Friday, December 24, 2010

Honeywell Thermostats for home needs

Temperature thermostat CM707
touch screen with a 7-day program and a large LCD display
Room temperature controllers honeywell
CM707
CM707 Price with VAT:
89,44 EUR

Thermostat Honeywell CM707 is a modern programmable room thermostat, built on the proven concept of the series thermostats Honeywell CM20. In order to further simplify the installation and use of the thermostat, the product now has an extremely wide liquid crystal display and convenient click "OK".

Honeywell THM5320R1000 thermostat, YTH5320R1000 (kit) and YTH5320R1017

Designed for baseline boiler controls, valves, band, circulation pumps, thermoelectric actuators, electric heaters, heat pumps, etc. in heating systems.
Additional features

* The program is stored in a permanent (protected) memory
* The service "installation" mode Focus Pro thermostat settings
* Time Format: 24 hours

Honeywell Focus PRO for heating and cooling

Monday, November 15, 2010

When installing plumbing pipeline

1. Installation of PEX plumbing pipeline mainly on butt welding. Flange connections to put only where adherence to the connecting pipes, fittings and plugs, as well as material lines, where it is necessary for the installation conditions.
2. Laying PEX plumbing pipeline must be made at elevations specified in the installation drawings, while liquid PEX plumbing pipe should be installed in compliance with slopes that provide fluid flow during transportation. Gradient, is taken within 0,002-0,005.
3. Fixing plumbing pipeline carry on hangers, brackets, braces or other types of steel, fabricated on site. The distance between the supports to take: for steel plumbing pipeline 2-4 meters for non-metallic plumbing pipeline 1-2 pm
4. Fixture on the non-metallic plumbing pipeline mount separately to plumbing pipeline did not experience additional load.
5. The distance from the axis of PEX plumbing pipe to the wall in mm taken depending on the nominal bore in mm
6. The smallest radius of bending pipes allowed:
a) for bending of tubes with padding it with sand and heating at least 3.5 outer pipe diameters;
b) for bending of tubes on the machine without packing sand (cold) not less than 4.0 outer diameter pipe;
c) for a plumbing pipeline when the bending radius of less than 2.5 outer diameters of pipes and plumbing pipeline with a nominal bore exceeding 100 mm manufacturing the knee bends and welded from individual sectors.
7. When connecting pumps and devices mount plumbing pipeline to produce such a way that the weight of plumbing pipeline and fittings are not transmitted to the pumps.

When testing equipment and plumbing pipeline

1. Mounted equipment shall be subjected to external examination and test the strength and density.
2. Test equipment to produce the hydraulic method in accordance with the technical conditions specified in the drawings of devices. The test is conducted in the presence of the TCI, and, if necessary, and a representative of the water inspection.
3. Apparatus with agitators and pumps are tested at idle for 24 hours and the working speed (when filling with water) for 12 h.
4. Mounted plumbing pipeline shall be subjected to external examination, testing the strength and density, and, where necessary, cleaning or purging.
5. Testing of plumbing pipeline can be hydraulically or pneumatically. Typically, the test plumbing pipeline should be carried out hydraulically.
6. The test tube is disconnected from the apparatus and other plumbing pipeline plugs with shanks.
7. Hydraulic pressure test the pipeline on the strength and density simultaneously, test pressure must be equal to 1.25 working pressure, but not less than 2 atm.
8. At the top point of the test pipe should be installed air vent, and lower - purge before filling.
9. The test pressure is held for 5 minutes, after which it drops to desktop, when this pressure is inspection of the pipeline and tapping the welds with a hammer weighing not more than 1,5 kg.
10. Pneumatic test plumbing pipeline is the strength and density. When testing the strength of the test pressure must be equal to 1.25 of the working pressure but not less than 2 atm. The test pressure is held for 5 minutes, after which it drops to desktop. When tested on the density of the test pressure must be equal to the worker.
11. Pneumatic testing technology plumbing pipeline pressures to produce up to:
with the diameter of the pipeline up to 200 mm. - 20 atm
the diameter of the pipeline from 200 to 500 mm. - 12 atm
with the diameter of the pipeline of over 500 mm. - 6 atm
12. For installation on a cast-iron plumbing pipeline valves pneumatic test pipeline is allowed to test pressure of not higher than 4 atm.
13. When the pneumatic test pressure in the plumbing pipeline should rise gradually from inspection of the pipeline when the following pressures:
for plumbing pipeline operating pressures up to 2 atm - 0 6 test pressure;
for plumbing pipeline operating pressures above 2 atm - 0,3 and 0,6 of the test pressure.
When pneumatic testing hammer tapping the pipeline under pressure, is not allowed.
14. plumbing pipeline, transporting toxic and explosive products, except for checking the strength shall be tested for density with the definition of pressure drop in the plumbing pipeline during the test. Test duration of at least 12 hours
15. The pipeline is recognized to pass the test on the density, if the pressure drop in it no more than the quantities listed in the table.

