ENERGY SOLUTIONS
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SAVE ELECTRICITY or CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS.
Read or download our ENERGY SAVING TIPS
CONTROLLER TO REDUCE PEAK POWER REQUIREMENTS
FOR ELECTRIC UNDERFLOOR HEATERS
Some houses have several electric underfloor heating elements, but have inadequate power supplied to their houses. Underfloor heating elements draw large currents, varying between 3Amps and 20Amps per element. Considering that most houses have only a cable capable of 60Amps with a few having 80Amps, underfloor heating elements tend to be the major consumer in the houses during those cold winter times.
You can do the power budget yourself by adding up all the Amps for household appliances typically switched on at the same time. (even a small household would exceed the maximum supply current if one would assume that everything is switched on at once). If you prefer to have a professional opinion on your power budget, we can do that for you.
When your household requires more power than you have available, there are limited solutions:
- upgrading to a higher Amperage rating: Tshwane only supplies up to 80A (single phase) to residential customers
- upgrade from single phase to 3 phase. This is the easiest, but most expensive one.
- install a Programmable Logic Controller unit, such as LOAD DISTRIBUTOR TYPE A
The picture below shows the PLC at the left side. The background contains the schematic of the logic blocks. The screen in the middle bottom, is generated by the simulator.
Read or download our LOAD DISTRIBUTOR LEAFLET
Read or download our LOAD DISTRIBUTOR TYPE-A MANUAL