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04.01.2010
Tokyo orders in Lueneburg
CLAGE´s unique mini electronic giant MDX – Made in Lueneburg/ Germany - improves Japans office standards with outstanding energy efficiency and knock out slim design. Bulky and outdated installation mistakes of past times are over. The future begins now! What started at ISH 2009 is now becoming reality in Tokyo’s office society – broadcasted by national newspapers and a large consumer fair in July – MDX has started a successful road-show and acceptance all around Japan, thanks to strong and competent partnership as well as full JET certification green light. Lueneburg might be 280 times smaller than Tokyo but smart country side engineering is benchmarking the sophisticated society of Japan.
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22.06.2009
New solar thermal collector SCM 215
For us at CLAGE as specialists for economic hot water the renewable energies are an important building block in the future supply of energy. It is therefore only logical that CLAGE has developed its own
solar collector,
which is immediately being put into production in Lüneburg, Germany. The powerful solar collector SCM 215 features a new light-weight design and offers the user outstanding benefits. As is also the case with instantaneous water heaters our engineers placed a great deal of importance on an optimum use of materials as well as product quality tailored to meet customer requirements. As a result the meander collector SCM 215 has not only been designed for a long service life but also ease of installation. A weight of just 32.5 kg, a very low overall height of 81 mm and a continuous grip rail ensure the collector can be effortlessly mounted onto the roof. Laser-welded absorbers and an innovative insulation system ensure that best-possible yields are achieved. In addition, the newly developed quick-connection system developed
by CLAGE also offers an optimum solution for mounting on the roof. Thus, with just a single standard pump assembly an array of as many as 12 solar collectors can be mounted quickly and simply.
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16.03.2009
ISH 2009: Huge interest generated by CLAGE’s concept for
increasing the energy efficiency of instantaneous water heaters
CLAGE show-cased its highly impressive concept for increasing the efficiency of instantaneous water heaters at its first-class stand in Hall 8.0 throughout this year’s ISH (the world's leading trade fair for bathroom, building, energy, air-conditioning, renewable energies in Frankfurt/Main). The new CX series of under-sink instantaneous water heaters are a special innovation; these were specially developed for installing in the kitchen and proved a magnet for visitor interest. The aesthetic, elegantly formed lines and the reduction in width and height of the appliance housing by 4cm respectively ensure the design of the new series appeals to the eye at first sight. It also ensures the under-sink appliances easily fit in the confined space below the sink – and what is more, a simplified installation concept makes installation child’s play.
The new solar collector SCM 215 with which CLAGE has now entered the promising sector of renewable energies represented a further highlight. By utilizing the warmth of the sun as free source of energy the highly efficient solar collector with a new light-weight design offers the user outstanding benefits and an optimised level of energy efficiency for a warm water and/or heating system. To this end an animation of the functional principle illustrated the concept of using electronically controlled instantaneous water heaters to heat up the water to the required temperature as, when and where required.
Further innovations included the electronically controlled instant boiling water heaters as well as the smart sensor-controlled tap 'lumino', which in conjunction with the electronic instantaneous water heater MDX 7 is not only very easy on the eye but also very inexpensively supplies warm water to wash basins: an LED light ring unambiguously indicates to the user the selected water temperature on a colour scale ranging from blue to red.
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16.01.2009
CLAGE instantaneous hot water heater: 44 years without any repairing
A vintage instant water heater appeared in Bavaria: One original mini instant hot water heater
“U2-N” manufactured in 1964 was sent to CLAGE in Lüneburg by the owner, Mr.
Arthur K from Naila, Bavaria, after 44 years of use. He reported very satisfied that the
heater “provided all the years a very good service and did not have any repair. By
now the heater got leakage damage and we had to replace the heater with the new
CLAGE instantaneous hot water heater M3”.
Impressively the original installation manual as well as the original guarantee card
was found in the heaters box. The guarantee card was marked with the date of
purchase: 8 June 1964. The heater will have a place of honour in the archive in
Lüneburg.
