Heating your home

Heating and cooling
Heating and cooling accounts for 40% of household energy use, making it the largest energy user in the average Australian home. However, very little energy is required to make a well-designed house comfortable, and mechanical heating and cooling should never be used as a substitute for good design. Install space heating and/or cooling only in the rooms that require it, or if you use a centralised system ensure it is zoned.

Centralised options include ducted air and hydronic systems. The latter are usually gas fired but can be heated by a solar system or heat pump.

For heating, gas heaters and efficient reverse cycle air conditioners produce a third (or less) of the greenhouse gas emissions of standard electric heaters. Heat shifters and solar air heaters can assist by reducing the amount of heating required.

Source: DEWHA. 2008

How can we help

Comfort Water can help you with designing and installing a suitable heating system to suit you and your family