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14 2 Tuesday [Edition July datE] 17 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Email gilbert.wealleans@starmedia.kiwi by 5pm each Wednesday HOME & HEATING WESTERN NEWS Get rid of dampness in your house Check out an adventure at the haunted house on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm. The Riccarton House Ghost Tours are a series of 30min immersive, adventure-style tours aimed at older kids (10-plus), teenagers and young adults. Based on engrossing tales from the Deans family history, adventurers will visit Deans Cottage and the House itself – including the muchdreaded attic. Audience numbers will be limited to 25 for each tour. Book your adventure now to walk beside the ghosts of history. Riccarton House & Bush, 16 Kahu Rd, Riccarton. KidsFest – Craft a Creature Workshop Drop-in Sessions Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, various times Many libraries will be hosting drop-in craft sessions during the school holidays. The sessions are free and no bookings are required. Come along and craft your creature to take home, or enter a competition on the day. Visit http://www. kidsfest.co.nz/ for more information and times. Hornby, Fendalton libraries and Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Citizens Advice Bureau Tuesday, 9am-5pm The Citizens Advice Bureau provides free and confidential advice to everyone. It takes the time to listen to you and equip you with the information, options and support that fits your needs. Hornby Library, 8 Goulding Ave Knit ‘n’ Yarn Tuesday, 10am-noon Bring along your knitting, crochet or any portable craft and join this friendly group for an hour or two of companionship and crafting. Beginners most welcome. Hornby Library, 8 Goulding Ave JP Clinic at Fendalton Library Tuesday, 10am-1pm A justice of the peace is on site to take oaths, declarations, affidavits and affirmations, witness signatures on documents and certify document copies. The JP can also witness citizenship applications, sponsorship applications and rates rebate applications. There is no charge for this service and no appointment required. Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd, corner Clyde and Jeffreys Rds School Holiday Activity: Rama Tuna – Tuna Lanterns Wednesday, 10am-noon Come and learn about tuna through tuna storytelling, tuna games and tuna lantern-making that you can not only use in the Kidsfest parade but also at home. Free but bookings essential. Phone 941 7923 for more information. Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, 341 Halswell Rd Hornby Library Book Discussion Group Thursday, 2-3pm For those who love reading and want to share in discussion with other friendly book lovers. It subscribes to the Book Discussion Scheme so there is a cost involved. Call librarian Veronica Brownlee for more details on 941 7760. Hornby Library, 8 Goulding Ave Go Well Group - Play Rummikub Thursday, 1-2pm Come along to the Fendalton Library and play Rummikub, an exciting, interactive strategy game Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Road,corner Clyde and Jeffreys Rds School Holiday Activity: Create Your Own Mini World Thursday, 10.30am-noon Come and make your own mini world or diorama using shoe boxes, plenty of craft materials and your imagination. Free, no bookings required. Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, 341 Halswell Rd Halswell Winter Market Sunday, noon-3pm Live music, games for the kids, plenty of stalls and delicious food. 26 Nash Rd The Plainsmen Men’s Chorus Open Night Monday, 7.15pm This group has been singing for 30 years, and want you to join. More members means more fun, harmony, and musical rewards. 3 Brake St, Upper Riccarton Now with the colder and wetter weather on its way, home owners are focusing on ways to make their homes comfortable, warm and healthy for their families throughout winter. Rising damp is an issue that affects many of our older properties which suffer from poor, or no, insulation. In Canterbury especially, postquake, many people have relocated to homes that suffer from rising damp which can be associated with health problems. Independent tests have shown that up to 40 litres of water can rise from the ground and enter a house every day, leading to mildew, mould, condensation and musty smells. Moulds can produce various allergic reactions and the frail, elderly and very young are especially vulnerable. Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd is a locally owned and operated firm. The team understands the problems caused by rising damp and are there to help. They will come to your damp home and pump a lightweight, flowable foam concrete under your timber floored home. Specially adapted for our New Zealand conditions and applications it provides a layer of protection against rising moisture. An unexpected benefit that the team at Canterbury Foam Concrete have noticed recently, is that many owners of properties which had underfloor foam concrete installed, reported that it also provided protection against liquefaction after the earthquakes. Contact Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd now for your free, no obligation quote and complimentary appraisal of your underfloor ventilation needs. Phone 03 376 4608 or 0508 362626 for more information. Fujitsu Heat Pumps at a low low price Pump warmth into your home NOW - before the winter rush! Back to back installation. Conditions apply. Heat pumps are the most cost-effective, convenient and practical home heating solution for Christchurch – and Fujitsu Heat Pumps from Stack Electrical are the best way to winter-proof your home! Heat when you need it . . . that’ll save you dollars on your power bill! Once the cold spells start, you could wait weeks to get a heat pump installed. Be smart and beat the winter rush now!! CALL STACK ELECTRICAL TODAY! ASTG14LUCB 5.4kw Hi-Wall . . . $2180 ASTG18LVCC 6kw Hi-Wall . . . . $2400 Phone 379 4062 info@stackelectrical.co.nz $10,000 Workmanship Guarantee
