Style: May 04, 2017

32 STYLE | home
Designed to not only be practical and
functional but to enhance the décor of
your home, there is a home-heating
option for every home, and everyone.
GAS FIRES
Providing fast, convenient and easily regulated
heat, gas can bring a moderate-size room to
a warm, comfortable temperature in about
10-15 minutes. Glass-fronted gas fireplaces are
significantly more efficient than open-fronted
ones, and as gas fires are cleaner than woodburning
fires they are favoured in clean-air
areas, making this a popular heating option in
Christchurch.
Like other heating options, most modern gas
fires have a timer facility.
HEAT PUMPS
Heat pumps come in a variety of options: highwall,
floor consoles, slimline, quiet ... the list goes
on, ensuring there is a design, size and placement
to suit your needs.
Be smart about your energy use and ensure you
have the right size heat pump for your space. If
you pick one that is too small, it will have to work
hard all the time, and will use more power than
necessary. A unit that is the right size should heat
your space in 5-15 minutes.
DUCTED AIR CONDITIONING
Ducted air conditioning systems work exactly the
same way as a high-wall heat pump, in that there
is an SCANDINAVIAN
indoor unit and an outdoor unit, and by
passing a refrigerant between them they transfer
heat (or cooling) into a room.
Unlike the high-wall system, where the indoor
unit is visible, the ducted indoor unit is hidden
away in the ceiling space and uses flexible ducts to
pass the heat from room to room through vents
in the ceiling, wall or floor.
CENTRAL HEATING
Growing in popularity in New Zealand, warmwater
central heating is the even distribution of
heat throughout the home from a central point
or heat source. Warm water is distributed via a
network of pipes connected to radiators in each
room, or looped under the floor for underfloor
heating. Releasing a gentle heat, no water is actually
consumed, ensuring this is the ultimate in efficiency.
HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM
Home heating isn’t just about keeping the house
warm; it’s also about maintaining a healthy home.
In the summer months we are able to throw
open the windows to air the house, an option not
available in cooler weather, meaning condensation
is often an unhealthy side effect of winter. The
installation of an effective heat-recovery or
ventilation system can help solve this problem,
thereby working towards creating a warmer, drier
and, above all, healthier living environment.
RADIATORS