Electrical, Air Conditioning & Solar in Melbourne's South East
Helcro Electrical is an electrician in Cheltenham and a Registered Electrical Contractor (REC 35448), working across Melbourne's South East since 2006. Our own team does electrical work, solar panels and batteries, air conditioning, heat pump hot water and EV chargers for homes and businesses, and we do not subcontract.
Ask for a price over the phone at no charge, or send the form and we will call you back within 2 business hours.
Who we are: Helcro Electrical, your local electrician
Helcro Electrical is based at 45/148 Chesterville Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192, and we are 100% Australian owned and operated.
Jobs are usually handled by Fedya, our operations manager and a licensed electrician with 20 years’ experience, or by Rhys. One team does every type of job we offer, so a home that needs several deals with one business.
Read more about Helcro Electrical.
Our services
Each service below links to its prices, how the job runs and the questions people ask. See all our electrical services.
Electrical work for homes and businesses
- Residential electrician: lighting, power points, ceiling fans, smoke alarms and fault-finding, plus rental electrical safety checks for landlords. Those checks must be done every 2 years, and ours is $300 including GST.
- Home switchboard upgrade: typically $1,250 to $2,500, with a small board at the low end.
- Commercial electrician: three-phase power, switchboards, lighting, and office and retail fit-outs.
Solar, batteries and EV charging
- Solar panel installation: home systems from 5 kW to 30 kW.
- Solar battery installation: SiGENERGY in most homes, plus Tesla Powerwall, Sonnen, Sungrow, Enphase, GoodWe and LG. The discount from the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program can come straight off your quote.
- EV charger installation: Zappi, Tesla and SiGENERGY chargers for single-phase and three-phase homes, usually installed in one day.
Heating, cooling and hot water
- Split system installation: split systems from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Haier, Rinnai, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Fujitsu, Carrier, Midea and Panasonic, plus multi-split and ducted systems.
- Gas ducted heating replacement: taking out an old gas ducted heater and putting in electric heating and cooling. We do not install gas ducted heaters.
- Heat pump hot water installation: iStore, Sanden, Emerald and Haier, usually installed in one day. Our licensed plumber does the water and gas side.
- Victorian Energy Upgrades: we apply the VEU discount on eligible upgrades and do the paperwork.
- Home electrification: moving a home off gas in steps, with one team for the heating, hot water, solar, battery and EV charger.
Caravans, RVs and security
- Caravan and RV electrical: Victron 12V off-grid systems for caravans and recreational vehicles.
- Electrical work for security systems: circuits and power for CCTV, alarms, intercoms, gate motors and outdoor lighting. We do the electrical side only.
Where we work: Cheltenham and Melbourne's South East
From our Cheltenham base we work across Melbourne's South East, including Cheltenham, Highett, Moorabbin, Mentone, Parkdale, Beaumaris, Sandringham, Hampton, Brighton, Brighton East, Bentleigh, Bentleigh East, McKinnon, Caulfield, Chelsea, Aspendale, Carrum Downs and Frankston.
Licences and credentials you can check
Energy Safe Victoria's advice is to "always engage a registered electrical contractor and get a Certificate of Electrical Safety for the work."
Helcro Electrical is Registered Electrical Contractor REC 35448. You can check a registered electrical contractor or licensed electrician on Energy Safe Victoria's public register, and you can ask to see their licence.
We also hold:
- VEU Accredited Provider A003039 under the Victorian Energy Upgrades program, which the Essential Services Commission administers.
- ARC Refrigerant Trading Authorisation AU50700 from the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC).
- Team members registered with the Building and Plumbing Commission (formerly the VBA) for air conditioning work.
- Clean Energy Council member and NETCC Approved Seller for solar and batteries under the New Energy Tech Consumer Code.
- Solar Victoria authorised retailer for solar PV and hot water.
- SiGENERGY Certified Installer, Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer and Sonnen Certified Partner.
How to get a quote
- Call 1300 201 358 for a price over the phone, or send the form.
- Book a site assessment for a written quote. The visit is $50, and the written quote follows it. We agree the price before any work starts.
- We do the work. You get a Certificate of Electrical Safety for the electrical work.
Every job carries our workmanship warranty: 10 years on solar and batteries; 5 years on air conditioning and heat pump hot water; 12 months on general electrical work, EV chargers, the electrical side of security systems and caravan and RV work. Each one carries over to a new owner of the property; see the warranty conditions for how.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
John (Google review, two air conditioners)
Karyn Pajmon (Google review, SiGENERGY three-phase battery and panels)
Tarek D (Google review, electrical work in a shop)
Questions people ask us
How much does an electrician cost?
The $165 service call covers one electrician for the first 30 minutes, and we agree the price of anything beyond that before we start. Larger jobs get a written quote after the $50 site assessment. We don’t publish an hourly rate.
Do you take on small jobs?
Yes. A new light, a power point or a ceiling fan is a normal job for us. Describe it when you call and we will price it over the phone, at no charge. Have a few small jobs? List them all and we will price them together.
Do you do emergency or urgent electrical work?
We work Monday to Friday 8:00 to 18:00 and Saturday 8:00 to 13:00. We do not advertise round-the-clock callouts. For an urgent electrical fault, call 1300 201 358 and we will confirm availability directly. If anyone’s life is in danger, call 000.
Can I do my own electrical work?
No. In Victoria, if you are having electrical installation work done, you must engage a registered electrical contractor. Energy Safe Victoria’s warning on doing it yourself: “it’s illegal and it can also be deadly.”
What happens if something goes wrong after the job?
Call us on 1300 201 358. A fault in our workmanship is covered by the workmanship warranty for your type of job. If a part fails, we help you make the claim under the manufacturer’s warranty. Full terms: warranty conditions.
Get a quote from Helcro Electrical
Tell us what you need and your suburb. Call now, or send the form and we will call you back within 2 business hours.