ENERGY SAVING EQUIPMENT
Fan Coil units for the Future
The latest fan coil units have been designed to be truly energy saving. Not only are they energy effi cient, they also have a modular design for longer life and a low embodied carbon footprint which makes them ideal to meet the challenges of the future. Louise McHugh, product manager at Diff usion explains the latest innovations in fan-coil design.
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ff ering eff ective comfort cooling and heating with low running and capital costs, fan coil units
are one of the most popular types of air conditioning (AC). A stable specifi cation item for decades, when it comes to selecting a fan coil unit, energy effi ciency and low sound levels often top the requirements. However, as we head towards the UK’s 2050 net-zero target it has become more important than ever before for manufacturers to help specifi ers create low carbon buildings by innovating to develop the next generation of fan coil units. The latest fan coils have therefore been developed
following extensive R&D to provide units that are more energy effi cient than ever before. For example, the new Diff usion Highline 235 modular fan coil range has been carefully designed so that it is energy effi cient with high effi ciency EC motor and fan assemblies that provide
improved Specifi c Fan Powers (SFP) as low as 0.14 W/l/s, reducing overall building energy consumption. But, at the same time it is vital to ensure buildings off er inhabitants a comfortable environment so low noise levels and good thermal comfort are essential too. The latest fan coils therefore boast exceedingly low sound levels, delivering noise ratings as low as NR25. (At Diff usion all our products are rigorously tested in our own test laboratory and then independently tested at the industry’s Sound Research Laboratory, to ensure customers’ peace of mind.) This ensures their suitability for a wide variety of buildings, particularly residential applications and hotels where quiet operation is critical. Meanwhile, eff ective thermal comfort eliminates draughts,
improves health and wellbeing, reduces absenteeism and increases a building’s rental opportunities. The latest fan coils therefore have heat exchangers designed to achieve optimum heating and cooling using industry predominant hot water and chilled water temperatures, improving thermal comfort for building inhabitants. The heat exchangers deliver optimal product performance whilst reducing energy consumption.
But for a fan coil unit to be truly energy saving, high
effi ciency motors and low SFPs are just the start of the design journey. The latest fan coil design features a more fundamental redesign.
26 January 2024 •
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