more Magazine - March-April 2023

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Product

Options for all budgets and project sizes

Local

Remote technical advice

For more information, or to request a quote, see pages 15 and 16 of this issue or scan the QR code.

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E-TEC HYBRID HEAT PUMP SYSTEM

Only £ 3199.00

The Alpha E-Tec Hybrid is a packaged heat pump solution that offers a great way for installers, and their customers alike, to take a step into renewable heating without losing the reliability offered by the tried-and-tested gas boiler.

Together with the supplied Smartech controls, the E-Tec 33 HB combi and external heat pump unit work together to heat the home in the most efficient way, as determined by current energy prices, while hot water is provided on-demand by the boiler.

Perfect replacement for existing combi systems

PRODUCT FEATURES:

+ Up to 60% gas savings

+ Always chooses the cheapest fuel source based on current energy tariff

+ Perfect replacement for existing combi systems

+ Typical one-day installation

No additional qualifications required

+ No additional installer qualifications required

+ Instantaneous hot water on demand, no need for stored hot water

+ Anti-freeze protectioncan be used without Glycol

+ 5 Year Warranty on approved and correctly installed/maintained installation

Don’t compromise Fit MagnaClean®

The unique design of Adey’s MagnaClean uses integrated flow diverters to maximise the number of passes around the magnet, catching harmful magnetite in the filter before it reaches the boiler.

» Captures magnetite and non-magnetic debris

» In-line installation in 2 minutes

» 360˚ rotational valves allow multiple installation options

» Bi-directional flow allows either port to be an inlet

» Chemicals easily dosed into the canister

» Designed for quick and easy servicing

How to choose the correct size heat pump cylinder

Using boilers which can produce 70°C hot water temperatures has meant Gledhill has always used relatively simple small heat exchangers in their hot water cylinders to transfer that heated water to drinkable water. With the emergence of heat pump technology, the need to reinvent the heat exchange was identified to provide the same performance seen in traditional cylinders.

In a 2021 study, the Hot Water Association compared Gledhill’s heat pump cylinder with a traditional boiler and found that the multi-pass technology enabled their heat pump hot water cylinder to reheat 49% faster than a traditional hot water cylinder and reduced the daily energy usage by 33%.

Choosing the correct heat pump cylinder is fundamental when installing a heat pump hot water system and it’s crucial to ensure that the technology in the cylinder helps make the heat pumps even more efficient.

Cylinder volume and reheat time are two important factors that need to be considered when choosing the correct heat pump cylinder size. As heat pump cylinders heat the water to an energy efficient 55°C, a domestic household will us a higher volume of hot water, resulting in larger heat pump cylinders needing to be installed.

How to choose the correct cylinder size

Scan the QR code to check out our full range of heat pump cylinders. Available online and in-branch next day.

CenterStore Air –tested, warrantied and cost effective

The Centerstore Air range of cylinders offers excellent levels of performance and reliability owing to the high grade duplex stainless steel construction with heatretaining CFC-free polyurethane lagging. This allows the supply of fast flowing hot water to single or multiple outlets using innovative components for fast recovery, low heat loss and less wasted energy.

Centerstore Air cylinders have a distinct advantage over other comparable cylinders by having built-in internal expansion vessels. A key part of any closed water heating system, its primary role is to protect the system from pressure created by the rapid heating and cooling of water. It can be a bulky item, taking up considerable extra space and incurring additional costs, but with CenterStore Air cylinders, this is already included in one competitive price.

In addition to the cost savings, the range also comes with multiple other benefits such as:

» Fully insulated, lightweight, high grade stainless steel construction

» Supplied with all safety controls as required by UK Building Regulations

» Long-life 3kW incoloy immersion heater supplied as standard

» 22mm compression connections complete with nuts and olives

» Market leading and highly efficient primary coil to reduce reheat time and save on fuel bills

» 25 year cylinder warranty

» 2 year parts warranty

» WRAS approved

Are your customers saving energy with TRVs?

Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRVs) react to the current air temperature and control the flow of hot water into the radiator they’re attached to until the target temperature is reached. They allow you to create different heating zones throughout your home, despite only having one centralised boiler system and thermostat providing your main source of heat.

The table below shows how TRVs operate according to the number setting they’re on:

These numbers are supported by a series of tests commissioned by BEAMA to measure the overheating that would occur in a residential property over the course of a heating season if TRVs weren’t present. The resulting energy savings were compared and are summarised in the below table:

With rising energy costs on everyone’s minds, by reducing heat wastage throughout the property, the average household could save between 18% - 41% on the heating bill.

The Center range of TRVs comes with a number of features and benefits including:

» With or without a lock shield

» Liquid sensor

» Bi-directional valve

» Thermostatic range: 7 - 29°C

» Frost protection

» All connection sizes offered

» Keymark certified

» EN 215 approved

» 5 year warranty

The underfloor heating market is growing by around 7% each year across both the domestic and commercial sectors.