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17.06.2008
Occurrence of Legionella in hot water systems of single-family residences
A total of 452 samples from hot water systems of randomly selected single family residences in the suburbs of two German cities were analysed for the occurrence of Legionella. Technical data were documented using a standardized questionnaire to evaluate possible factors promoting the growth of the bacterium in these small plumbing systems. All houses were supplied with treated groundwater from public water works. Drinking water quality was within the limits specified in the German regulations for drinking water and the water was not chlorinated. The results showed that plumbing systems in private houses that provided hot water from instantaneous water heaters were free of Legionella compared with a prevalence of 12% in houses with storage tanks and recirculating hot water where maximum counts of Legionella reached 100,000 CFU/100 ml. The presence of L. pneumophila accounted for 93.9% of all Legionella positive specimens of which 71.8% belonged to serogroup 1. The volume of the storage tank, interrupting circulation for several hours daily and intermittently raising hot water temperatures to >60 °C had no influence on Legionella counts. Plumbing systems with copper pipes were more frequently contaminated than those made of synthetic materials or galvanized steel. An inhibitory effect due to copper was not present. Newly constructed systems (<2 years) were not colonized. The type of hot water preparation had a marked influence. More than 50% of all houses using district heating systems were colonized by Legionella. Their significantly lower hot water temperature is thought to be the key factor leading to intensified growth of Legionella. Although hot water systems using solar energy to supplement conventional hot water supplies operate at temperatures 3 °C lower than conventional systems, this technique does not seem to promote proliferation of the bacterium. Our data show convincingly that the temperature of the hot water is probably the most important or perhaps the only determinant factor for multiplication of Legionella. Water with a temperature below 46 °C was most frequently colonized and contained the highest concentrations of legionellae. It is evident that the same factors affecting colonization by Legionella in large buildings also exist in small residential water systems. If temperatures are low there is no difference between large and small systems and Legionella counts are high in both. Since private residences are an important source of community-acquired legionellosis, these findings emphasize the need for preventive control measures in small residential buildings. In some situations it may be necessary to install filtration devices at the point-of-use.
Mathys W, Stanke J, Harmuth M, Junge-Mathys E. Institute for Hygiene, University of Muenster
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17.04.2008
CLAGE small instantaneous hot water heater MDX7 awarded by architects
During the trade fair for building technology "Light + Building" the 9th »innovation award for architekture and technology« was allocated.
This prize characterises innovative solutions for buildings and also products which meet with special architectural requirements. The selection of the award winners was done by a jury of well-know architects and planners: Prof. Gerd Ackermann (Ackermann & Raff, Tübingen), Markus Felsch (Felsch. lighting design, Hamburg), Kurt Güttinger (Güttinger Ingenieure, Kempten), Wallie Heinisch (Heinisch.Lembach.Huber Architekten, Stuttgart) and Christian Nasedy (Dierks Blume Nasedy Architekten, Darmstadt).
The CLAGE small instantaneous hot water heater MDX7 was awarded with regard to building technology. The jury dignified the water heater to be a "product solution providing highest energy efficiency within smallest required space. The small instantaneous water heater is an interesting alternative to centralised hot water supply systems for new as well as old buildings due to its space-saving character."
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10.12.2007
Brad Pitt recommends amongst others tankless water heaters for Christmas!
The project, called Make It Right, calls for building 150 affordable, environmentally sound houses over the next two years. Mr. Pitt is asking foundations, corporations and individuals to contribute to the project by adopting one house, several houses or a portion of a house through the project Web site, makeitrightnola.org. “You can adopt a tankless water heater or a solar panel or a tree or a low-flush toilet,” Mr. Pitt said to the New York Times. “You can give it to someone for Christmas”.
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12.04.2007
New building finished
After a construction time of 18 months, the new sophisticated designed building has been finished centralising all sectors of the company under one innovative complex of buildings. Due to this capital investment the number of employees is exceeding 100.
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15.01.2007
International Design Award "Focus Energy" for instant water heater DSX
Trend-setting and sophisticated technology defines the close-contact to energy consumption and energy efficiency.
Therefore energy was the focus topic for the
Design Award 2006.
Only those entries that
make an outstanding mark in the market, and whose formal design is exceptionally dynamic, powerful and
uncompromising, have a chance of receiving an award.
Depending on the products' functions, technological principles also play a role in the assessment process, because
the use of materials and energy consumption are more important criteria than they have ever been, in every phase in
the product cycle.
