A brief description

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A brief description

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A brief description

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A brief description

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Traceheating is installed on pipes and vessels to compensate for the rate of heat loss through the containment wall and its thermal insulation.

A typical trace heating system comprises a thermostat, heating element, fixings, terminations and presence (warning) labels.

The heating element looks a bit like mains cable; it's long and thin with plastic outer sheathing and is supplied as a reel or coil.

The self-regulating heating element in trace heating has two wire conductors separated within an encapsulation of semi-conductive polymer. In its raw form, this looks like a long thick strip of liquorice. The polymer is insulated and copper braid is woven around the outside of it. An outer jacket is applied for protection.

When self-regulating heater is powered, a small amount of current is allowed to pass through the semi-conductive polymer. This has a heating effect. As the polymer warms, the microscopic current paths between the conductors are impeded and less heat is produced. Similarly, as the polymer cools, more current is allowed to pass and more heat is produced.  Polymer manufacture is varied to produce a range of trace heating for differing heating requirements.

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Underfloor heating, as the term suggests, is a heat source from the floor. An electric heating element or hot water pipe is laid below the floor surface. You feel warmer when your feet area warm. But there are more advantages to the electric underfloor heating approach:

The heat source is hidden so more wall and floor space is available. Even the feed wiring can be hidden. There are no piping manifolds that need to be accessible. Underfloor heating systems can be designed to eliminate radiators altogether.

Warmth in the room rises from the floor and is more uniformly distributed. Even if you still use radiators with your underfloor heating, you will probably be able to turn the radiators down.

The electric heating element, of course, does not leak water; nor is it noisy.

Use of the MiniMat enables retrofit underfloor heating. It is designed to lay within the tile adhesive thickness. If you are not having a tiled floor finish an ultra-thin filler layer can be applied over the MiniMat allowing you to finish your floor with whatever material you wish.

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Leak detection systems are installed in areas vulnerable to breaks in liquid containment. Comms rooms and storage areas are the most common applications for protection against piping and liquid storage failures. Catastrophes are also averted by sensing for leaks in process equipment rooms and battery rooms.

A typical leak detection system comprises a control unit, non-sensing connection cable,  sensing cable, fixings, terminations, and location labels.

The sensing cable is made up of a two insulated sensing wires spiralled (twisted) around a polymer core. The control unit senses a resistance change when liquid makes contact with both sensing wires. BMS options are also available.

The sensing cable is fixed, typically, to floors where liquid is likely to be in the event of a leak. Sensing cable is sometimes laid in drip trays positioned under pipes and other potential leak sources.

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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.

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