Domestic Taco pumps. How to choose right?

Pumps of all types presented on the market today differ in the first place, technical characteristics. In addition, the pumps vary in purpose, principle of operation and size.

Main technical characteristics to which attention should be paid, by choosing an Taco pump - his head and power.



Pump head determines the maximum depth at which it can pump water. Performance of the pump, its ability to pump a certain amount of fluid per unit of time depends on its power.

The pressure is calculated as follows: first calculate the distance from the source water to the level of water-points. For example, if the well is in the area is filled with water to a depth of 20m, a crane located on the second floor of the house, at a height of 4 m, the required distance will be 24. Then make corrections on the coefficient of head loss of the jet, due to friction, the value found in this case is multiplied by 1.15. Then add the length of the pipeline, from home to the wells, for example, 7 meters. Thus, a value indicating the minimum allowable pressure pump. In the calculation of this value is 34, 6 pm

Based on the average liquid flow rate is determined by the required pumping capacity. Suppose, for the needs of one person to 800-1000 liters of water per day. The resulting number is multiplied by the number of inhabitants of a country house. For example, a family with two children will spend a day about 3600 liters. We add to this flow of water for irrigation area of 500 liters per day per hundred square meters, with an area of garden in five hundred parts consumption is approximately 2500l.

Eventually creating a sum / 3600 2500 = 6100 liters or 6.1 cubic meters. m / s gives a rough idea of the required quantity of water consumed on the farm and, therefore, helps to orient the choice of the pump power required.

Regardless of all its features, any Taco pump provides comfortable accommodation in a suburban environment at relatively low cost.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Plate heat exchanger

Heating surroundings enters the apparatus through the pipe flow of coolant in the unit, located on the fixed base plate (see picture) and through the angular hole gets in the longitudinal collector formed edges of the plates with angled holes after assembly.

Heating surroundings in the collector comes to the last plate is distributed over the channels between the plates, which are reported in one corner of the collector through appropriate arrangement of the seals. When driving on sub plate channel heated medium flows over the undulating surface of the plates, heated from the reverse side of the heating surroundings. Heated medium then enters the pex manifold and exits the apparatus through the pipe out of coolant.

Heating surroundings is moving in the apparatus toward the heated and fed through pipe water flow coolant then passes through the lower reservoir, is distributed through the channels and moves on them. Through the upper reservoir and the nozzle exit of heating water leaves the heat exchanger.

Multi-pass plate heat exchanger

Usually used one-way plate heat exchangers. Their distinguishing feature is a 100% backflow of the two media. All input and output connections are connected to the fixed plate. This method greatly simplifies the installation service. A small temperature difference between the environments may require the use of multi-pass plate heat exchangers. In this case, the connecting pipes are fed to both a fixed and a clamping plate.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Mixing valves

diaphragm valve - butterfly valve in the form of an elastic membrane, moved along the axis of the flow in the saddle valve (Fig. 5). Diaphragm valves are particularly well suited to work in hostile environments, because they do not have the seal and movable metal parts are separated from the working environment diaphragm.

diaphragm valve

hose valve - ceiling flow rate through the pinches elastic (rubber) hose, inside of which is transportable operating environment (Fig. 6). The main advantages of hose valves: design simplicity, efficiency in the sludges and pulps (where most other types of valves is broken), resistance to corrosion and abrasion.

hose valve

Depending on the working environment and its parameters are divided into steam valve (for water and steam), energy, petroleum, sewage, ventilation, cryogenics, vacuum, tank.

By Material distinguish body parts of PEX fittings:

1) steel (carbon or stainless steel);
2) stainless steel;
3) titanium;
4) iron (cast iron);
5) Ductile iron;
6) non-ferrous metals;
7) PEXs;
8) ceramic (porcelain);
9) glass.

By their functional PEX fittings divided into the following classes:

valves designed for complete coverage of the flow in the pipeline;

Control Valves - to regulate the flow of the working environment in order to regulate the relevant process parameters (temperature, pressure, composition of materials involved in the process);

distribution and mixing valves used for the distribution of flow in certain directions;

safety valves - to protect the facilities serviced by the excessive pressure increase through the issuance of excessive amounts of the working environment;

safety valves designed to protect the equipment from accidental changes in the parameters of the working environment. In contrast to the protective, safety valves in case of emergency conditions is closed and disables serviced land than protects it from harmful influences;

fazorazdelitelnaya massorazdelitelnaya and PEX fittings designed for automatic separation of environments depending on their phase and state.

