SmartVent: The Expert's Choice in Home Ventilation
Improving your home's comfort, health, and energy efficiency.
Why Ventilation?
Modern homes are more airtight, which is good for energy efficiency but can trap moisture and pollutants. Traditional ventilation methods like opening windows are often insufficient or uncomfortable. Poor ventilation can lead to issues like mould growth, dust mites, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and condensation, all of which negatively impact indoor air quality and the health of your family and home.
Healthier Living: Constant fresh air circulation enhances comfort, health, and well-being. It helps reduce allergens, pollutants, and excess humidity.
Efficient Comfort: Heat recovery systems help maintain a comfortable indoor temperature by reusing energy, keeping your home warmer in winter and cooler in summer, thus increasing efficiency.
Better Air Quality: SmartVent systems ensure a constant supply of fresh, filtered air, contributing to a healthier living environment.
Why SmartVent?
SmartVent is a trusted name in home ventilation, backed by international leaders in energy-efficient indoor air solutions. With over 40 years of expertise, SmartVent offers innovative, flexible, and forward-thinking systems designed for New Zealand homes, making it the preferred choice for trade professionals.
- Industry Expertise: Recommended by electricians and HVAC contractors nationwide.
- Quiet Performance: A blend of fan technology, housing, and system design ensures quieter operation.
- Advanced Controls: Purpose-built controls are selected to suit your home's specific needs.
- Flexible Solutions: Systems offer a range of installation options, even for challenging or compact spaces.
- Reliability: Backed by a 5-year warranty and high-quality components for long-term peace of mind.
What We're Made Of: SmartVent systems are designed for effortless control and superior air filtration, ensuring a healthier and more comfortable home environment.
Add-ons and System Components:
- Filters: A range of filter options are available depending on the model.
- Dew Point Control: Many systems use real humidity and temperature levels to provide the right air at the right time automatically.
- Brushless EC fans: Energy-efficient fans for lower running costs.
- Efficient Cores: Options up to 93% efficient for both energy and heat recovery.
- Designed for you: Tailored solutions to meet individual home needs.
VOCs - Airborne Contaminants and Particle Sizes (in microns):
Visual representation of particle sizes from viruses (0.001 microns) to dust (1000 microns), with SmartVent filters (HEPA Filter <0.04 microns, F7 Filter <0.4 microns) effectively capturing smaller particles.
Heat & Energy Recovery Systems
For those who want to maximize comfort. A heat recovery system brings fresh air into your home while helping keep it warm in winter and cool in summer. It works by capturing heat (or coolness) from stale air being removed and transferring it to the fresh air coming in. This maintains a comfortable indoor temperature and reduces energy waste.
How it Works:
- Exhaust Air: Moist, stale air is forced out of the home.
- Outside Air: Fresh air is drawn in from outside.
- Supply Air: Tempered air enters the home.
- Return Air: Moist, humid air is extracted from the home.
Traditional Ventilation vs. Heat Recovery: Heat recovery systems do more than just ventilate; they help maintain a comfortable temperature, reducing the workload on your heating or cooling systems and potentially lowering power bills.
Cumulative Heating Cost Savings: Charts illustrate potential heating cost savings over 2, 5, and 10 years for various New Zealand locations, comparing MVHR systems to direct air systems.
System Components: Includes Energy Recovery Core, Heat Recovery Core, Diffuser, Air Filter, Acoustic Insulated Ducting, Full-Featured Controller and App Control, and Compact Heat Exchanger.
System Selection Guide
Choosing the right SmartVent system for your home:
Do you have a roof cavity suitable for ducting?
- Yes: Proceed to consider other factors.
- No: Consider systems that can be installed through external walls.
Is silence & form factor important to you?
- Yes: Consider systems with quieter designs and compact forms.
- No: Other factors may be prioritized.
Which is more important to you?
- Performance & control: SmartVent Synergy3 or Econiq.
- Size & simplicity: SmartVent Balance or Fresh.
