CHOOSE THE RIGHT HEATING FOR YOUR HOME!
Hi Neighbours
It is in these colder months we start thinking about keeping warm. So to help you all we are posting our tips to choosing the right heating for your home.
When looking to heat a home, it's important to consider the wide variety of heating methods on offer. An under-heated home can lead to illness and poor health. Creating a warm, dry and comfortable home should be a top priority.
Heating options are far now greater than they were a generation ago. Electrical, gas, new super-efficient wood fireplaces, gas fires, in-concrete floor hot water or electrical heating units, central hot water heating, heat pumps and air conditioning units and home ventilation systems are just some of the popular heating options to choose from.
Because the heating needs of every dwelling are different, you need to undertake heat loss calculations based on: the size of your home, the materials used for construction, whether your home is north or south facing, the size and number of external walls and the number of windows and doors.
The World Health Organisation recommendations for room temperatures are:
21 degrees Celsius in living areas
18 degrees Celsius in bedrooms
22 degrees Celsius in bathrooms
Start with insulation – keep in the heat you have, then add heaters to warm you up. Insulation will also reduce temperatures in the summer.
Considerations
Ensure you have an abundance of insulation – remember, building code requirements are a minimum.
It’s important that whatever system you install is of sufficient capacity to heat your home properly – too small a unit will result in expensive bills and insufficient heating.
Some heating system installations require a building consent and registered installer.
The modern approach to heating is ‘whole house heating’. Good insulation and an energy-efficient heating system will heat all areas of the house at a reasonable price and help keep your family healthier through cold months.
CENTRAL HEATING
Central heating can be fuelled from gas, diesel, solid wood pellets or hot water heat pump, can work through warm water underfloor heating or slim water radiators (and sometimes both), with the possibility of adding domestic hot tap water and even swimming pool heating all from the one heat source.
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