Hydrosol

08/04/2026

https://www.hydrosol.com.au/best-sustainable-flooring/

Choose most sustainable flooring for your low‑carbon, energy‑efficient home including concrete slab, waffle pods, insulated rafts or timber.

07/11/2025

https://www.hydrosol.com.au/maximum-power-demand-assessment/

Maximum power demand assessment for new and existing major home appliances to avoid potential issues from higher power demand

13/10/2025

https://www.hydrosol.com.au/ventilating-my-airtight-home/

I am ventilating my airtight home with an HRV system to avoid making it unhealthy from excessive carbon monoxide/dioxide, mould and mildew.

28/06/2025

https://www.hydrosol.com.au/house-battery-or-ev/

The BLOG explores whether a house battery or electric vehicle (EV) is the better option to reduce energy costs and help stabilise the grid

04/11/2024

https://www.hydrosol.com.au/air-conditioning-systems/

Electric air conditioning systems including ducted, single split, and multi split, with reverse cycle for both heating and cooling

28/10/2024

https://www.hydrosol.com.au/home-power-upgrade/

Consider a home power upgrade if you plan to add new electrical appliances like heat pumps, electric vehicle charger or induction cooktop.

26/08/2024

Replace your gas boiler with a hydronic heat pump for efficient heating and a cooling option using your solar power. Benefits include lower operating costs, less greenhouse emissions, adding value to your home, and safer appliances with longer operating life.

However, you should also work on improving the thermal performance of your home and review your power supply.

Read more: https://www.hydrosol.com.au/gas-boiler-to-heat-pump/

26/08/2024

Consider power for your electric home at the design stage. Removing gas as an energy source will put more load onto your power supply. Therefore, your home must be energy efficient and have energy efficient appliances.

Also, this is required by new 7-Star ‘Whole of Home’ building code, for renovations and new buildings.

Read more: https://www.hydrosol.com.au/power-for-your-electric-home/

08/12/2023

Electric underfloor heating and radiator panels

This BLOG explores options for electric underfloor heating, radiator panels and convectors. This includes hydronic and electric-resistance systems. Hydronic systems are a lot more expensive to install but a lot cheaper to run and add greater capital value to your home. Electric resistance systems are much cheaper to install but a lot more expensive to run. These systems do not stir up dust, airborne pollen and other allergens. Therefore, they are better for people with breathing issues such as asthma. They can be installed as underfloor radiant systems, radiator panels or fan-coil convectors.

This BLOG explores options for electric underfloor heating and radiator panels. including hydronic and electric-resistance systems.

05/12/2022

Toorak all-electric house renovation

This all-electric house renovation in Toorak involved going off gas and replacing the old ducted air conditioning system with hydronic heating and cooling. Both form and function of the heating and cooling system were important for this Toorak house. New radiator panels, hydronic towel rails and fan-coil convectors were installed, powered by an electric heat pump.

This all-electric house renovation in Toorak involved going off gas & replacing the old ducted air conditioning system with a hydronic system.