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50 E L EC TR I C AL CONNEC T I ON
S PR I NG 20 1 6
A BATHROOM’S NUMBER ONE FAN
T
here would be very few residential
sparkies who haven’t installed a
heat, light and ventilation unit in
a bathroom or laundry at some point in
their career. It’s pretty straightforward
stuff, right?
Well there may be a few things that
you’re doing that are negatively impacting
the unit’s performance.
For example, are you aware of the
challenges raised by having LEDs in
the unit? Do you know how important
it is to size a room before purchasing a
unit? Do you know how to properly
install the ventilation ducting? And do
you know where to place the unit for
optimum performance?
IXL Appliances, which was established
in 1858 in Geelong, Victoria, and first
introduced the iconic IXL Tastic range
30 years ago, is on a mission to better
educate sparkies about the dos and
don’ts of heat lamps.
The first hurdle for some sparkies may
be as simple as understanding exactly
how a heat lamp works.
“Heat lamps aren’t actually designed
to ‘heat’ a bathroom; rather, they use
infrared (IR) waves to warm the moisture
in your body,” says Sampford IXL brand
THINGS ARE FULL STEAM
AHEAD IN THE HEAT, LIGHT AND
VENTILATION SECTOR BUT ARE
ELECTRICIANS FALLING BEHIND?
PAUL SKELTON
LOOKS AT THE
HUMBLE THREE-IN-ONES AND
WHERE THE MARKET IS HEADING.
FIGURE 1
HEAT, LIGHT AND VENTILATION
Application Description Air Changes Per Hour
Bathrooms
(without shower)
6-8
Bathrooms
(with shower)
15-20