2019-05-01 Your Home and Garden

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airconditioningmakeslifeeasy–and

somuchmorepleasant.

IT’SGOODFORYOU

enumberonereasonforchoosingair

conditioningoverotherheatingoptionsisthat

youandyourhomewillbehealthier.“Itkeeps

theairdryandpreventsyourhousefromgetting

damp,”saysTony.Byusingtheheatfunctionin

winterandthecoolfunctioninsummer,youcan

keepyourhomeataconstanttemperatureof18 ̊C,

whichistheWorldHealthOrganisationstandard

forahealthyhome,topreventasthmaandother

respiratoryillnesses.Orusethedryfunctionto

helpremovethemoistureoutofthearea.

Howtochooseanairconditionertoheatandcoolyour home

A BREATH

OF FRESH AIR

IT’LLSAVEYOUMONEY

Aproperlyinstalledductedairconsystem

that’stherightsizeforyourhomewillbe

moreenergyefficientthantryingtoheatthe

entirehousefromaheaterinoneortworooms.

“Itdoesn’thavetoworksohard,”saysTony,

“whichmeansituseslessenergy,soyourpower

billwillbeless.”Ifyouhaveasmallerbudget,

ifyou’reheatingasmallerspace,orifyou

haveanopenplanlayout,awallmountedair

conditioningunitisapracticalandaffordable

option.Yoursupplierwillbeabletoadviseyou

wheretoinstallitformaximumefficiency.

ITLOOKSGREAT

Amodernslimlinewallmountedair

conditionercaneasilyandaffordablybe

retrofittedintoanolderhomeduringa

renovationorroomrefurbishment.Ifyou’re

buildinganewhomeandwantasleek,

architecturallook,talktoyourbuilderor

architectaboutinstallingaHaierductedaircon

systemintheceilingcavity.Withonlydiscreet

roundoutletsvisibleintheceiling,it’salmost

invisible.“It’sasmallinvestmentifyoutakethe

wholecostofahousebuild,”saysTony.“You’re

buildingabrandnewhouse,soyouwantitto

workforyou.”

IT’SQUIET

AmodernHaierairconditioningsystemis

practicallysilent.“Ifthey’redesignedand

installedproperlythereshouldbeverylittle

noiseinsidetheroom,”saysTony.

IT’SCLEVER

Haier’snewsmartappliancescanbeoperated

remotelyfromoutsidethehome.enewFlexis

R32seriesprovideshighenergyefficiencyand

isperfectforareno.IthasWiFiconnectivity

builtin,allowingyoutoturnitonfromyour

phonewhenyou’reout,toheatorcoolthehouse

readyforwhenyouwalkinthedoor.Alsoits3D

sensingtechnologymonitorsaroom’sconditions

andadjustsautomaticallyforextracomfort.

*Source: Euromonitor International Limited; Consumer Appliance 2018ed, % unit share, 2018 data.

Major Appliances category is the sum of dishwashers, home laundry appliances, large cooking appliances, microwaves and refrigeration appliances.

To fi nd out more about your air conditioning options and to fi nd a stockist near you, visit haier.co.nz