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Panton McLeod remote controlled submarine inspects Scottish Water service reservoir

Scottish Water has been using the latest underwater inspection technology to ensure its customers in Inverness get the purest possible supplies at the tap. The company has been working together with Panton McLeod to safeguard its largest service reservoir in Inverness which supplies thousands of homes and businesses. The facility is one of a network of tanks and towers, often hidden from public view, that are involved in delivering drinking wa... [more]

Audit tool helps assessing how to save money by upgrading old air conditioning equipment

Hundreds of thousands of premises in the UK use air conditioning that is more than seven to ten years old and whilst this equipment may be performing acceptably, recent advances in air conditioning technology can mean that today’s systems are over 50% more efficient. As fuel prices escalate day-by-day, this is literally costing businesses money. Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new piece of specialised software that can help anyone with air... [more]

Do not cut back on essential servicing of your gas appliances

Carbon monoxide is potentially fatal, and even low levels of the poison can leave you with lasting damage to your health. It kills around 30 people and injures hundreds more each year. The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are similar to the ‘flu’, and can include headaches, dizziness, tiredness, nausea, stomach and chest pains. If you feel ill whilst using an appliance, but feel better once you are in fresh air, you could be suffering fro... [more]

Detectagas test kit could save thousands from failing carbon monoxide gas detectors

CO detectors have been widely on sale in the UK since 1992 but have been the ongoing subject of industry and government based reports raising doubts about their reliability. A recent spate of product recalls has again underlined their vulnerability. Detectagas has launched a simple new way of testing carbon monoxide detectors which it believes addresses a major flaw in this equipment’s reliability and could literally save thousands of people w... [more]

Mini-jetflush unit can deal with a typical eight radiator heating system

Sentinel has launched its Jetflush Junior, a new, lightweight version of its Jetflush 4 unit. The new unit weighs just 15kgs when empty and incorporates a number of features that will appeal to installers. These include the use of 15 metres of 12.5mm (½”) braided clear tubing, an easy to observe water level indicator, a drain point that allows the removal of any residual water left in the unit after the flushing has been completed and an ‘inline’... [more]

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