Home Heating Nightstore Heaters Heat Pumps Marlborough Lines Saving Power New Zealand

Heating in the Home

One of the most important concerns for Marlborough residents is keeping warm on chilly winter nights.
Remember :
Saving heat is far cheaper than providing it
BRIGHT IDEAS for
Heating in the Home
Water Heating and Use
In the Kitchen
In the Laundry
Lighting Your Home
Insulation
Check that you have sufficient insulation in the ceiling. Up to 50% of the heat that would normally lost through your ceiling can be saved with good insulation. (Insulation also helps keep rooms cool in summertime.)

Bright Ideas and Handy Tips
-Block off any open and unused fire places to stop warm air going up the chimney

-Seal gaps around doors and windows to stop draughts and keep heat in

-Use thermal-backed curtains that extend 9cm either side of the window-sill

-Use heaters with thermostats and time switches to achieve the comfort-level you want, when and where you need it

-Keep thermostat settings to a comfortable level - we recommend 15 -18oC for background heating and 19 -21oC for living areas

-Heat only the rooms you are using and keep all doors to unheated rooms closed

-Consider using night store heater or heat pump for greater heating efficiency

-Install a ceiling fan for a high ceiling

NightStore Heaters
are ideal for people who are home most of the day or who want steady background heating. The main advantage is that night stores use lower-priced electricity at night and release the heat when it is needed during the day.

Heat Pumps
(or climatisers) use a special heat transfer process that means they produce up to three times the amount of heat per unit of electricity than a normal heater.