At the award-winning ceremony, taken place on 20 October 2006, the CLAGE electronic instant hot water heater DSX SERVOTRONIC MPS®
was awarded with the honourable award "Focus in Silver".
Judges panel:
A device with innovative technology which makes water heating more energy efficient and thus highly relevant to the competition
theme "Focus Energy". Above all the intelligent application of technology is impressive.
All awarded products are exhibited in the unique event rooms in the former industrial premises of Werkzentrum
in the city of Weststadt, Building 6. Open till 10 December 2006.
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09.10.2006
Product test ZIP HydroTap®
The famous Architecture Magazine AIT appeals for testing the drinking water system ZIP HydroTap® from CLAGE in its August edition under their rubric "Product Test". The selected architecture firms shall test the appliance in view of functionality, design and practice. Results of the test will be released in the October edition of the AIT magazine.
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06.06.2006
»Sanitär & Heizungs REPORT« No. 4/2006
The German magazin »Sanitär & Heizungs REPORT« No. 4/2006 shows on page 72-73 new german advertising material for instantaneous water heaters.
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05.05.2006
New electronic instant water heater DSX is very successful
The new series of instantaneous water heaters DX2 with the high-tech DSX Servotronic MPS® is very successful in the German market. The attractive design, the temperature-dependent colour display and the unique MultiplePowerSystem® are reasons for this prosperity. The new brochure (21 x 21 cm) with more information can be downloaded here.
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06.02.2006
Saving water and energy!
55 tips given in the latest "STERN" issue shall help to improve life on earth. Everyone can support this project and - quote - "will feel good in doing so" - unquote. There are 3 tips among these hints that can optimally be realised when using CLAGE instantaneous water heaters:
1. "Close the water tap while brushing your teeth. Otherwise, 5 l/min would in vain pour down the drain. A family of four e.g. would waste 60 l for every brushing, p. a.: 109 full bathtubs!"
2. "Avoid running any appliances on standby. Save these needless current costs." CLAGE proposes to apply instead e.g. the small instant water heater MH3. Do no longer waste the usual standby energy of a 5 l storage heater of ca. 0.25 kWh daily. Annual saving: almost 100 kWh per water heater!
3. "Collect - at least now and then - the water that pours down the drain while it heats up to a suitable temperature. Use it for watering your flowers and plants." The CLAGE electronic models heat the water practically in no time up to the desired temperature, water losses are nearly impossible.
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12.08.2005
CLAGE is investing to expand its premises in Lüneburg
Counting on their roots in Lüneburg, the company owning family Gerdes is investing in a new building and the enlargement of the CLAGE production and administration premises located in the Pirolweg. The site where the sale of instantaneous water heaters had been started in the years 60 by the founder of the company Claus-Holmer Gerdes (deceased in 1975) and his wife Ulla will be totally different after the reconstruction. A modern new building will replace three old edifices, presently accommodating production and r & d department, after sales service center and administration. This project has been planned by Braunholz architects and shall represent the innovative technical image of the company CLAGE.
“The focus will be set on the production site of instantaneous water heaters, we want to visualise our high-quality work” this is what Managing Director, Mr. Jörg Gerdes, emphasises. CLAGE consciously wants to give a sign against the shift in production levels to foreign countries.
“After completion of the construction works, all company divisions will be located under one complex of buildings, this enables optimum operating procedures” explains his brother Joachim Gerdes. The phase of construction shall be finished by the end of the year 2006. As all of the construction work will take place during the usual business operations, the staff has to be prepared for additional inconveniences until then. The total capital investment will be around 2.4 Mio. Euro and generates a state-of-the-art production and administration site with sufficient possibilities for further development in the future. Having created a totally new generation of instantaneous water heater series, the company expects ongoing positive business development and hopes to increase the number of employees in Lüneburg further on.
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24.09.2004
New package for sales promotion
Electronic instantaneous water heater DLX 24 has a new 4-colored package for sales promotion in Germany!
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01.02.2004
Germany's bestseller out now with ELECTRONIC control
The CLAGE electronic series MDX now available
from 3.5 kW up to 6.5 kW!
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