Boronia based · Melbourne's eastBoronia based · Serving Melbourne's east + south east
A home battery stores the solar you'd otherwise export for a few cents and uses it at night when power costs the most. We size it against your actual load profile, install it with a labelled backup circuit where the site allows, and handle the rebate paperwork. In Donvale that work is done by our own crew out of Boronia, certified and quoted before we start.
5.0 from 57 Google reviews · A-Grade licensed · REC 33326
Donvale is part of our home patch — we're through Manningham most weeks, so home battery installation here doesn't come with a travel premium or a long wait. Battery sizing is an evening-usage question, not a solar question. What matters is how many kilowatt-hours you pull between sunset and sunrise, so we read your interval data rather than guessing from a quarterly bill — oversizing is just money parked on a wall.
Because we're already working across Park Orchards, Templestowe Lower and Warrandyte, a Donvale job usually slots into a run we're doing anyway. That keeps the call-out honest and means we can come back if something needs a second look.
Interval data, evening usage and what the house will draw once it's electrified.
Where it can legally and safely go, and how many kWh actually earn their keep.
Inverter, isolation, labelling and a backup circuit where the site allows.
Tariff-aware charge and discharge settings, plus monitoring set up on your phone.
Every home battery installation booking in Donvale runs off the same checklist, whether it's a 1960s brick veneer or a new build. Here's exactly what's covered in the price we quote you.
A-Grade licensed, REC 33326, fully insured and CEC accredited for solar design and installation. Batteries are installed to AS/NZS 5139 with clearances, signage and isolation done properly, not fudged to fit a wall.
The part people underestimate with home battery installation is the prep. Interval data, evening usage and what the house will draw once it's electrified. We do that before anyone quotes a number, because a price written without looking at the board is a price that changes halfway through the job.
Backup is the part people assume is included and often isn't. Whole-home backup needs the loads split and a dedicated essential-services circuit; done properly you keep the fridge, lights, internet and a power point through an outage instead of discovering the battery goes dark with the street.
“Quoted before we start, certified when we finish.”
Manningham homes run large — 80s and 90s family builds with pools, sheds, studios and separate outbuildings hanging off sub-mains. Those existing loads are exactly what pushes a board over the line when a heat pump or a 7 kW charger goes in, so capacity planning comes before product choice. Older boards out here also tend to be tucked in awkward external cupboards that need rework to fit a compliant new enclosure.
Donvale sits on the same run as Park Orchards, Templestowe Lower, Warrandyte — if we're at one, we're usually minutes from the others.
Anyone can say they're licensed. Here's what that actually means when we're on your job — and the paperwork you'll hold at the end of it.
You see the number, the inclusions and the exclusions in writing. If the scope changes on site, we stop and ask — we don't invoice a surprise.
No labour hire, no subcontractors. The electrician who quotes your job is the one standing in your switchboard, on the same REC (33326).
Every job finishes with a Certificate of Electrical Safety, tested circuits, a labelled board and photos of anything hidden behind a wall.
Workmanship guaranteed and manufacturer warranties registered in your name. If something plays up, you ring us — not a call centre in another state.
Nobody can quote home battery installation honestly without seeing the job. What we can do is show you exactly what moves the number, so the price you're given in Donvale makes sense before you agree to it. A straight battery retrofit is usually a single day. Adding backup circuits or replacing the inverter can push it to two.
Plenty of Donvale homes still run a board that predates RCDs. If yours does, it either needs upgrading first or it needs allowing for in the quote — we tell you which on the day, not after.
Roof pitch, subfloor clearance and how far the run is from the board move the labour more than the fittings do. We measure it before pricing, so the number holds.
Cost tracks usable kWh, whether you need backup, and whether your existing inverter can be retrofitted or has to be replaced. Everything is quoted in writing with rebates deducted.
Batteries are installed to AS/NZS 5139 with clearances, signage and isolation done properly, not fudged to fit a wall. Where a rebate applies we handle the forms and the compliance evidence — you don't chase it.
These are Google reviews from real jobs across Melbourne's east — the same crew that would turn up in Donvale.
Excellent service! The team arrived on time and completed the installation efficiently and up to scratch. Everything was done neatly, with great attention to detail. Ryan and Jack are top blokes and easy to deal with. Highly recommended!
Jeffrey Belvez · Glen Waverley
Absolutely fantastic service and work done! The boys were super accommodating, answered any questions I had without a problem, left everything neat and tidy and overall did an amazing job installing our battery and inverter. Cannot recommend enough.
Isaac Giblett · Battery + inverter
Zak and Ryan did a amazing job. Even with the obstacles of a double story home with a internal switch board they persevered in the heat and got the job done. Thanks guys we realy appreciate your work and polite attitude.
Stephen S · Switchboard
Luke and his team installed our solar panels over the space of 2 days. Great service arrived on time and communicated well, took away all rubbish made sure the place was left tidy and walked me through the app and next steps. Would highly reccomend!
Christie V · Solar install
Ryan and Jack did a great job doing the electrical work on my new 4 head split system. They got the job done in no time, and my split systems were up and running. Once connected, Ryan made sure all 4 heads were working. Thanks guys, great job!
James "Mitchi" Mitch · Split system
The experience is very nice with them. Specially Roy and Jack did their best. We are so much happy about their service. They heard every single word of us and suggest us which is good and why. Highly recommend
Anisa Tasnim · Hot water swap
If there's more than one thing on the list, tell us when you book. Doing it in the one Donvale visit means one set-up, one clean-up and one certificate — and it's almost always cheaper than having us back a second time.
Cost tracks usable kWh, whether you need backup, and whether your existing inverter can be retrofitted or has to be replaced. Everything is quoted in writing with rebates deducted. There's no travel premium to Donvale — it's on our regular run from the Boronia workshop.
A straight battery retrofit is usually a single day. Adding backup circuits or replacing the inverter can push it to two.
Yes — we're A-Grade licensed electricians and a Registered Electrical Contractor (REC 33326), fully insured and CEC-accredited for solar design and installation. Batteries are installed to AS/NZS 5139 with clearances, signage and isolation done properly, not fudged to fit a wall.
Usually. Either we add AC-coupled storage alongside your existing inverter, or we replace it with a hybrid. Which one is cheaper depends on the age and brand of what's already there.
We work right across Manningham — including Park Orchards, Templestowe Lower and Warrandyte — plus the wider east and south-east, from Boronia to Berwick and Balwyn to Warrandyte.
Luke · Founder, A-Grade electrician
Most of what's wrong with this industry comes down to one thing: the person selling isn't the person installing.
I'm a licensed A-Grade electrician, and so is everyone who'll be on your roof or in your switchboard. When we quote your home, we're quoting work we'll do ourselves — which is why we'll happily talk you out of gear you don't need.
If you're thinking about getting off gas, call us. Worst case, you'll hang up knowing more than you did.
Founder, Polarised Electrical
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5.0 from 57 Google reviews
