A new version of Elnur’s online calculator tool ecoProCAL has been released to support heating engineers and installers when fitting electric storage heaters in people’s homes under ECO regulations.
Elnur first developed the ProCAL in 2016 and has proved popular with engineers around the UK. Version 4 now takes into account new ECO regulations.
Using measurements relating to the property’s insulation, number of windows, walls and rooms, the calculator will display the model of storage heater required. It will also give running cost information so customers can make informed decisions about the work taking place in their homes and enables installers to be fully prepared when attending a job.
Andrew Molyneux, technical director at Elnur, said: “The enhanced version of the ecoProCAL gives the installer the technical evidence of which new heater should be used, giving better efficiency for the property owner, and helps take the guess work out of the installers job. It also helps companies plan more effectively, which at the moment, is really important when supply chains are under pressure.”
Prism Property Maintenance have completed more than 200 installations under the ECO3 scheme where the specification has been created utilising the Elnur ecoProCAL software.
Derek Millar, director of Prism Property Maintenance, added: “The system automatically takes into consideration the principles of thermal dynamics and applies them using DOM8. This creates an economic system in terms of type of products selected, no. of appliances installed, increased user functionality and gives the best probability of the user to benefit from lower running costs.
“The additional feature showing the percentage of property treated figure throughout the specification process allows the versatility of any property layout to be considered, maximising the potential to convert qualifying properties ensuring the best outcome.”