Which HRV system do I need?
Compare the benefits at a glance
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Your free home assessment visit is an essential step towards finding the perfect HRV home ventilation system for your home. Your HRV expert will take the time to understand how dampness, condensation, mould and other allergy triggers are affecting your home and your family’s health, and how filling your home with drier, filtered air could help.
The system we recommend will depend on the size of your home, how big your roof space is and how accessible it is, what moisture sources your home has and how many people live there.
The HRV home ventilation range
After helping 500,000 New Zealanders love the feeling of coming home, we know that every home is different! That’s why we offer New Zealand’s biggest range of home ventilation choices. From our affordable, effective HRV Classic option, to our fully featured HRV AirSense™ Balanced+ system, there’s sure to be an HRV home ventilation system to suit you.
Find out more about the HRV Classic system Find out more about HRV AirSense™ system| Pressure System Type |
| Fan Motor Type |
| Aerodynamic Fan Housing |
| Filter Type |
| Filter Life - years |
| In-Line Flow Controllers System is fine-tuned to deliver the ideal airflow to each room |
| Air Quality Monitoring Humidity / Voc / eCO2 |
| System Keypad Controller |
| Smoke Detector Mounted in roof cavity |
| Smartphone App Compatible |
| Wi-Fi Connectivity |
| Summer Kit - Integrated |
| Heat Recovery Exchanger Counter-flow design, up to 90% efficiency |
| Solar Heat Gain Draws free sun heat energy from the roof cavity |
| Roof Cavity Bypass Kit To only draw fresh air from outside" |
HRV Classic Range
| HRV Classic | HRV Classic Pro |
|---|---|
| Positive | Positive |
| AC | EC |
| | |
| F8 | F8 |
| 2 | 2 |
| | |
| | Yes |
| 2.8" Smart Touch Controller | 5" Smart Touch Controller |
| Yes | Yes |
| | Yes |
| | Yes |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| Pressure System Type |
| Fan Motor Type |
| Aerodynamic Fan Housing |
| Filter Type |
| Filter Life - years |
| In-Line Flow Controllers System is fine-tuned to deliver the ideal airflow to each room |
| Air Quality Monitoring Humidity / Voc / eCO2 |
| System Keypad Controller |
| Smoke Detector Mounted in roof cavity |
| Smartphone App Compatible |
| Wi-Fi Connectivity |
| Summer Kit - Integrated |
| Heat Recovery Exchanger Counter-flow design, up to 90% efficiency |
| Solar Heat Gain Draws free sun heat energy from the roof cavity |
| Roof Cavity Bypass Kit To only draw fresh air from outside" |
HRV AirSense™ Range
| AirSense™ Essential | AirSense™ Essential+ | AirSense™ Balanced | AirSense™ Balanced+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Positive | Balanced | Balanced |
| EC | EC | EC | EC |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PM1 WoolCare™ | PM1 WoolCare™ | PM1 WoolCare™ | PM1 WoolCare™ |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5" Smart Touch Controller | 5" Smart Touch Controller | 5" Smart Touch Controller | 5" Smart Touch Controller |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| | | Yes | Yes |
| | | | Yes |
| | | Yes | |
Optional Accessories
| Summer Kit |
| Heat Transfer Kit To minimise heat energy loss from your home |
| Air Transfer Kit For year-round temperature control |
HRV Classic Range
| HRV Classic | HRV Classic Pro |
|---|---|
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| | Yes |
| Summer Kit |
| Heat Transfer Kit To minimise heat energy loss from your home |
| Air Transfer Kit For year-round temperature control |
HRV AirSense™ Range
| AirSense™ Essential | AirSense™ Essential+ | AirSense™ Balanced | AirSense™ Balanced+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |
| | | | |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
FAQs
What do I need to get an HRV home ventilation system?
Can an HRV be used as an air conditioner?
Can an HRV system cool a house?
Is an HRV system the same as a heat pump?
Do I need a dehumidifier if I have an HRV?
Is an HRV system an air purifier?
How is positive ventilation different from balanced ventilation?
What size of HRV do I need?
Customer testimonials
More than 500,000 New Zealanders live in a home with at least one HRV product. Here’s what some of them have to say about HRV home ventilation.
Matt Cameron “Now we know we can get a full night’s sleep, the kids can sleep well” 
Pamela Kaval “My son used to have really bad asthma, now he doesn’t, since we got the unit” 
Sarnim Dean “…dust is minimised, condensation decreased and general wellbeing maximised. Thank you HRV!” 
HRV versus heat pumps
Why not both! HRV home ventilation, whether you choose a positive pressure or balanced pressure system, replaces the damp, stale air in your home with fresh, drier, filtered air. While some systems and some optional accessories help you manage the temperature in your home, HRV home ventilation isn’t a heating system.
That’s where heat pumps come in. HRV home ventilation works well alongside heat pumps, and we often install both at the same time. And because drier air is quicker and easier to heat, your heat pumps will operate even more efficiently.