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FOCUS Puzzled? soft ware for a PC or Pocket PC offers expanded capability for recording, tracking, and analyzing system data. The company also enhanced all Power-Fin® boilers and water heaters. Updated features include a standard internal cascading sequencer, the advanced Smart System control, and a fully modulating burner with expanded 5:1 turndown. Triad Boiler Systems (www.tri adboiler.com) introduced the Triad Condensing Boiler, which has efficiencies of up to 99 percent. The boiler’s 28-inch footprint allows it to fit through most doorways, and it has extremely quiet operation. Its high combustion efficiency is complemented by its low NOx emissions, making for very clean operation. “This new boiler will open a whole new market for our company,” said Triad’s Kenneth Womack while he showed off the product on the expo show floor. Uponor (www.uponor-usa.com) brought its Climate Control™ Multifunction, a hydronic controller for radiant heating and cooling systems, to the expo. The product can control boiler and water temperature, regulate weather responsiveness and snow melting functions — “everything we’ve ever had in independent controls built into one control,” stated David Holdorf, tech field rep East Coast. Its Cat5 wiring, according to Holdorf, makes it “a lot easier to figure out how to make this thing work — just plug it in here, plug it in over here, and now we According to David Holdorf, tech field rep East Coast, Uponor, the Climate Control Multifunction makes it easy for contractors because they only have to learn how to use one control, not multiple ones. Dwyer has the Low Cost Solution for Building Sensing & Control. FREE Building Automation Catalog Call or visit our web to request your FREE Building Automation Systems catalog today!! www.dwyer-inst.com Dwyer Instruments, Inc. Michigan City, IN • phone: 1-800-872-9141• fax: 219-872-9057 • e-mail: lit@dwyer-inst.com Copyright © 2007 Dwyer Instruments, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. eProduct #41 at achrnews.com yer010708.indd 1 have plug-and-play compatibility with the control.” Victaulic (www.victaulic.com) displayed the Style 107 QuickVic rigid coupling at its booth. Designed for joining steel pipe, these couplings can be used in applications such as distribution piping and HVAC. It can join 2-6 inch (50-150 mm) standard roll grooved and cut grooved steel pipe. The coupling’s angle bolt pad design provides a metal-tometal bolt pad for visual confirmation of proper installation. Watts Radiant (www.watts radiant.com) added the HydroNex™ building block panel line to its product offerings. The modular control panels are preassembled and pre-engineered for quick specifying and installation. Designed 12/18/07 4:11:52 PM PENNANT FEATURES • Modular design • Front access panel with diagnostic indicator lights • Glass-lined headers • Stainless steel burners • Built-in fan for Category I or III vent systems • ASME ‘H’ certified Efficient products ideal for small to large commercial projects. LAARS Heating Systems engineers boilers and water heaters that can handle residential to large commercial projects with high-performance and superior efficiency. Every product is developed and manufactured with continuous process improvements that focuses on quality. Two choice products that can make your installation easier than ever are our Pennant and RHEOS+ models. The Pennant 200 - 400 series are service-friendly, high-quality, high-performance boilers and water heaters built with premium components and superior design. When you need compact versatility and efficient performance, the Pennant 200-400 is the right choice for smaller applications. LAARS RHEOS+ boilers and water heaters have a patented, double-row, copper-finned tube heat exchanger and a 48-row stainless steel economizer that maximizes water heating surface area. Its design delivers the highest heat transfer per square foot of floor space available, making it ideal for commercial projects. For your best choice in every application, look no further than LAARS. • Flanged water connections RHEOS+ FEATURES • Four models of 1,200, 1,600, 2,000 and 2,400 MBTU/h • Through-the-door design • Flexible venting and piping options • Easy installation and maintainence Engineered to be the Best www.Laars.com 800.900.9276 ©2007, LAARS Heating Systems. All rights reserved. Laars021808.indd 1 eProduct #53 at achrnews.com 1/15/08 2:21:04 PM for light commercial applications, they can be used to radiantly heat floors, walls, showers, snowmelted sidewalks and driveways, and domestic hot water. Weil-McLain’s (www.weilmclain.com) 88 Series 2 commercial boiler offers 85.6 efficiency on the oil products and 83.1 on the gas products. Water and steam options are available. Scott Schreeg, commercial product manager, said the cast iron sections are backwards-compatible, so Series 2 iron can be used to repair Series 1 units. In addition, the jacket on the 88 Series 2 is backwards-compatible if a complete assembly is replaced. Schreeg commented, “When you look at lifecycle cost, the cast iron really fares pretty well because the initial investment is a lot lower, the product’s not nearly as expensive as most condensing units, and it lasts a lot longer.” The manufacturer also displayed its hydronic air handlers. The units allow a variety of products to be combined “to satisfy a homeowner’s needs, whether they want to heat with radiant or heat with forced air, and efficiently cool the house,” as well, said Schreeg. The units can be installed in upflow, downflow, or horizontal applications without modification and come in four models that can be utilized with 1 ½-5 ton a/c units. Wilo (www.wilo-na.com) has added the Wilo IL dry rotor inline centrifugal circulator to its product line. Expo visitors learned about its features, such as a new pump coating that gives it more corrosion protection — a very important feature, since the cooling process includes a lot of condensation. Its conical design makes it easier to service and maintain. The IL is available in sizes from 1 ¼ to 4 inches and has a trimmable bronze impeller, among other features. Wilo has nicknamed the IL “pumpen intelligenz.” ■ ■ 14 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS February 18, 2008 http://www.dwyer-inst.com http://www.dwyer-inst.com http://achrnews.com http://www.Laars.com http://www.Laars.com http://WWW.ACHRNEWS.COM

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