School overcomes heritage refurbishment challenges with Remeha boilers

WOKINGHAM, U.K. - Aug. 15, 2019 - PRLog -- Retrofitting Remeha high-efficiency replacement boilers has proved a highly effective and efficient solution to achieving improved heating performance at Thomas More Catholic School in Purley.

For the last two decades, the school had relied on two dated cast-iron pressure jet boilers for its heating. When the old plant began to fail, surveyors Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP (FFT) were swift to act, recommending an immediate boiler replacement as the most viable option to achieving the required heating reliability.

FFT appointed Cowley Group to carry out the boiler replacement. Cowley Group's Managing Director Anthony Gurr recommended installing two high-efficiency Remeha Gas 610 Eco Pro 13-section replacement boilers to meet the heat demand and site requirements.

Anthony Gurr said: "We always specify Remeha where we can as they are the most reliable of the boiler brands we have installed."

Given the heritage considerations, the project was not without its challenges, as FFT's Project Manager Abigail Blumzon explained:

"The first obstacle we faced was access, as the primary entrance to the basement-level plantroom is via a very narrow and fragile Victorian cast iron staircase.

"The flueing arrangements for the new condensing boilers were similarly more complex due to the listed nature of the building.

"Added to this was the need to avoid any disruption either to the service or the building, as this emergency boiler replacement needed to take place during term time."

In order to overcome the access constraints, the old boilers had to be broken down and craned out of the basement through a lightwell. The new Remeha boilers then had to enter the plantroom through the same space.

Anthony commented: "A key benefit of the Remeha boilers on this project is their weight as we were able to lift them down into the plantroom. They were also narrow enough to fit through the doorways."

Following his recommendation, a plate heat exchanger was applied to hydraulically separate the two circuits.

"The whole project went very smoothly," confirmed Abigail. "Given the hurdles which the team had to overcome, the excellent result is a testament to everyone who worked on the project."

With the new Remeha boilers now fully operational, the students and staff at Thomas More Catholic School are benefitting from higher comfort levels throughout the building. The new boilers will also bring financial and environmental benefits, thanks to their high efficiencies and low Class 6 NOx emission levels. Energy usage, heating costs and associated emissions will all be reduced, while the improved reliability will further reduce maintenance costs in the months ahead.

The school is delighted with the installation which was carried out smoothly and to schedule.

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