Vericon launches remote ‘summer health check’ to prevent boiler meltdown in winter

Vericon Systems, a manufacturer of remote technologies to manage and control essential building services, has launched a new ‘summer health check’ initiative to prevent the breakdown of boilers that inevitably follows as they are turned on for winter after almost six months of limited use.

Targeted at both existing Vericon customers, and/or service maintenance providers to Housing Associations and other social housing organisations, the company’s IoT monitoring solution enables real-time information about a boiler’s ‘health’ to be measured and reported, and allow remedial action to be taken prior to the onset of winter.

The technology can detect to what extent a boiler is likely to fail through leaks, ignition failures and other faults that occur following the additional strain created when the ‘big switch on’ happens in the autumn, and temperature fluctuations cause components to contract and expand.

Data suggests that as many as 45% of properties in the UK experience some form of boiler breakdown or malfunction in the winter, with every repair taking on average a week to fix.

Bernard Cook, Managing Director and Founder of Vericon Systems, says that boiler breakdowns in winter can leave residents without heating, compromising their comfort and safety: “By installing one of our monitoring solutions now, or taking advantage of one already installed, we can help proactively manage your boilers, reducing the likelihood of the equipment failing when you need it most, and the additional cost that incurs.”

Improving lives

Vericon Systems is renowned for delivering intelligently-designed remote technology solutions that provide insightful data and enable remote interventions, so that social housing providers can operate more effectively and efficiently, reduce their costs, stay compliant and continuously improve the lives of their tenants.

Bernard continues: “By proactively monitoring your systems, you can avoid the pitfalls of an engineer not being available when you need one, or having to rely on expensive sub-contractors.

“Most important of all, you can ensure your residents are not left battling the cold unnecessarily.”

For more information about Vericon’s proactive ‘summer health check’, contact [email protected].