WESTERN NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday [Edition July 17 datE] 2018 153 HOME & HEATING Choosing the right heat pump for your home Whether it be a new build, or a retrofit, most homes include at least one heat pump, if not a whole heating solution. They can provide cheap, clean heat and are much more convenient than a log burner as you just need to press a button. But how do you decide what is best? Choosing the right sized heat pump is key to ensuring optimum comfort levels. Every situation varies and it is therefore important to get professional advice from heat pump experts. The range varies from wall mounted high walls, floor mounted systems, multi systems, ceiling cassettes, right through to ducted central heating systems allowing you to have a very discreet way of heating your whole home to a constant temperature throughout. Firstly, you must select a heat pump that is suitable for the size of the space you wish to heat. Usually a site visit is the best way to ascertain this. Not only is the size of the area taken into consideration but also, insulation, building orientation, windows and ceiling space. There are a wide range of heat pumps available with different heating outputs so it is important to select the correct size for your requirements that will handle the job but not be unnecessarily overpowered. Secondly, the location of your heat pump is also extremely important. The cheapest installation is a back to back where the outdoor unit is positioned directly behind the indoor unit however this is not necessarily always the best option. It is vital that the indoor unit is positioned in a place that will not be constantly blowing on you. Also important, is the location of the outdoor unit. Most people do not want their outdoor unit sitting directly in their outdoor entertaining area or right outside their bedroom window. Choose a brand you can trust. Many brands have come and gone over the years but there are a number of manufacturers who provide reputable and reliable products. All brands vary in their energy efficiency, quietness of systems and price, so it depends on your application as to which will be most suitable. Major brands such as Panasonic, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Daikin, Toshiba and Hitachi are all reliable brands backed up by good technical after sales service. Ensure your heat pump is installed by an accredited installer. This will not only ensure correct installation of your heat pump, but also validate the manufacturers warranty. Other things to consider when choosing a heat pump are time clocks, ease of use of the remote controllers, air filtration and also wifi capabilities. Heating is a major investment in your home and it is vital to get the right advice. Enviro Master Ltd specialise in the supply, installation and servicing of all major brands of heat pumps. Our salesmen are engineers ensuring you get quality, unbiased advice as to which system will suit your application the best. Enviro Master Ltd offer a free, no obligation quote and will come to your home to see what is required. Visit our website at www.enviromaster. co.nz. What makes a great Heat Transfer System? There are a number of Heat Transfer systems on the market. Smooth-Air ventilation specialists offer a range of HTU Heat Transfer Units with carefully selected components to optimise the system: They use insulated duct to transfer the heated air with as little heat loss as possible. The fan moves sufficient air for the distance and number of rooms, without being noisy. The diffusers send the heat to the floor, not to skim the across the ceilings. All components are good quality - designed to operate for years without problems. Smooth-Air’s HTUs come in a range of options: One to four rooms, with or without thermostat and with a choice of grilles and diffusers. HTUs improve energy efficiency in your house, as you are using excess heat. They have low power consumption - only 80watts for the three room system. Circulating air through the house also reduces the risk of damp. You can also choose the HTU version with downjet diffusers, which throw the warm air downwards to the floor. These downjet diffusers can also be adjusted to regulate which room receives the most warm air. An average size living room requires 2-4 kw of heating, yet appliances such as log burners generate heat in the region of 10 -20kw. This leaves an excess of 8 -16kw of heat which sits at high level in the heated room, usually above door level. Heat transfer units work best where very hot air has ‘stratified’ into a layer near the ceiling. So heat pumps, which circulate warm air around the room with no layering, are not suitable as a heat source by themselves. However, if you have both log burner and a heat pump, heat transfer systems with thermostat can work very well: The heat pump stops operating once the heat from the fire has heated the room, and the heat transfer kicks in above this point, once there is a layer of hot air at the ceiling. Contact Smooth-Air on 0800 SMOOTH (0800 766 684) to ask how they can help you with your Heat Transfer, as well as any other ventilation requirements. Ventilation Equipment Suppliers totrade retail The most efficient way to ventilate your home & HEX 390 For Healthy Indoor Air Heat is transferred to the incoming filtered fresh air HEAT PUMP SALE NOW ON! Amazin’ winter Specials!! • We will offer you the best quality brands and option of heat pump for your home/business • Providing Heat Pump solutions for over 16 years to Cantabrians • We personally guarantee all our products & installs for 5 years (providing annual maintenance has been completed) Phone us today for your free consultation & quote 41A SHAKESPEARE RD, WALTHAM PHONE 03 366 0525 www.enviromaster.co.nz “A local team for local people” Substantial energy savings over traditional domestic ventilation systems. 0800 SMOOTH (0800 766 684) sales@smooth-air.co.nz Made in New Zealand,for New Zealand conditions Fresh air from outside Warm, stale air from house 351c Blenheim Rd Riccarton Christchurch 03 343 6184 Exhaust air to outside Warm fresh air to house Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5pm www.smooth-air.co.nz
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