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How Health Clubs and Spa’s can use electricity more effectively
Reducing energy use takes some effort but the rewards are immediate, with lower energy costs. Miele Professional’s Les Marshall shares some pointers to ensure electricity is used as effectively as possible in your establishment.
Tip 1: Consider replacing old hot water systems It costs money to heat water, so don’t let cash run down the drain – replacing an ineffi cient hot water system can quickly reduce energy use, and your bills! Options to consider include point-of- use hot water units (smaller units that heat water on demand), solar hot water systems, energy-effi cient gas systems, or heat pump hot water systems. You’ll not only be more energy effi cient, but you’ll save money and never run out of hot water.
Tip 2: Upgrade your laundry appliances Gyms and Spa’s can process a considerable amount of laundry, which uses a surprising amount of energy and water resources. If your washing machine or dryer is more than a decade old, it’s consuming a lot more electricity than it needs to. Miele Professional have put energy effi ciency and minimising running costs at the heart of product development, any new appliance you buy
Les Marshall, Marketing and Sales Director
today will use less electricity than the model you’re replacing. There are energy-effi cient machines such as Miele’s heat-pump dryers, which require no ducting and are very easy to install. The heat-pump dyers offer energy savings of up to 60%.
Tip 3: Adjust the thermostat on your hot water system Check that your hot water system is set to the temperature recommended by a registered plumber. Leaving hot water standing at elevated temperatures will increase energy losses. Reducing the temperature by just 1°C can cut heating bills by 10%.
Miele Professional’s new Profi Line Dishwasher
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Tip 4: Hot water fi ll reduces consumption One effective but widely underestimated way of saving resources is to connect appliances to a hot water supply. Washing machines and dishwashers, in particular, require most electrical energy to heat up water. Through the use of pre-heated hot water, the opportunities to cut electricity costs are signifi cant. Instead of heating water inside the machine using electrical
energy, machines take in centrally heated hot water instead. Here are some facts and fi gures: Electricity costs alone can be reduced on a washing machine by up to 47% and on dishwashers by around 36%. Savings are greatest if water is heated in a solar-thermal array by the sun’s heat. Unlike many competitors’ products, Miele dishwashers can all be connected to a hot-water supply. A positive side- effect is that programme cycles are signifi cantly shorter, as little as 18 minutes with Miele’s new Profi Line range of Dishwashers.
Tip 5: Choosing the right dishwasher for the job If you don’t have the right dishwasher suited to your business requirements, it can end up costing your business money. A wrongly specifi ed machine could use a substantial amount of energy, which is why it’s important to ensure you are using the most effi cient product.
Mydishwasher.co.uk helps you explore the options that will help your business the most, providing detailed information about a variety of dishwasher designs that might be the perfect fi t for your business’s unique needs. Miele’s new Profi Line Dishwasher range
features some machines with a category A+ energy effi ciency label; consumption has been reduced on average by 10% compared with the previous series. In the ‘Eco’ programme, selected Profi Line dishwashers are even 30% more effi cient in terms of water and electricity than their predecessors..
For more information on Miele Professional products call 0844 893 0777 or visit
www.miele-professional.co.uk
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