PRODUCT / ECO NEWS

Wall Mounted Domestic Pool Dehumidifiers For Plant Rooms

Dantherm’s CDP 40T-50T-70T models for humidity control in indoor swimming pools have been developed with a focus on quality, functionality and energy saving. Highly efficient fans and compressors, combined with a new advanced remote control and monitoring options, contribute to cost-efficient operation and significant energy savings.

Producing low sound levels and requiring minimal energy consumption, all units are built to last with metal parts powder coated before assembly. Additional features include: • Epoxy coated evaporator and condenser coils • Integrated control of heating and humidity (ON/OFF) • BMS communication (Modbus) • USB gate for PC Tool • Direct connection of 230V on external box.

The optional wireless remote control simplifies use plus for users that would like the system floor mounted, a kit is available. In fact there’s a whole host of other optional accessories available, meaning the maximum of flexibility is provided. They include: • Water heating coil plus control valve • Electric heating coils • Exhaust fans • Through-wall duct kit with filter, extension kit and alu grill • Duct lead-in adapter.

They’re an ideal match for private swimming pools up to 40m 2 so in addition to domestic settings, the CDP range is suitable for a wide variety of smaller indoor pools in commercial settings, including those located at therapy locations, health clubs and wellness centres, hotels and spa p lus holiday parks and campsites.

Certikin International (H&V) | 01993 777200 | www.certikin.co.uk

Griffon’s Plumbing Products Debut For SCP UK

New for 2020 and available through SCP here in the UK, the Griffon range of plumbing products provides the perfect connection every time.

Griffon are a leading brand that offers the best professional solutions for connecting, bonding, sealing and protecting. Griffon offers high quality and innovative products that are ready for any challenge professionals and specialists might encounter.

In addition to PVC cements and adhesives, SCP are also supplying the following additional products from the Griffon range: • Cleaners, cleaner cloths and wipes • Liquid Rubber and Elastic cloth • Epoxy Repair sticks • A range of tools and tapes • Lubrication agents and sprays.

Opting for Griffon means opting for quality. In order to be able to guarantee excellent quality constantly, the brand employs a quality assurance system. This covers the entire process of incoming raw materials, production into the final product and delivery in accordance with prescribed and monitored procedures. This system has of course been ISO 9001 certified. In this way the user can be assured of a guaranteed quality level.

In addition to quality, innovation represents one of Griffon’s core values and the brand is constantly searching for new and better solutions. Existing products are constantly improved on, so they’re not only working better, but they’re also more user and environmentally friendly.

Griffon introduces innovative solutions for pressing problems through extensive research and close contact with installers and manufacturers, time and time again.

SCP UK | 01293 546126 | www.scpeurope.com

Discover Rockfon’s Enhanced Corrosion Resistance Grid

Ideal for harsh indoor environments including spas and swimming pools, the Chicago Metallic T24 ECR (Enhanced Corrosion Resistance) grid from Rockfon, along with its accessories, are available with a Corrosion Resistance of Level C and D in most application areas.

To ensure the integrity and reliability of the grid system once it's installed, it should be used in combination with other specific ECR accessories.

The Chicago Metallic T24 D2890 ECR grid has extra protection against corrosion due to its two-sided layer of 275 grams of zinc/sqm and an additional two-sided 25μ polyester coating. This means that the D2890 offers a frame that can withstand particularly hazardous and aggressive environments where exposure to moisture, vapours and temperature changes can affect the stability of the ceiling.

This is a great solution when combined with a Rockfon ceiling tile because they are dimensionally stable at high humidity levels andtemperatures ranging from 0°C to 40°C.

Available in standard white, the system fits with multiple Rockfon ceiling edges, offering both visible grid and semi-concealed ceiling solutions. The ECR grid allows you to demount a tile easily for fast access to above ceiling installations.

The grid comprises click or joggle end connections between main runner and cross tees, which provide quick and and cross tees, which provide quick and easy installation as well as being easy installation as well as being demountable. The main runners and demountable. The main runners and cross tees are 24mm wide with a cross tees are 24mm wide with a uniform depth of 38mm, ensuring good uniform depth of 38mm, ensuring good strength and easy service integration. strength and easy service integration.

Rockfon | 020 8222 7457 | www.rockfon.co.uk

Lutz Battery Driven Chemical Transfer Pumps Eliminate Cables

When it comes to transferring sodium hypochlorite or acids from carboys to day tanks, traditionally, manually operated hand transfer pumps are employed and this takes time and is also tiring.

