HYDRONICS e Continued from p 48 Guertin installs Baxi Luna HT
modulating, condensing models (up to 98% EE) as well as the Luna 3 Comfort non-condensing (up to 89% EE), both of which are ideal for infloor radiant, baseboard, or with hydronic air handler distribution. One of the contractor’s recent
Baxi installations is in a new 3,400- square-foot home located at the mouth of the picturesque
Kennebunk River where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. Jerry’s Plumbing & Heating
installed a Baxi Luna HT 380 combination heating and domestic hot water model in a small crawl space, meeting all of the homeowner’s needs for a green, energy efficient and space-saving heating system. “Baxi is the wallhung boiler that I
Baxi commercial boilers build greener community
when the arena, as well as the 110-year-old Biddeford City Hall and City Theatre, each needed new heating systems, Jerry stepped up to the plate, recommending multiple Baxi Luna commercial boiler systems. Based on Guertin’s
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Biddeford facilities manager Phil Radding says that Baxi performance has been excellent.
“Our previous monthly oil bills used to be much as $5,000 for City Hall and City Theatre,” he says. “Our natural gas bill has not exceeded $1,200 over the past six years.”
recommendation, City Council approved the installation of staged Baxi Luna HT 1.65 commercial boilers in each facility. The investment in the greener and more efficient Baxi heating solution paid off immediately, with annual fuel bill reductions of 50% fuel at City Hall and City Theater,
and 30% less at the arena. The City also saved $20,000 a year previously needed to maintain the old system, and found that employee absenteeism had dropped dramatically with the high efficiency and environmentally sound heating system.
s a member of Biddeford Ice Arena’s board of directors for 20 years, Jerry Guertin is committed to building a better community. So, in 2005
have come to know and fully appreciate,” notes Jerry Guertin.
“Our confidence is well founded. Baxi product is well supported and fits in many different situations that require high performance and small space.” Founded 35 years ago, Jerry’s
Plumbing & Heating employs 11 Baxi-trained installers and service technicians, who have all bought into Jerry’s investment in their continuous learning and a substantial on-hand inventory of Baxi parts and accessories.
Top-of-class
performance differentiates One of Jerry Guertin’s first Baxi
projects was for builder-developer Bob Satter, who, with his partner Ron Murro has built more than 10,000 homes throughout the United States. Satter first chose the Baxi Luna combination boiler for his 44-unit Village Condos project in Wells, Maine, and then used it at nearby Forest Village. “All of our homeowners are happy
with Baxi performance, and we have not had one single complaint over the past six years,” says Bob Satter, who recently had Jerry Guertin install a Baxi in his own new home.
“Baxi is a great product, and Jerry does fantastic work. He is knowledgeable, conscientious and hard working and stands behind his work. That’s why he is right at the top of my list of subcontractors.” ;
Small-business owner enjoys big 67% fuel bill savings W
hen the owner of a 186-year-old Gorham historical landmark decided to find a way to reduce his fuel bills and create a greener bed
and breakfast operation, he never dreamed he could cut his costs by two-thirds and end up saving almost $6,000 a year. But Jim Robinson of Mainely Plumbing & Heating made him a believer in big fuel cost savings with the high efficiency Baxi Luna system he designed. PineCrest Inn is a 5,500 square-foot Victorian property
built in 1825. Once the grand home of Gorham’s town doctor, it is listed as a registered historical landmark in both
the town of Gorham and the state of Maine. The inn has seven bedrooms and owner’s quarters (each with a private bathroom), plus a fine dining restaurant and wine bar. Jim Robinson knew a Baxi Luna HT 1.45 light
commercial boiler was the right product to bring a 19th century building into the 21st century as soon as Matt Mattingly, owner of PineCrest Inn, told him he was tired of spending so much on oil, as well as on propane and supplemental electric heating for his operation. “I first learned about Matt’s concerns when my wife Jan
Matt Mattingly (left), owner of PineCrest Inn and Jim Robinson of Mainely Plumbing & Heating with Baxi Luna HT 1.45 light commercial boiler that generated nearly $6,000 in annual fuel savings for the 186-year-old, 5,500 sq-ft former grand home that now is a popular bed & breakfast.
and I were enjoying dinner at his inn in the fall of 2008,” recounts Jim Robinson. “His oil bills were enormous. He was also paying a much
smaller propane bill for his kitchen range and an electric bill for the supplemental space heaters needed to make each guest room livable.”
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