New Current Inc. launches the Smoother heat-balancing circulator control, January 15, 2005.

New Current Inc. is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that has developed a new water circulation pump control called The Smoother. The Smoother helps homeowners with hot water radiator heating systems save energy and improve their heating comfort.

In Canada approximately 750,000 homes are heated with hot water radiators. Hot water heating is cleaner and more efficient than forced-air systems. However, uneven radiator temperatures are common in homes with hot water heating systems. Most heating contractors will turn the hot water pump on full-time (24/7) to eliminate this problem. This works by continuously mixing the hot water through the radiators but at a cost of constant pump noise, increased pump wear and high electricity usage.

The Smoother heat balancing circulator control operates the circulator pump exactly when needed for even radiator heating. Compared to continuous pumping, the Smoother conserves 75% of the pumps electricity usage, which translates into up to $165 saved on a 2 amp pump every year (the same as unplugging 3 refrigerators!). The device typically pays for itself in just two heating seasons and over the 20-year lifespan of a boiler, homeowners can save up to $3,300.

Matt Higginson, the company’s founder and the inventor of the Smoother, developed the device in 2001 to fix the uneven hot-water distribution in his Annex Toronto home. After a few years of enjoying the benefits of the first Smoother, he mentioned it to a heating industry acquaintance at a party and discovered no such product existed commercially. After working very closely with several hot-water heating contractors and developing a number of design options, the Smoother model A became a patent-pending, commercially-viable product to improve the comfort and efficiency of hot-water heated home everywhere.

The Smoother is designed and assembled in Canada and available for order through any Canadian heating and plumbing wholesaler. For more information on the Smoother, please contact New Current Inc. at 416-703-7683.

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