For landlords and property managers
Healthy Homes: heating and ventilation
Two of the things a rental has to get right are a heating and ventilation job. Those two we do properly, across a portfolio, on one agreement.
The requirements a rental property has to meet cover several different trades. Set Point Technology is the heating and ventilation half of that: a correctly sized fixed heater in the main living area, and extract ventilation in the kitchen and bathroom that vents outside rather than into the ceiling.
If you manage more than one property, the useful part is that it is the same person each time, who already knows what is installed where and what is due for service. Sizing calculations, installation and the ongoing servicing come from one place.
Fixed heating, sized to the room
A heater is only as good as the sizing behind it. We measure the actual room, its volume, its glazing and its orientation, then specify a unit that will hold temperature on the coldest days rather than one that fits the budget and struggles. Installations are carried out to the standards set out in the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and Auckland Council good practice guide for heat pump installation.
Kitchen and bathroom extract
Extract fans that actually vent outside, ducted properly, sized for the room and quiet enough that tenants will use them. Where ducting crosses a roof void it is insulated, because an uninsulated duct condenses inside itself and puts the moisture straight back into the ceiling.
Moisture and condensation
The underlying problem in most damp rentals is air that never changes. A balanced-air system with intake and exhaust runs day and night and recovers heat from the air it removes, so the property stays drier without the power bill that usually comes with it.
Servicing across a portfolio
Once heating and ventilation are in, they need checking. Filters clog, condensate drains block, and an extract fan that has stopped is invisible until a tenant complains about mould. Scheduled visits across several properties on one agreement, on one invoice.
Straight answer
What we do not do
- Ceiling and underfloor insulation
- Moisture ingress and drainage: guttering, downpipes, ground vapour barriers
- Draught stopping: gaps around windows, doors and floorboards
Those are builders’ and insulation installers’ work, and a heating contractor who tells you otherwise is quoting on something they will subcontract at a markup. We will tell you what is in scope for us and what is not, so you can line the rest up with the right trade.