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 company’s 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.