Water costs have been halved at the Ricoh Arena following the installation of Micronics clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters to monitor water consumption. Alan Pickering, deputy facilities and energy manager at the arena, explains, ‘Water consumption is a big issue on the site, which led us to invest in the installation of three Micronics Ultraflow 2000 clamp-on flow meters in 2009, which we use with an on-site monitoring and targeting system to manage the significant water consumption on the site.’

Douglas Delabie’s ES L-Pattern thermostatic mixing valve is said to be up to 40% quicker to install than other valves. It is designed for use with wash hand basins, showers and bidets in higher-risk and healthcare applications. This TMV enables the temperature of water to a bath to be set at a maximum temperature of 44 to 46°C to minimise the risk of scalding.

To achieve compliance with the temperature-safety regulation in the new Part G of the Building Regulations, Reliance Water Controls offers a selection of TMV2-approved thermostatic mixing valves to suite domestic systems. These valves provide precise and stable temperature control and protect the user against thermal shock if either the hot- or cold-water supply fails. They are approved by WRAS and Buildcert to the TMV2 scheme for thermostatic mixing valves in domestic properties.

Alan Stevenson explains the rationale behind the latest revisions to Part G of the Building Regulations — and routes to compliance.

Installing new showers and instantaneous water heaters to replace a boiler/calorifier installation supplying traditional communal baths at Roundhegians Rugby Football Club in Leeds will make considerable savings in fuel and water consumption. The 16 new showers are used by senior and junior rugby teams, with water heated by four FastFlo instantaneous water heaters from Andrews Water Heaters.

With continuing huge gas bills from antiquated DHW equipment in one of its housing projects, Lambeth Living has replaced it with system comprising a Mikrofill Ethos stainless-steel condensing boiler and a Mikrofill Extreme DHW loading system.