Southern View: May 15, 2018
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20 [Edition Tuesday datE] <strong>May</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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HOME & HEATING<br />
Choosing the right heat<br />
pump for your home<br />
Whether it be a new build, or a retrofit,<br />
most homes include at least one heat pump,<br />
if not a whole heating solution. They can<br />
provide cheap, clean heat and are much more<br />
convenient than a log burner as you just need<br />
to press a button. But how do you decide what<br />
is best? Choosing the right sized heat pump is<br />
key to ensuring optimum comfort levels. Every<br />
situation varies and it is therefore important<br />
to get professional advice from heat pump<br />
experts.<br />
The range varies from wall mounted high<br />
walls, floor mounted systems, multi systems,<br />
ceiling cassettes, right through to ducted<br />
central heating systems allowing you to have a<br />
very discreet way of heating your whole home<br />
to a constant temperature throughout.<br />
Firstly, you must select a heat pump that<br />
is suitable for the size of the space you wish<br />
to heat. Usually a site visit is the best way to<br />
ascertain this. Not only is the size of the area<br />
taken into consideration but also, insulation,<br />
building orientation, windows and ceiling<br />
space. There are a wide range of heat pumps<br />
available with different heating outputs so it<br />
is important to select the correct size for your<br />
requirements that will handle the job but not<br />
be unnecessarily overpowered.<br />
Secondly, the location of your heat pump<br />
is also extremely important. The cheapest<br />
installation is a back to back where the outdoor<br />
unit is positioned directly behind the indoor<br />
unit however this is not necessarily always the<br />
best option. It is vital that the indoor unit is<br />
positioned in a place that will not be constantly<br />
blowing on you. Also important, is the location<br />
of the outdoor unit. Most people do not want<br />
their outdoor unit sitting directly in their<br />
outdoor entertaining area or right outside their<br />
bedroom window.<br />
Choose a brand you can trust. Many brands<br />
have come and gone over the years but there<br />
are a number of manufacturers who provide<br />
reputable and reliable products. All brands vary<br />
in their energy efficiency, quietness of systems<br />
and price, so it depends on your application as<br />
to which will be most suitable. Major brands<br />
such as Panasonic, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Daikin,<br />
Toshiba and Hitachi are all reliable brands<br />
backed up by good technical after sales service.<br />
Ensure your heat pump is installed by an<br />
accredited installer. This will not only ensure<br />
correct installation of your heat pump, but also<br />
validate the manufacturers warranty.<br />
Other things to consider when choosing a<br />
heat pump are time clocks, ease of use of the<br />
remote controllers, air filtration and also wifi<br />
capabilities.<br />
Heating is a major investment in your home<br />
and it is vital to get the right advice.<br />
Enviro Master Ltd specialise in the supply,<br />
installation and servicing of all major brands<br />
of heat pumps. Our salesmen are engineers<br />
ensuring you get quality, unbiased advice as<br />
to which system will suit your application<br />
the best. Enviro Master Ltd offer a free, no<br />
obligation quote and will come to your home<br />
to see what is required.<br />
Visit our website at www.enviromaster.<br />
co.nz.<br />
Get rid of<br />
dampness<br />
in your house<br />
Now with the colder and wetter weather on<br />
its way, home owners are focusing on ways<br />
to make their homes comfortable, warm and<br />
healthy for their families throughout winter.<br />
Rising damp is an issue that affects many of<br />
our older properties which suffer from poor, or<br />
no, insulation. In Canterbury especially, postquake,<br />
many people have relocated to homes<br />
that suffer from rising damp which can be<br />
associated with health problems. Independent<br />
tests have shown that up to 40 litres of water can<br />
rise from the ground and enter a house every<br />
day, leading to mildew, mould, condensation<br />
and musty smells. Moulds can produce<br />
various allergic reactions and the<br />
frail, elderly and very young are<br />
especially vulnerable.<br />
Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd<br />
is a locally owned and operated<br />
firm. The team understands the<br />
problems caused by rising damp<br />
and are there to help. They will<br />
come to your damp home and<br />
pump a lightweight, flowable<br />
foam concrete under your<br />
timber floored home. Specially<br />
SOUTHERN VIEW<br />
adapted for our New Zealand conditions and<br />
applications it provides a layer of protection<br />
against rising moisture. An unexpected<br />
benefit that the team at Canterbury Foam<br />
Concrete have noticed recently, is that many<br />
owners of properties which had underfloor<br />
foam 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 />
Fujitsu Heat Pumps at a low low price<br />
Pump warmth into your home NOW<br />
- before the winter rush!<br />
ASTG14LUCB 5.4kw Hi-Wall . . . $2180<br />
ASTG18LVCC 6kw Hi-Wall . . . . $2400<br />
Heat pumps are the most cost-effective, convenient and practical home heating solution<br />
for Christchurch – and Fujitsu Heat Pumps from Stack Electrical are the best way to<br />
winter-proof your home! Heat when you need it . . . that’ll save you dollars on your power<br />
bill! Once the cold spells start, you could wait weeks to get a heat pump installed. Be<br />
smart and beat the winter rush now!!<br />
Back to back installation. Conditions apply.<br />
HEAT PUMPS<br />
Which one is right for you?<br />
• Single-split, Multi-split, Ducted?<br />
• Wall, Floor console, Ceiling cassette, Concealed?<br />
• Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Daikin, Toshiba...?<br />
Find out with a FREE HOME APPRAISAL<br />
from the Independent Heat Pump Experts.<br />
BOOK NOW<br />
Ph. Maz 021 226 7672<br />
Email. maz@heatpumpguys.co.nz<br />
0800 47 48 97 heatpumpguys.co.nz<br />
CALL STACK ELECTRICAL TODAY!<br />
Phone 379 4062<br />
info@stackelectrical.co.nz<br />
$10,000<br />
Workmanship Guarantee<br />
THE INDEPENDENT SPECIALISTS<br />
HEAT PUMP<br />
SALE NOW ON!<br />
Amazin’ Autumn 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 <strong>15</strong> 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”
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