SmartVent System Comparison:
| System | Synergy3 | Balance | Econiq | Fresh | Tempra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Our highest-performance home ventilation system with advanced automation and app control. Delivering an all-in-one ventilation solution. | Set and forget with this high-performance complete solution. Deliver both extract and supply in one package, designed to be hidden away. | Build your own solution on a practical base with modern control and app. Choose the comfort features that matter most to you. | A quiet through-wall ventilation system with 82% heat recovery that connects to a network of other units and offers several control options, including app control. It uses very quiet and energy-efficient fans. | A stand-alone, through-wall ventilation system with 80% heat recovery. Designed for bathrooms and living spaces. It has a small wall penetration and easy-to-use controls, making it simple to install and operate. |
| Supply Rooms | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 1 per bedroom, 1-2 per living space | 1 per room |
| Extraction Rooms | 1-2+ | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1 per unit (Stale Air Out) | 1 per room (wet room compatible) |
| Moisture Control | Wet & dry rooms | Dry rooms | Wet & dry rooms | Dry rooms | Wet & dry rooms |
| Heat Recovery Efficiency | Up to 93% | Up to 90% | Up to 75% | Up to 82% | Up to 80% |
| Cheaper to Run (EC Fan) | EC fan | AC fan | N/A | ✓ (Low noise fan) | ✓ (Low noise fan) |
| Quieter Design | ✓ (Low noise fan) | ✓ (Acoustic duct) | ✓ (Low noise fan) | ✓ (Low noise fan) | N/A |
| Roof Cavity Required | ✓ | Wall or roof mounted | Wall or roof mounted | Installed through-wall | Installed through-wall |
| Controls | 6.8" Colour Touchscreen | Wall Controller | Wall Controller | Wireless e16 Wall Controller | Pull Cord |
| App Control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| Humidity and Temperature Sensing | ✓ (+Expandable) | ✓ (Built-in) | ✓ (Optional) | Indoor Humidity & Temperature Sensor | Outdoor Humidity & Temperature Sensor |
Centralised Heat & Energy Recovery Solutions
SmartVent offers solutions for comfortable and efficient home ventilation. Heat recovery cores are suitable for wet zones (kitchens, bathrooms, laundries), while energy recovery cores are beneficial in drier environments.
Econiq
Best For: Larger or custom homes prioritizing energy efficiency, airtightness, and comfort. Offers an integrated, balanced fresh air and extraction solution with advanced, expandable controls.
Supply & Extract Rooms: Medium to Extra Large capacities available.
SmartVent Balance
Best For: Most homes, offering no-nonsense controls, good performance, efficiency, and comfort in a compact form factor. Ideal for townhouses and apartments.
Supply & Extract Rooms: Medium to Large capacities available.
SmartVent Synergy3
Best For: Homes with fireplaces, existing extraction systems, or where a shorter height is required. Not suitable for bathroom extraction.
Supply & Extract Rooms: Small to Large capacities available.
Single Room Solutions
Smarter ventilation options for various home types.
SmartVent Fresh
Best For: Custom and complex homes where space is limited. Ideal for bedrooms and living areas requiring low noise and clean design, while delivering comfort, smart control, and energy efficiency.
Ideal Home Type: Townhouses, apartments, homes with skillion or cathedral ceilings, tiny homes, and sleepouts.
Supply Rooms: 1 per bedroom, 1-2 per living space.
Coverage: Up to 33m².
SmartVent Tempra
Best For: Bathrooms, garage conversions, and shared spaces where consistent balanced airflow is crucial. Features a small wall penetration and easy-to-use controls.
Ideal Home Type: Bathrooms, garage conversions, communal areas, and relocatable or multipurpose spaces.
Supply Rooms: 1 per room.
Extract Rooms: 1 per room (wet room compatible).
Coverage: Up to 37m².
Vent-Axia PureAir Room 260X
Best For: Reducing dust, mould spores, bacteria, and viruses in homes. An in-room air purifier for when opening windows isn't an option.
Ideal Space Type: Living rooms, dining areas, bedrooms, nurseries, and home offices.
Supply Rooms: 1 per room (portable).
Coverage: 30m².
Ventilation Design Service
How can we help? Use SmartVent's expert design service for your complex project or new build. Fill out their design form, and receive a full system design and parts list tailored to your needs and compliance requirements.
Who do we help?
- Complex Design: Architectural homes, cathedral/skillion roofs, properties with limited roof cavity space, multi-storey buildings, and high-end homes.
- High End Homes: Focus on energy efficiency, ensuring proper air channels and required air changes per hour.
- Compliance: Full support for building code compliance (G4, healthy homes, Homestar) and acoustic design.
- Heat Pump Integrations: Design heat recovery overlays and parts lists for combined fresh air and comfortable temperatures.
Diagrams: Visual representations of ventilation system airflow (Exhaust Air, Outside Air, Return Air, Supply Air) and a diagram illustrating a Ducted Heat Pump integration.
Heat & Energy Recovery Systems Specifications
Detailed specifications for SmartVent's Synergy3, Balance, and Econiq systems, including Fan Type, Coverage, Max. Fan Cores, Spigot Size, Max. Air Flow, Max. Static Pressure, Power Supply, Total Input Power, Current, Operating Temp, and Sound Level. Includes dimensional diagrams for Synergy3, Balance, and Econiq cores.
Specifications for SmartVent Fresh and Tempra systems are also provided, detailing Free Air Performance, Power, and Sound levels.