Customer demand for more useable living space and design aesthetics combined with the 15–35% energy saving that’s achievable are key reasons for this growth.

However, perceived cost can be a concern when suggesting underfloor heating as an alternative to radiators. But, with increases in steel prices far outweighing that of plastic, the current difference in price between the two systems is now only 20%.

Helping your customers benefit from the advantages of underfloor heating can seem like a daunting task. There’s a variety of price points available, which can make budgeting and planning a project difficult and a properly designed system is key to maximising heat and energy savings.

Wolseley is here to help.

Heating & Parts

Wolseley Underfloor Heating was put together with you, the installer in mind.

This bespoke service offers you up to 4 quotes within 24 hours from our panel of vetted, warrantied, quality underfloor heating suppliers. The quotes will range from a low-cost quality product only option to a fully bespoke system tailored to your exact specifications and supported by end-to-end technical advice and site visits where requested.

For more information on our full underfloor heating offering, or to request a quote using our ‘5 minute form’, go to wolseley.co.uk/underfloor-heating or scan the QR code.

Easily pay your trade account balance from anywhere, at any time with Pay my account

Electric Underfloor Heatingthe invisible energy efficient way to heat your home

With 14% of all CO2 emissions in the UK being from our homes, electric underfloor heating is an eco-friendly, efficient way to heat a home. As it runs at much lower temperatures, it requires significantly less energy than traditional heating systems, so your customers can expect lower running costs.

And because it warms the room from the ground up, it heats the people in the room first, rather than the air around the radiators. There’s also complete design freedom with electric underfloor heating as it’s invisible other than the control unit, so there’s no style compromises caused by bulky radiators and exposed piping.

What are the benefits?

» Systems available for all room types and floor finishes

» Energy-efficient technology - low running costs

» Discreet warmth – no compromise on style

» Rapid installation times

For these figures, we’ve used an estimated energy price of 18.61p/kWh, using the heating system for 6 months of the year.

To get started on your electric underfloor heating project, visit our handy underfloor heating quotation tool at wolseley.co.uk/ underfloor-heating-quote

150W/m2 warmup stickymat 1m2

Proud partner of Wolseley

Packs from as little as £59.99

INCLUDES: fan and Venturi gasket, front plate insulation, front plate gasket, electrode, front plate

INCLUDES: ignition electrode kit, electrode detection kit, burner seal kit, gasket fan (all for varying sizes)

Mira Form single head

The new

electric shower range

The Bristan Zing and Frenzy showers are designed with an eco-button in the flow control handle to save water if desired.

1000 performance

shower mixerchrome

250 exposed

shower systemchrome

Eurosmart sink mixer low spout chrome

We each use around 142 litres of water per day, with 30% used to flush the toilet. Fixing a ‘leaky loo’ can halve a customer’s water bill if they pay by meter.

Installing a Fluidmaster Airgap water saving fill valve will reduce water consumption by 1 litre per flush, saving a 4-person home £31.20 per year. Carbon emissions will also reduce by 8.57kg per year.

Replacing a single flush valve with a Fluidmaster dual flush valve will save an additional 3 litres per flush, reduce water meter charges by £93.60 and carbon emissions by a further 25.72kg per year.

LOW PRESSURE? NO PROBLEM.

Showermate pumps provide a range of high quality, high performing, water boosting pumps suitable for multiple applications within a bathroom. Designed to boost the performance of shower and tap outlets. The range is suitable for positive and negative head applications and all Showermate pumps are simple to install and very quiet in operation.

Available in single and twin outlet versions and supplied with 15mm flexible anti-vibration hoses.

Explore the range at stuart-turner.co.uk/showermate

Boost the mains water flow to a single outlet or the whole house!

Salamander Pumps’ range of inline pumps provides an easy-to-install, quiet and compact solution to boosting mains water flow to a single outlet or the whole house.

TapBoost is a new inline water booster pump, ideal when only one outlet is suffering with poor water flow. HomeBoost is a powerful inline pump, perfect for homes with a combi boiler where the water performance is weak across multiple outlets.

When wall panels meet tiles...

Bathroom wall panel market leaders Multipanel introduce a stunning collection which looks like tiles, while enjoying the speed of installation, ease of cleaning, reduced environmental impact and extended life cycle of Multipanel.

The Tile Collection, featuring tile effect wall panels, brings an exciting new dimension to the Multipanel range and includes the same features and benefits of the Linda Barker, Neutrals and Classic collections; fast, grout free installation with minimal maintenance. And for complete peace of mind is backed by our 30-year warranty.

