Uponor, a leading supplier of PEX-a
plumbing, fire safety and radiant heating and cooling systems for the
residential and commercial building markets across North America and Europe, recently presented the new Climate Cŏntrol-Multifunction
hydronic controller that offers a dramatically streamlined, less time-intensive
approach to installing controls for radiant heating and cooling systems.
Instead of creating specific individual controls for domestic hot water,
mixing, snowmelt, boiler staging and zone pumping, all of these and other
functionalities can now be handled by a single, easy-to-use, programmable
control. The Climate Cŏntrol - Multifunction eliminates the need for multiple
controls on a wall and all the accompanying wiring complexity, reducing product
costs as well as design and installation time. Designed to replace the Uponor
pro Series line of temperature controls, the new controller features simple,
plug-and-play Cat5 wiring for sensors and connection boxes, rather than
conventional multi-strand thermostat wire. As a result, it is also more
consistent with current home-installation practices.
Measuring only 13"H x 9½"W x 1½"D, the device includes eight
generic input and eight generic output connection points to further simplify
installation. When setting up a particular control, the installer simply
keystrokes the needed functionality into the five-button, four-line,
16-character display on the front of the Climate Cŏntrol - Multifunction. According to the companys press release, a
portable data stick for storing upgrades and system configurations is also
available, so that the same functionalities are quickly and easily loaded onto
other systems, saving programming time.