USA radiators

The advantages of cast iron and aluminum radiators




Gone are the days when the radiators were exclusively iron. Today, manufacturers of radiators offer a wide range of products made from different materials - iron, steel, aluminum and bimetal radiators. Each material has its advantages and disadvantages.
The main advantage of cast iron radiators - their incredible durability and resistance to corrosion. The service life of cast-iron radiators is 50 years old! At the same radiators of this material is not demanding as a coolant for a long time keep warm. If, however, cast iron radiators increased cross-section of water channels, then wear it, as they say, will not.
However, cast iron, as a structural material, has its drawbacks. Among them - not very high heat transfer and a large internal volume. In addition, the iron particles can contaminate the heating system. Given the pros and cons, cast-iron radiators are widely used in the construction of buildings of varying height. Production of cast iron radiators is less expensive, which makes cast iron radiators available for most buyers. And their appearance is much more attractive than in Soviet times. Among the models of cast-iron radiators manufacturers offer products, stylized antique, as well as heating radiators with modern design.
Unlike the cast-iron radiators, aluminum radiators have a high emissivity and low weight. Among the advantages of aluminum radiator manufacturers also produce an attractive and modern look of the material. Aluminum radiators are more expensive than iron, and thus more demanding as a coolant. Therefore, when purchasing aluminum radiator is essential to specify how they are adapted to USA conditions.
However, manufacturers of radiators have found a solution for low-quality coolant. This - bimetal radiators. In the production of radiators of this type of aluminum are inserted water channels from the steel pipe. Therefore, bimetal radiators combine the reliability and advantages of aluminum radiators. Lifetime bimetallic radiators higher than aluminum. In this case, they are less demanding as a coolant, rather than aluminum radiators.
Most aluminum radiators are used in low-rise building, in private homes and cottages.
When buying a radiator, except for technical data, to draw attention to the manufacturer radiator. On the market today are many European and USA companies engaged in production of radiators. The advantages of European manufacturers - modern design and high quality materials. However, manufactured in Europe radiators are often not adapted to Chicagon conditions. Therefore, the reliability to take USA radiators, most of which takes into account the quality of the domestic carrier. Moreover, among USA firms have manufacturers producing radiators, not inferior in design and quality of European counterparts.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

PEX fittings

By the application of valves are divided into the following categories:

Industrial valves general purpose manufactured commercially in large quantities and is designed for environments with frequently used values of pressure and temperature. These PEX fittings are equipped with water pipes, steam pipes, municipal pipelines, heating systems, etc. In Chicago, such devices are widely represented products of the German manufacturer ARI-Armaturen GmbH, Polish - Zetkama, Slovenian - POLIX, Chicagon - Corporation Kyiv PEX fittings. This is mainly valves, shut-off and control valves, pressure reduction valves, temperature regulators, safety valves, balancing valves, steam traps.

Industrial valves for special conditions designed to operate at relatively high pressures and temperatures, at low temperatures, in corrosive, toxic, radioactive, viscous, abrasive or granular media. This fixture include: PEX fittings of high energy parameters, cryogenic, corrosive, fountains, valves with heating, valves for abrasive slurries and bulk materials. One of the largest predpriyatiyproizvoditeley in Chicago is the JSC "Ivano-Frankovsk Valve Plant".

Special valves are designed and manufactured for individual orders on the basis of specific technical requirements (eg, for experimental and unique industrial installations, including those for nuclear power plants).

Ship PEX fittings available for work in specific conditions on ships of the river and sea fleet in the light of increased demands on the minimum weight, vibration resistance, high reliability, the special conditions of management and operation.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Expansion tanks Amtrol Fill Trol

Expansion tanks Amtrol Fill Trol membrane manufactured in Germany are designed for cold and hot water booster systems and devices, makeup, fire extinguishing systems, heating and air conditioning systems and also serve to compensate for the hydrodynamic shock.

Amtrol Fill Trol DE, Amtrol Fill Trol DE Junior - Amtrol Fill Trol expansion tanks for water-supply systems, floor heating, pressure increase (max operating temperature of the membrane = 70 ° C)

Amtrol Fill Trol N - Expansion tanks Amtrol Fill Trol for closed heating and cooling systems (max operating temperature of the membrane = 70 °)

Amtrol Fill Trol NG - diaphragm expansion tanks, used in internal networks floor heating and radiator heating (max operating temperature of the membrane = 70 ° C)

In the manufacture of membrane tanks Amtrol Fill Trol uses high quality materials: rolled steel, durable powder coating, durable, high-quality rezinomaterial, resistant to bacteria.

