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Let ’ s Green Our Living Environment
Zepher comes with 5 years pro-rata warranty for its solar module and motor .
Zepher is the 1 st high-powered solar heat extraction roof ventilator in Malaysia . It draws hot air and moisture from the roof space and discharges them out of the roof .
Radiant heat from the roof material heats up the air beneath resulting in a hot roof which can reach up to 70 o C and can easily seep part of it into your home interior . By using Zepher solar heat extraction roof ventilator in combination with Lama KOOL @ ROOF , it is possible to reduce indoor temperature from 5 o C up to 15 o C .
The highest consumption for electricity at home is Air Conditioning !!! Therefore , a cooler house should be your main priority if you intend to save on electricity . The table below shows an estimation of energy consumption for normal home appliances .
The below wattage are approximate
Lighting New Style LED Bulb
2W - 20W
Lighting 4 Feet White Fluoro Tube
35W - 45W
Fridge 275L : ( 665 kwh / yr )
82.46W
Television 40 " Flat Screen LED TV
100W
Rice Cooker 1.8L
600W
Kettle
800W - 2200W
Mini Oven
800W ( 23 Litres )
1600W ( 26 Litres )
Iron
1500W - 2000W
Air Conditioning 1 HP
2550W
Air Conditioning 1.5 HP
3490W
Analysis : Presume that a house has 2 × 1hp unit and 1 × 1.5hp unit air conditioners . The two smaller 1hp units are in the bedroom and are used for 6 hours a day and the larger 1.5hp unit is used for 4 hours a day . Total Watts used would be :
2550 W × 2 units x 6 hrs = 30600 W / hr
30.6 kWh per day × 30 days = 918 kWh / month
3490 W × 1 unit x 4 hrs = 13960 W / hr
13.96 kWh per day × 30 days = 418 kWh / month
Total cooling energy per month
918 kWh + 418 kWh = 1336 kWh
If you save 5 % in electricity for cooling , savings of 66.8kWh per month 1 kWh = RM0.218 to RM0.516 depending on the block pro-rata electricity rate . Total savings = RM15 – RM35 per month or RM180 – RM420 per year . This is based on a mere 5 % electricity saving on air conditioning alone !
Apart from electricity saving , other savings such as the lifespan expectancy of home and contents , air conditioning maintenance costs and health benefits have not been considered here .
Zepher is able to stabilise temperatures by ensuring sufficient frequency or air volume exchange . Where a lot of moisture and humidity is present , the life expectancy of many items in the house will be affected . Zepher is a very effective tool in extracting air together with moisture out of the house , factory , warehouse or office .
Zepher can be installed on concrete roofing tiles and clay tiles for residential or metal roofing for industrial use .
For more information on Zepher , please contact : Tel : + 606 7625 886 / 7626 351 / 7639 651 e-mail : query @ lamatiles . com . my