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HVAC and water systems operation in COVID-19
Version 2 | updated: September 2021 Good ventilation – natural or mechanical – is one of the best ways of fighting coronavirus/COVID-19 and diluting virus particles that might be present in the workplace. This is a guidance document on currently known best practice...
HVAC energy saving tips from our engineers
HVAC energy savings tips from Thermodial service engineers, covering commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. With energy bills at unprecedented levels, energy savings tips for domestic properties are also included. 1. Monday HVAC energy saving...
Thermodial have moved
Due to continued growth and expansion, Thermodial have moved head office to Citywest. Just over 21 years since we moved into Centrepoint Business Park, Dublin 12, Thermodial make the short journey down the N7 to Citywest and Magna Business Park. A long-term lease has...
Filters, HEPA filters and air cleaners/purifiers
HEPA filters and portable air cleaners/purifiers have been subject to a lot of talk due to the need to boost ventilation from COVID-19 pandemic times. While HEPA filters and air cleaners/purifiers have their uses in specialist settings, standard filters can prove...
Indoor air quality and CO2 monitors: guide to reducing virus risk
There has been a wide range of advice on indoor air quality (IAQ), carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors, air cleaners/purifiers and HEPA filters circulating from COVID-19 pandemic times. Much of it centres around living with COVID-19 and trying to make our classrooms,...
St Patrick’s Day and weekend callout service
As we prepare for our first St Patrick’s Day together in three years and the additional bank holiday, we’d like to remind customers that we will be providing our usual callout service throughout the festivities. While our office closes at 16:00 today – Wednesday 16...
VIDEO: water system damage prevention – blank caps
A water leak or flood in the plant room or boiler house is probably something a facility manager worries about the most – particularly as most water damage is preventable with the correct control measures. Resulting system downtime, the clean-up, replacement of...
VIDEO: clocks move forward this weekend – avoid time clock issues
Clocks move forward by one hour this weekend - in the early hours of Sunday 27 March at 01:00 (Saturday night). Clocks switch from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to Irish Standard Time (IST). Avoid situations like the one in this video, where our service engineer was...
VIDEO: heating system – limescale damage to water services
Limescale is the nuisance of the hot water and humidifier systems, causing interruption to supply by damaging key system components such as immersion elements. Limescale can also narrow the inside of hot water pipes, restricting the follow of water and eventually...
HVAC upgrade: heat recovery system saves tonnes of energy
A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrade to a heat recovery system not only produced annual savings of over € 13,000 on energy and 24 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) for the environment; but it also resulted in reduced planned preventative maintenance...
Building energy management: remote access and monitoring saves on PPM
The installation of remote access and monitoring of a site-based building energy management system (BEMS) allowed for planned preventative maintenance (PPM) savings to be achieved through fewer physical callouts. Service engineers were then able to access the BEMS...