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PERIMETER TRENCH · ULTRA-COMPACT · LIGHT COOLING · RETROFIT · HEAT-PUMP READY
Sixty millimetres deep. Drops into a retrofit floor build-up without cutting the slab. The smallest hydronic trench in the Jaga range — fits where Canal 13 won't.
Smallest hydronic trench in the Jaga range
60 mm deep · 125 mm wide
Drops into a retrofit floor without cutting the slab
60 mm = typical floor build-up cavity
Listed buildings · period properties · conservation
Reversible · No structural change
Stops cold downdraught at the glass
Warm curtain at window plane
Same trench heats and cools (light only)
Hydronic · Reversible heat pump
Light cooling at 16°C — no drain required
Above dew point · Dry operation
For Victorian terraces, listed flats, conservation areas, period refurbishments
Belgian-made, ultra-low water content
0.2 L/m · 10 yr warranty · 50 yr life
The Micro Canal is just 60 mm deep — the same as a typical residential floor build-up cavity between structural slab and finished floor. On most retrofit projects the trench drops straight into the existing floor build-up without cutting the structural slab, without changing the floor level beyond what was already planned, without disturbing the rooms below.
Where the Canal 13 needs a 130 mm cut into screed (often impossible in a listed period property), the Micro Canal sits within the floor build-up that's already being replaced as part of a refurbishment. No structural alteration, no consent typically required beyond the broader refurbishment consent. Particularly powerful in Victorian terraces, listed flats, and conservation-area period refurbishments.
In winter, warm water at 35–55°C flows through the heat exchanger. Air just above the trench heats and rises against the cold glass face — creating a warm air curtain that intercepts the cold downdraught spilling off the glazing. Lower output than the Canal 13 (11 kW/m versus 2.4 kW/m), so the Micro Canal is sized for residential glazing up to about 2.5 m tall — French doors, large sash windows, modest glazed extensions.
In summer the heat pump reverses, sending chilled water at 16°C through the same trench. Light cooling output (0.4 kW/m) takes the edge off solar heat-roll without producing condensation. Deep cooling at 7°C is not available on the Micro Canal — the trench cross-section is too small to house a condensate tray and the floor build-up cavity is typically too shallow to route a gravity drain. For deep-cooling perimeter scope, step up to the Canal 13 or Canal 19.
The Micro Canal operates entirely on natural convection — no fan boost option, no DC fan assembly, no electrical input at the trench. Silent, simple, no moving parts to fail. Output is what natural convection from a 60 mm coil section can deliver, no more. In the spaces the Micro Canal is sized for, that's sufficient.
For cooling capability the Micro Canal needs a reversible heat pump. CleverBloom pairs it with the ACOND Aconomis range — the Aconomis S covers a 1-bed flat, the Aconomis N covers a typical Victorian terrace. The Micro Canal is one emitter among several in most schemes — paired with Strada Hybrid DBH radiators elsewhere, sharing the same heat pump and the same chilled-water flow temperature.
Manifold-level control
The Micro Canal is hydraulically dumb at the trench itself. A 2-port modulating valve at the system manifold opens and closes the chilled or warm water flow in response to the room thermostat. No proprietary control layer at the trench.
Zone thermostat
A wall-mounted thermostat per zone reads room temperature and sets the manifold valve to its target. Standard 0–10 V or thermostat-contact input — accepts signals from Tado, Nest, Drayton, Loxone, KNX, and the ACOND HeatUp app at the heat pump.
Heat / cool changeover
Reads the heat pump's heat-or-cool changeover signal automatically. The same trench delivers warm air-curtain in winter and chilled air-curtain in summer. One installer-set parameter.
No fan control
The Micro Canal has no DC fan boost — output is what natural convection delivers. No fan-speed controller, no fan-mode selector. Simpler control architecture than the Canal 13 or 19, and lower lifetime electrical consumption.
Schedule programming
Time-of-day temperature programmes per zone. Living areas warm at 6pm, bedrooms cooler at night. Holiday mode drops the lot to frost protection. Configured at the heat pump's control app or any building controller.
Multi-emitter zoning
In whole-home schemes the Micro Canal is one of several emitters — typically paired with Strada Hybrid DBH radiators elsewhere. Manifold zoning lets each emitter zone run on its own thermostat.
No dew-point sensor needed
Light cooling at 16°C stays above typical UK summer dew point in a ventilated home. No dew-point sensor needed at the trench — humidity protection comes from MVHR rather than from a sensor. Simpler than the Canal 13 or 19 deep-cooling installs.
Smart home integration
Standard 0–10 V and dry-contact interfaces. The Micro Canal integrates cleanly with any building controller the rest of the home runs. Particularly common in retrofits where Loxone or KNX is already specified.
No interface at the trench
The grille is just a grille — walkable, removable for cleaning, otherwise inert. The home runs the system through thermostats and the heat-pump app, not through any trench-level control.
1 · Micro trench casing
Galvanised-steel casing — 60 mm deep, 125 mm wide, supplied in 1 m sections cuttable on site. Engineered to sit within a typical residential floor build-up cavity rather than within the structural slab. Insulated to prevent thermal bridging into the substrate beneath.
2 · Low-XC heat exchanger
Copper-aluminium core sized for the ultra-compact cross-section. Water content ~0.2 L per linear metre — about the lowest of any hydronic emitter in the Jaga catalogue.
3 · Walkable narrow grille
Architectural grille flush with the finished floor, in oak, brass, brushed steel, or RAL-matched powder coat. Engineered for residential foot traffic. Removable for trench access and annual cleaning. Narrow profile coordinates well with timber floors, parquet, and herringbone patterns.
4 · Flow & return connections
Compact end connections sized for the narrow trench cross-section. Tails brought in from the floor void or the wall void at the trench end. Hidden behind the grille end caps.
5 · Modulating manifold valve
2-port modulating valve at the system manifold — one per thermal zone. Standard parts from Honeywell, Belimo, or equivalent, driven by 0–10 V or modulating thermostat input. The trench is dumb hydronics; intelligence lives at the manifold.
6 · No drain · no PSU · no fans
The Micro Canal has no condensate management hardware (light cooling only), no fan assembly (natural convection only), no electrical supply at the trench. Simpler install, lower lifetime maintenance than the larger trenches.
Heat pump unit only. Radiators, UFH, and emitters are on the heating page.
£400/m
per linear metre · supply only · standard oak grille
£540/m
per linear metre · standard oak grille · light cooling enabled
£400/m
per linear metre · supply only · standard oak grille
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