Decarbonisation solutions
Decarb MEP Ltd helps building owners, contractors and consultants move their heating and hot water plant to zero carbon, and keeps those systems healthy with chemical-free water treatment.
What we do
We work on wet heating and hot water systems: low temperature hot water (LTHW) heating circuits and domestic hot water (DHW) supply. We look at where the heat comes from, how much the building actually needs, and what the water inside the pipes is doing to the plant.
Replace inhibitor and biocide dosing in closed heating and cooling loops with physical treatment: demineralised fill water, electrochemical oxygen removal and filtration, working to VDI 2035 water quality targets. For new installations and existing systems.
Electric water boilers, high-capacity hot water heaters, heat pumps and heat recovery equipment from ECOTHERM, selected and sized for the duty of the building.
A site survey, heat loss calculations against local design conditions, and a clear quotation with the full technical datasheet for the equipment proposed.
Chemical-free water treatment
Corrosion, sludge and bacteria in a closed loop are driven by three things: dissolved oxygen, conductivity and pH. Chemical-free treatment controls those three directly, so there is nothing to dose, top up or dispose of.
Salts and minerals are removed from the fill and make-up water, so it carries almost no scale-forming hardness and very little for bacteria to feed on.
A side-stream unit holds sacrificial magnesium anodes. They react with dissolved oxygen in preference to the system's steel, and the reaction settles the water at a mildly alkaline pH.
Built-in filtration and magnets capture debris. Conductivity, pH and oxygen are checked against the targets, and anodes and resin are renewed when the readings say so.
Products we supply
A UK manufacturer of chemical-free water treatment for closed-loop heating and cooling systems, with over 30 years of experience. IWTM units fit new installations or are retrofitted to existing systems to clean and restore the water.
An Austrian manufacturer, based in Hartkirchen, of hot water, steam and solar systems for hotels, hospitals and industry, with over a thousand installations worldwide.
Where we work
Hospitals and care settings with high, constant hot water demand.
Hot water peaks, pools and large closed heating loops.
Estates moving off fossil-fuel boilers.
Plant replacement where space and access are tight.
Process hot water, heat recovery and steam.
Large networks where water quality decides plant life.
Case studies
Two IWTM units, a Protector P10 and a Protector P5, were supplied to Grove Mechanical for two closed systems of about 7.9 m³ and 4.0 m³.
An ECOTHERM hot water system with DN150 hot and cold water connections, supplied for a project in Bloomsbury.
Send a few details about the building and the plant you have now, and we'll come back to you to discuss options and arrange a survey.