With the recent change in Part L building regulations and more changes on the way, hot water cylinders are now back in focus and an essential component on the low-carbon journey.
UK Cylinders has a universally compatible family of products that can work seamlessly with both heat pumps and solar PV systems.
- Purpose: Heat pump cylinders store hot water generated by heat pumps, ensuring a constant supply for domestic use.
- Energy efficiency: UK Cylinders Elite Heat pump cylinders are specially designed to maximise heat transfer, ensuring optimal efficiency and reduced running costs.
- Capacity: Ranging from 120L to 600 litres, meaning they can cover all house types.
Working in conjunction with in-house designers, UK Cylinders can specify the correct size of cylinder for each house type, ensuring all relevant standards such as MCS are met. As the products are universal, UK Cylinders can match up to any heat pump and often provide the most cost-effective choice for the specifier.
All UK Cylinders’ products are manufactured in the UK by skilled engineers, and, combined with UKC’s knowledge and experience, has resulted in the correct family of products being available at the right price. For example, some heat pumps require a ‘buffer store’ which is effectively hydraulic separation for the system. This is often described as the ideal installation by heat pump manufacturers, providing optimum performance and free water volume for the heat pump – that’s why UKC offers both with and without buffer options in its product portfolio.
Installers often like a pre-plumbed unit, as it’s assembled and quality-checked in the UKC factory. This is a neat solution and ensures continuity on-site, guaranteeing all houses look the same, but it can also save time on installation and does away with any risk of costly errors. The result is customer care teams are happy and the projects run smoothly.
If clients need help with choosing a heat pump, UKC’s technical expertise and close collaboration with many leading heat pump manufacturers mean it is well placed to offer an unbiased opinion and indeed, provide introductions and a full house type design where necessary.
For clients whose standard designs are still gas boiler biased, UKC has designed a family of PV priority cylinders, which are designed to harness surplus solar electricity for hot water production. This can have a dramatic effect on the SAP calculation results for housebuilders and assist in reducing the number of solar panels required.
