Guidelines

As a nation, we are committed to using energy wisely and efficiently. As a New Zealander, you can do your bit to help. Improving the energy efficiency of your house means both lower power bills and a warmer, more comfortable home.

Much of the energy we use in our homes and buildings is wasted or could be reduced. Produced by the Department of Building and Housing, this guide provides detailed information on initiatives to reduce energy use in new homes and buildings.

Solar water collectors for heating swimming pools are increasingly being used in New Zealand. Typically these collectors are unglazed rubber or plastic mats / panels that work best at low temperature differentials between the ambient air temperature and the pool water temperature.

The Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart Quality and Audit manual documents below are version 3.3 of the manual and supporting guidelines.

Version 3.3 of the Quality and Audit manual is effective for all assessments and installations from 4 February 2013. It updates all previous versions.

The documents, intended for use by Service Providers and Auditors of Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart, have been developed through a series of internal reviews and build upon previous feedback and changes made to the audit process in 2010 and 2011.

This specification outlines the criteria for ENERGY STAR solar water heating systems. A product must meet all of the identified programme requirements if it is to be registered with the New Zealand ENERGY STAR programme and carry the ENERGY STAR mark.

Summary of key criteria

Residential sized, packaged solar water heating systems that: