Why Choose Central Heating?
Living in a home with central heating means enjoying radiant warmth that’s healthy, energy efficient, clean and comfortable
New Zealand homes—both heritage and modern—have relied on inadequate heating models for too long. KE KELIT is proud to introduce the best European central heating technology, adapted specifically for New Zealand’s climate and construction practices.
With over 70 years of expertise in hydronic heating, we’re now bringing that experience to Aotearoa. This proven approach delivers three key benefits: energy efficiency, healthier living environments, and unmatched comfort.
By adopting stringent European design standards, KE KELIT ensures New Zealand homeowners, architects, and installers can have complete confidence in a central heating system that performs exactly as promised—efficiently, reliably, and for the long term.
What is Central Heating?
Central heating provides heat to the entire home from one central location. A central heating system consists of three parts.
- The heat source (various types of boilers - waste/oil/diesel/gas/wood for example and hot water heat pumps are the main types of heat sources)
- The heat emitter (how warmth is delivered into the actual room - under floor heating or radiators)
- The heating water pipes (used to distribute heat from source to emitter)
A central heating system circulates heated water through a network of heating pipes to in-room emitters (underfloor heating, radiators or heat convectors).
These emitters create radiant heat: a type of warmth that’s evenly transferred around the room/home by natural convection.
With central heating, you get a well-designed, programmable heating system which delivers a responsive level of warmth - globally recognised as the most economical and efficient type of central heating available.
It all adds up to superior comfort, energy efficiency and healthy home.
KE KELIT has adopted stringent European design requirements for central heating designs, providing New Zealand architects, homeowners & installers the highest levels of assurance that the system will deliver what it says it will.
Energy Efficiency
Central heating systems require much less energy to heat than traditional forced air central heating systems, resulting in economical operation and lower energy consumption in the form of much friendlier power/gas bills.
Central Heating uses water to transfer heat around your home. Water holds significantly more heat than air and transfers that heat at much higher rates, without losing heat/energy in the process of getting it to the actual room.
By comparison, traditional central heating systems use air to distribute heat through ducts to rooms. Larger amounts of heat/energy can be lost in that process.
Home Health
The even, radiant heat completely avoids distribution of dust and allergens compared to traditional forced air systems. This makes central heating ideal for people who suffer from allergies.
Forced air systems can create uncomfortably dry environments which creates discomfort for people who suffer from dry eyes or sore throats. With no forced air, central heating systems avoid this issue altogether.
Comfort
A central heating system warms a home through silent, radiant heat delivered through underfloor heating, or radiators. Such radiant warmth has affordable luxury when delivered through a well-designed and easy to use programmable control system.
Let’s Talk Heating Design for Your Next Project
Book a meeting with a KE KELIT representative to discuss system options, technical support, and how our solutions can align with your architectural vision.