Ideal Heating Commercial POD Heat Interface Units (HIUs) and Evomax 2 condensing boilers have been installed into Ash View Extra Care in Huddersfield as part of a heat network designed to heat the 50 one and two-bedroom flats and communal areas, along with hot water, at this new development for Kirklees Council.
Ash View Extra Care is a specialist housing development, designed to maintain the independence of older people who have care and/or support needs.
Hard-wired Mbus heat meters
Ideal Heating Commercial has supplied four Evomax 2 100kW wall-mounted boilers in cascade as the energy center at Ash View Extra Care, and 50 POD HIUs with first fix kits and factory-fitted hard-wired Mbus heat meters.
Evomax 2 is the UK’s number 1 selling wall-hung commercial boiler. Highly efficient, it has up to 99.6% full load efficiency and up to 110% part load efficiency, can operate at up to 30° Δ T, and boasts a high turndown of 5:1.
Energy-efficient solution
The four Evomax 2 boilers at Ash View Extra Care are running in cascade on a standard height frame
The four Evomax 2 boilers at Ash View Extra Care are running in cascade on a standard height frame and header kit delivering 400 kW of output for an energy efficient solution, as the cascade can turn down to accurately match any load from 400-20 kW (20:1).
This method also increases the proportion of time where the boilers are modulating at part load, instead of cycling on and off, to satisfy the changing demands of the network over a day.
Heat network for both heating and hot water
The PODs installed in each of the self-contained flats at Ash View Extra Care are indirect i305 HIUs, meaning they contain two highly efficient stainless steel brazed plate heat exchangers to provide complete separation between the heat network for both heating and hot water.
For the users at Ash View Extra Care, the POD HIU is reassuring in its familiarity, looking just like a domestic combi boiler from the outside and with similar controls, but instead of burning gas it uses heat exchangers to transfer thermal energy from the distribution network. Its small footprint and compact overall envelope mean it can readily fit in a kitchen or airing cupboard or existing utility area.
Key benefit of employing a heat network
V&T Ltd. was contracted to install the heating system at Ash View Extra Care via Equans
As well as being energy efficient, a key benefit of employing a heat network at a facility such as Ash View Extra Care is safety as there are no flue routes or gas connections to accommodate within the premises.
V&T (Plumbing & Heating Services) Ltd. was contracted to install the heating system at Ash View Extra Care via Equans, the principal contractor.
commercial range offered by Ideal Heating
V&T install hundreds of Ideal Heating domestic boilers each year and had no hesitation in choosing Ideal’s commercial products for this project, based on past performance and back up support received: “Our past experience of working with Ideal boilers had an impact on selection, especially with the aftercare service provided,” comments Tom Crawford, Design Engineer at V&T.
“When we were looking at which HIUs/boilers to propose for the scheme, we looked at the commercial range offered by Ideal and decided to go with both the POD and Evomax 2 as they both met our criteria. It also made sense to stick with one manufacturer.”
Installing the POD HIUs
POD HIUs have been specifically designed for hassle-free installation, with a first fix kit available
Tom has been pleased with the outcome: “Our engineers on site had no issues installing the POD HIUs and found them very similar to the Ideal domestic combi boilers.”
POD HIUs have been specifically designed for hassle-free installation, with a first fix kit available which can be delivered and installed ahead of the POD unit so all services can be piped up, filled, flushed, and tested in advance.
Ideal Heating Commercial’s free commissioning service
“The engineers also found installing the Evomax 2s, mounting frames and header arrangement easily; these were fitted in a matter of hours.”
V&T benefited from Ideal Heating Commercial’s free commissioning service on the Evomax 2, which automatically applies a five-year warranty on the appliance at no extra cost.