» Quick and easy to install

» No grout, simple to clean, low maintenance

» Discreet, watertight Hydrolock joint

» On-trend colours and textures

» Authentic look and texture of real slabs of marble

» 30 year warranty

» Made in Britain

» Manufactured using Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC C128180) certified materials

» 100% recyclable

Sanitaryware packs

THE SECRETS TO SAVING BATHROOM SPACE

Achieving the balance between space and style is one of the biggest challenges for any bathroom installer. Here, Geberit explores how installers and bathroom fitters can help their customers to strike the right balance with space-saving solutions.

How can you maximise smaller bathroom spaces to deliver stylish yet practical rooms? New builds have reduced in size by 20% in the last 40 years and house prices continue to rise, potentially forcing some buyers to downsize in order to live in the areas they want to. We’ve also seen the impact of social media and television on consumers’ demands for design-led spaces.

Compact product innovation

One of the best ways to achieve a stylish, compact design is the make use of continued product innovation from manufacturers, including a wide range of slimline, shortprojection and smaller-depth products.

Concealed cisterns

For a premium look in a smaller bathroom space, concealing the cistern behind a stud wall or within furniture reduces the outward projection of the WC, and enables toilets to be installed in unconventional spaces, such as under a window, in a narrow duct or under a sloping ceiling.

Added benefits

Continued product development from leading manufacturers such as Geberit means installers can benefit from quick and affordable pre-wall frame systems. Cleverly concealed fixings and the inclusion and position of water inlets, for example, make life easier for installers and the cistern is concealed inside a drywall, so there is no need for additional studding. Servicing and access to the cistern is also made easy via the flush plate.

All you need for a simple installation

Check out the Geberit’s latest Delta back to wall packagefeaturing products including the simple and discreet Selnova Rimfree® W.C and the Delta50 chrome plated dual flush plate. Available now.

Only 249.00

Delta & Selnova pack

D35288

wireless 5 + 2 day

with stand

Wired wall mounted

222211 RT510BC+ RF plug-in boiler plus thermostat

222212 RT510RF+ programmable boiler plus room thermostat

222213 RT520RF RF programmable room thermostat

222214 iT500 internet connected thermostat

222215 RT310i internet connected thermostat

222216 RT510WBC+ plug-in programmable boiler plus thermostat for Worcester boilers

222217

RT510LG5V+ plug-in programmable boiler plus thermostat for Logic Plus and Vogue boilers

222218 Quantum WQ610RF slim RF thermostat opentherm+

222219

Quantum WQ610 slim wired thermostat opentherm+

3rd generation learning thermostat

Active heating thermostat

EPH CP4 Wireless Stat

Wireless 7-day programmable thermostat pack

Wireless digital room thermostat pack

222026 Grundfos Conlift 1 phase condensate pump

Grundfos Alpha1 15-50/60 130 circulating pump

Grundfos Conlift 1 LS condensate pump

Hot water pump 15-60/130

Best for

Oil Tanks & Water Heating

Electric storage water heaters -

Best for

Compact big packs with Center TRVs

Slieve vertical colours

Slieve double panel vertical

Slieve single panel vertical

Best for

Clearance radiator valves

Best for

Only £89.00

Best for

Only 78

C22711 Frenzy cool touch bar valve multi-mode kit

Only £75.00

Best for D35259 Relate EV bar valve

J01683 Grohtherm 500 thermostatic bar valve kit

Only £103.00

Best for

A05033 Disc ERD bar valve shower

Only £129.00

Best for D01191

Zeus sequential shower mixer with exposed variable and kit

Only £122 .00

Best for C22712 Sonique Sequencial EV Bar Mixer Shower

Only £129.00

Best for D35257 Coda pro exposed variable bar shower and kit

Only £166.00

Best for

D01192

Twin exposed rigid shower with diverter thermostatic bar valve

Only £180.00

Best for D01193

Square exposed rigid shower with diverter thermostatic bar valve

414818

Only £170.00

Best for

AQ150 thermostatic dual outlet mixer valve Chrome

Only £150

Best for D35284

Relate dual outlet bar valve mixer shower

Only £219.00

Best for D35258

Coda pro exposed rigid shower with diverter bar

D08096 Str2 1.5C

POS

D39081 Isolating valve 15mm chrome plated 30cm x 15mm x 1/2” – Pk2 x 5 (10)

B61739

Pair of isolating flexible tap connectors 15mm x 1/2" – Pk2 x 5 (10) WRAS

B61740 Copper x copper stopcock 15mm brass machine tap 15mm

B61743 Copper x copper compression stop cock 15mm brass WRAS

B61744 Copper x copper compression wheel head gate valve 22mm brass

Best for

Straight towel rail and MRV packs

Best for

Metal Press Fit & Hand Tools

Pipe slice copper tube cutter 15mm

CA5604 Standard u-gauge 12”/30 mbar

Testo 550i - App-controlled digital manifold139 with Bluetooth and 2-way valve block

419953

Testo 550i Smart Kit - App-controlled digital manifold with wireless clamp temperature probes (NTC)