Generally speaking, we all want a heat pump that’s efficient, cost little to operate, convenient to use and, perhaps most importantly, not distractingly noisy. If you haven’t yet found a heat pump that ticks all the boxes, you’re about to meet one.

Enter the Fujitsu ASTG22LVC model heat pump from the extremely popular Fujitsu Premier heat pump range. It’s a compact appliance with smart flat panel fascia and the most innovative engineering inside. Well, can we expect anything less from Fujitsu? They’ve been a leader in ductless technology for years, and their product lines are just getting better and more cost effective each year.

Back to the ASTG22LVC heat pump. Let’s talk about its noteworthy features and advantages:

Multi-functionality

This unit is a heat pump/air conditioner/dehumidifier in one. It keeps you toasty even if it’s freezing outside and also keeps you cool and refreshed in summer. It does a good job at dehumidifying the air inside your home to maintain a comfortable atmosphere indoors.

It has 4 fan speeds, including a quiet fan, which allow the unit to quickly heat or cool the room.

Power savings

Fujitsu further upped their DC and inverter technologies for better energy savings. In fact, they have more Energy Star heat pumps than any other brand. And we all know lower energy consumption means low running costs, which further translates to dollar savings.

The ASTG22LVC model has a 7.2kW heating capacity with a 3.55 coefficient of performance (COP). Its cooling capacity can reach a maximum of 7.3kW with a 3.23 energy efficiency ratio (EER). A good energy rating plus Energy Star qualification makes for a highly efficient, cost effective appliance.

Air purification

Clean indoor air means a healthy home. The Fujitsu heat pumps include a catechin filter that absorbs minute dust particles, pollen, invisible mould spores and any other harmful or allergy-inducing micro organisms. On this note, Fujitsu is well recommended by Asthma New Zealand.

The unit also comes with an optional long-life ion deodorising filter that works well in neutralising kitchen odours and pet smells.

Near silent operation

True to its promise, the heat pump is as quiet as a whisper. On the highest setting, it’s as quiet as bird calls (44dB) or a hushed library. You won’t notice the compact outside unit either, since it utilises efficient airflow design to reduce operation noise.

Better, smarter control

The Fujitsu ASTG22LVC lets control functions, set timers and regulate temperature from your smartphone or tablet, so you’ll always come home to a warm welcome. Plus, it has a 10^oC heat operation function on the remote control that will prevent the room temperature from dropping below 10^oC, ensuring the room never gets too cold when you’re away.

The LCD wall controller is very simple and easy to use. Its features include:

• a 7-day programmable timer
• auto-off timer to automatically shut it down if left on by accident
• auto return set temperature
• temperature limit select so you can lower the temperature range by single degrees
• economy mode for further savings
• lock-out operation: child lock, partial lock and management lock
• clean filter indicator
• memory back-up

Durability

Fujitsu took special consideration of the fact that many Kiwis live in areas within reach of salt-laden air, designing the outside heat exchange units to be corrosion resistant. The blue fin heat exchanger is protected by cobalt blue rust-proof material to enhance durability and prolong the performance life of the heat pump.

Final word

All in all, we’re impressed with the careful design and the thorough engineering of this Fujitsu heat pump. It’s now up to you to discover just how amazing this piece of equipment actually is.

Servicing of a heat pump is something that is often overlooked by many home owners, yet it is an integral part of maintaining your heat pump and preventing problems from occurring. Most people just have the heat pump installed and forget about it, but this is far from a winning strategy to a reliable home heating system.

So what does servicing involve?

The first step is cleaning the filter, which should be done regularly and is a job every home owner is capable of doing themselves.  This should be done every 2 weeks, is done by removing the front panel ofthe heat pump to access the filter, which can be removed and cleaning with either a small brush, a brush attachment on a vacuum cleaner, or rinsed with hot water.

The next step will involve a professional. This part of the service usually includes:

• Cleaning the heat pump system including filters, grills, vanes and covers
• Checking of fan blades or scrolls and cleaning as required
• Test and check of condensation line and drainage
• Checking all electrical wiring including terminals, voltage and current draw
• Testing start and stop sequence and heating to cooling changeover
• Checking both indoor and outdoor units to ensure that they are level, the mounts are in good condition and if there are any unusual sounds or vibrations
• Testing for leaks around joints and flare fittings
• Checking and cleaning both evaporator and condenser coils
• Test run to ensure all works as required and air on and off temperatures are correct.

What happens if you don’t service your heat pump?

When a heat pump is not cleaned and serviced on a regular basis, dust, allergens, mould and mildew will begin to build up.  Aside from just being unsightly, this can cause poor performance from your heat pump, loss in efficiency and even worse, health risks for everyone in the home.

With residential units, we recommend servicing annually. This is usually best done in spring or autumn, so you can enjoy your heat pump problem free in summer and winter. There are some instances where some more work may be needed, which is usually accompanied by larger power bills, inadequate performance or other odd behavior from the unit such as odd smells. Regular maintenance, however, will minimise the chance of this happening.

If it’s time for you to get your heat pump serviced, call us today!

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We have survived through our non-existent Summer and are hurtling through Autumn at an alarming rate but are you prepared for Winter? A heat pump is a great option for warm family living in your home.

Compared with other forms of home heating, heat pumps provide you with relatively fast heat, you can both heat and cool your home so they are a convenient all year round option and many now have timer controls which are programmable from your smart phone (or the remote that comes with them).

If you have been considering getting a heat pump for your home, then check out what Kiwi Heat Pumps can do for your home and budget! Because we eliminate the middle man, our prices are substantially less than those that you will find in stores, including those stores that tout amazing sales prices on holiday weekends.

Do we scrimp on quality if our prices are so low? Absolutely not! We choose to stock Fujitsu heat pumps for a couple of reasons:
1. We believe Fujitsu heat pumps are the quietest, most efficient, most compact, most reliable and best looking heat pumps on the market.
2. We believe we will be able to supply you with a superior Fujitsu heat pump at a better price than other companies will do on a competing brand. We buy a lot of heat pumps from Fujitsu, we get fantastic deals from them and we can offer the best pricing on the market to you.

Unlike other retailers, many of our prices include the installation cost. This is a winning combination for you as the consumer. Often heat pumps are sold are very competitive rates – however once you’ve bought the unit you also need to have them installed. This is where companies screw you down and suddenly you can be faced with a large portion of the buy price being added on top just to cover their installation fees.

If you feel a bit cautious about buying such a large product online – we stand behind our products and name. We have over 1400 happy customers and this number continues to grow each year. We are happy to come and do a site visit prior to installation and make any recommendations required about the type and placement of heat pump that you have chosen.

Don’t let the winter cold snap take you by surprise this year – contact us at Kiwi Heat Pumps today and you can come home to a warm, dry home all winter.

Are you reading this whilst sitting in the comfort of your home? Depending on where you are in the country, the outside temperatures, especially during the night, are not exactly sitting in the sub-tropical region of degrees! If you are one of New Zealand’s fortunate home owners who have a heat pump for home heating, when was the last time you requested a service for this appliance?

Hopefully, you can answer that question instantly. But if you can’t, you might have a problem developing on your hands.

What happens if you don’t service your heat pump?

The short answer is that your heat pump will become less efficient and its lifespan could be affected. Keeping your heat pump running efficiently will allow you to benefit from its warmth whilst keeping the running costs low.

If dust and dirt accumulates in the filters and in your heat pump then you also can run the risk of having mould and mildew develop and grow in the inner workings. These spores can then be distributed through your home every time you turn your heat pump on.

Purchasing and installing a heat pump is an investment in both your home and you and your families’ health. Because it is an investment, it makes sense to protect your investment and the best way to do this is by requesting a regular service for it.

One of the simplest things that you as a home owner can do for your heat pump is to regularly clean the filters. When your heat pump was installed, the installer should have shown you what to do, but if you have moved into a home where a heat pump was already installed and you have never been shown how to clean a filter, it is super simple! Most heat pumps have a front cover, remove this and you will find your filters. The easiest way to remove the dirt is to use your vacuum cleaner with the brush attachment in place. You can also wash the filters by removing them and washing with water, making sure the water is not hotter than about 50°C and then drying them in the shade.

