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Editorial contact: Royer
Slater
Honeywell Control Systems Ltd
Direct to desk: 01344 656379 |
Ref: UK12/01 |
Smartfit
uses "Optimum start" for optimum energy efficiency
Boiler
starts at latest possible moment to achieve
set temperature by required time
BRACKNELL, UK, 22
MARCH 2001 - Honeywell's Smartfit home heating control system
includes an "optimum start" feature that saves fuel by
varying the morning switch-on time according to how warm the house
is already.
With optimum start, householders set the time at which they
require the house to reach a desired temperature, not the
switch-on time itself. The Smartfit system senses the actual
temperature and its optimum start circuit starts the boiler at the
latest possible moment that will ensure the set temperature is
reached by the required time.
The heating system is designed to cope with the coldest day, so
when the weather is warmer it will make the maximum savings.
The traditional practice of setting the "boiler on" time
is wasteful of energy: the setting is usually early enough to
ensure the home reaches the desired temperature by a particular
time on the coldest mornings. As the time is not adjusted with
weather variations, the heating starts unnecessarily early on all
but a few days each winter. The advantages of delaying the
switch-on time are most pronounced as Spring approaches.
While optimum start is good news for householders, Smartfit also
benefits installers because it removes the difficulty of wiring a
home central heating system and reduces installation time.
Smartfit features low voltage wiring and plug-in control
connections to minimise the chance of errors and to make wiring
quicker and simpler.
Central to Smartfit is a connection box that provides plug-in or
simple 2-wire connection for all space heating and hot water
controls. Installers simply connect the two-wire room unit, plug
in the valves and cylinder sensor, and the system is complete.
The Smartfit room unit provides a single point of control for all
space heating and hot water programmes. It also includes a
built-in diagnostics facility that enables faults to be identified
and remedied quickly. Householders can quote the fault code over
the phone so the service provider knows which parts to take to
site, reducing call-backs and saving time and cost.
Readers can request further details of the Honeywell Smartfit
system from: Honeywell Home and Building Control, 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 |
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