VENTILATION/HEAT RECOVERY One fan in the van Vent-Axia’s Svara is
simply installed through a smart phone app
Ease of installation
The latest fans, such as Vent-Axia’s highly intelligent Svara, now offer simple installation through a smart phone app, meaning no more fiddly switches and jumpers. Designed so they can be programmed to cope with the vast majority of installations, these state-of-the-art fans offer variable speed modes and a boost option. Using a smart phone, installers are now easily able to select whether to opt for intermittent or continuous ventilation and whether the humidistat triggers operation or not. And once the fan is set up all these sensors and speeds can be altered via a smart phone to change the level of sensitivity that triggers them, and the speed of the fan within set parameters. Other great features installers will be keen to benefit from are overrun timers that use two wires, meaning there is no need for rewiring in older properties, and converters that make retrofitting straight forward in a range of holes.
Benefits for households
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n the past, contractors needed to carry a range of unitary fans for a variety of installations to meet homeowners’ ventilation needs. But now a new breed of fan is available that is suitable for the majority of installations offering a variety of speeds, continuous or intermittent options and converters that allow them to be installed in a range of spaces. Add to this the latest smart options that make installation a breeze and electricians really just need ‘one fan in the van’. Tom Emson, product marketing manager at Vent-Axia explains more about these fans. The idea that contractors could carry just one type of unitary fan in their vans would have been impossible until recently. Requiring different sizes, run speeds and more resulted in a number of fan types needing to be on hand. Following extensive R&D by leading manufacturers, there are now versatile fans that combine all these options along with smart controls, quiet operation, ease of install and simple set-up through a smart phone. There really is no need to carry any other type of fan.
Certification centres throughout the UK are ready for these changes, with Logic Certification's MLP including options for complete new entrants and those with some prior learning and experience in the gas industry or a related trade. The changes will bring about a consistent and
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robust approach to all routes to Gas Safe Registration and will be subject to approval and external quality assurance by the Standard Setting Body (SSB). Set out in the newly published IGEM/IG1 Standards of Training in Gas Work, the route to becoming Gas Safe Registered will be more robust and uniform across all training providers, to ensure improved consumer safety and the good safety
rom October 1, 2017, all Managed Learning Programs (MLP) undertaken by new entrants into the gas industry will change. Logic
reputation of the sector is maintained. Steve Mulvany, scheme director for Logic
Certification said: "Prior to October 1, many training providers delivered training with little or no quality assurance or scrutiny by a third party. While most providers do an excellent job, this lack of regulation meant that the system was open to abuse, with criticism quite rightly pointed at so-called ‘fast- track' courses, delivered with commercial interests, rather than what's best for the trainee, consumer or gas industry, at their core. This type of short course has no place within the industry and has the potential to cause great harm. "We welcome the changes and are pleased to
report that all Logic Certification MLP have been approved by the SSB and meet the newly introduced standards."
About the changes
There will be a greater emphasis on practical training and evidence of supervised on-site, hands- on experience. Additional non gas safety elements, including health and safety, safe electrical isolation, asbestos awareness, water regulations, heating and hot water safety and systems, and energy efficiency will now also be included. All MLP will be of a similar duration depending on the scope of appliances and equipment covered. To manage the cross-over to the new requirements, provision has been made for those already registered on an existing programme and candidates must complete their training within 12 months from September 30, 2017. Those already Gas Safe Registered will not be affected.
The switched on consumers of today want products to provide home comfort and are no longer prepared to put up with the continuous drone of an outdated fan. Consumer demand for silent products has led to manufacturers continually improving extractor fan acoustics with in some cases exceptionally quiet running, operating at just 17 dBA on low trickle. Households will also like the latest features such as silent scheduling and automatic cycles, offering flexible ventilation to suit a household’s lifestyle. Silent scheduling allows the homeowner to ensure that the fan does not go to boost which is particularly useful overnight or if there is a sleeping baby nearby. And now clever light sensors can recognise room occupancy through light movement and shadows, but can distinguish between car headlights flashes and people moving about to avoid nuisance running. A delay-on feature can also be set to avoid the fan being triggered in the night during quick bathroom visits. With intelligent fans that can be fitted in most domestic applications, offering ease of installation and set-up, low power consumption, quiet running and a host of smart features to suit each individual household, contractors now really can carry just one fan in the van.
Tom Emson
24 October 2017
www.heatingandventilating.net
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