Don

The big chill continues

deedee

Must have missed the central south island as its not been bad at all.Its rainned and had snow on the top of the high country but it sure hasn't been bad......yet!Beautiful and sunny this sunday morning, just been and cycled 60kms round about.

pompeymike

Still waiting for it in Christchurch Don; ok it's cold overnight and you need your hot water bottles but it's still sunny in the daytime, I went out with my son on his paper round at lunchtime today and didn't even need a coat - maybe we're just getting used to it

Mike

Biddy

Paper round.........lunchtime!........now that is relaxed!

Don

I bet we'd need giant hot water bottles in Dunedin plus all the razzamatazz of oil heaters etc.

Why doesn't NZ just get some central heating installation at a reasonable price?

You can do the average UK house for two grand all in.

Cassa

We have a big four bedroomed house in Christchurch. Weatherboard, iron roof type house. 85 years old, wooden floors, windows everywhere and so far this winter we are not cold. This is due to the wonderful heat pumps that we have. One at the bottom of the stairs, which keeps the bottom floor cosy and blows air up the stairs and another in the family room which has the kitchen and living room and also dining room going off it. Really they do keep us warm. Amazing really.

So anyone who is really finding the cold houses a problem, get Heatpumps. Our bills are not small of course but you have to be warm. Its not a luxury in my eyes but something you need !!

kiwijetpilot

a) they do;

b) It's less than $5000 in many cases;

c) serves you right for living in the South Island!!!

Proof:

http://www.gairair.co.nz/frames.html
http://www.aar.co.nz/home_solutions.html
http://www.dvs.co.nz/
http://www.yellow.co.nz/site/gasworld/Heaters.html
http://www.abergas.co.nz/aber/easyshop/shop/Default.asp
http://www.yellow.co.nz/site/warmbreeze/
http://www.irelandselectrical.co.nz/products.shtml
http://www.capaircond.co.nz/
http://www.egleys.co.nz/index.asp?PageID=2145828199

In that lot you have heat pumps, underfloor heating, forced air central heating, and various others. NZ moved on from inefficient water-based central heating a long time ago.

My house has an electrical system comprising ceramic panels with individual room thermostat control - with the option to control it via a PC. Cost? Less than $1500....

pompeymike

Good post, Simon could you repost this on the really usefull thread (I can't transfer it without cutting and pasting under my name)

Cheers
Mike

Tayberry

The big sweat continues I'm in Singapore.....thinking of you all freezing your goolies off in the NZ winter.......awww, shame.......