Heaters for your home or office come in two types - a) space heaters that heat a single room or area b) central heating, which provides warmth to the whole house or office through ducts In a Gas Ducted Heater (GDH), a central furnace draws in cold air from inside, heats it to 50-80°C and pumps it throughout the building through ducts. As technology has improved, GDHs have been perfected to meet both carbon emission norms (1/3rd compared to other types of central heating, according to the Australian Gas Association), as well as keep the costing of heating down. Here are two types: Zone-Based Ducted Gas Heaters: These divide your home or office into different zones, and separate ducts lead to each zone. Each zone can be switched on or off depending on use, and the temperature in each can be controlled from a central dashboard. For example, when you're sleeping, you can cut off heating to your kitchen and living room. In the day time, you can reverse the arrangement, so your kitchen and living room are warm, without wasting heat on a room you aren’t using. Non-Condensing Duct Heaters: A Non-Condensing Duct Heater eliminates water vapour from the air before it is heated, so that only dry hot air passes through the ducts. This also eliminates the need for a tertiary heat exchanger, which reduces power consumption. And there’s no downtime for draining. Apart from heating technology, it also pays to consider the kind of insulation on your ducts. Poor insulation is the major cause of the heat being wasted (up to 58%), leading to higher power (and gas) bills. This is particularly important where ducts are jointed to distribute air into various rooms. Glued duct glass wool and glued duct polyethylene are two of the most common insulating materials. So, when installing a Ducted Gas Heater, or overhauling an old one, insist on ducting with good insulation. Typically, it should include a thick, wear-free insulating material, and metallic foils on both the inner and outer surface. Service It Australia will give you the most professional recommendations on the kind of Gas Ducted Heaters to install in your house, and also give recommendations and quotes for overhauls. Service It Australia also offers you a range of maintenance and servicing contracts. Call us today. Author Bio: Mark O'Brien set up Service It Australia in 2002, and has over fifteen years of experience running Melbourne’s most trusted service provider for heating and cooling services in Melbourne and suburbs. He has extensive experience in Ducted Heating repairs. Comments are closed.
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