DSHH
(Digital Self-Heating Home)
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Energy Efficient Homes is please to offer a comprehensive, digitally controlled, nominally priced, full active solar heating system for homes and offices. "Enough solar energy lands on every section/lot in the country to provide three times the energy needs of a typical home." The DSHH system heats the ground floor of a home via its concrete floor slab. It is designed into a new home. It is designed as Background Heat in the serviced part of the home/office, and helps prevent the living areas from dropping below +18c, once the system storage has reached its optimal holding temp. This is a background heat, the temperature is still set by the owner. It is not designed as a "Demand" heating system as it uses a huge thermal mass system, which takes time to reach it's set point temperature. It has been many years in development and was recently granted Patent Pending (571724) status. R. (Ron) THEAKER CD, MD, Energy Efficient Homes Limited
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DSHH’s Features: |
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DSHH: An active Solar System
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| Winter Variables |
The DSHH system uses a huge solar collection system and massive thermal mass heat containment system. Collectors and containment van be adjusted for most environments that have reasonable solar Insolation. The heat containment storage area is encased under the slab, by an insulated ICF system (like an upside down glass in water). The depth of this system varies with the location and expected winters. The Solar panels are also resized to add more solar gain in colder area. The solar panels generate heat even on cold -10c days when the sun is out. Temperatures below -10c will increase the demand on the system, but still offset much of the homes heating requirements over a given winter |
| Advantages |
Uses free solar heat, cost to run is nominal Carbon footprint is reduced significantly Other costs of energy are increasing rapidly every year Health and welfare of residents Huge improvement in Quality of life Captures the heat of Summer for winter Designed as a "Set & Forget" system, with minimum maintenance We offer energy assessment house reports and can provide an accredited Energy Star Rating for any design starting at less than $1,000. EEH homes generally rank at the top of the ratings.. |
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| Options |
Solar Hot Water: Can be integrated directly or indirectly into the DSHH system with priority Fireplace Wetback/Boiler heater or other similar heat source can be directly integrated to provide ancillary heat or heat extraction Hot Water Heat Pump integration for heating and or hot water Storage: Increased heat core storage Solar panels: Increased solar capture PV Electrical power station: Photovoltaic electrical generation. can be Either grid tied (Power meter goes backwards) or battery stand alone. 1kW to 100kW or more limited only by budget and by available space. You can SELL POWER to the grid! As us for more info.
Other: Wind Turbine: Ask for details Hydro: Small scale hydro power generation from a local reliable stream
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| Limitations |
The system works best in a thermally efficient home and is not currently designed to be retrofitted to an existing home. Assessments of thermal parameters are available as well as consulting to ascertain the thermal properties of any given design. Pricing on request. The storage system can possibly take several years to fully "Charge up" Warmed areas are directly related to the warmed slab Water: if moving water is found during footing excavation, the entire cavity must be removed, sealed as per DSHH instructions, lightly insulated, then refilled with compaction.
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If you have any other question we could answer, call us on 09-815-6664 or, click on the "Contact us" link to send us a message. |
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contact us for more information Email: info @ e e h n z dot co.nz, or dot com |