Editorial contact: Royer
Slater
Honeywell Control Systems Ltd
Direct to desk: 01344 656379 |
Ref: UK13/01 |
"Smartfit
home heating control system provides easier and faster installation,
and better heating control," says Aragon Housing Association
Smartfit's
ease and speed of maintenance is another important benefit
BRACKNELL, UK, 26
MARCH 2001 - After replacing the heating control systems in its
housing stock, the Aragon Housing Association reported easier and
faster installation, and better heating control - all due to
changing from standalone components to Honeywell's plug-in
Smartfit system. "The Smartfit components have low voltage,
plug-in connections - the only mains is the supply to the base
unit, so it almost means you don't need an electrician,"
observed Barry Gissing, Project Officer with the
Bedfordshire-based Association. "There's also the convenience
of being able to use low voltage cable, which is easier to thread
and conceal during installation."
Smartfit's ease and speed of maintenance is another important
benefit to the Association. "If there's a problem, we can ask
the tenant for the fault code in the Smartfit controller display.
This tells us what needs replacing, so we can take the correct
parts to fix the problem in one visit. Replacement is easy too,
due to the plug-in wiring. Even in the case of a motorised valve
failure, you just lever off the actuator head and plug in a new
one - a 30 second job, at most."
The Association has installed Smartfit in homes occupied by a wide
variety of tenants, from young couples to the elderly. "They
find it easy to use. One or two people have had to ask us how to
use the heating system, so we've spent 15 minutes showing them,
but they have never come back to us later to say 'I still can't
use it'.
"The
Smartfit programmer/roomstat is a clever unit. I like its
sophistication, its three on and off times, and that it enables
you to control your heating temperature and hot water cylinder
temperature on one unit. Heating and hot water can run together
during winter months, or the hot water can run alone during the
summer. It's easy to use and understand - it even has little tap
and radiator symbols that show when your hot water and central
heating are running."
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 521121, extension 2001. Switchboard: 01344 656000. Fax: 01344
656240. Email: uk.infocentre@honeywell.com
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, MyFacilities.com and MyAircraft.com (joint venture
with United Technologies and i2 Technologies). Honeywell employs approximately 120,000
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.
This release contains forward-looking
statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including
statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions.
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business
forecasts.
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Honeywell Control Systems
Ltd
Honeywell House, Arlington Business Park
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1EB
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
Direct to desk: 01344 656379
royer.slater@honeywell.com
