Commercial heating
Care home comfort
Reliable heating and hot water has been supplied to a brand-new Art Deco style care home on the South Coast, thanks to heating and hot water systems supplied by Hamworthy Heating
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ourne View is Colten Care’s new flagship nursing home based in Poole, Dorset. As part of an independent family-run company with 21 care homes, the three-storey new build with ‘Canopy Café’, designed in Art
Deco style, offers a relaxed atmosphere and facilities such as an in-house salon, spa and laundry room while providing all-around care for its residents. Principal designer and contractor Colten Developments employed local
consultants Mabey Francis as M&E designers and contract administrators. Watertite Heating was appointed as the mechanical contractors which procured all mechanical items including the plant. Mabey Francis specified Hamworthy Varmax boilers, Dorchester DR-FC Evo
direct fired condensing water heaters and pressurisation equipment. Andy Cope, director for Mabey Francis, comments: “Reliability is by far the
The two Dorchester DR-FC Evo water heaters and two Varmax boilers provide safe hot water and reliable heating for the care home
most important factor for heating and hot water in a working care home which depends on these essential services. It was imperative that the installation complies in all respects with Legionella guidance to ensure a safe environment for the home’s future residents. Secondly, a high efficiency heating and hot water plant minimises energy use, reduces carbon emissions and costs.” The two chosen Varmax 180 condensing boilers with a gross efficiency of 96%
have a stainless steel heat exchanger with a five-year warranty at their core and deliver a combined output of up to 382kW. Thanks to a combined turndown of 10:1, they can modulate down and deliver outputs from as little as 38.2kW, improving efficiencies. Andy continues: “We decided to specify Hamworthy boilers because we have been designing the M&E services for all of Colten’s new build care homes over
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Much thought has gone into decorating the brand-new flagship care home, which opened its doors in April, to make future residents feel welcome 16 November 2019
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