Nor'West News: June 19, 2018
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[Edition Tuesday datE] <strong>June</strong> <strong>19</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
HOME & HEATING<br />
NOR’WEST NEWS<br />
Fresh air<br />
in your home<br />
Get the right<br />
choice for winter<br />
All houses require air exchange in order<br />
to stay fresh and dry. No one likes to live<br />
in a stuffy, smelly, damp home. Indoor air<br />
quality is important for the health of the<br />
occupants. Houses can have many sources of<br />
contaminants, such as bathrooms, kitchens,<br />
pets, smokers, and even furnishings. Opening<br />
the windows can refresh the air, but is not<br />
always an option for security reasons and can<br />
also lead to heat energy being lost to outside.<br />
Although older houses have small gaps<br />
around windows and doors, you want to be<br />
able to control the flow of air. You don’t want<br />
air coming in to the bathroom or kitchen and<br />
pushing the soiled air around the house. It<br />
is better to expel the air out of kitchens and<br />
bathrooms to outside. This will draw air in<br />
from the rest of the house to replace the air that<br />
has been removed.<br />
Modern houses are very airtight and<br />
theoretically require a source of incoming air<br />
to allow kitchen and bathroom extraction to<br />
work optimally. Ventilation systems should be<br />
low air velocity and low air pressure so as not<br />
to cause draughts.<br />
There are two main types of ventilation<br />
system: Positive pressure and Balanced<br />
pressure. Positive pressure systems, such as the<br />
Dry-Matic, bring filtered, warmed attic air into<br />
the house, which then percolates through the<br />
rooms, pushing the damper stale air out.<br />
Balanced pressure systems bring in a<br />
similar amount of air to the amount they<br />
exhaust. Balanced pressure systems with Heat<br />
Exchange, such as the HEX390, use the heat<br />
of the outgoing air to warm the incoming<br />
air from outside. These are the most energy<br />
efficient systems available, as they recover up<br />
to 80% of the energy in the air, rather than<br />
losing it to outside. Heat exchangers work just<br />
as well cooling incoming air when the house is<br />
cooled in summer.<br />
The NZ building code has recommended<br />
air exchange rates for houses. To ascertain<br />
the required airflow for your home, please<br />
contact Smooth-Air on 0800 SMOOTH<br />
(0800 766 684), who will also be able to<br />
recommend a solution if your ventilation<br />
doesn’t yet meet the New Zealand standard.<br />
Every year around about<br />
now people start to plan<br />
ahead for their winter<br />
heating needs. High on<br />
most people’s ‘must have’<br />
list is a Heat Pump. They<br />
have naturally become<br />
extremely popular because<br />
of their cheap heat and<br />
“touch of a button”<br />
convenience.<br />
Heat pumps are<br />
however a significant,<br />
long term investment, so<br />
it’s important to make the<br />
right choice.<br />
New Zealand properties tend to be of<br />
unique design and have many features that<br />
greatly affect their heating requirements.<br />
Factors such as location, orientation to<br />
the sun, room volume, heat loss surface<br />
area, and room air flow characteristics, etc.<br />
all play a major role. This means that the<br />
heat pump that is right for your friend or<br />
neighbour is not necessarily right for you.<br />
Add to that the fact that all manufacturers<br />
claim to have the best, quietest, most energy<br />
efficient, and have a multitude of constantly<br />
updating models; finding out which heat<br />
pump is best is not so straightforward.<br />
Getting the right heat pump for your<br />
home is a combination of accurate<br />
calculation of the space to be heated, taking<br />
into account all property characteristic,<br />
plus an up to date knowledge of the<br />
performance specifications of all makes<br />
and models available.<br />
This is where the local company Heat<br />
Pump Guys can help. They are fully<br />
independent heat pump specialists, and are<br />
accredited agents for all top brands. They<br />
offer an obligation-free home survey and<br />
completely unbiased advice on which heat<br />
pump is best for you.<br />
So if you are considering getting a<br />
heat pump this year, give them a call on<br />
0800 47 48 97 or visit www.heatpumpguys.<br />
co.nz and book your home assessment.<br />
Ventilation Equipment Suppliers<br />
totrade<br />
retail<br />
The most efficient way<br />
to ventilate your home<br />
HEX 390<br />
For Healthy Indoor Air<br />
Heat is transferred to the<br />
incoming filtered fresh air<br />
&<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 />
THE INDEPENDENT SPECIALISTS<br />
Made in New Zealand,for New Zealand conditions<br />
Fresh air<br />
from outside<br />
Exhaust air<br />
to outside<br />
Warm, stale<br />
air from house<br />
Warm fresh air<br />
to house<br />
Substantial energy savings<br />
over traditional domestic<br />
ventilation systems.<br />
0800 SMOOTH<br />
(0800 766 684)<br />
sales@smooth-air.co.nz<br />
351c Blenheim Rd<br />
Riccarton<br />
Christchurch<br />
03 343 6184<br />
Monday - Friday<br />
7.30am - 5pm<br />
www.smooth-air.co.nz
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