Lutz have a more efficient solution though and their new B1 and B2 battery operated chemical transfer pumps are lightweight, portable, eliminate cables and with flow rates from 20l/min (B1) to 65l/min (B2) offer a much quicker transfer option.

The B1 with a 10.8V battery can transfer 400L on a single charge at maximum flow, while the more powerful B2 with a 21.6V battery can transfer 2,400L using replaceable, highperformance Li-Ion technology.

Pump tubes are available in PP, PVDF or 316SS in 500mm, 700 and 1,000mm lengths to cater for differing container types.

The drive unit uses a new BLDC motor with a high level of efficiency up to 70%, high battery life and service life, low weight, low noise ≤70 dBA and are infinitely varied. The drive unit is easily and safely detached from the pump tube with a quick action coupling.

The battery motor B1 Battery with a performance of 75 Watt is suitable for small to medium filling quantities Having shown its pedigree by winning an IF 2020 Design Award, this Mini drainage

and a low viscosity <200 mPas and low density <1.2 kg / dm 3 .

The powerful 260 Watt B2 Battery Motor is designed for medium to large filling quantities. Due to the extremely high performance with low weight, higher viscosities > Marine 1 200 mPas, higher pressures/ flow rates and higher densities >1.2 kg / dm 3 can be achieved.

Lutz (UK) Ltd | 02477 103306 | www.lutzpump.co.uk

Award-winning Mini Channel™ Drains Are A Top Plastic Performer

channel from Norma acts as a perimeter drain, quickly removing moderate amounts of drainage water in applications such as private swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, pavements or tennis courts.

Designed to be as beautiful as they are functional, NDS plastic decorative grates are ideal for any application and come in a range of colours and designs, which aesthetically blend into any outdoor area. In combination with the lightweight, easy-to-install channel drains the need for grading a deck surface to a low area is eliminated, as the system acts as a perimeter drain with flow rates above 14%. Designed for long-term enjoyment, all plastic components are chemically resistant and have UV inhibitors to prevent fading and cracking from the sun.

Product highlights include: • Plastic grates in different colours • Decorative grates: botanic and wave • Can be cut to any size • Chemically resistant, rust proof system components • High UV resistance.

The Norma Group aren’t new to winning IF Design Awards and the success of the Mini Channel™ Drains follows the company winning an IF Design Award in 2019 for their Quik-Turn Radius Couplings which allow curving of up to six degrees per section and are designed to work in combination with straight Pro Series channel pieces – an ideal solution for applications such as swimming pools and spa areas plus much more.

Norma Group | 01635 521880 | www.normagroup.com

CAREL Provides Complete Control Solutions To Heatstar

Based on the Isle of Wight, Heatstar is the well-known specialist British manufacturer of heat recovery and humidity control systems, including heat pumps, designed exclusively for swimming pool applications.

The company have pioneered the innovation, design and development of innovation, design and development of modern, highly energy efficient, climate modern, highly energy efficient, climate control systems and continue to be the control systems and continue to be the renowned market leader in this field.

A flag-bearer for energy-efficiency for A flag-bearer for energy-efficiency for over three decades, Heatstar continue over three decades, Heatstar continue to play a huge part in making swimming to play a huge part in making swimming pools role models for energy savings and pools role models for energy savings and reduced carbon emissions.

Heatstar reached out to CAREL to help Heatstar reached out to CAREL to help them give their controls range better connectivity and flexibility to further

improve energy savings for clients.

CAREL designs, manufactures and sells high tech components and solutions (hardware and software) on a global level for high energy efficiency in the control and for high energy efficiency in the control and regulation of air conditioning systems and regulation of air conditioning systems and equipment (‘HVAC’) and refrigeration sectors (together ‘HVAC/R’).

CAREL provided a complete controls solution to replace the existing mix of PLC and parametric controls to give flexibility and and parametric controls to give flexibility and connectivity. connectivity.

The final solution included the c.pCO PLC, The final solution included the c.pCO PLC, touch screen HMI, sensors, SW consultancy touch screen HMI, sensors, SW consultancy and IOT services. and IOT services.

As a result of their collaboration Heatstar As a result of their collaboration Heatstar is able to offer its clients a modern and is able to offer its clients a modern and simple interface, several networking options simple interface, several networking options and remote access to their units via their and remote access to their units via their TERA portal. TERA portal.

