(including hydrate formation, precipitation, crystallisation in pipes and vessels)

Pipes and vessels

Ramps, roads, paths, stairs, access ways

Gutters and roofs

Domestic Hot Water Service

Industrial Pipes and vessels

MiniMat - for easy installation

EasyHeat - for high power systems

HeatSafe - to prevent overheating

Controllers

Ultra-thin screeds and fillers

Ramps, roads, paths, stairs, access ways

Gutters and roofs

Single zone detection systems

Multiple zone detection systems

LeakStop

Products and capabilities two-page flyer

Thermostats

Freeze protection trace heating cable - cold water and chilled water

Freeze protection trace heating cable - heating water

Temperature maintenance trace heating cable - Hot Water Service

Underfloor heating - MiniMats

Trace heating installation on pipes and vessels maintains a low temperature above freezing point. Not just for water applications, but also for other liquids in which hydrate formation, precipitation or crystallisation can occur when heat is lost to a lower temperature outside atmosphere. Any pipe and vessel size can be protected. A digital thermostat is provided for either pipe (surface) sensing or ambient air sensing with BMS signal options.

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Thermostats

Freeze protection trace heating cable - cold water and chilled water

Freeze protection trace heating cable - heating water

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Trace heating is installed just below ground level to prevent formation of ice and to melt snow. Ramps in roadways and pathways have this type of protection which is controlled, typically, via a sensor in the road or path. Your local council and fire brigade should be able to advise you on whether you need ice prevention for your building's external stairways and accessways. You may even want to talk to your usual authority for health and safety.

For product literature please follow these links:

Freeze Protection - ramps, roads, paths, accessways (link pending))

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Trace heating is installed on the inside of gutters and rain gulleys to maintain a path for water to flow along in freezing conditions. Down pipes can also be accommodated similarly. Frozen gullies, particularly on older buildings, can overflow and allow water and moisture to get under roofing and behind masonry. When the water and moisture freezes, the expansion causes damage. Often this damage goes un-noticed - until after a number of years.

To protect roofing from the weight of snow, trace heating is installed on the underside of the roof (from the loft space). This approach will also protect against snow and ice sliding from the roof when it thaws slightly.

For product literature please follow these links:

Freeze Protection - gutters and roofs (link pending)

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Hot water can be provided to all outlets in a HWS system without the expense of return flow piping, pumps etc. HotWat trace heating is added to the flow piping that runs from the water heater to each of the outlets eg sinks, showers etc. HotWat self-regulates according to pipe temperature, without the use of a controller, so that where there is little or no hot water demand  the trace heating provides sufficient heat to maintain pipe temperature. If during high demand the temperature in the pipe rises above the distribution temperature - because of the higher storage temperature - the output from the trace heating reduces. Systems can also be provided to maintain temperature of HWS piping sections that run outdoors.

HotWat will maintain HWS temperature at between 50ºC and 60ºC (usually a few degrees around 55ºC depending upon insulation performance). The heater should be installed along all HWS piping, usually to within 1m (of piping) from each outlet.

HSE's L8 defines stagnation as 'the condition where water ceases to flow and is therefore liable to microbiological growth'. A dead leg will not stagnate when HotWat trace heating and correct insulation is installed along its whole length - however long it is!  When water is stored above 60ºC, wherever HotWat trace heating is installed along the pipework, legionella bacteria dies.

For product literature please follow this link:

Temperature maintenance trace heating cable - Hot Water Service

For HSE information on legionellosis prevention please follow these links:

Legionnaires' disease - A Guide for Employers

Legionnaires' disease - Essential information for providers of residential accommodation

For independent information on legionellosis prevention please follow this link and click on 'reference area' in the new window:

Amphibia UK Limited, Legionnaires Disease

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Many processes cannot be allowed to cool. Trace heating ensures that the process temperature remains at the right level all the way along the piping. Dual thermostatic control is a common approach to increase system availability although we have solutions to meet most availability requirements.

It is standard for our trace heating cables to be suitable for use in flammable atmospheres. We can withstand temperatures up to 425ºC and provide trace heating to produce 150 Watts per metre length.

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In an electric underfloor heating system, the cable is traversed across the floor area at a constant pitch (spacing) and fixed to the substrate. The MiniMat is a mesh with the heating element pre-installed. The mesh is simply rolled out across the floor area and cut to fit the 'trodden area'. The MiniMat is supplied as a lightweight 0.5m wide self-adhesive roll for easy handling and rapid installation.

At only 3mm thick, MiniMats are designed to fit within the thickness of the floor tile adhesive so you won't have to increase the height of your tiles. Once your MiniMat is laid out, it can be tiled over straight away.

