Released on: January 11, 2008, 4:44 am

Press Release Author: BeyondPR

Industry: Law

Press Release Summary: A new device to save money and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by fitting it onto combination boilers has been invented by a Sheffield
engineer.

Press Release Body: A new device to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by fitting it onto combination boilers has been invented by a Sheffield engineer.
Invented by Andy Tomlinson of Wincobank, it is a cost-effective and innovative
design that saves on the use of both water and energy. By fixing the thermostatic
valve to the boiler pipe, it controls the water that emerges, thus saving on the
wastage that occurs while waiting for it to get hot.

Andy, a gas fitter and heating engineer who has been using a prototype of the energy
efficient device in his own home for the past year, says it "works wonderfully" and
it has already saved him "untold quantities" of water, gas and reduced CO2
emissions. "I sat down and calculated that if I use just the kitchen sink three
times a day all year round, my handy little implement will save 10 cubic metres of
water and 52 cubic metres of gas," says the 49-year-old.

The invention is a result of years of "tinkering" around to help stop the
unnecessary waste of water and gas that Andy experienced on a daily basis at home
and at work. He fitted his first successful attempt - cobbled together from spare
parts in his garage - at home to experiment with its usefulness. Satisfied with the
result, he decided to patent the product.

Andy is being guided through the patents and trademarks minefield by local experts
Inventor-Net, which is backed by Atkinson & Company and Fixed Fee IP. Ralph
Atkinson, director of Atkinson & Company and brainchild of both the Inventor-Net.com
and Fixed Fee IP concepts, said: "This is exactly the sort of idea we are helping to
try and achieve commercial fruition. When tradesmen that have been in the industry
many years come up with a time-saving, money-saving solution, they often know what
they're talking about. What they have lacked in the past is the ability to get their
ideas to market at a realistic price, which is where Inventor-Net.com comes in."

Andy is now planning to go into wholesale production, and has already had talks with
local manufacturers. "I've ordered parts for the valve from China, which is now
waiting to go through customs. As soon as that arrives, I can get down to business.


The potential market for this is huge. There were about two million new combination
boilers fitted in the UK alone last year, so it's a growing market as well," adds
Andy. "And of course in principal it can be fitted almost anywhere in the word; I'll
settle for the UK market for now though!"

Anyone with an idea who needs free advice on inventions, patents and trademarks,
should call Eileen Ellis on 0870 850 0043 to arrange their free, totally
confidential consultation with the experts at Inventor-Net. For further information,
visit www.inventor-net.com
Inventor-Net Confidential has arranged the following dates in Sheffield, for those
who have a great idea or just want to know more: Wednesday 16 January 2008.

Events are now becoming heavily oversubscribed so inventors are encouraged to book
in as early as possible.


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