Regs in force

The Energy Related Products Directive (ErP) legislation first came into effect in January 2013.

Warm air heaters are now subject to Lot 21 of the directive and radiant heaters Lot 20.

Minimum efficiencies for warm air is now 72% and radiant heaters is now 74%.

Crucially, these minimum criteria are applicable for both new installations and when replacing existing products.

Nortek Global HVAC says: "Our ErP compliant range includes PREEVA EC (heating and ventilation unit), which provides combined heating and ventilation with optional cooling.

"The units are available with a wide range of heat outputs and cooling capacities. The units are available as non-condensing heaters with thermal efficiencies above 91% or fully condensing heaters with thermal efficiencies of 102% (ncv).

"The design combines high thermal efficiency, quality components and ease of maintenance for enhanced life expectancy and reduced life cycle costs."