CAREL UK Ltd

CAREL UK Ltd | 020 8391 3540 | www.careluk.com

Marmox Thermoblock Combats Cold Bridging Issues

The construction of a new swimming pool and play park at Clayton Caravan Park in Fife is making full use of the unique insulating and loadcarrying attributes offered by Marmox Thermoblocks.

With its fully enclosed and well insulated steel framed structure, the new pool and park will offer year round enjoyment for guests and the wider public. A key element to the new facility’s energy saving design is preventing cold-bridging occurring around the perimeter to the building’s in-situ reinforced concrete floor where it meets the external walls. One hundred and forty millimetre wide Thermoblock units were installed around the inner leaf of the building, while 100mm units formed part of the perimeter wall to the pool. Marmox MSP 360 sealant was also used as an adhesive to complete the stepped overlay joints between the individual Thermoblock units.

Available in widths of 100, 140 or 215mm, Thermoblocks are formed from sections of XPS (extruded polystyrene) encapsulating two rows of high strength, epoxy concrete mini-columns. These are attached at either end to the top and bottom layers of glass-fibre reinforced polymer concrete, to ensure a good bond with the rest of the structure. Crucially, a variety of details have been thermally modelled by the BRE to provide insulation values for use in SAP or other calculations avoiding the punishing ‘default’ figure.

Project Architect Joe Narsapur of Montgomery Forgan Associates explained: “We have been specifying Thermoblock for probably five years now in response to being asked to detail cold-bridging solutions where it is required by Building Standards, councils in particular are asking for it.

“Thermoblock was the first product we became aware of that offers the high load-carrying capabilities through the incorporation of miniature concrete columns within an insulation. I think it will get used more and more in the future.”

Marmox UK Ltd | 01634 835290 | www.marmox.co.uk

Create Stunning Stone Effect Surrounds With Waxman

For over 30 years, Waxman Ceramics have been servicing the ceramic trade, growing to become one of the largest suppliers of pool tiles, mosaics and large format wall and floor tiles in the UK.

One of their standout ranges for this year is ‘Sahara’, an authentic stone effect tile for walls and floors which effortlessly replicates the look and feel of natural stone with a glazed porcelain finish.

A customer classic, Sahara is a firm favourite in Waxman’s new ‘Pool & Spa Collection’ brochure which launched this year. The new collection features a plethora of large format tiles and mosaics alongside technical tiles and special pieces for even the most complex project.

Stone effect tiles such as Waxman’s Sahara are continuously increasing in popularity. Being made from porcelain, they are easier to install and maintain than traditional stone as well as being durable and low maintenance.

Available in both a natural finish and anti-slip, Sahara antislip is R11 rated with a slip resistance of grade C in the DIN 51097 and + 40 on the pendulum. Available in three colour options, the 45 x 45 cm tile also includes step treads in each colour option - ensuring safety around the pool area.

With a focus on sourcing only the highest quality products and a dedication to unparalleled customer service at its core, Waxman is proud to provide a total solution for both domestic and commercial projects.

Waxman Ceramics | 01422 311331 | www.waxmanarchitectural.co.uk

Poolstyle Mini Offers Compact Water For Above-ground Pools

At the beginning of the swimming season, everyone is eager to jump into the pool and enjoy the good times with their families and this year, SCP UK have a brand new solution for removing the chill from the water in smaller swimming and fun pools that are usually found above-ground.

With its compact size of 484 x 445 x 503mm, the new Mini from Poolstyle is a compact heat pump which is suitable for all families. Available in two models, it’s a great solution for smaller garden pools which often don’t have all the bells and whistles of their larger and more expensive in-ground cousins.

With a simple to use touch screen display and featuring Eco-friendly R32 gas plus a titanium heat exchanger, the Mini is perfect

for heating water up to 40°C whilst saving energy – with owner s paying for 1kW to receive 4.5kW of energy in return – making the Mini a much better choice than an electric pool water heater.

The Poolstyle Mini heat pump is relatively quiet in its operation, light and easy to install. Its size and weight means it can be placed pretty much anywhere and if required, easily relocated too.

Equipped with a 3 pin ‘Plug & Play’ power connection, each unit also comes with a complete set of installation accessories. A two year replacement warranty also provides peace of mind to small pool owners who may be dipping their toes into the water heating market for the very first time.

SCP UK | 01293 546126 | www.scpeurope.com