Bringing new meaning to Smart Pump technology…

Too many words in life – such as legend, or unique – even the word ‘smart’ - all have a tendency to drop off the tongue with a little too much ease. But what do these words mean? What does ‘smart’ mean in connection with today’s pump technology? Is it simply clever? Or is it more than that? With the new Stratos-MAXO pump, designed and introduced for use in large residential projects and light commercial ones, Wilo has seen fit to define ‘smart’ to distinguish this incredible new pump from anything that has gone before.

The world’s first true smart-pump features tomorrow’s innovations, making life easier today. This new pump will be available in the UK from 1^st April 2019. The Wilo-Stratos MAXO offers greater efficiency, connectivity and comfort than ever before. It is the first pump which has an intuitive user interface – that makes installation and operation easier than ever before. The Wilo-Stratos MAXO also redefines system efficiency. By featuring innovative energy-saving functions and new control modes it attains maximum system efficiency and the highest level of compatibility with existing systems.

Wilo understands a ‘smart-pump’ to be a new category of pumps, which goes far beyond its previous high-efficiency pumps or pumps with pump intelligence. Only the combination of the latest sensor technology and innovative control functions- for example Dynamic Adapt Plus and Multi-Flow Adaptation – bi-directional connectivity using Bluetooth, integrated analogue inputs, binary inputs and outputs, and the Wilo Net interface, software updates and excellent usability, thanks to the Setup Guide, the preview principle for predictive navigation and the tried and tested Green Button Technology – that’s what makes this pump, a smart-pump. The launch of the new Wilo-Stratos MAXO here in the UK, see’s the leading pump manufacturer confirm its position as the digital pioneer in the pump industry. The successor to the popular Wilo-Stratos, it sets new standards in system efficiency and user-friendliness and once again demonstrates Wilo’s leadership in innovation.

Using this definition, Wilo introduces the Stratos MAXO as the world’s first true smart pump. The addition of the green button is a new feature for the Wilo-Stratos MAXO: “The new Green-Button-Technology is the successor to our red button and combines proven handling with new and optimised functions, creating a completely new level of user-friendliness. It was important for us to make the installation of the pump even simpler,” says Wilo UK’s Gaery Wheatley. “Its high degree of connectivity makes the Wilo-Stratos MAXO an extremely flexible solution, when it comes to integration into a wide range of applications. The analogue and digital interfaces, which are still an optional feature only available via IF-Modules for the Stratos, will now come as standard for the Wilo-Stratos MAXO. The latest communication interfaces – Bluetooth - enable it to be directly connected to mobile devices while “Wilo Net” offers a new standard interface for connectivity among Wilo products, for example, to control multiple pumps - features that make our Stratos MAXO one of the best connected pumps on the market.”

Additional CIF modules offering seamless integration into the world of bus-systems are available. In the future, it will be possible to operate and control the pump via a custom-developed app that will read out the pump data and for example, make it available for system optimisation purposes. The new Wilo-Stratos MAXO for HVAC and drinking water applications in large buildings sets new energy efficiency standards. Extensive studies and customer research in the early development stages enabled Wilo to develop a pump which is tailor-made to customer requirements.

Perfect connectivity, easy configuration

The application-guided configuration of the Set up Guide offers intuitive handling and outstanding user-friendliness. It is also the pump offering the highest system efficiency on the market, thanks to the optimised and innovative energy efficiency functions such as ‘Multi-Flow Adaptation’ and ‘No-Flow Stop’ along with an outstanding EEI ≤ 0.17.

Gary Wheatley explains: “Multi-Flow Adaptation is a new energy saving function enabling the feeder pump to adjust its output to the precise demand of the connected consumption circuit pumps. Additional elaborate control functions are very user-friendly and enable exceptionally energy-efficient operations. For example, the Wilo-Stratos MAXO can automatically adapt its output to the varying system requirements via ‘Dynamic Adapt Plus’ without setting a target value. The new terminal compartment has a clearer layout and offers more space. The optimised Wilo-Connector is wired separately, plugged in and then supplies the pump with electricity. This means that the terminal compartment no longer has to be opened to carry out the basic installation procedure. The heat quantity metering function is yet another benefit of the Wilo-Stratos MAXO – it can now switch between heating and cooling mode to enable the separate metering of cooling quantities.”

New control modes ensure flexible and perfect adaptation for all applications – setting a constant target temperature or constant differential temperature, makes the operation of the pump and the overall system even more efficient. The target temperature control of the circulator also assists with the prevention of legionella infestations in the warm water pipes. The Stratos MAXO-Z is also ideal for specific hygiene requirements, as it automatically recognises a thermal disinfection program being carried out and supports the rinsing of pipes by increasing its output to the maximum. The Wilo-Stratos MAXO is available as a single or double pump and as Wilo-Stratos MAXO-Z for drinking water applications.

To find out more about Wilo’s Energy Solutions expertise and its wide range of high efficiency pumps and pumping systems, visit www.wilo.co.uk or call 01283 523000 for more information.