Energy Saving Week - The Valve That Cuts Water Bills
The 17th-23rd of January marks itself as Energy Saving Week, which aims to first and foremost help people to save energy and costs. Those of us who acknowledge Energy Saving Week have the sole aim of educating people about the potential benefits they can gain through incentives, schemes and products.
Energy Saving in the Plumbing & Heating Industry
Enabling installers, architects, construction companies, local authorities and housing associations to create homes and other buildings that are water-efficient is as important to end-users as it is to the heating and plumbing industry. As such the industry continues to work together to introduce working practices and schemes that improve the visibility and accessibility of water-efficient products to all parties.
One such scheme is the European Water Label. The aim of the scheme is to help both installers and end-users easily identify water-saving products that, when installed and used correctly, use less water than other products available on the market. This is achieved via the application of a recognisable water efficiency label and an online product database where users can search for water efficiency rated products that are available on the market.
Water Efficient Products
The Altecnic Calflow Plus has been classified in the top category for its water efficiency performance via the European Water Label scheme. It combines an isolating ball valve, an automatic flow regulating valve and strainer into one valve body. This design maintains a constant flow of water to an individual outlet – such as a tap, mixer, shower or thermostatic mixing valve – whilst the generously proportioned strainer element collects debris without continually becoming clogged and restricting the water supply.
Also, with an easy-to-use and replace automatic flow cartridge inserted, the Calflow Plus offers a number of benefits when used with hot, cold and mixed water supply pipes. These include being able to isolate outlet fittings for maintenance purposes and prevent overflow by ensuring a continuous and constant flow of water at the desired flow rate. This also ensures customers are protected from splashback caused by high-pressure water when turning on a tap.
WRAS approved and available in 15mm and 22mm versions, the Calflow Plus ball valve is easy to install, with just two compression joints to make, and can be used in place of a conventional isolation valve. This makes the Calflow Plus ideal for installing in homes, council buildings, student accommodation and business premises where water consumption is an issue and space is at a premium. Even more savings can be made when the valve is used with timed or electronic taps, controllers and showers.
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