How Digital Water-Mixing Technology Promotes Efficiency and Safety
(Room 128 AB)
01 Nov 16
8:30 AM
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9:45 AM
Today, the most widely employed approach to managing hot water delivery uses mechanical technologies. Mechanical thermostatic mixing valves (TMVs) mix hot and cold water to provide water at a stabilized temperature. TMVs work effectively in many applications, but as more demands are placed on water tempering, especially by buildings with large populations, a more advanced approach is required. Digital mixing meets that need with a number of benefits for commercial and institutional facilities, such as healthcare, hospitality, educational, correctional, office, and other commercial and institutional facilities. Attendees will learn how digital water-mixing technology enables plumbing engineers to more precisely control a hot water recirculation loop to promote a safe, efficient environment for building occupants; provides creep resistance to avoid the type of water temperature problems that can occur during low- and zero-demand periods; addresses the challenges faced by a university, hotel, or hospital; provides enhanced access to system data to enable greater insight into a commercial plumbing system; offers advanced communications through integration with a building automation system (BAS); increases the ability to mitigate Legionella growth and the risk of scalding and thermal shock (when supplying point-of-use mixing valves); and enables the provision of safer water for occupants of commercial and institutional facilities