Posts Tagged ‘belimo’
While at the AHR Expo one vendor I wanted to see was Belimo.
Belimo has announced thier new ENERGY VALVE is to be released soon and I wanted to see the new valve.
HERE IT IS: Read More
The newest addition to the Belimo family features ground breaking ‘piggy-back technology’ decreasing everything from insillation, to mounting time. The Belimo EF Actuator is proven to simplify wiring while reducing material costs. Read More
It has become popular in our area to specify 300:1 turndown control valve solutions on HVAC projects. Why is this happening and is it really in the owners best interest? Read More
When it comes to actuators and control valves it is hard to find anyone better than Belimo. Yes Belimo, the company that Read More
Answers to your Questions about Pressure Independent Valve Technology
Q: By definition, what exactly is Pressure Independent technology? Read More
Valves and actuators play an integral part in the proper functioning of HVAC systems. When properly installed and functioning correctly they boost the performance and efficiency of integrated building technology. But like with any equipment, there comes a time when valves and actuators need to be replaced for a variety of reasons.
Damaged linkages and/or actuators lead to poor functioning of the HVAC system, which results in loss of energy efficiency, consumer comfort, time, and labor. Replacing a valve along with the actuator, or trying to determine how to fix an airside linkage, is not always a sensible solution. Taking a system off-line to replace various components is not only laborious, it’s expensive. Facilities can lose thousands of dollars a day during maintenance shut-down. With Belimo’s retrofit solutions, this problem goes away. Valve and damper applications can be quickly and conveniently restored without any interruption in service. In fact, entire systems can often be updated in a day. A poorly functioning or even non-functioning system can be transformed into a high functioning, more efficient system.
Belimo provides many retrofits that are compatible with all major control systems, so there is no need to replace other system controls. MFT Technology is also available and can be re-programmed to suit your controller needs with just one MFT model actuator.
If it’s time to replace any actuators or valves in your building or plant, consider a retrofit solution from Belimo. Someone from Stromquist, along with Belimo, will be glad to assist you with the change.
While I was in the Orlando office the other day Pat Marley took a call from a client asking how to mount his Belimo TF series actuator to his Belimo ball valve using the WTF mounting adaptor kit. Sadly the Belimo WTF mounting adaptor kit comes with no instructions on how to undertake this proceedure. Pat, being Pat using the speaker phone walked the client through the mounting proceedures and was kind enough to walk through the installation again for my camera also so we could present this article to you… our clients.
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I hope this series of photographs takes the mystery out of installing this Belimo actuator to the Belimo ball valve. At Stromquist and Company we will continue to take the “MYSTERY” out of controls for you. If there are any more controls mysteries we can solve for you give us a call in Atlanta at 1-800-241-9471 or in Orlando at 1-800-638-7829.
If you have chilled or hot water valves mounted outdoors and exposed to the elements, you know it’s always been a race against time to see if the elements destroy the actuators before the warranty runs out. Moisture and humidity, excessive dust build-up, severe cold, and UV radiation can shorten service life. Over the years we’ve seen all of the major control companies come out with enclosures that were expensive and usually an aftermarket installation, thus labor intensive. They would do the job, but they weren’t always the most practical or economical solution.
We were happy to find out that Belimo developed NEMA 4X actuators that are available for air dampers and characterized control valves. The unique NEMA 4X housing is factory assembled as part of the actuator, so it comes to you ready to be used in even the harshest conditions. The enclosure was designed to be weather-tight and corrosion resistant for conditions such as rooftop applications, indoor swimming pools, wood drying kilns, agriculture and food industries. The housing even provides enough internal space to install components such as a relay or controller — a feature we think is very smart. For high humidity locations (like us in the deep south) or low temperature (-40°F) applications, a heater with controller can be supplied with the NEMA 4X actuator. Now that is great thinking and planning on Belimo’s part!
We are very impressed with the design, build and features of this new product from Belimo, and we think it will stand the test of time and hold up well in field conditions. The heat and humidity here in Florida will certainly provide a challenge, but we believe the Belimo NEMA 4X actuators will stand up to the challenge as a top quality product line from a top manufacturer.
As an update to the “Belimo Offers New Linkage” announcement we would like to present the the following video on the installation of the ZG-JSL linkage.
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For your Belimo needs please call Stromquist and Company in Atlanta at 1-800-241-9471 or in Orlando at 1-800-638-7828
The idea for this article came across my computer in the form of an e-mail sent to me by a fellow employee of Stromquist and Company with an attached photograph.
I know we all strive in our chosen industry to do things right with as much professionalism as our clients will afford us. I also realize at times even the best of service personnel will make installation mistakes. Some of these mistakes are quite humorous, some are quite expensive to fix, and some of these installations could be quite possibly dangerous.
Since the Control Trends website is duty bound to get, you our readers, the best information on new controls, controls installation, and new trends in the control industry would it not be appropriate to also show how not to install a product?
We at Control Trends will not mention anyone’s name or any company name we do this only as an insight to possible installation mistakes and how to avoid these mistakes.
This first installation is quite humorous to me and I call it “The Sunshine State Weather Protector” Read More
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