McLean Homes Midland Ltd improves home energy efficiency and achieves easier and tidier installation through Honeywell's Smartfit system for central heating and hot water control. 

Energy efficiency results in higher SAP rating that can make homes more attractive to house buyers.

BRACKNELL, UK, 5 JULY 2001 – McLean Homes Midland Ltd is installing Honeywell Smartfit home central heating and hot water control system in all its new homes to improve energy efficiency and make installations easier and tidier. 

"Smartfit improves central heating control, resulting in a higher Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) rating –a measure of the home's energy cost for space and water heating", commented John Gainham, Managing Director. "It can therefore make homes more attractive to housebuyers.

"Smartfit also provides a much neater airing cupboard layout, as the wiring for all space heating and hot water controls is made tidy by plug-in connectors or simple two-wire connections to a central base unit," he stated. With Smartfit, there is no need for a wiring diagram for the control: installers simply connect the two-wire room unit, plug in the valves and cylinder sensor, and the system is complete. 

Householders also benefit from the Smartfit installations, revealed McLean Homes' purchasing manager, Barry Chambers. "Smartfit provides more comprehensive control, increasing their comfort whilst reducing their energy costs. It also includes a comprehensive diagnosis feature that displays a fault code in the event of a problem. Householders can quote the code when requesting a service call, enabling the technician to bring the correct replacement parts, so saving time and reducing call-backs. Parts are also easier to replace, as Smartfit is a low-voltage system with snap-on and plug-in parts." 

Smartfit has been widely acknowledged by the domestic heating industry and its trade press as a revolutionary development in home heating and hot water control. It is faster and easier to install than conventional home control systems. All Smartfit system wiring connections are low voltage and polarity-free. Although installers still need to make mains voltage connections to the pump and boiler, even these have been reduced to one wire per terminal. By comparison, traditional systems require over 30 wires to be prepared and connected correctly, mains voltage being carried to every unit in the system and may have several wires connecting at a single terminal. 

Readers can request further details of the Honeywell Smartfit system from: Honeywell Control Systems Ltd., Honeywell House, Arlington Business Park, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1EB. Freephone: 0800 5211211, extension 2001. Switchboard: 01344 656000. Fax: 01344 656240. Web: www.honeywell.com/uk

Honeywell Home & Building Control is a US$5 billion business that provides products and services to create efficient, safe, comfortable environments. The business offers controls for heating, ventilation, humidification and air-conditioning equipment, security and fire alarm systems, home automation systems, energy-efficient lighting controls and building management systems and services.

Honeywell is a US$25-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibres; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. The company is a leading provider of software and solutions and Internet e-hubs including MyPlant.com and MyFacilities.com, and it is a founding member of Cordiem, LLC, an aerospace industry business-to-business Internet exchange and applications service provider. Honeywell employs approximately 125,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.honeywell.com.

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Honeywell Home & Building Control
Honeywell House, Arlington Business Park
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1EB
Tel: 01344 656000. Fax: 01344 656240.
Enquiries e-mail: uk.infocentre@honeywell.com
Web: www.honeywell.com/uk

Editorial Contact: Royer Slater
Honeywell Control Systems Ltd
Switchboard: 01344 656000

royer.slater@honeywell.com Ref: UK33/01