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Smartstart checks that airflow sensors are working every time you start up the system
Intelligas has come up with a way to make sure gas interlock systems are working as soon as they’re turned on. With the new Smartstart system, Intelligas systems check themselves automatically every time they’re used. “While our competitors tinker with old systems based on old technology, Intelligas has come up with something that takes gas safety to a whole new level,” says Andrew Dickenson, Managing Director of Intelligas. “Smartstart chec... [more]
Bristol Water tests Panton McLeod underwater cleaning robots in underground water storage tanks
Bristol Water has been testing a pair of underwater cleaning robots to see whether they can be used to ensure customers continue to receive the purest supplies at the tap. The company has been working together with Panton McLeod to see if the machines – which are used to inspect and clean service reservoirs across the UK – could be deployed across the Bristol region. The robots, known as the VR600 and ROV units, are used exclusively by Panton ... [more]
Dickson offers lower cost pressure data loggers for HVAC engineers
Dickson is offering HVAC engineers a re-design of older pressure data logger models to the new PR 120/320 pressure data loggers that feature triple-speed USB data downloading, available for 20%- 33% less than older models. The PR120 monitors 0-100 PSI. This utility 0-100 PSI pressure data logger is built for real-world water and gas pressure monitoring with: • USB-enabled triple speed downloading • IP68 case • 1-second sampling rate • 0-1... [more]
Panton McLeod specialists abseil down to inspect water reservoir
Officials at Severn Trent Water decided to carry out the routine inspection of the structure at Waveley Road, Coventry - which is a 170m vertical pipe that pumps drinking water from an underground supply - in order to ensure that it was in good condition and that the water being pumped to the surface was of the highest quality. Water cleaning specialists Panton McLeod has used its first-ever specialist abseil team to ensure customers in the Mi... [more]
Drain Doctor franchisee discovers disused mine shaft underneath client house
Following a routine CCTV inspection and some digging to uncover a blocked and damaged drain Bradford Drain Doctor franchisee Danny O’Hara discovered that his customer’s home in Henley Grove, Bradford, was balanced precariously over what appeared to be a disused mine shaft. Danny O’Hara said: “While we were digging out the drain the pipe work simply fell apart – which is unusual. We dug a little further and the ground just opened up into a five... [more]
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