Tag Archives: dvs

New Product to Improve Home Air Quality

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Steve Taylor

I spoke to Curtis Dobbie of Heathaire this week about his exciting new heat exchanger product that is not even on his website yet. Curtis was one of the pioneers of the ‘DVS’ system and you can see on the … Continue reading →

Posted in christchurch, New Zealand | Tagged air, dvs, healthier, heat exchanger, heated, home, house, hrv, humid, low cost, solar, warmth | Leave a comment

The HRV (Heat Exchanger) System

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Steve Taylor

Here is a synopsis of the HRV system from Patrick at Snow Temp Heating solutions: Many systems call themselves heat recovery systems but stay clear of calling themselves a Heat Recovery Ventilator as this machine is defined by many HVAC … Continue reading →

Posted in christchurch, New Zealand | Tagged condensation, cost, dvs, fan, heat recovery, hrv, moisture, outdoor air, ppv, relative humidity, ventilation, ventilator, warm, warmer, warmth | 3 Comments

Bought a House? What now?

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Steve Taylor

If you have just bought a house, what should you be doing to it before redecorating, landscaping, etc? The first thing you need to do is go out and buy smoke alarms for every room except the bathrooms. You can … Continue reading →

Posted in christchurch, New Zealand | Tagged alarm, batts, before redecorating, bought, celing, cost, dvs, electrical fire, fire, heating, insulation, log, pellet, smoke alarm, underfloor, wiring | 1 Comment

Ultimate Heating and Cooling Solution

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Steve Taylor

Previously I have covered DVS, ‘HRV’ and Moisture Master heat recovery and dehumidifying systems, but this week it is the turn of the best form of heating and cooling system in NZ today. In Europe you have a central heating system … Continue reading →

Posted in christchurch, New Zealand | Tagged best, cooling, daiken, daikin, duct, ducting, dvs, fijitsu, fujitsi, fujitsu, heating, hrv, moisture master, New Zealand, nz, radiator, thermostat, ultimate, warm, warmer, warmth | 5 Comments

DVS / HRV / Moisture Master / PPV Systems

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Steve Taylor

I touched on DVS systems in my last blog and I will go a bit further today. There are two systems that can take warm dry air from the roof space and pass into the home via ceiling outlets. The generic … Continue reading →

Posted in christchurch, New Brighton, New Zealand | Tagged aroma, clay tiles, crying windows, damp, domestic ventilation system, dvs, forced air, heat recovery, home ventilation, hrv, metal roof, moisture, moisture master, moisturemaster, or, positive pressure ventilation, ppv, smell, smokey, stink, vs, warm, warmer, warmth | 82 Comments

Double Glazing

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Steve Taylor

Today I am dealing with the subject of double glazing and should you get it. The benefits of double glazing are it reduces the transfer of heat from the inside to the outside and visa versa and reduces the passage … Continue reading →

Posted in christchurch | Tagged crying windows, damp, double glasing, double glazing, draughts, dvs, insulation, moisture, windows | 3 Comments