Diaphragm expansion tanks Amtrol Fill Trol - instructions for use and installation in pdf format
Bucky Amtrol Fill Trol, instruction manual and installation (download 0.1 MB)
Bucky Amtrol Fill Trol, technical data, selection of the tank (download 1.2 MB)

In our internet shop you can buy a pumped storage tanks Amtrol Fill Trol membrane at low prices and with a guarantee from the manufacturer.

STIEBEL ELTRON: new position in the market of water heaters

STIEBEL ELTRON Company STIEBEL ELTRON has released a sensational instrument: the narrowest storage water heater capacity of 50 liters - a diameter of 33.8 cm

Cumbersome barrel into a narrow cylinder. Dimensions in the new version - 918/338/345 mm. This gives at once plus two: firstly, it can be placed even in the smallest bathroom, and secondly, the additional 20 liters of fully withdraw shortage of hot water.

The device PSH 50 SI increased the power of the heating element from 0,9 kW to 2 kW. First of all, it gives the reduction in heating time. Even in winter when cold water inlet, the contents of the tank has warmed to 60 ° C for half an hour. By mixing a water heater produces about 100 liters of warm water, enough to make a comfortable shower. The device has a copper heater, magnesium anode, bleeder - all this means long life and reliable protection. The front panel is a lamp indicating the inclusion of which can be used to trace the heating time. By the way, STIEBEL ELTRON electrical water heater - only company that produces bulbs for secondary storage of steel 3 mm thick, treated sharikoprokatom and covered with a special coating anticor *.

The user of the controller sets the desired temperature of 35 ° C to 65 ° C, after reaching the required temperature, the heating element will maintain it automatically.

Another important detail in the operation - connection. For liner power to PSH 50 SI can use an ordinary, grounded receptacle, since the device has a single and reliable protection against surges. If all requirements for installation and operation of the heater will serve you faithfully for years without failure.

Advantages of PEX Tubing

Over the years, this type of tubing is offering incredible benefits to users primarily due to its incomparable quality and essential features that define the nature of such tubing systems. Here are some noticeable advantages that have significantly benefitted a large number of users to a great extent.

>> One of the greatest benefits offered by the PEX tubing is unparalleled durability of the material which makes it one of the most long lasting tubing systems. The strength and sturdiness of the material allow people to secure firm connections with minimum fittings for installation process.

>> The tubing offers high resistance against corrosion thereby protecting such tubing systems from getting spoiled or damaged. This is the primary reason that accounts for the diverse usability of the tubing in varied types of applications. PEX tubing therefore offers exceptional utility as compared to several other materials like copper and lead that easily fall prey to such chemical attacks.

>> Unlike other materials, PEX tubing is manufactured through a process of extrusion which significantly reduces several overhead costs. These costs may include storage costs, shipping charges and various handling costs which can be quite problematic for the manufacturer to bear such additional costs.

>> PEX tubing offers incomparable flexibility which is quite a rarity in various other plumbing materials. Owing to their increased elasticity, the PEX tubing can be easily bent and twisted for the purpose of attaining safe and secure connections for easy installations. This in turn makes this type of tubing ideal for its use in a large number of plumbing systems.

>> PEX tubing that is used in a large number of plumbing systems allows smooth and unrestricted flow of water without any noise. This kind of tubing is therefore largely preferred to other materials that are not that effective in such operations.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

AmtYou can buy a pumped storage tanks Membrane Amtrol Fill Trol

In the Internet-shop "Gidrolayf" You can buy a pumped storage tanks Membrane Amtrol Fill Trol (made in Germany) with a warranty from the manufacturer:

Amtrol Fill Trol DE - Diaphragm pumped storage tanks for cold and hot water booster units and makeup devices, fire extinguishing systems, heating and air conditioning and also provide for compensation of hydrodynamic shocks. In manufacturing these membrane tanks used high quality materials: rolled steel, durable powder coating, durable, high-quality rezinomaterial, resistant to bacteria.

Amtrol Fill Trol DE Junior - membrane tanks for drinking water systems, underfloor heating, increasing pressure. Operating temperature from -10 to 99 ° C, housing - steel membrane - Butyl.

Amtrol Fill Trol N - membrane tanks for closed heating and cooling systems. Operating temperature from -10 to 99 ° C, housing - steel membrane - butyl.

