Smith's Environmental Products

Fan convectors, flame-effect fan convectors, natural convectors and fan-assisted electric heaters

Smith's Environmental Products Ltd has grown to become the leading supplier of domestic and light commercial fan-assisted hydronic heat emitters including fan convectors, plinth heaters and fan assisted radiators.

Energy is one of our most valuable resources, yet many of the appliances we use every day are inefficient and use more energy than is absolutely necessary. Even if you are not yet fully convinced that reducing energy usage will help save the planet, it will certainly reduce your energy bills.

If you're looking for energy-efficiency and versatility in your heating look no further than the Smith's range of fan convectors, flame-effect fan convectors and natural convectors.

Fan Convector Technology - The Way Forward

Heating for a Sustainable Future

Energy is one of our most valuable resources yet almost half the UK's carbon dioxide emissions, the main greenhouse gas causing climate change, actually come from the things we do every day. Every time we overfill the kettle or leave the heating on unnecessarily we waste energy that results in needless carbon dioxide emissions.

Energy efficiency in our heating systems is slowly improving however, with standard efficiency boilers disappearing in favour of energy saving condensing boilers. In addition, renewable technology such as ground and air source heat pumps and solar panels that allow us to use the earth?s natural energy to heat our water, are more easily available and more viable.

Levels of structural insulation in new buildings are increasing, and the introduction of energy certification for new and existing buildings will continue to encourage improvements in energy efficiency.

Since the introduction of central heating systems we are familiar with large steel panel radiators in every room, however to perform to maximum efficiency they need large volumes of very hot water, which means they are much less efficient in the modern heating systems of today where water temperatures are much lower.

Fan convector technology has been available for many years. In independent tests carried out by BSRIA* fan convectors were shown to use 24% less energy in heating up a room when installed as part of a boiler driven central heating system. Furthermore when connected to a low temperature system such as those using ground or air-source heat pumps the energy saving increased to 31%.

Additionally fan convectors use only 5% of the water content of an equivalent output radiator. This results in a quicker heat up and is more responsive to our changing weather patterns. Equally important, they are compatible with every type of heat generator whether that be the standard efficiency boiler of yesterday, the energy saving condensing boilers of today or the renewable technology of tomorrow.

* BSRIA (Building Services Research and Information Association) tests were carried out in August 2008.

Why Choose Our Products?

If you're looking for energy-efficiency and versatility in your heating look no further than the Smith's range of fan convectors, flame-effect fan convectors and natural convectors.

There are principally two ways to heat a room, either by natural convection or forced convection. Radiators, under-floor heating and perimeter heating use natural convection and fan convectors (and flame-effect fan convectors) use forced-air convection.

The natural convection process

Forced convection process

Energy-efficient
Independent tests show that fan convectors use 24% less energy than radiators in heating up a room. Additionally, they utilise only 5% of the water content of an equivalent output radiator and will therefore heat up a room much faster as well as responding quickly to constantly changing weather patterns.

Central heating system compatible
Fan convectors and flame-effect fan convectors work efficiently within central heating systems regardless of whether they are connected to a typical boiler or renewable technology such as ground and air source heat pumps.

Heat distribution
Fan convectors and flame-effect fan convectors include a small fan so the heat can be quickly distributed around the room to give you a more even temperature spread.

Safe - low surface temperature
Unlike radiators which are hot to touch, fan convectors and flameeffect fan convectors have very low surface temperatures making them completely safe and therefore ideal for children and the elderly.

Compact
Fan convectors are more compact than radiators and more versatile. They are designed to install in those ‘dead’ spaces so you don’t have to design the room around the heating.