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| New energy saving device  Money savvy, energy efficient homeowners will welcome the launch this Autumn of the unique Oxyvent Tank Small enough to fit into an airing cupboard, it promises to save money on heating bills and reduce carbon emissions whilst heating a home more effectively. This pioneering new tank will even resolve common domestic heating problems reducing maintenance costs in any of the 22 million homes in the UK with a water-based heating system – new or old. Paul Worswick, Oxyvent Director, said: "Rising fuel prices mean people want ways to cut heating bills and maximise the benefit they get from the heating they do pay for.""With carbon emission reductions taking centre stage and rising living costs leaving little spare cash to fix heating problems when they arise, the Oxyvent tank addresses all of these problems in one neat little affordable tank." What does the Oxyvent tank do? • It forces radiators to radiate more of their heat out into the centre of a room so homeowners get the benefit of the heat, not the walls or ceilings as happens with conventional systems. • It enforces boiler temperatures to be set at a low 60 degrees (65 degrees when heating water) so heating uses much less fuel, cutting carbon emissions and the cost of heating bills. • It increases the efficiency of condensing boilers as the cooler water running through the system means the boiler will be in condensing mode much more of the time, saving more fuel and money. • It makes hot water flow around the central heating system much faster which fixes problems such as odd radiators in a home that don't work or radiators with cold areas. • It takes the air out of a central heating system so there is no need to bleed radiators and it also radically reduces corrosion in the radiators, reducing the build up of sludge leading to the need for power flushing. How much energy and money does it really save? Following thousands of installs in Ireland, where the Oxyvent patented technology was invented, testing by Trinity College Dublin found that people felt 30% more comfortable in a room heated by a boiler with an Oxyvent tank installed set to 63 degrees than when the boiler was set to 74 degrees without Oxyvent. Considering most UK boilers are set at much higher temperatures, this equates to a considerable money saving. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |