Our Systems
Our speciality is custom-designing underfloor and radiator central heating systems, powered by highly efficient air-to-water heat pumps and operated by user-friendly Heatmiser controls.
A hydronic central heating system consists of three major components; the heat source (the unit producing the heat), the emitters (the way the heat is transferred into your home), and the controls (to operate the system). We've perfected the systems we offer by using select products that we trust - a fine balance of quality, cost and efficiency.
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​We primarily design and install underfloor and/or radiator central heating, powered by an Air-to-Water Heat Pump and operated by Heatmiser controls.
We find this to be the most efficient set-up; cost-effective to run and well suited to the climate and general house construction techniques for our area. We also have experience installing and servicing ground source (geothermal) heating systems.
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Our systems are tailored to each home, with our Heating Engineers using heat loss calculations to maximise efficiency and comfort. We recommend getting a heating design incorporated at early stages of a house design to ensure that the heating system components can be incorporated into the design of the house.
Underfloor Heating
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Underfloor heating is radiant, mellow heat. Heating pipes filled with hot water run through the concrete slab, which heats as a thermal mass, and gently releases warmth into your home.
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We use an Air-To-Water Heat Pump as the heat source as they prove to be the most efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly option.
Our underfloor heating systems are custom designed for each home, with zone control through Heatmiser thermostats or your smartphone. ​​
Radiators​
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Radiators heat up a room very quickly and are individually controlled, so you can choose specific areas to heat very easily. Modern radiators are sleek, subtle and can blend into your home interior effortlessly.
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We program radiator heating systems with zone control via a Heatmiser thermostat, so the entire radiator system will come on at specific times, or when the temperature drops below a set temperature.
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Radiators can be retrofit into a home.
Air To Water Heat Pump
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Our systems use an Air-To-Water Heat Pump as the heat source, to heat the water that flows through the underfloor pipework or radiators.
An Air-To-Water Heat Pump is a highly efficient way to heat water by extracting heat energy from the outside air and converting it through a heat exchanger, to warm the water for the heating system. This is a very cost effective and more sustainable method of heating water compared to more traditional methods such as boilers.
Domestic hot water​
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It's also possible to heat both your floor and your domestic hot water using your Heat pump unit.
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For most New Zealand households the energy used to heat their hot water cylinder is the largest contributor to their electricity bill. It makes complete sense to incorporate the domestic hot water and benefit from low running costs to heat both your floor and your domestic hot water system.
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An air to water heat pump is one of the most efficient forms of hot water heating available giving you the same amount of hot water for between 50 – 70% less energy than standard electricity based hot water methods.
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MVHR​
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MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery) provides fresh filtered air into a building whilst retaining most of the energy that has already been used in heating the building.
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Heat recovery ventilation is the solution to the ventilation needs of energy efficient buildings.
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Heatmiser Controls
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We primarily use Heatmiser Neo thermostats to control our systems. These are easy to operate programmable thermostats that are wired to control specific underfloor or radiator zones and can be used as a thermostat or a timer. We program each system specifically for our clients comfort levels.
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Adding a Neo hub to the system allows it to be controlled via a smartphone. This is a very simple way to operate a central heating system, with the added ability to control the heating system remotely.