Hitte Fan-Assisted LPHW Trench Heating

Trench Heating is now universally found throughout buildings of all type including homes, offices, restaurants, shopping malls, galleries and museums providing discreet heating within entrance halls, reception areas, corridors, living and office spaces and conservatories. It is set into the floor, within a trench, and the heat rises through an attractive aluminium grille that sits flush with the floor surface.
Subtle, it perfectly complements the modern minimalist interior design style and is ideal where space is at a premium. It is often the architect’s heating system of choice when seeking to utilise natural light in the most effective way and incorporating large areas of glazing in new developments, building extensions or refurbishments.

With a Fan-Assisted Trench Heating system, the fan accelerates natural convection and the enhanced air flow delivers higher heating outputs than the Natural Convection Trench models. Low and safe 24V cross-flow fans force the air over the finned heat exchanger elements accelerating the air flow. This makes a Fan-Assisted Trench Heating system an ideal, powerful, yet discreet, primary heating system or a fast acting secondary heating system perfect for counteracting downdraught or condensation in highly glazed areas.

The Hitte Fan-Assisted Trench Heating units use piped hot water (LPHW) as the heat source. Hot water can be supplied from a conventional hot water boiler, solar energy hot water system or a ground source heat pump. The heat output directly relates to the flow/return temperatures of that source. Internal surfaces are insulated and coated with heat reflective finish to improve the trench’s efficiency.

• 7 standard models for fast delivery
• Standard grille – natural aluminium anodised finish
• Standard Trough Material – 304L Stainless Steel
• Multiple knock-out options for pipe connections
• Cover plates to protect water & electrical connections
• 5V DC control signal for fan control
• Adjustable levelling legs
• Spacers to protect geometry during installation
• 18mm MDF covers to protect units from construction debris during installations

~ Many other model geometries & configurations available in the full Fan Assisted Trench range~

• ~ Choice of grilles-natural, light bronze, dark bronze painted aluminium or oak, ash, beech
• ~ Choice of edgings-natural, light bronze, dark bronze painted aluminium
• ~ Models available for wet environments – 316 Stainless Steel trough
• ~ Models available for external/conditioned air supply
• ~ Dummy units for continuous aesthetics in long runs
• ~ Curved Trench & Mitred corners

~Configure your system using our Product Specification & Costing Tool~

Trench heating systems can be supplied in a multitude of geometries and with additional features such as ‘dummy’ sections where a continuous aesthetic is desired without additional heat output, with mitred corners, column features and even with curved trench sections. We’d be delighted to help you explore options and design your optimum scheme. Just contact us for assistance and to talk through your ideas.

Our Trench Heaters should be installed by suitably qualified builders, plumbers and electricians. The unit should be securely fixed and electrical connections made by a suitably qualified person in accordance with the latest edition of the IEE Requirements for Electrical Installation (BS7671).