We offer technically rich and informative training presentations for continued professional development on a variety of specialised heating and cooling product categories for architects, builders, contractors, specifiers, engineers and builders!

The aim of these training seminars is to provide you with a technically rich overview of our systems with no sales pitch. We will offer a detailed explanation of the system and its function across a number of different applications. We will also explore how best to operate these systems to ensure optimal energy efficiency and savings. Features, benefits and project references will also be reviewed. A member of our team will be available to review plan designs and offer expert feedback on applying our systems to your particular project application.

The All-in-one Integrated Energy Solution – Your Intuitive Energy Solution (Solamander Hydronic Energy Hub)

Hydronic Floor Heating

Electric Floor Heating

Electric Overhead Heating 

Gas Overhead Heating

To schedule a training seminar, please call to register on 1800 636 091 or email us at info@devexsystems.com.au

We strive to provide superior comfort through high quality, sustainable heating solutions delivered with service excellence.  Sustainable solutions are no longer a way of the future, they are the way of today.  Providing the building industry with sustainable systems that will help home and building owners get one step closer to a carbon neutral application is our goal.

With over 4 decades of expertise and experience in the industry you can trust us to design your system right.

Hydronic Energy Hub:

The Solamander™ Hydronic Energy Hub achieves an optimum and pleasant indoor environment with comfort heating on demand throughout the year. This system has been designed to be an environmentally sound and sustainable solution that offsets household greenhouse gas emissions and helps home owners to get one step closer to a carbon neutral house.

The system can prioritise renewable energy sources over non renewable energy sources to ensure minimal energy wastage. The prioritisation of renewable energy sources like solar power reduces the energy costs associated with domestic hot water and other heating related utility bills.  Combining multiple energy sources and uses through the Hydronic Energy Hub is more cost effective than current solutions on the market.

Energy Uses include: Radiator heating, hydronic floor heating, domestic hot water and pool heating
Energy Sources include: Solar/Wetbacks (Renewable), Heat Pumps/Gas Boilers (Non-Renewable)

Electric Overhead Heating:

More traditional heating sources incorporate the use of forced air heat – air is heated remotely and then transported to various destinations via conduits or ducts. Obviously, much of that energy will be lost during transportation and lost through the doors and windows. With radiant heat, since air movement is not involved, the objects it comes into contact with (including people!) absorb most of the heat – up to 85%. Those heated objects then heat the surrounding air.

This results in delivering heat much the way the sun does, Comfortline ceiling mounted panels provide luxurious warmth and offer significant savings when compared with bottled LPG gas heaters (i.e. mushroom heaters) and other forms of traditional heating. The higher output models with multiple elements can run independent of each other giving greater control over the radiant heat output. A single high capacity Comfortline panel costs about 60c/hour to run.# A typical mushroom heater on bottled gas will cost five times that — up to $3.00/hour.^

# Assumes Comfortline Excel 24 with electricity of 25c/kWhr.  ^ Assumes $25 refill for 9kg LPG bottle

Overhead Tube Heaters:

Schwank Overhead Tube Heaters have a fast pay-back and have proven their exceptional efficiency time and time again, reducing energy consumption significantly when compared to traditional heating systems used to warm large spaces.  The radiant heat emitted from these tubes not only considerably improves the warmth felt but it simultaneously reduces energy and operating costs. The savings usually range between 30% and 50% depending on the previous system and the building properties.

Hydronic Floor Heating:

With Hydronic Floor Heating systems water is warmed to 35–45ºC using a suitable heat source and circulated at a safe low pressure through extremely durable plastic pipes laid in or under the floor. Hydronic floor heating keeps running costs down by allowing a choice of energy source to heat the water:

Natural gas condensing boilers
Electric heat pumps
Wood fire stoves
Solar energy (in combination with the above)

*Hydronic FH is also used as a possible heating use for the Solamander Hydronic Energy Hub System

Electric Floor Heating:

Intelligent floor sensing thermostats ensure accurate temperature control and minimal energy consumption of Devex’s Radiant Floor Heating systems.  Combining electric floor heating systems with F-Board insulation further increases the energy efficiency of this system by reducing downward heat loss.

To speak to one of our heating specialists please call 1800 636 091 or email us on info@devexsystems.com.au.

Electric & Hydronic Under Timber Floor Heating

There’s nothing like beautifully finished timber flooring with the added bonus of warmth! Can you put underfloor heating under wooden floors? Yes you can!

Many home owners love combining the look and feel of warm timber floors to achieve optimium comfort in their living spaces.   Not only that, but they act as a wonderful and convenient conversation starter among guests!

Underfloor heating timber floors can be a very effective way of heating your home in Australia, however, there are a few restrictions to keep in mind. With timber floors, it is essential that the relative humidity of the timber not be reduced to the point where shrinking or warping of the timber could become apparent.

To avoid this, it is important to be aware of the heat restrictions noted by your timber flooring manufacturer when using both electric and hydronic floor heating systems. Typically, the floor heating system is controlled by using air and floor sensing thermostats to ensure that the floor surface temperature does not exceed 27°C (or whatever is recommended by your timber floor supplier).

In cases where a home or room is poorly insulated, a supplementary heat source may be required to ensure adequate comfort levels.

ELECTRIC underfloor heating for timber floors

For compatiblity with wooden or timber floors we recommend the following electric floor heating systems.

• X cable CK 10, inscread under timber
• X mat MG 150, under timber in a glue bed (with an air/floor thermostat)

 HYDRONIC underfloor heating for timber floors

Battened timber floors are best heated using the Diffusion Plate system, though installing hydronic heating pipes between batten on an existing concrete slab and filling up to the top surface level of the battens with a screed can also provide acceptable results provided suitable insulation is used.  A floating timber floor can be added on top of in-slab or in-screed flooring which has floor heating, but in all cases the temperature must be limited to comply with the timber supplier’s recommendations.

