Help stop the silent killer, says company

They call it the silent killer – and in the UK, around 50 people lose their lives to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning every year.

But now appliance repair company 0800 Repair, is helping upto five hundred local people beat the menace of carbon monoxide, by giving them free detectors when they have their gas appliances serviced.

Phil Pallister, Managing Director of 0800 Repair’s gas division said: “There have been many terrible tragedies where people have died in their own homes from carbon monoxide poisoning.

“Common sources of carbon monoxide poisioning include faulty central heating systems, gas appliances and fires.  If appliances aren’t operating properly or if flues and chimneys get blocked and the fumes cant escape and are inhaled by people in the home, then this can lead to fatal consequences. 

“We extended our appliance repair services to cover gas this summer, but as winter is drawing in we are keen to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide and the importance of having your gas boiler, cooker and fire serviced regularly.”

Starting this month, 0800 Repair is offering hundreds of free carbon monoxide detectors to customers who get their boiler serviced or checked by the company.

The company is already well-known in the area thanks to its eyecatching black and yellow vans – which have a 7ft screwdriver on top.

The company has linked up with the Sunderland branch of national company Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS) for the safety awareness campaign.

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Designed with hassle free installation in mind, the brand new Ultracom2range of High Efficiency combi and system boilers offers a spacious internal design with easy access to all components without the need to remove the side panels meaning no side clearances are required.

Combined with one way wiring connections and a unique, simple filling loop design meaning you don’t have to remove any parts, installation and servicing is both straightforward and quick. The High Definition plain text display ensures hassle free and simple commissioning, whilst the advanced stainless steel heat exchanger reduces noise so much, the Ultracom2is so quiet you’ll barely know it’s there.

Flexible controls
With a choice of plug in analogue, digital or external eBus controls the Ultracom2offers complete flexibility providing perfect home comfort for every application. Also featuring a unique receiver slot located inside the boiler, the Ultracom2and the new Climapro2RF wireless programmable room thermostat are the perfect
combination for advanced heating control.

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Plumbing Merchants PTS support British motocross

Leading heating and plumbing merchant PTS has pledged its continued support to the AMCA British Motocross under 18s champion, Jack Jones, with a sponsorship deal designed to keep his bike in top winning condition.

Jack works for his father’s company, Burton Gas Ltd and has been a customer of PTS’ Burton-on -Trent branch for four years. After following Jack’s rise to racing fame, Matt Cudworth, Manager of PTS Burton offered to join boiler manufacturer Viessmann in sponsoring his bike in preparation for the AMCA 2010 Motocross Youth Championships.

Matt said: “Jack and his father Barry are familiar faces in the Burton branch and we are thrilled to be able to help keep him on the road by sponsoring his bike. We wish him every success as he continues to make his mark in the Motocross championships and look forward to seeing him rise up the ranks even further.”

Jack adds: “The sponsorship money that we have received from PTS is being used to keep my bike in tip top condition. We often need new tyres and keep a good stock of brakes and accessories to see us through the races that I attend so this support is invaluable.

“I’m really grateful for all the support that I get from the PTS branch in Burton and always look forward to going in store to update the team on my continued wins.”



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Plumming news | Grant Aerona Air Source Heat Pump

Energy Smart can confirm that Grant UK took home two prestigious trophies at the 2010 ‘OFTEC Awards for Excellence’ at the Richoh Arena in Coventry. The evening included a Gala Dinner with special guest speaker, writer and comedian Barry Cryer OBE.

Outshining the competition, Grant was presented with the coveted ‘Training Centre of the Year 2010’ award recognising their hard work and dedication to training engineers across the country. This is the sixth prestigious award the Academy has won, since it opened in January 2003.

Based in Wiltshire, the Grant Training Academy has an extremely comprehensive course portfolio featuring tuition on oil-fired equipment installation and servicing, renewable training for solar thermal, solar PV, air source heat pumps and WRAS Certification, as well as several free of charge Grant product courses. There is also a new MCS Guidance course – ideal for companies wishing to gain MCS accreditation.

Additionally, the Grant Aerona Air Source Heat Pump came runner up in the new category of ‘Innovative Product of the Year’. Anna Wakefield, Marketing Manager for Grant UK commented: “We are thrilled to receive this level of industry recognition for our Aerona Air Source Heat Pump. Having been in development for over 18 months and the official launch only in January this year, the award is testament to Grant's commitment to appliance quality, reliability and peace of mind for those purchasing any of our renewable technologies.”

Plumbing info: Vaillant are opening a new Centre of Excellence in Cambridge

Plumbing information: Vaillant are opening a new Centre of Excellence in Cambridge on the 18th November 2010.

The centre of excellence is located within the Cambridge IQ business park, which is actually part of the local wildlife reserve. With conservation and sustainability as its key messages, the park is the perfect setting for Vaillant to promote its energy saving technologies.

The new training centre enables Vaillant installers from the East Anglia and Essex areas the opportunity to train on the full Vaillant product range, plus providing a perfect meeting place for customers and visitors wanting to find out more about Vaillant.

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Plumbing supplies - Glow-worm Heat Pump

EnergySmart can confirm that Glow-worm are extending their straightforward and installer friendly Clearly Heat Pumps range with the introduction of a brand new 5kW air to water heat pump (AWHP).

Creating the next generation of air to water heat pumps from Glow-worm, the new Clearly Heat Pumps 5kW system with an electrical back-up heater, is designed especially for new build houses with a low energy requirement.

Clearly Heat Pump 5kW provides a highly efficient heating and domestic hot water solution which can contribute towards achieving level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The system has full MCS accreditation meaning that it is eligible for possible future RHI funding.

The new 5kW heat pump features a slimline, modern design, housing the latest electronics in a compact monobloc unit measuring just 900 x 880 x 345mm. Offering an impressive a COP of 3.79 (A7/W35) and using non ozone depleting R410a refrigerant, the new 5kW heat pump also incorporates a modulating DC fan, operating at between 300 and 750 rpm, keeping any noise to a minimum.

Significantly for installers, no F-gas qualifications are needed to install the unit, and no separate system expansion or additional buffer vessels are required. The unit and all components are easily accessible enabling straightforward installation and servicing.

The unit also incorporates an inrush current limiter enabling installers to fit the system with a standard 20 amp breaker, and an electronic expansion valve to give precise flow regulation of the refrigerant liquid for optimised COP.

The indoor Hydraulic Module SA separates the heat pump circuit from the main central heating system, so there is no need to fill the entire central heating system with glycol antifreeze, making installation and servicing even easier. The hyrdraulic module also incorporates a 20 litre buffer vessel, a 12 litre expansion vessel, a central heating circulation pump, filling valves for the glycol circuit, PRV and an inline heater, adjustable, up to 6kW.

As the outdoor unit itself utilises Glow-worm's eBus communication protocol for advanced system communication, the Clearly Heat Pumps 5kW unit can be teamed with a suitable Glow-worm high efficiency boiler and an alternative hydraulic module (Hydraulic Module HB), to form the Glow-worm Clearly Hybrid system.

Combining the use of the heat pump with the latest generation of Glow-worm’s Ultracom2 High Efficiency boilers creates the UK's first hybrid renewable domestic heating system that combines traditional and renewable technologies to always choose the most cost efficient method of heating the home at all times.

With rapidly changing consumer attitudes and government initiatives such as Feed in Tariffs (FiT) and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) making the proposition of installing renewable heating technologies more attractive to homeowners, both Clearly Heat Pump 5kW and the revolutionary Clearly Hybrid system present the perfect opportunity for installers to take advantage of the changing consumer landscape and movement towards new heating technologies.

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