Tempus+ Gas and Ventilation Control System For commercial kitchens
The Intelligas Tempus+ Gas and Ventilation Control System is a new and innovative product from the UK’s leading gas safety system manufacturer, which is designed to entirely control the gas and ventilation system in your commercial kitchen.
Since 2001 it has been a compulsory requirement to link the kitchen gas supply with the ventilation to ensure that the working conditions, mainly the air quality, are maintained during gas usage. This is called an ‘interlock system’. Interlock systems have caused some problems because a fan failure will result in the loss of the gas supply. Furthermore, a ban on bypass devices being fitted to an interlock was imposed in 2008.
Last year the Gas Safe Register released Technical Bulletin 140, which re-introduced the the bypass device. But, strict conditions where specified on how this must be implemented. A ‘secondary interlock’, which is allowed to bypass the ventilation system operation, is now allowed for up to 24 hours – under the condition that the CO2 levels in the kitchen are maintained below a required level. This then gives enough time for an engineer to attend and rectify the ventilation system fault.
Our new Tempus+ system is designed for this critical feature and was the first fully compliant system to be fully installed since the introduction of TB140. The activation of the emergency bypass feature is operated by a keyswitch on a remote panel, which can be located in another area of the building such as the managers office.
In addition to the TB140 feature, the Tempus+ will can also monitor other environmental conditions in the kitchen and control the fan speeds accordingly. Failure to control fan speeds correctly can result in two problems. Turn the fans down too low and the air quality will reduce – resulting in high CO2 levels and uncomfortable working conditions. Turning the fans up too high is simply a waste of electricity. So, to ensure that your kitchen air quality can be maintained to an appropriate level, without unnecessarily wasting energy, then the Tempus+ is a must for any commercial kitchen.
The Tempus+ will of course also satisfy the interlock requirement. In addition it can be installed with additional emergency stop buttons, be linked to the fire alarm system, as well as several optional extras such as gas detection and BMS capabilities. The Tempus+ can also be used with gas pressure proving, which is a compulsory requirement where pre-CE approved appliances are installed.
The Tempus+ is a processor-controlled system, which can be expertly programmed to any bespoke requirements. The Tempus+ is usually installed in just one day and is easy to operate. There is no requirement for user maintenance and, as well as providing our standard 24 hour technical support, Intelligas Service will fully install this system with a 5 year reactive warranty.
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