Heat pump installation for Bryndwr bungalows and homes
We install, service and repair heat pumps in Bryndwr, where mid-century bungalows share one plan: lounge and kitchen at the front, bedrooms off a central hallway. That hallway rarely gets warm from the lounge, so we size each option to the rooms it has to heat. Quotes are free.
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Heat pumps for Bryndwr’s mid-century bungalows
Bryndwr sits between Fendalton and Papanui. It’s quiet streets of mid-century bungalows on good sized sections, with big trees and old gardens. Most share one plan. The lounge and kitchen are at the front or on the sunny side. A hallway runs down the middle, with bedrooms off it. That plan decides the heat pump.
- The sunny front rooms. They soak up heat in the day. So their unit does most of its work in the evening and on dull days. A high wall unit sized for the lounge and kitchen is usually right.
- Bedrooms across the hall. They get the least sun and the least heat from the lounge. They’re the coldest rooms at night. Each needs its own small unit, or a head on a multi-room system.
Heat pump installation for a Bryndwr hallway plan
The hallway is the problem. Warm air from the lounge has to get round corners and through doors to reach the bedrooms. It rarely does. With one heat pump, the lounge is warm and the far bedroom is freezing. Here are the fixes, simplest first.
- Put the lounge unit in the right spot. Fit it at the hallway end of the room, blowing along the room. That pushes the most warmth into the rest of the house.
- Add bedroom units. A small wall unit in each bedroom you use. Or a multi-room system on one outdoor unit.
- Go ducted. A ducted heat pump sits in the roof space. It sends warm air to the hallway and each bedroom through ceiling vents.
When we quote, we measure the rooms and check the insulation and windows. Then we price each option that suits the house. We show you which rooms each one heats.
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Insulation in older Bryndwr bungalows
Like most mid-century houses, Bryndwr bungalows often went up with little or no insulation. Some still have gaps in the ceiling or under the floor. Fill those and the rooms lose less heat. The heat pump runs at a lower output and costs less to run. We look in the ceiling when we come to quote. We’ll tell you what we find.
Bryndwr gardens and the outdoor unit
Big gardens are a big part of Bryndwr. They matter for the outdoor unit. It needs open air all round. Keep it clear of shrubs that grow in on it. Keep it away from where leaves pile up in autumn. A wall bracket or a raised pad keeps it off damp ground. Shade from big trees also makes some rooms colder. We allow for that when we size.
Bryndwr’s neighbours
We also work in Strowan, Fendalton, Burnside, Papanui, Ilam and the rest of Christchurch.
For a free quote on a heat pump in Bryndwr, call 03 242 1023 or send the form.
Questions about heat pumps in Bryndwr
Can one heat pump warm the hallway and bedrooms of a bungalow?
Only partly. Put the unit at the hallway end of the lounge and some warmth spreads, but rooms with the door shut stay cooler. For warm bedrooms, add small units or go ducted.
Is there room for ducting in an older Bryndwr house?
Often, yes. Lots of bungalows have a pitched roof with usable ceiling space, which suits ducting. We check the access, the height and the ceiling framing on site before we suggest it.
Do trees affect where the outdoor unit can go?
Yes. Leaves and blossom can block the coil, and roots and garden beds can make a level base hard. We pick a spot with clear air round it, and easy to get at for servicing.
How do you stop the far bedroom staying cold when the lounge is warm?
The hallway is the problem, because warm air from the lounge has to get round corners and through doors to reach the bedrooms. We can fit the lounge unit at the hallway end of the room, add small bedroom units or a multi-room system, or go ducted with ceiling vents to the hallway and each bedroom. At the quote we measure the rooms and check the insulation and windows, then price each option that suits the house.
What happens if the bungalow has little or no insulation?
Fill the gaps in the ceiling or under the floor and the rooms lose less heat. The heat pump then runs at a lower output and costs less to run. We look in the ceiling when we come to quote and tell you what we find.
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