INSULATION

We strongly recommend thermal insulation with underfloor heating systems including in-screed and under batten timber installations. Thermal insulation is designed to be used beneath electric floor heating systems to reduce downward heat loss and aid in faster warm-up times. Without the use of thermal insulation, some of the energy generated from the heating elements travels downwards into the floor below leaving less heat available to warm the floor surface.

Quick Heat is designed for under floating timber and includes the required insulation beneath the electric heating cables. It has an embedded “recessed” aluminium plate that holds the cables.  The aluminium plate ensures an even distribution of the heat beneath the floor material. Speed Up is also designed to offer insulation under floating timber floors, however, is applied to hydronic floor heating systems in particular.

For more information or an obligation-free quote, please contact us on 1800 636 091 or info@devexsystems.com.au

We offer technically rich and informative 45 minute presentations supported by animations of the Solamander system as well as an assessment of current projects that you would like to apply this system to:

Our presentation is designed to offer an overview of a recently launched, integrated energy management system that has been designed based on architectural feedback to bring sustainability and on-demand comfort heating together in one comprehensive system: The Solamander™ Hydronic Energy Hub. This system has been designed to prioritise renewable ENERGY SOURCES like solar energy etc. (over non-renewable energy sources) for a variety of different ENERGY USES including DHW, radiator heating, hydronic floor heating and pool/spa heating in domestic applications.

The aim of the presentation will be to provide a technical overview of this solution, followed by a review of the inefficiencies of current systems on the market. This presentation will also outline the key features and benefits of the hydronic energy hub and its controller, complete with unique algorithms for which there is currently a patent pending. The controller is the ‘smarts’ of the system which allows it to be easily customisable and highly intuitive for the end user.

This system is an integrated and innovative energy management system that offers an all-in-one solution that is simple in concept, yet sophisticated in performance.

For information on upcoming presentation dates or to schedule a system overview presentation delivered by our MD at your location, please call 1800 636 091 or email us at: adr@devexsystems.com.au 

If you’re involved in the energy management of industrial buildings, this FREE app is for you!

The Heat Designer App ensures you will always have a heating calculator at your fingertips!  It makes it easy for engineers and architects in the HVAC industry to calculate the heat loss values for retrofit and new construction.  It has the ability to compare the efficiencies of different heating systems for particular applications.

With just a few input parameters, you can calculate heat loss values for any application based on the current DIN V 18599:2011 standard. For retrofit applications, the calculations are based on EN 12831.

Special features include:

• Comparison of 6 typical industrial heating systems for new constructions
• Calculation of energy savings for retrofits
• Estimated energy consumption values  based on  DIN V 18599
• Availability of storing project data
• Results can be sent by e-mail

Download it today!

For product information or an obligation free quotation, please contact us on info@devexsystems.com.au/ 1800 636 091

Considering under carpet heating? Floor heating is a modern and affordable way of heating your entire home or just those particular rooms that you may find yourself spending the most time in. It is silent, safe and offers lasting, gentle warmth from the ground up.

Electric floor heating is an incredibly versatile heating solution and can be applied under almost any floor covering. However, when it comes to installing these heating systems under carpet there are a few things to keep in mind to ensure the effective and safe operation of your system.

Important safety measures to take when installing under carpet electric heating:

Although most Australian cables comply with AS/NZS 60335Part2.96: Particular requirements for flexible sheet heating elements for room heating, many fail to meet the second approval standard, AS/NZ 60335.2.106: Particular requirements for heated carpets and for heating units for room heating installed under removable floor coverings.  We are not aware of any direct-acting under-carpet heater in Australia that complies with both standards, yet these systems continue to be installed directly under the carpet or underlay despite the increased safety risk. This means the cables are more exposed to damage endured from the surface of the carpet which could lead to an electrical safety risk resulting in carpet burns or worse yet, a house fire.

Under Carpet Heating Alternative

An alternative solution to installing under carpet electric heating for ensuring the safety of your system is in slab heating, or placing the cables into a concrete slab, screed or self-levelling bed. This is to protect them from damage while also ensuring the even distribution of heat throughout the entire floor space. Again, be sure that your system meets the relevant approval standards for embedded cable installations.

A typical installation requires 20-25mm of screed over fixed heating cables or 12mm of self-levelling compound over mats to provide a thermal mass and protection from the nails and smooth edges. The floor heating warms the surrounding screed or levelling bed which then warms the floor covering above.  This heat then radiates from the carpet upwards into the rest of the room.

It is imperative to consult your floor heating supplier and/or builder before pursuing the installation of electric underfloor heating directly under a carpet floor covering to ensure they adhere to the above mentioned standards. If you are an end-user who is concerned that your floor heating was installed incorrectly under your carpet and are concerned about any risk, please contact us for a free assessment.

Ensuring optimum performance of your floor heating system:

Insulation is highly recommended to prevent heat loss downwards into the ground and should be installed under the floor heating cables or mats to ensure optimum efficiency. Always consult with an expert before you consider installing under carpet electric heating to get the best advice, performance and ensure safety standard compliant work.

Devex Systems is Australia’s leading brand of high quality underfloor heating solutions. Offering a full range of high performing, long-lasting, floor heating products, Devex sets the standard for one of the most respected names in heating Australian homes and businesses.

To speak with one of underfloor heating specialist please call 1800 636 091 or email info@devexsystems.com.au