For Minimat literature, please follow this link:

Underfloor heating - MiniMats

For use with wood, laminate and cushion flooring, the MiniMat is embedded in a filler layer or thin screed. This results in a flat smooth surface on which the finish materials can be laid. For more information follow this link:

Ultra-thin Screeds and Fillers

Contrary to popular opinion, you can fix tiles to chipboard. Using Ultimate Flex adhesive. You will need about 3.5kg of Ultimate Flex per square metre of tile coverage.

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Underfloor Heating - EasyHeat

EasyHeat is a range of fixed length, constant wattage, underfloor heating cables having high power outputs. These are best suited to new floors of concrete/screed construction.

For product literature, please follow this link:

Underfloor heating - EasyHeat (link pending)

For use with tiles, wood, laminate, cushion and carpet flooring, EasyHeat is embedded in a screed. This results in a flat smooth surface on which the finish materials can be laid. If you don't want to raise you floor too much, ultra-thin screeds can be applied. For more information follow this link:

Ultra-thin Screeds and Fillers

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Underfloor Heating - HeatSafe

HeatSafe is the self-regulating underfloor heater. It will not overheat or burn out. When heat is not allowed to dissipate from a constant power heater (sometimes referred to as a direct acting heater),  the element can overheat and fail. Floors areas covered by furniture or other insulating items will impede heat dissipation. However with HeatSafe, the parts of the element, say under a rug, will produce less heat while the other parts of the element where heat flows freely produce heat normally.

HeatSafe is particularly suited to timber floors having a shallow air void and where floors will have furniture that will prevent heat dissipation.

For product literature, please follow this link:

Underfloor heating - HeatSafe (link pending)

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Underfloor Heating - Controllers

The I•Warm720 is our most popular controller for underfloor heating systems. Its digital operation and timer facility allow multiple events to be set and the opportunity to exploit cheap-rate electricity.

The I•Warm720 fits into a standard 35mm (deep) standard lighting switch recess box for flush wall mounting.

For product literature please call our offices

Underfloor heating - Controllers (literature under Construction)

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Ultra-thin Screeds and Fillers

In the past it has been taboo to raise the floor level to make way for underfloor heating. Unless the floor finish was tiled, a thin floor screed was impractical and a 40-50mm screed too high! Now with ultra-thin screeds and fillers, the underfloor heating element can be embedded, leaving a smooth, flat surface for your floor finish materials. These products give a thickness range of 3.5mm to 50mm.

F3.5 filler has a thickness range of 3.5mm to 10mm and once mixed is poured over the heating element and spread using a brush and spiked roller (the spikes aren't sharp!). If you need to you can purchase the R7 spiked roller from us.

S5 screed has a thickness range of 3.5 to 50mm and is applied using a conventional trowel and float.

For more information please call our offices

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Single Zone Leak Detection Systems

The FG-A single zone detection system comprises a control unit, interconnecting cable (leader cable) and sensor cable. When a leak is sensed the control unit will provide visual and audible annunciation. Volt-free contacts are available for remote use and the system can be wired to a solenoid valve to shut off the leak source.

Single zone detection systems do not need to tell the user the exact location of the leak as the sensor cable is within the vicinity of the control unit.

Our more complex systems can be compartmented into zones to enable the user to accurately locate the point of leak. This is particularly useful and cost saving if the system's sensor cables are distributed around a building and are in floor and ceiling voids.

Different cables are available for sensing water, hydrocarbons (and solvents) and acids.

For product literature, please follow these links:

Single zone Alarm unit

Single zone water sensing cable

Multi-zone Alarm unit

Multi-zone water sensing cable

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Multiple-zone Leak Detection Systems

The FG-SYS multi zone detection system comprises a control unit, interconnecting cable (leader cable) and sensor cables. When a leak is sensed the control unit will provide visual and audible annunciation as well as indicating the location of the leak. The system is supplied with a map to allow the user to physically locate the leak.  A serial port and vollt-free contacts are available for BMS, SCADA and other automation systems and devices.

The sensing cables are compartmented into zones to enable the user to accurately locate the point of leak. This is particularly useful and cost saving if the system's sensor cables are distributed around a building and are in floor and ceiling voids.

Different cables are available for sensing water, hydrocarbons (and solvents) and acids.

For product literature, please follow these links:

Multi-zone Alarm unit

Multi-zone water sensing cable

Single zone Alarm unit

Single zone water sensing cable

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LeakStop Detection Systems

LeakStop is a system that directly shuts off pipe flow when water is detected. The system comprises a spot detector, a simple controller and an electric shut-off valve. The water source or pipe section can be isolated instantly, preventing potentially catastrophic damage from leaking water.

Typical applications are within 'water-in-pipe' underfloor heating systems, shops, offices and other vulnerable areas where water will leak from small bore piping and there is no means of automatic isolation.

For product literature, please follow these links:

LeakStop (link pending)

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