Warm Zone

Home insulation

Thereís nothing worse than a cold house. Pink® Batts® Ultra® home insulation will help reduce the amount of heating your home needs lowering your heating costs and keeping it warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.
Pink® Batts® Ultra® thermal insulation is made from up to 80% recycled glass and was the first insulation in New Zealand to receive the "Big Tick" from Environmental Choice New Zealand




Why do we need thermal insulation?

Heat will naturally want to travel from a warm temperature zones to a cool temperature zone as it tries to even the temperatures in both areas. This means in winter the heat inside your home tries to escape outside where it is colder to make the temperature inside your home the same as outside. The reverse is also true in summer. Pink® Batts® Insulation produces a barrier to the heat escaping trapping the heat inside where you want it.

How does Pink® Batts® work?

Pink® Batts® and Pink® Batts® Ultra® thermal insulation works by trapping millions of tiny pockets of air inside it. This trapped air is held still and not allowed to move creating an extremely effective barrier to heat transfer. The higher the R-value is of the Pink® Batts® insulation you use the more air you trap and the greater the barrier to heat escaping. An R-value is the standard measure of a products resistance to heat flow.

Environmental Choice

Pink® Batts® Ultra® products have been given the "big tick" by Environmental Choice New Zealand. Initiated and endorsed by the New Zealand Government, Environmental Choice recognises the genuine moves made by manufacturers to reduce the environmental impact of their products and provides a credible and independent guide for consumers who want to purchase products that are better for the environment. Manufacturing ingredients such as using up to 80% recycled glass, production systems, energy saving policies, recycling programmes and waste disposal methods are the criteria taken into account. For further information visit www.enviro-choice.org.nz

The Pink® Batts® Ultra® range of premium thermal insulation is designed to provide significantly higher R-values, ensuring you get a warmer more comfortable home and was the first insulation in New Zealand to hold Environmental Choice accreditation and includes the following products:

Pink® Batts® R3.6 Ceiling
Pink® Batts® Ultra® R4.0 Ceiling
Pink® Batts® Ultra® R4.6 Ceiling
Pink® Batts® Ultra® R5.0 Ceiling
Pink® Batts® Ultra® R2.6 Wall
Pink® Batts® Ultra® R2.8 Wall

Ceiling & wall insulation

Pink® Batts® insulation placed in walls and ceilings can significantly reduce heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. Up to 42% of heat is lost through the roof and 24% through the walls. Maximising your thermal insulation in these locations ensure your home is kept warm and will help lower your heating requirements. This means the insulation pays for itself in savings on energy bills! Insulation can also help reduce mould growing on the inside of your walls and ceilings to create a much healthier home.

Pink® Batts® Warmfoot®

Itís well known that a warm home is indeed a comfortable and healthy home. With the colder weather comes an increased realisation of how a cold floor surface can effect the overall warmth of a home. To counteract this problem Pink® Batts® has now released Warmfoot®.

Warmfoot® is a perforated foil for under floor insulation; it is designed to be used in suspended timber floor construction in new and existing homes.

If you are doing any installation work beneath the floor, we recommend you to please read the attached document carefully.

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Pink® Batts® Hot Water Cylinder Wrap

The Pink® Batts® Hot Water Cylinder Wrap is a cost effective, double insulation system for electric hot water cylinders that have a 50mm clearance. An insulated hot water cylinder helps reduce energy costs, keeps water hotter for longer and when the ripple control activates during a power shortage, youíre less likely to be inconvenienced. Cylinders manufactured before 1988 have less built-in insulation so the wrap will make a significant difference.

 

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