Australian houses might not be built for cold weather, but with careful use of common appliances you can heat the home and save the planet and the gas bill.
Houses better designed for winter – or even retro-fitted for it – with fewer cracks, better glazing and better insulation, would have left Australians more comfortable this week, Australia’s leading expert in the niche field of thermal comfort says.
Used correctly, says Professor de Dear, the reverse-cycle air conditioner you are warned against overusing to chill the air in summer can be one of the most energy-efficient and cost-effective ways of heating a room.The key is to get used to colder temperatures in winter and warmer ones in summer. Heat a home to 20 or 21 degrees in cold weather, cool it to 26 degrees or so in summer.
Remember, he says, that the air you heat is basically a fluid that floats up. “It’s fine if you live on the ceiling,” he says. Otherwise a slowly turning ceiling fan will help move warm air back into living space.Janie Barrett
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