The first step in maintaining your ducted heating system is to check the ducted heater itself. It is recommended that you check the heater before winter begins and once finished. Most ducted heaters will appreciate being shut down during summer.

To check your ducted heating system, firstly inspect the heater itself. Remove any cobwebs and debris from the unit – especially any leaves caught near the flue. Next you need to check the return air filter and ensure its clean and in good condition.

There is generally no need to check the duct work with a ducted heating system unless some outlets are not delivering the air as they once did. The ducted heating unit draws air in from the return air – so that is the first place to start. If the return air grille is drawing in air it should be getting to the heater and the delivered through the outlets or vents. If just one outlet is not working it has possible fallen off the system and you’ll need to repair it – most capable DIY people can handle that job.

The best way to clean your return air filter is just with a vacuum on a low suction setting. You can also wash the filter out with water but make sure it is fully dry before reinstalling it. If there is a lot of build-up of dust on the filter vacuum it first before washing.

Never cover your ducted heater completely. This will allow moisture to build up inside and parts will begin to rust prematurely. Should the ducted heater break down your first call should be to the manufacturer of the ducted heating unit – Brivis, Braemar, Vulcan, Lennox, Stadt and Omgea and the largest ducted heating manufacturers today.

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Brivis have been helping Australian’s choose a ducted heating system for over fifty years. Brivis have a strong reputation for innovation, quality, efficiency and reliability. Brivis is the top selling ducted gas heating system in Australia. Brivis ensure high standards and all products are designed and made right here in Australia. They employ hundreds of Australian’s and every single brivis ducted heating system is designed to endure Australia’s harsh winters. All brivis ducted heaters adhere to the International Quality Systems standards ISO 9001.

The Brivis Sizing Guide – Brivis have a large range of different gas ducted heating systems available. The range is ever changing as they are constantly researching and developing new products, thus they are the leader in gas ducted heating. Brivis have pioneered the industry with their Brivis Sizing Guide. All authorized brivis dealers have a brivis sizing guide which helps determine the right ducted heater for your home no matter where you live in Australia. The dealer will enter your home details along with your location into the computer based sizing guide and the software does the rest! It selects a gas ducted heater that will provide you with the best performance, efficiency and economy for your application.

Brivis Ducted Heating Installation - The performance of any central heating system relies a great deal on the installation of it. Brivis have a national network of authorized dealers to install your ducted heating system and it will normally only take one day. All brivis authorized dealers are invited to participate in a training program held all across Australia’s capital cities. This training program is updated annually and trains ducted heating designers, installers and sales persons alike.

Brivis Ducted Heating – How Does it Work? – The brivis ducted as heater unit draws air from inside your home through a centrally located return air grille. This grille should be fitted with a filter and cleaned every few weeks. If a return air filter is installed this will greatly reduce any dust from being blown and circulated around the home. Once the air reaches the gas ducted heater it is warmed and then delivered to every room of your house via ducts/vents/outlets. Once the temperature inside your home reaches the temperature you desire the burners on the gas ducted heater will turn off. The fan will slow down so that any left over heat in the system is still delivered and not wasted.

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Sure an airconditioner is the coolest way to go – but it really isn’t practical for a number of reasons. First and foremost is the cost – a ducted air conditioning system is going to cost tens of thousands of dollars to cool your workplace, not to mention the running costs will be huge. Ducted airconditioning is also impractical for most work places as many have large roller doors that need to be open – it would be like driving in your car, air con on and the windows down – it’s no point!

So forget about ducted air conditioning. Consider an evaporative cooling system otherwise known as water cooling and evap cooling. First benefit of an evaporative cooling system is the running costs – they use at least 75% less energy than a ducted air con system. Evaporative cooling is also friendly on the environment as no harmful gases are used or released.

So evaporative cooling is cheaper to run and more cost efficient to purchase – but that’s not all. Evaporative cooling systems have many more benefits over a ducted air conditioning system. Evaporative cooling actually lowers the temperature by introducing fresh, cool air at a rate of some 2000 litres per second on average. This means that the roller doors and windows must be left open for it to work properly! Evaporative cooling systems are generally installed within a day without any alterations to the buildings structure. Unlike a water cooling tower, evaporative cooling systems do not require any chemicals as the water is constantly evaporated and replaced with fresh clean water automatically.

There are so many benefits to having an evaporative cooling system installed in your workplace. Surely the boss would appreciate less ‘sick days’ (read ‘beach days’) and increased productivity because everyone is working in a comfortable environment.

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