Following the introduction of its completely re-designed and improved range of ChannelPlus XL electronic programmers and time switches, Horstmann Controls has now introduced an additional 4 channel version to enable installers to comply with the latest zoning requirements in Part L of the amended Building Regulations.
In effect, the new H47XL is a combination of four independent 7 day timers each giving up to 3 ‘on’ and ‘off’ functions per day in a single unit. Unlike other four channel devices on the market, this user friendly programmer has been designed for domestic use, providing advanced, easily programmed features rather than ‘time switch’ features more suited to industrial applications.
In the latest Domestic Heating Compliance Guide there is second tier guidance that requires not only heating zones that exceed 150²m to have independent time and temperature control but now also includes the hot water zones. These currently apply to new build domestic dwellings.
As such, the fourth channel on the new ChannelPlus XL can provide the ability to ensure absolute compliance. There is also the option to use the fourth channel for the control of under floor heating which is increasingly favoured for zonal background heating in new build.
The 4 channel programmer follows Horstmann Controls’ AS (or Advanced Simplicity) design parameters which features an easily read, bright blue back lit LCD display and menu driven programming. There is also an automatic clock that is factory pre-set and automatically adjusts between BST and GMT.
For a number of years the ChannelPlus range has been the market leading domestic central heating programmer with the ChannelPlus H37 XL the only electronic unit capable of controlling three independent channels – hot water and two heating zones. Now, with the new 4 channel model, Horstmann Controls remains in the forefront of programmer design to meet increasingly complex Building Regulation’s zoning requirements.
From the installer viewpoint standard back plates coupled with the automatic clock and simplicity of programming ensure ease of installation and commissioning in all applications.