Western News: March 18, 2021
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10 Thursday <strong>March</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
HOME & HEATING<br />
The facts about home ventilation<br />
Balanced Pressure<br />
vs Positive Pressure<br />
Under the New Zealand Building Code,<br />
all buildings, including residential, need<br />
to be suitably ventilated, either with<br />
opening windows or forced ventilation.<br />
Clause G4.1 states: “The objective of this<br />
provision is to safeguard people from<br />
illness or loss of amenity due to lack of<br />
fresh air.” There are many benefits to<br />
forced, or mechanical, ventilation over<br />
opening windows, including warmth,<br />
security, reduction of outside noises and<br />
reduction of condensation.<br />
Traditional domestic ventilation systems<br />
are ‘positive pressure’. They bring air in<br />
from outside via the roof space and force<br />
the stale air out through gaps around<br />
windows and doors. The incoming air<br />
from these systems<br />
has to be heated<br />
or cooled to keep<br />
the house warm in<br />
winter or cool in<br />
summer.<br />
The Smooth-<br />
Air HEX390 is a<br />
‘balanced pressure’<br />
system. It extracts<br />
air from the house<br />
and at the same<br />
time brings in<br />
fresh air. These<br />
two streams of air<br />
pass through a heat<br />
exchanger, which<br />
warms incoming air in winter and cools in<br />
summer if air conditioning is being used.<br />
This means that up to 80% of the energy<br />
which would be wasted using a traditional<br />
positive pressure system is recovered,<br />
resulting in significant energy savings and<br />
therefore lower heating or cooling costs.<br />
Until recently, balanced pressure<br />
ventilation systems have been considerably<br />
more expensive than traditional positive<br />
pressure systems. However, with Smooth-<br />
Air’s unique manufacturing capabilities, a<br />
HEX390 balanced pressure system can be<br />
installed for a similar price as a traditional<br />
positive pressure system.<br />
You can contact Smooth-Air on sales@<br />
smooth-air.co.nz or 0800 SMOOTH.<br />
WESTERN NEWS<br />
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with the heat of<br />
Summer or wanting<br />
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Winter?<br />
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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 />
With the ever changing weather patterns,<br />
heat pumps have the flexibility of being able<br />
to heat and cool which is an advantage no<br />
other appliance can offer. This represents<br />
great value for your investment as you can<br />
use it all year round. The team at Enviro<br />
Master Ltd can help keep you cool this<br />
Summer either at home or work. Enviro<br />
Master supplies, installs and services all the<br />
leading brands including Panasonic, Fujitsu,<br />
Mitsubishi and Daikin. This means our team<br />
can show you which system and brand will<br />
best suit your needs.<br />
With new regulations coming in for<br />
Landlords to provide heating in rentals, now<br />
is a great time to beat the 1st of July deadline.<br />
Inadequate heating and ventilation can lead<br />
to mould growth and dampness in your<br />
property, leading to costlier maintenance<br />
and an unhealthy living environment.<br />
Providing a fixed heater with a higher heat<br />
output and lower running costs, like a heat<br />
pump, will enable your tenants to heat the<br />
area effectively. Enviro Master are well<br />
experienced with the Tenancy Services<br />
software to ensure that you are meeting your<br />
requirements.<br />
It is important to remember, when<br />
selecting an installer, the manufacturer’s<br />
warranty does not cover the installation<br />
and consumers could be responsible for any<br />
repair or damage caused to the system due<br />
to poor installation. Enviro Master’s ensures<br />
correct installation, and a demonstration so<br />
customers have an understanding on how it<br />
will best meet their needs.<br />
For a free in home consultation, call<br />
Enviro Master on 366 0525 or visit our<br />
showroom at 41A Shakespeare Rd,<br />
Waltham, Christchurch.<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 />
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www.enviromaster.co.nz<br />
“A local team for local people”
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