Heating, Ventilation & Insulation
Rinnai, global leaders in continuous
flow hot water heating products and
systems, recently introduced the Zen
and Zen Plus home hot water & heating
system which marries established
and proven manufacture durability
with new technologies to offer great
energy efficiencies, user control and,
importantly, unparalleled level of
comfort.
The Rinnai Zen and Zen Plus system
will increase comfort and reduce energy
usage whilst also providing a highly
economic solution for today’s changing
marketplace.
“Our core expertise is the mass
production of long-term reliable
combustion products with advanced
technologies – we are a global leader
and make over 2 million water heating
units every year for domestic, residential
and commercial applications. We have
been researching and monitoring the
UK domestic heating market for several
years and would only launch when
we had a proven system. That time
is now, and we are offering hot water
heating units together with a superior
performance combi boiler in 24, 29 and
35-kW outputs, says Chris Goggin, head
of Rinnai UK operations.
“In the Zen and Zen Plus we have
a quality concept backed by high
performance products and we want to
work with those installers who aim to
work at the mid to top end of the market,
rather than scramble around the price-
driven lower ends of the industry,” says
Rinnai Managing Director, Tony Gittings.
The Rinnai Trust Partnership will
include comprehensive training and
real-time instant-response technical
support.
“We will also be initiating a complete
programme of benefits - including
liveried work clothing, suitable for
all the seasons, plus individualised
marketing and business support,” adds
Tony Gittings.
“We are not launching into the mass
UK boiler market – that is, in our
view, a saturated and oversubscribed
market which is in the throes of a major
upheaval in its structure due to the
advent of online direct sales platforms.
We are offering something very
different. And we are aiming to serve
a market sector previously overlooked
and almost ignored - the provision of
luxury levels of hot water at affordable
sums to the middle and top end of the
marketplace.
“Another major difference with the
Rinnai Zen & Zen Plus is that the route
to market is with installers. We are
committed to working with installers as
our route to market. The installer is still
the major player and, in our view, always
will be.”
Some of the features of Zen & Zen Plus
are: IOT controller as standard; Fast
heating mode; DHW pre-heat function
- saving wasted water; Energy monitor
function allows user to monitor energy
usage; flue runs up to 30 meters, Rinnai
boiler App for android and IOS; constant
45
temperature-accurate hot water delivery
at continuous flow rates.
There is also smart Wi-Fi controller and
App benefits; The Rinnai app seamlessly
connects to the controller in the
property; the user can control the boiler
remotely adjusting temperature, setting
weekly and daily programmes, receiving
alarm functions, monitor energy usage
and set limits. The Wi-Fi and boiler
controller also uses GPS from the user’s
mobile to bring on the heat when you
are getting close to home to ensure the
house is warm when you arrive.
Rinnai Zen & Zen Plus is available for
use with both natural gas and LPG.
Rinnai UK will be launching this
innovation plus several other cutting-
edge appliances during 2019.
The Rinnai Corporation was founded
in Nagoya, Japan in 1819 and today
operates in 17 nations and regions
around the world with sales of kitchen
appliances, air conditioners, hot water
heating & home heating units in over 80
countries.
Says Rinnai UK Managing Director Tony
Gittings, “The company has evolved and
developed into a group that produces a
diversity of products and services that
directly benefit ordinary people in their
daily lives.
“Our policy is to help enrich the lives
of people in local communities by
providing optimal solutions that fit the
lifestyle culture, climate conditions, and
the energy situation of each country
around the world. The three-year period
is aiming at connecting the first century
to the next one. The theme will be
named, ‘Connected in passion for the
next 100 years.”
This follows the other significant
corporate developments on the global
presence of Rinnai - the issuing of a new
logo and a new brand statement – ‘A
Healthier Way of Living’.
www.rinnaiuk.com