At the recent ASPE Convention and Expo, I visited friends at the Leonard booth. I was invited to see their new electronic thermostatic mixing valves. Simply stated, it was cool. The adjustment of the hot water temperature setting was quick and easy on the basic model. The other models can connect to the building management system, or even your cell phone.
Electronic thermostatic mixing valves are not new. I remember many years ago being introduced to Armstrong’s Brain. That is also cool. Other manufacturers with electronic thermostatic mixing valves include: Watts Powers, Caleffi and Holby, to name just a few. It is anticipated that every thermostatic mixing valve manufacturer will have an electronic valve on the market in the near future.