Whatever direction you
voted in – ‘for’ or ‘against’ Brexit - we all have to get
on with abiding by European Directives for now and for the next two
years at least until the separation from Europe becomes a reality.
With many of the day to day products in use in the heating and
plumbing sector being manufactured by European companies – Wilo is
based in Dortmund in Germany - it seems highly likely that the
legislation already in place, will stay in our consciousness – well
beyond the actual act of leaving Europe.
Pumps will continue to be
vital to everyone’s lives. Vast amounts of water, grey water and
sewage need moving every minute of the day and on a micro scale,
every heating and cooling system in our housing stock requires a pump
to help circulate the water to bring warmth and comfort to every room
in the places where we live. Every home has at least one.
Small circulating pumps
are a key component of all wet heating systems in the UK. They
perform as standalone pumps or as integrated pumps in combi and
system boilers and they keep the water circulating in underfloor
heating systems and air conditioning units too. They are responsible
for a much higher percentage of overall household electricity usage
than many realise which is why old uncontrolled pumps were targeted
by European legislation as a key way of reducing residential energy
usage.
The fact
remains that whilst there are fewer – there are still many millions
of old, uncontrolled small circulators operating in heating systems
across the UK. So there is still huge potential to further reduce
energy use and energy bills. But in many cases it will require the
old pump to fail before it gets replaced.
Wilo’s
strength lies in its huge research and development programme that
sees it constantly developing ever more efficient solutions and
improving the ease and speed of installation. Wilo’s
series of glandless pumps - Wilo-Yonos PICO, Wilo-Stratos PICO and
Wilo-Stratos – are seeing increasing popularity across the board.
They are relevant for nearly all applications for heating,
air-conditioning and cooling in the building services area.
To find out more about
Wilo’s highly convenient, reliable family of high efficiency, ErP
compliant small circulating pumps, just click on to www.wilo.co.uk.
