Heavenly heating solution makes the grade Energy/Heating
PARISHIONERS at a Grade II listed church in north London were saved from the prospect of a freezing cold congregation at Christmas, after a team of heating technicians replaced the system in double quick time without affecting the building’s architectural beauty. Potterton Commercial and specialist church contractors Christopher Dunphy Ecclesiastical Limited took a creative approach to installing a modern heating system at St John’s Church in Friern Barnet, hoisting new condensing boilers up through a hidden roof hatch days before the Christmas festivities.
The nineteenth century church encountered issues with its heating system after its old non-condensing section boiler – located in a basement plant room – failed just two months before its busiest time of the year.
As the basement suffered from regular flooding an alternative location was identified through a ceiling hatch originally installed in readiness for a bell tower which was never constructed.
The new plant location meant that two efficient Potterton Sirius Two WH 110kw
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condensing boilers could be installed using the Sirius Two cascade and pipework header kit, helping to ensure more cost effective heating well into the future.
The new system was installed in half the usual time so that the equipment was up and running in plenty of time for the Christmas Eve service.
TURN UP THE HEAT WITH MELLOR & MOTTRAM
MELLOR & Mottram specialise in the design and installation of Church heating systems. Boilers
Mellor & Mottram have carried out work for a number of Churches who have a simple boiler installation – oil or gas fired – and say that one boiler is usually adequate to cope especially with oil installations as these are still predominately larger cast iron units. They also install modern condensing twin boilers with balanced flues through the wall. The gas fired option modulates as the systems come up to temperature with the fan on the boiler slowing
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Modern twin gas fired condensing boilers, as fitted at Christ Church Chester
giving a significant saving in fuel consumption. These boilers were fitted as part of a new heating system in Christ Church Chester. Warm Air
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Mellor & Mottram supply and fit warm air heating indirect or direct fired units. The direct fired installations are normally only carried out if an
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needs to be replaced usually altering the ducting to suit the new unit and fitted to existing grilles. They also install replacement oil fired heaters, some fitted to be used as direct fired units and typically fit high/ low firing burners to reduce oil consumption, recent installation at St Mary’s Church Middleton. Heating Controls
Manufactured in the U.K, Mellor & Mottram offer a range of three heating control units. The Plus control is fitted when more than one boiler is in use. The IQ unit is installed for warm air or gas fired fan convector heating. The Boilerman unit is used for a typical one boiler installation offering optimum start facility.
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