Sangamo Thermostats & The EU's ErP Directive
On Saturday the 26th of September 2015 a new piece of EU legislation came into force, the Energy Related Products Directive (ErP Directive - ErP 2009/125/CE), as will be familiar to most people as the coloured bar rating on fridges, washing machines and other white goods, has now been extended to include space heaters with an output of less than (or equal to) 400kW and water heaters and storage cylinders with an output of less than (or equal to) 400kW and a storage capacity of less than (or equal to) 2,000 litres. This means any new domestic boiler or heating system must come with an appropriate label to let the user know its energy efficiency for heating and hot water output ranging from A++ (most efficient) to G (least efficient) and the sound level while operating.
How does this affect Sangamo products?
While we do not manufacture or sell any products that are directly affected by this directive we do sell our range of thermostats which form part of the heating system. The information on the type of control added must be calculated by the installer, on a product fiche, and provided to the home owner on installation. The information required by the installer is included in all packaging leaving our warehouse since the effective date but for products in circulation before then we have also included the data on each products webpage and a complete list below. Each temperature control is put into a class from I - VIII and assigned a percentage (of efficiency) that control adds to the overall heating system of the home from 1 - 5%. If you have any questions about how Sangamo's thermostats affect an ErP Directive package of heating controls you can contact our Customer Support Team on 01475 745 131.
ErP Directive Controls Class Information
Sangamo Choice RSTAT1 - Mechanical Room Thermostat- Class of temperative control: I
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 1%
- Class of temperative control: I
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 1%
- Class of temperative control: I
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 1%
- Class of temperative control: I
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 1%
- Class of temperative control: IV
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 2%
- Class of temperative control: I
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 1%
- Class of temperative control: IV
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 2%
- Class of temperative control: IV
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 2%
- Class of temperative control: I
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 1%
- Class of temperative control: I
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 1%
- Class of temperative control: IV
- Contribution of the temperature control to the seasonal space heating energy: 2%
- Gary Black
