NEWS & EVENTS
A FULL ON ADVENTURE FOR THE CHNZ TEAM!
Want a great day out for your whole company? Check out www.fullon.co.nz - these guys specialise in conference activities, team building and incentives and certainly provided a fabulous day out for the CHNZ team for our Christmas team function.
Our team of installers, engineers, sales and marketing reps, admin and warehouse staff didn't know what to expect for their Big Day Out on December 16th 2009. The luxury 'coach' arrived bright and early and whisked us away to the beautiful Washpen Falls near Terrace Downs in Canterbury. (Go to www.washpenfalls.co.nz). A combination of hilarious activities on the bus and motivational team building exercises in the sunshine at Washpen Falls put us all in a good mood for the hike up the cliff to complete the major activity of the day - abseiling. Not everyone felt so sure about going down the steep cliff attached by only a few ropes, but the experienced team from Full On used their knowledge, professionalism and good humour to get us all down to the bottom safely and feeling great. Abseiling really was a huge challenge for some of us but the experience was amazing and we all conquered our fears!
Afterwards we were treated to a delicious gourmet BBQ lunch provided by farm owners Tom & Jen, overlooking a picturesque pond and surrounded by the nature of Washpen Falls. It was a wonderful day out for our whole team and full credit must be given to Merrin, Tara, Wendy, Laura from Full On and Tom and Jen of Washpen Falls. We felt the need to share our experience with others and would fully recommend this to any company!
CLEAN HEAT PROJECT
What is the Clean Heat Project?
Environment Canterbury's Clean Heat Project provides financial assitance to help Christchurch & Canterbury homeowners
and landlords using open fires or solid fuel burners to change to cleaner home heating.
From 1 April 2010, open fires and older solid fuel burners (older than 15 years) cannot be used during winter in Christchurch. Register with the Clean Heat Project to make the change to cleaner heating and get ready for winter 2010.
You are eligible for help if you:
Are a homeowner or landlord of a residential home located in the Christchurch Clean Air Zones 1 or 2
Have an open fire or 15 year or older solid fuel burner currently being used as the main form of heating in the main living area.
Central Heating New Zealand are one of the registered retailers and installers for the Clean Heat Project.
www.cleanheat.co.nz
WOOD PELLETS MAKE WARM WELCOME ECONOMICAL - WOODPECKER CASE STUDY
A Woodpecker Wood Pellet Boiler from Central Heating New Zealand has been featured in an Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority case study. Download a copy and read about how a 50kW wood pellet boiler and radiator system has changed the warmth and comfort of a Bay of Plenty accomodation provider.
AS SEEN ON TV3 NEWS - GEOTHERMAL ENERGY!
Monday 27th April 2009
Central Heating New Zealand was featured on TV3 news at 6pm on Sunday 26th April - click here to watch the story.
Our team was filmed working on a geothermal/ground source heating project for a domestic home in Canterbury. Very economical to run, geothermal is the only truly renewable energy and it is available everywhere. Other countries have been doing ground source/geothermal heating for years. In New Zealand we are only just scratching the surface of how this energy source can change how we heat our homes and businesses.
Unfortunately the news story did contain some errors. Please note:
1. The efficiency of a geothermal system is at least 5:1, not 3:1 as mentioned.
2. The price of installation depends greatly on the size of the system and the energy that is required. The costs given in the news story are estimates only.
Please also be aware that geothermal systems are not air-to-air systems, they are actually ground-to-water systems. This means the heat is transferred through out the home using radiant heat such as radiators and underfloor heating.
Learn more about Geothermal Heating and DeLonghi Geothermal Heat Pumps.
Right image: Director Lyall Smith being interviewed by TV3's Beverly Lockhart.
Images below: Installer Graham Bloor & Technical Director Lewis Smith working on the pipe installation while the TV3 cameras were rolling.
REDUCE COSTS FOR GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS WITH CONDUCTIVITY TESTING
PRESS RELEASE: 12th December 2008
Central Heating New Zealand, in conjunction with GeoEnergy Systems, is now able to offer full thermal conductivity and emissivity testing. This is a New Zealand first. Major cost savings can result due to completely accurate loop field design, which is essential for large geothermal projects.
Geothermal or Ground Source heating is really taking off in New Zealand and Central Heating New Zealand is at the forefront of this technology. The company is currently involved in 15 geothermal projects around the North and South Island.
Geothermal heating systems draw heat from under the ground using pipes in a vertical borehole or a series of pipe loops laid horizontally 2 metres below the surface. This extracts the most energy per kW of electricity used, with geothermal heat pumps working at an efficiency of at least 4:5:1 at below 0°Celsius. Geothermal heating and cooling is used for domestic and commercial buildings.
The main issue when designing a loop field is how much heat certain ground types can give out. This is called conductivity. Previously, computer modeling of loop fields has been based on predictive conductivity as opposed to definite data. The conductivity tester that CHNZ has is sourced from the United States. It has the ability to introduce a known quantity of heat into a loop field and log data over time. Extrapolation of the data determines the exact conductivity of the ground. This means cost savings for the customer by eliminating the potential to over-calculate the loop field requirement. This is emphasized in commercial systems where large loop systems can be reduced by up to 30% with accurate data. The cost of running the conductivity test is more than covered in this situation.
If you wish to get more info on Conductivity Testing, please contact Wendy Shepherd in the first instance on 03 357 1233.
Expos & Trade Shows
In order to spread the word about the benefits of warm water central heating, the CHNZ team is roaming the country visiting a number of expos and events. If you are in the area, please come and say hello. We would love to meet you and show you some of our products. You can also be guaranteed that our exhibit with it’s working radiators will be one of the hottest around!
2010 SHOWS
Wellington House & Home Exhibition, 10– 13 June
Christchurch Star Home Show, 25-27 June
Canterbury Home Show, 15-17 October