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    The document discusses a survey conducted in the Matamata area of New Zealand about people's reliance on electrically powered heating. The survey found that over 50% of people rely on electric heating as their primary source of heat. This could be problematic during power outages from natural disasters, as electric heating would not function. While heat pumps were an efficient option for 33.3% of respondents, nearly 50% used small portable electric heaters as their secondary heating method. Only 1% of respondents cited air pollution concerns as a reason for their choice of heating. Most respondents did not plan to change their heating method and those who did wanted to switch to heat pumps. When asked, 84% of respondents opposed banning all non-heat

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    Is Electro-Wise Super Wise

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    The document discusses a survey conducted in the Matamata area of New Zealand about people's reliance on electrically powered heating. The survey found that over 50% of people rely on electric heating as their primary source of heat. This could be problematic during power outages from natural disasters, as electric heating would not function. While heat pumps were an efficient option for 33.3% of respondents, nearly 50% used small portable electric heaters as their secondary heating method. Only 1% of respondents cited air pollution concerns as a reason for their choice of heating. Most respondents did not plan to change their heating method and those who did wanted to switch to heat pumps. When asked, 84% of respondents opposed banning all non-heat

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    Main Form of Heating: 5% 6% 5% Small Portable Heater/s Heat Pump/s

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    Zachary Adamson
    The document discusses a survey conducted in the Matamata area of New Zealand about people's reliance on electrically powered heating. The survey found that over 50% of people rely on electric heating as their primary source of heat. This could be problematic during power outages from natural disasters, as electric heating would not function. While heat pumps were an efficient option for 33.3% of respondents, nearly 50% used small portable electric heaters as their secondary heating method. Only 1% of respondents cited air pollution concerns as a reason for their choice of heating. Most respondents did not plan to change their heating method and those who did wanted to switch to heat pumps. When asked, 84% of respondents opposed banning all non-heat

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    Is Electro-Wise Super Wise?

    Imagine you were In Christchurch when the first big earthquake hit September 4th, 2010 many people froze because of, No Electricity and A fire ban that covers the entire Christchurch district. In a recent survey conducted in the Matamata area of Matamata-Piako district more than 50% of people rely on electrically powered heating. This can be a downfall when a major power cut or natural disaster happens where you can be left without power for days. Heat Pumps may sound bad but they are actually quite economic 33.3% of the people surveyed implied that their first form of heating was from Heat Pumps. They use a low amount of powere and can be very good for the environment. Even more surprising was that nearly 50% of people Small Portable surveyed told us that small electric heaters Heater/s 5% 5% were their second form of heating, which in 6% Heat Pump/s New Zealands damp conditions can be hard to heat a living space of house. 36% of people 32% Gas believed that the reason they use the form of 34% they use is because it is convenient to them. Fire Only 1% of the people surveyed said that they 18% used their form of heating because they have Underfloor concerns for air pollution, which for a country Heating that cares about Climate Change and the Environment is quite appalling. And 93% of people were adamant that they were not going to change their form of heating in the near future. Most that wanted to change wanted to change to Small Portable Heat Pump/s. Electric Heaters/s

    Main Form Of Heating

    Second Form Of Heating

    10% 5%

    Heat Pump/s Gas

    12%

    47% Fire

    12% 14% Underfloor Heating We Don't

    Should New Homes Only Have Heat Pumps For Heating?

    16% Yes No 84%

    be used in a

    Thinking Of Changing Heating In Near Future

    In question to whether Matamata-Piako district council should put a ban of only using Heat Pumps in new homes I would like to announce that 84% of our surveyed participants said the ban should not be allowed. On the contrary I agree with them totally, for as I said at the start of the article, when a power cut or natural disaster hits all these new homes would have no heating thanks to Heat Pumps are not ideal for residents in New Zealand and the World and think that until we can all generate our own power fires should still be in houses to ably emergency.

    44% 56%

    Yes No

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