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UKWTA: SETTING OUT TO CLARIFY THE ISSUES - ENERGY AND WATER SAVING KEY ISSUES FOR NEW ORGANISATION

(21/08/2007)

Responding to a need for clarity within the water treatment industry, more than one hundred companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of water treatment equipment have come together with water heating appliance manufacturers to form the United Kingdom Water Treatment Association – the UKWTA. This new organisation has been formed dedicated to the water treatment industry and the many issues that are current across four technology group areas – water softeners, chemical water trea... [more]

UK Water Treatment Association: Meeting the new requirements of Building Regulations Part L when installing new condensing boilers in a hard water area

(16/05/2007)

An important change to the Building Regulations covering the installation of condensing boilers came into force on 6 April 2007, directly affecting plumbers and central heating engineers operating in hard water areas, which make up 65% of the UK’s water supplies. This alteration to the Guidance documents for Part L of the revised Building regulations requires that in any new installation of a condensing boiler where the water hardness is above 200 ppm, some provision must be made to treat the... [more]