| Following the recent introduction
of its completely re-designed and improved range of ChannelPlus
XL electronic programmers and time switches, Horstmann Controls
has now introduced an additional 4 channel version to enable
installers to comply with the latest zoning requirements in
Part L of the amended Building Regulations.
In effect, the new H47XL is a combination of four independent
7 day timers each giving up to 3 ‘on’ and ‘off’
functions per day in a single unit. Unlike other four channel
devices on the market, this user friendly programmer has been
designed for domestic use, providing advanced, easily programmed
features rather than ‘time switch’ features more
suited to industrial applications.
In the latest Domestic Heating Compliance Guide there is
second tier guidance that requires not only heating zones
that exceed 150²m to have independent time and temperature
control but now also includes the hot water zones. These currently
apply to new build domestic dwellings.
As such, the fourth channel on the new ChannelPlus XL can
provide the ability to ensure absolute compliance. There is
also the option to use the fourth channel for the control
of under floor heating which is increasingly favoured for
zonal background heating in new build.
The 4 channel programmer follows Horstmann Controls’
AS (or Advanced Simplicity) design parameters which features
an easily read, bright blue back lit LCD display and menu
driven programming. There is also an automatic clock that
is factory pre-set and automatically adjusts between BST and
GMT.
For a number of years the ChannelPlus range has been the
market leading domestic central heating programmer with the
ChannelPlus H37 XL the only electronic unit capable of controlling
three independent channels – hot water and two heating
zones. Now, with the new 4 channel model, Horstmann Controls
remains in the forefront of programmer design to meet increasingly
complex Building Regulation’s zoning requirements.
From the installer viewpoint standard back plates coupled
with the automatic clock and simplicity of programming ensure
ease of installation and commissioning in all applications.
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