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MOD CHOOSES RINNAI HOT WATER FOR SHOWER BLOCKS
Rinnai, the UK leader in hot water systems, has recently completed
an installation of 20 HDC 1500i units on shower blocks at an MoD
barracks. LPG is the onsite fuel for all the Rinnai systems. Rinnai
designed the systems in close co-operation with the local contractor
who installed all the units – and the on-site facilities management
company.
Rinnai continuous flow condensing units were specified based
on previously completed projects on many army camps spread
throughout the country.
The end-user, the facilities provider and the installing contractor
were all agreed on the excellence of Rinnai product performance,
energy savings on fuel, product reliability & durability.
Comprehensive site surveys were completed between Rinnai and
the services provider and designs for the systems were based on
using two of what was the then plant rooms which housed two
extremely large calorifiers. Each plant room was re-engineered
with the installation of 10 high performance, high efficiency Rinnai
HDC1500i (59.5kW) continuous flow, instantaneous water heaters
per plant room.
Each plant room of 10 units were installed in ‘banks’ of five units
and set with the Rinnai (MECS) Manifold Electronic Controls. This
intelligent energy optimising system brings additional water levels
into operation only when required, meaning energy is only used
when needed.
The MECS system also ensures system longevity as it ensures that
each water heater in the bank is used for the same period of time
over its life cycle guaranteeing unnecessary wear and even usage.
Each of the ‘banks’ of five units were also designed and supplied
with a common header flue system which provides a compact,
neat installation, as well as minimising plant room terminations
and offering a quicker, easier installation and a more efficient
maintenance programme.
Rinnai’s HDC1500, also known as the Infinity Plus Cascade, is
an award-winning range of units. The range was developed to
guarantee the maximum amount of affordable, ecologically friendly
safe-temperature controlled hot water on demand at any one time
by even the heaviest commercial user, even at peak times. In this
case an army barracks. The Rinnai 1500i is engineered to the highest
standard and is technologically advanced with a host of features
giving added value.
Both Rinnai HDC1500 internal and external models turn in an
impressive energy performance of 105% net efficiency. *Each
Infinity Plus Cascade module comprises a minimum of two HDC1500
units and as any number of modules can be manifolded, the capacity
for never ending ‘cascading’ hot water is infinite. Installation is
straightforward and simple – each Rinnai HDC 1500i Infinity Plus
Cascade comes with its own precision engineered rack, so there is
no need to fabricate one or get involved with major re-jigging of pipe
work or excessive flueing, the rack eliminates these time-consuming
procedures, streamlining installation and helping keep remedial
costs to a minimum.
The benefits for the end user are big savings on fuel over other forms
of water heating solutions, with the added advantage that there is
RINNAI INFINITY PLUS 1500I
CASCADE REPRESENTS THE BEST
VALUE-FOR-MONEY COMMERCIAL
HOT WATER SOLUTION ON THE
MARKET TODAY, DELIVERED DIRECT
TO SITE IN ONE COMPLETE, EASY TO
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