Southern View: July 18, 2017
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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday [Edition <strong>July</strong> <strong>18</strong> datE] <strong>2017</strong> 23 3<br />
HOME & HEATING<br />
Get rid of dampness<br />
in your house<br />
Now wITH the colder and wetter weather<br />
on its way, home owners are focusing on<br />
ways to make their homes comfortable, warm<br />
and healthy for their families throughout<br />
winter. RISING dAmp is an issue that affects<br />
many of our older properties which suffer<br />
from poor, or no, insulation. In Canterbury<br />
especially, post-quake, many people have<br />
relocated to homes that suffer from rising<br />
damp which can be associated with health<br />
problems. Independent tests have shown<br />
that up to 40 litres of water can rise from the<br />
ground and enter a house every day, leading<br />
to mildew, mould, condensation and musty<br />
smells. moulds can produce various allergic<br />
reactions and the frail, elderly and very young<br />
are especially vulnerable.<br />
Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd is a<br />
locally owned and operated firm. The team<br />
understands the problems caused by rising<br />
damp and are there to help. They will come<br />
to your damp home and pump a lightweight,<br />
flowable foam concrete under your timber<br />
floored home. Specially adapted for our<br />
New Zealand conditions and applications<br />
it provides a layer of protection against<br />
rising moisture. An unexpected benefit that<br />
the team at Canterbury Foam Concrete<br />
have noticed recently, is that many owners<br />
of properties which had underfloor foam<br />
concrete installed, reported that it also<br />
provided protection against liquefaction after<br />
the earthquakes.<br />
Contact Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd<br />
now for your free, no obligation quote and<br />
complimentary appraisal of your underfloor<br />
ventilation needs. Phone 03 376 4608 or<br />
0508 362626 for more information.<br />
AttAck Rising DAmP<br />
For existing homes with<br />
wooden floor construction<br />
• Stop Mould & Mildew<br />
• Reduce Heating Bills<br />
• Cost Effective Permanent<br />
Solution To Rising Damp<br />
• Free Consultation / Quotes<br />
...at the source<br />
STOP RISING DAMP TODAY www.foamcrete.org<br />
Free Phone: 0508 362626 Main Office: (03) 3764608 Fax: (03) 3764603<br />
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The facts about<br />
home ventilation<br />
Balanced Pressure vs Positive Pressure<br />
Under the New Zealand Building Code,<br />
all buildings, including residential, need to<br />
be suitably ventilated, either with opening<br />
windows or forced ventilation. Clause G4.1<br />
states: “The objective of this provision is<br />
to safeguard people from illness or loss of<br />
amenity due to lack of fresh air.” There are<br />
many benefits to forced, or mechanical,<br />
ventilation over opening windows, including<br />
warmth, security, reduction of outside noises<br />
and reduction of condensation.<br />
Traditional domestic ventilation systems<br />
are ‘positive pressure’. They bring air in from<br />
outside via the roof space and force the stale air<br />
out through gaps around windows and doors.<br />
The incoming air from these<br />
systems has to be heated or<br />
cooled to keep the house warm<br />
in winter or cool in summer.<br />
The Smooth-Air HEX390 is<br />
a ‘balanced pressure’ system. It<br />
extracts air from the house and<br />
at the same time brings in fresh<br />
air. These two streams of air<br />
pass through a heat exchanger,<br />
which warms incoming air in<br />
winter and cools in summer if<br />
air conditioning is being used.<br />
This means that up to 80% of<br />
the energy which would be<br />
Balanced<br />
Pressure<br />
Ventilation<br />
wasted using a traditional positive pressure<br />
system is recovered, resulting in significant<br />
energy savings and therefore lower heating or<br />
cooling costs.<br />
Until recently, balanced pressure ventilation<br />
systems have been considerably more<br />
expensive than traditional positive pressure<br />
systems. However, with Smooth-Air’s unique<br />
manufacturing capabilities, a HEX390<br />
balanced pressure system can be installed for<br />
a similar price as a traditional positive pressure<br />
system.<br />
Contact Smooth-Air on 0800 SMOOTH<br />
(0800 766 684), or visit www.smooth-air.<br />
co.nz or www.home-ventilation.co.nz<br />
Ventilation Equipment<br />
Suppliers to trade and retail<br />
HEX390<br />
Balanced Pressure Ventilation with Heat Recovery<br />
Fresh air<br />
from outside<br />
Exhaust air<br />
to outside<br />
HEAT PUMP<br />
SALE NOW ON!<br />
Amazin’ WINTER Specials!!<br />
• We will offer you the best quality brands and<br />
option of heat pump for your home/business<br />
• Providing Heat Pump solutions for over 15 years to Cantabrians<br />
• We personally guarantee all our products & installs for 5 years<br />
(providing annual maintenance has been completed)<br />
Phone us today for your free consultation & quote<br />
41A SHAKESPEARE RD, WALTHAM<br />
PHONE 03 366 0525<br />
www.enviromaster.co.nz<br />
“A local team for local people”<br />
Warm stale air<br />
from house<br />
for healthy indoor air<br />
Substantial energy savings over traditional domestic<br />
ventilation systems<br />
0800 SMOOTH (0800 766 684)<br />
www.smooth-air.co.nz<br />
sales@smooth-air.co.nz<br />
Heat is transferred to the<br />
incoming filtered fresh air<br />
264 Annex Road, Riccarton<br />
Christchurch 8024, NZ<br />
Ph +64 3 343 6<strong>18</strong>4<br />
Warm fresh air<br />
to house<br />
Mon - Fri 7.30am - 5pm
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