When purchasing or building a home, one of the most important considerations is your heating system. New Zealand is known for its insulation and ventilation problems so often we are looking for a durable and cost-effective solution to keep our families warm, healthy and dry during winter.

While some prefer the traditional burn of a log fire, others enjoy the control and autonomy of electric. When thinking about heating systems here are some things to consider:

• energy types and their availability

• cost and efficiency

• appearance

• how the heat is distributed throughout the house

• nature of the heating

• characteristics of the house, such as insulation levels, amount of glazing and ventilation performance.
   

A consideration also when building a new home is that, in some cases due to new regulations, you can only install a pellet fire, or use clean air heat sources such as heat pumps or electric heaters. 

Below we have picked the top 5 home heating systems and compared the pros and cons of each with an unbiased overview so you can get a better understanding of which is the best option for you.

Thinking of buying a pellet fire?

Azwood supplies wood pellet fuel for pellet fires. If you are considering a pellet fire for your home, speak to one of our partners about the installation process.

Auckland

• West City Heating

Waikato | Bay of Plenty

• Designer Fires Hamilton

• Hanson Heating

• Tokoroa Pellet Fires 

Manawatu | Whanganui | Taranaki

• Active Fire & Water

Wellington

• Kapiti Woodfires

Marlborough | Kaikoura

• Heating Marlborough 

Nelson | Tasman

• 4 Seasons Nelson

• Stone Works NZ

Christchurch

• Eenergy

• Heatstore

South Canterbury

• Breen Plumbing

• Laser Electrical Ashburton

• Menzies Group

• Timaru Heating Centre

Otago | Southland

• Hi Flo Oamaru

• Hotspot Installations