Proportional balancing is still widely used for commissioning variable volume fan coil systems, but is it the best way? Martin Lowe, technical manager at Marflow Hydronics, suggests a faster and more practical method.
Designed to simplify the installation and commissioning of fan coil and chilled beam systems, Marflow Hydronics' new Remote Commissioning reduces the cost of installing such systems.
In a recent article published in Modern Building Systems Marflow ask is proportional balancing still the best approach to commissioning variable volume systems?
Why Product Manager Martin Lowe wants everyone to know Marflow's secret for success. It's just two years since Martin Lowe joined Marflow and his enthusiasm for the job has never been greater.
As this year's hosts for the Fratelli Pettinarolli International Conference, Marflow took the opportunity to give the official opening of its new conference and training centre a truly international flavour.
Pexal pipe, available exclusively from Marflow in the UK, is a totally flexible alternative to traditional copper and an exciting new product addition which has made the introduction of water distribution manifold systems possible.
The availability and increasing use of different types of pipe systems in building services has never been greater. But so too has been the problem of making the right connections.
A new low flow balancing valve joins Marflow Hydronics’ advanced range of commissioning hardware.
Marflow Hydronics has launched the Remote Commissioning concept, an innovative approach designed to simplify the installation and commissioning of fan coil and chilled beam systems.
Marflow Hydronics has launched the Remote Commissioning concept, an innovative approach designed to simplify the installation and commissioning of fan coil and chilled beam systems.
Prefabricated valve assemblies from Marflow Hydronics have helped reduce installation and commisioning time for fan-coil systems at two office blocks in the Royal Court development in Winchester.
Marflow Hydronics has developed a remote-commissioning concept that enables flow-regulation valves to be adjusted remotely from a central PC or other control device without the commissioning engineer needing to gain access.
Building services can be quite a conservative industry, with familiar methods often being used because that is what has always been done.
With its 'remote commissioning' concept, valve specialist Marflow has set out to tackle a whole raft of issues in the installation and commissioning of fan coil and chilled beam systems.
Over the past few years there have been some significant changes in the design of fan coil and chilled beam systems - but design, installation and commissioning techniques haven't always kept pace.
Over the last few years, variable volume fan coil systems have increased in popularity, but commissioning methods have not evolved at the same pace.