Heating

The World Health Organisation recommends a minimum indoor temperature for health of 18ºC, with up to 20-21ºC for more vulnerable groups, such as older people and young children.

About a third of your household energy bill goes on heating (BRANZ Study Report SR 155, 2006). There are lots of heating options and some are more energy efficient than others.

A warm home is vital for comfort and health.

The recent boom in sales for household heat pumps has seen sales triple in the last five years. Over the same period, the average efficiency of heat pumps available in New Zealand has increased noticeably.

Heat pumps (or 'reverse cycle air conditioners') use the same technology as your refrigerator, but in reverse to heat your home. They work by taking heat from the air outside your house and transferring it inside, using a sophisticated compressor, fan and refrigerant gases.

A conventional electric heater will deliver 1 kW of heating for every 1 kW of electricity used. Some heat pumps can produce up to 5 kilowatts (kW) of heating for every 1 kW of electricity they use. This is energy efficiency at its best!

Make sure your house is well insulated, otherwise you could lose up to 75 % of the heat you are paying for through your ceiling, walls and floor.

“Sealing the Thermal Envelope of Your Home”

A warm home is vital for your comfort and health. Yet many New Zealand homes aren't warm enough and fall below the World Health Organisation's recommended minimum indoor temperature of 18°C

Warm My Home (WMH) provides a ‘one-stop-shop’ service for insulating and warming your home. We do this through ceiling & under floor insulation, retro-fit double glazing into existing wooden & aluminium frames, condensation control systems, a full range of energy efficient heat pumps, pellet fires and log burners.

WMH is an approved Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA) partner which enables us to offer Government subsidies of up to $1,800 on heating and insulation to existing homes (see below).

Typical Heat-loss through an Un-insulated Home

A well-insulated home will provide year-round comfort, and cost less to cool and heat. Insulation also helps to reduce noise levels and condensation

Heating is expensive (typically accounting for about 30% of a household's annual energy consumption). As energy prices rise it is likely to cost even more. It therefore makes sense to ensure that you have the most effective and efficient form of heating available in your home AND you have sufficient insulation to keep that precious heat in.

	Read More Ventilation Eliminate condensation forever! Bring healthy, fresh, dry air into your home. NZ Standard 4303 (1990) "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality" specifies the minimum residential Double Glazing Up to 31% of your home’s heat can escape through your windows. Double glazing can decrease this heat loss by 69%, reduce outside noise by up to 70% and eliminate condensation forming. Insulation Nearly 1 million New Zealand homes were built before insulation became mandatory in 1977 (BRANZ Study Report No. 142).An estimated 300,000 of our homes still have little or no insulation. These homes are cold, draughty and waste energy.