If you clean your filters yourself then you can organise to service your heat pump just once a year. Usually, the busiest times of the year for heat pump servicing is in spring and autumn. Why? Because people either like to have their heat pump work at its hardest during summer when it can pump cool air around your home or in winter when it pumps warm air around your home to keep you toasty.

Heat pump servicing should cover service items like the:

• Cleaning of filters
• Cleaning of vanes
• Cleaning of grills and outer covers
• Checking both indoor and outdoor units ensuring they are level; mounts are intact and checking for unusual sounds or vibrations
• Checking fan blades or scrolls and clean as required
• Checking for leaks around the flare fittings
• Checking condensate line and test for drainage
• Checking all electrical wiring including the terminals
• Checking and testing start/stop sequence and heating/cooling changeover
• Checking both evaporator and condenser coils
• Test run and check air on and air off temperatures

Your heat pump technician will be able to give you a breakdown of what their service will cover before they embark on servicing your heat pump.

Usually, an annual service is all that is required to keep your heat pump running at its optimal performance level. However, sometimes miscellaneous issues can crop up – you don’t have to wait for the next annual scheduled service to call a technician.

In fact, the sooner you get your unit looked at the sooner you can rest easy knowing that your heat pump will continue to work well, is operating efficiently and not costing you more than necessary.

 

Once upon a time if you wanted to buy something then your only option was the little shop that was everything to the area, the post office, the gas station, the supermarket and the department store. Your options were very limited and if you wanted to purchase something that wasn’t on the shelf, you had to order it and wait. And wait. And wait.

Then people cottoned on that other people liked to shop and liked the option of being able to look at what different vendors had on offer and make comparisons. Then the Mall was invented.

Then the dawn of the internet arrived and slowly but surely consumers realised that they could get better deals from the comfort of their own home by browsing stores via their computer.

So why would you choose to buy your home heating system, your heat pump specifically, online?

First of all, convenience. If you want to shop at 2am, or shop with your hair a mess and your Pjs on… you can! Buying your heat pump online means that you don’t have to wait in a line for assistance or stand around aimlessly while you try to grab the attention of a shop assistant to help you with your purchase. If you buy into sustainable, green living, then shopping online is a “no pollution” experience.

You often will find must better deals to be found online than in the shops. The reason behind this is because you are buying direct from the manufacturer you are not having to pay for the “middleman’s” commission. When you buy through us, Kiwi Heat Pumps, you will find no slick sales consultants, no commission based reps or franchisees and no sub-contractors.

Kiwi Heat Pumps can offer you more variety. The heat pumps we can offer you are not limited to the amount of space in our shop. We offer you several brands and currently have over 50 different products offered on our website. Not only do we offer you the product price, but a number of our products are listed with installation included in the price. This means that when you are shopping with a budget, you don’t get any nasty surprises. The price you pay gets you up and running with an operating system.

Choosing to purchase your heat pump online with Kiwi Heat Pumps will allow you to compare and research our products and prices. Although you will be part of a crowd browsing our site at the same time, you will have no one bumping you, no one pushing in ahead of you and no one taking the last product off the shelf before you get to it.

Purchasing a heat pump should not be a quick choice. You would be wise to do your research. When you shop online you are less likely to make a snap decision and purchase a heat pump that does not fulfill your actual needs. Often shop assistants will use their selling skills to compel us to make a purchase that gives them better commission and not purchase what is best for us. Online shopping means that you do not have to compromise on your choices.

Some people prefer the experience of shopping at a store because they can touch and see the products with their own eyes. Some like to discuss the options with a person. Shopping online for your heat pump with Kiwi Heat Pumps is no different. You do your research, you choose your product and then we call you to discuss your purchase. We will come and check your site and advise whether your choice is the best option for you. We can install the product of your choice and leave your home running with warmth in winter and coolness in Summer.

Shopping online for your heat pump is the best way to shop! To see our range of heat pumps, browse our website.