Amtrol Fill Trol NG - diaphragm expansion tanks, used in internal networks floor heating and radiator heating (max operating temperature of the membrane = 70 ° C)


Amtrol Fill Trol N - Membrane tanks firm Amtrol Fill Trol (Germany) for closed heating and cooling. Operating temperature from -10 to 99 ° C, housing - steel membrane - butyl.

Amtrol Fill Trol NG - diaphragm expansion tanks, used in internal networks floor heating and radiator heating (max operating temperature of the membrane = 70 ° C)

In the manufacture of membrane tanks Amtrol Fill Trol N High-quality materials: rolled steel, durable powder coating, durable, high-quality rezinomaterial, resistant to bacteria.


Pumped storage tanks membrane Amtrol Fill Trol Series DE produced in Germany are designed for cold and hot water booster systems and makeup devices, fire extinguishing systems, heating and air conditioning systems and also provide for compensation of hydrodynamic shocks.
In manufacturing these membrane tanks used high quality materials: rolled steel, durable powder coating, durable, high-quality rezinomaterial, resistant to bacteria.\

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Amtrol expansion tanks for heating systems

They are used in modern energy-saving heating systems closed. What these systems differ from traditional described in the article "The Evolution of heating systems"

Amtrol Expansion tanks are steel housing with built-in membrane of artificial rubber and are designed to compensate for the expansion of the liquid circulating within the heating system.

Amtrol expansion tanks for heating differ:

*on the maximum allowable working pressure, ie wall thickness of the tank (depending on the operating pressure used type of heating system)
*the type of mounting flange to the tank - removable or fixed membrane (for tanks with small capacity are usually rolled manner of attaching the flange to the tanks of large capacity flange screw, which allows the replacement of membranes)
*the type of rubber - for systems operating on water use heat-resistant rubber SBR, for the systems to use antifreeze membrane of rubber Nitril
*in capacity, which should be specially calculated for each specific system, depending on its internal capacity and power boiler

The design, selection and calculation of the expansion tank for heating

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Amtrol expansion tank

Amtrol expansion tank - a product consisting of a metal container containing within the second container in the form of elastic rubber for heating and plumbing supply buildings of varying height.

So far, the function of this apparatus is little known and most consumers are sold without the necessary explanations.
In this text we want to explain the need, and emphasize the importance of its function and why did not need to look for other solutions, leading to unjustified material costs.

The first chapter, we shined on "expansion tanks for heating systems"

Evolution of heating systems.

The old heating system housing using natural circulation of hot water, which is used to support piping of suitable diameter, the large size of which decreases with time, and more and more increasing distance from the boiler to the radiators.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Choosing expansion tank

Initially, all considered to be divided tanks into two basic types:

The first type - devices designed to compensate for the excess volume of coolant in the heating systems, as well as thermal expansion of water. This expansion tanks is Amtrol. When heated, the boiler temperature of the liquid-coolant in it increases. When heated, the liquid expands. This leads to an increase in its volume by about 0,3% for every 10 ° C. Therefore, the increase in temperature to 70 ° C initial volume of fluid will increase by approximately 3%. The liquid is practically incompressible and if the heating system is not equipped with optional device that allows somewhere to go this volume, it will inevitably happen its destruction. To avoid this, and apply expansion tanks.

The second type of tanks - a tank for water (Amtrol Fill-Trol). This device, built to keep the pressure hydraulic system, ensures the continued readiness of the system to work under steady pressure. Accumulator prevents the need for the pump each time the system requires.

Thus the accumulator maintains the pressure in the system, providing additional volume of water in the system to the desired level. Also, Amtrol tanks can be used to prevent the destruction of the system from water hammer. This phenomenon occurs in the pipes when I get disconnected or switched the pump, the rapid opening or closing the valve. Pressures can be much faster than static and it can lead to the destruction of pipelines, threaded connections, or plumbing devices. To avoid this, and given that the volume changes with small fluctuations of pressure, is proposed to use expansion tanks of small capacity - 2 Gallons ( Fill-Trol 109 Expansion Tank w/ Fill Valve ).

Also, tanks can be used as containers with liquid in fire fighting systems, fire fighting, and as a reserve in the tanks where electricity is turned off. Outwardly, Amtrol Fill-Trol are very similar to expansion tanks of heating systems. However, the appointment and service conditions have other, hence there are structural differences.

The main difference is in the material of the Amtrol, as well as the peculiarities of the location of air and water chambers. As a material for Amtrol Fill-Trol use food gums. To the material of the Amtrol expansion tanks usually do not set such high hygienic and sanitary requirements, so it is possible to use other materials, which will be discussed later.