An actuator used on all fully-designed Nu-Heat warm water UFH and OneZone systems. The manifold actuator zone valve is an electrically operated device that opens and closes the manifold valves. It is controlled by the room thermostat in the corresponding zone. Used for the automation of industrial valves, actuators can be found in all kinds of process plants. They are used in waste water treatment plants, power plants, refineries, mining and nuclear processes, food factories, and pipelines. Valve actuators play a major part in automating process control.
A zone valve is used to regulate the water flow to a particular zone and can be used in applications such as hydronic heating (baseboard, radiant heat), geothermal, fan coils and others. In domestic situations, there are two types of Zone Valves – two port and ‘mid-position’ zone valves.
A valve actuator is a mechanical device that uses a power source to operate a valve. This power source can be electric, pneumatic (compressed air), or hydraulic (the flow of oil). There are two main types of actuators, one for each of the two main types of valves that require them. They are rotary and linear.
