the master bedroom and reverse AC in the kitchen/living area. Wall mounted heaters are very cheap to run and I'm not keen on a central system given they heat a lot of the house unnecessarily (even with different zones)/house mates who could have it on all day.
- General Cooling: I'll have fans in each room and reverse AC in the master bedroom and reverse AC in the kitchen/living area.
- Kitchen appliances (cook top): Induction cook-tops sound like the go. Reviews and discussions have been generally positive.
- Kitchen appliances (oven): I'll likely go electrical if I can keep everything else electrical so no need for LPG at all. Keen for your thoughts.
If anyone could chime in that would be a huge help!
Cheers,
Luke