Altecnic News & Blogs

With new changes to Part L Building Regulations having come into place in June, it is important for installers to be aware of all the new legal requirements that will apply to their work in both new and existing heating systems, when the heat source is replaced. These new regulations are a lot to digest, […]

Sealed systems are not notoriously space saving, with many components needing to be fitted in often limited spaces. Altecnic Ltd now have a solution with the Multifunction Expansion Vessel Bracket...

Filling loops are an essential component for domestic central heating systems as a piece of apparatus used in the filling and pressurising of these systems. In apartment blocks with a centralised boiler plant, they are also used to fill and pressurise the secondary heating system of Heat Interface Units (HIUs). So, what does a filling […]

School holiday closures offer a convenient opportunity for facilities teams to conduct necessary TMV servicing and maintenance that can be difficult to do when students are there. Couple this with prolonged school closures over the summer, water systems risk stagnation due to little use, and the maintenance regimes become more critical to safety. For example, […]

Air vents are fitted on almost every system, and all look fairly similar, but how do you know what makes a good one? Take the Caleffi 5026 Robocal® automatic air vent for example, over 10 million are sold globally per year, but what makes it the industry’s air vent of choice? How do automatic air […]

What is a HIU? Firstly, it is important to get a handle on the wider picture and understand where you will find HIUs and the larger systems they operate within. What is a heat network? A heat network sometimes referred to as district heating, is a system that uses a centralised heat source (usually located […]

What is TMV2? Many of you will have seen the TMV2 logo accompanying a variety of valves and products, but what is TMV2? And how does it affect you? Who are NSF? NSF (formerly known as BuildCert) is an industry-leading building approval and private certification service that introduced both the TMV2 & TMV3 schemes. However, […]

With a move away from traditional angled or closed coupled fan coil units, we discuss how new unit designs can help to make installation and maintenance easier. What is a fan coil unit? A fan coil system is a decentralized HVAC system with fan coils, or terminal units, at or near the occupied space serviced […]

What is air separation? Air separation is a must. The ideal fluid in a hydronic heating or cooling system is water without any impurities, air bubbles or dissolved gases such as oxygen and nitrogen. However, every hydronic system starts out with air in all of its components. A well-planned system will quickly enable this air […]

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 […]