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19.05.2020

Automatic heating substations are economical 

An automatic heating substation regulates the temperature of a building according to the outside temperature and other parameters. By modernizing the heating substation, you heat the building more economically. Read more to find out why you should replace a non-automated heating substation with an automatic one, and how to do that. 

A heating substation is a device that connects the consumer to the heating network, and where heat is transferred from the network to the building. 

Replacing an old heating substation with an automatic control heating substation makes the service cheaper, more convenient, and more environmentally friendly. 

Why replace an old heating substation with an automatically controlled substation? 

  • An automatic heating substation regulates the temperature of the building according to the outside temperature and other parameters. 
  • It can automatically increase or decrease the heating regime according to the needs of residents. 
  • Overheating is common in spring and autumn and can be avoided with a new heating substation. 
  • It is also possible to use a “night mode” (lower temperature). 
  • The parameters of ventilation heat carriers, domestic hot water, and other consumption systems can be adjusted economically. 
  • It reduces the risk of corrosion of the building’s heating pipes and heaters. 
  • It keeps the temperature of domestic water constant. 
  • The devices are compact and silent. 
  • They make it possible to balance the heating system at any time to distribute the heat evenly in the building. 
  • The investment will pay for itself in a short time. 

The heating substation can be changed all year round, but it is recommended that you wait until the outside temperature is no lower than -5 °C or below. 

How do you replace your heating substation? 

  • First, the apartment association board or the general meeting of residents decides the replacement will occur
  • You request and receive technical conditions from Utilitas 
  • You find a designer and prepare the heating substation project 
  • The project is approved by Utilitas 
  • You ask for price quotes. The input for the quote is the technical conditions given by Utilitas. 
  • The apartment association decides upon the supplier and installer of the heating substation 
  • The contract with the supplier is signed 
  • Residents of the building are informed about the upcoming works 
  • The heating substation is supplied, installed and its technical passport is submitted to Utilitas 
  • Utilitas approves the heating substation
  • And the heating substation is ready for use! 
  • Check the heating substation regularly for any necessary repairs 

Utilitas offers a full service for the reconstruction of a heating substation: the design, supply, and installation. We also enable installment payments of up to five years.