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Refurb or replace – what to consider when upgrading your commercial heating system

Cast iron boilers and a closed and pressurised heating system.

What to consider when you are refurbishing your plant room. Understand your heating and hot water replacement options.

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What are expansion vessels for unvented kits?

How an expansion vessel works

Understand expansion vessels for unvented kits, for use in an unvented hot water system, including flow jet valves. More about the benefits, including legionella prevention.

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What is an Unvented Kit?

Direct fired water heaters installed in an unvented system at an Aademy

Understand unvented hot water systems, closed systems and discover what is included in an unvented kit

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How to size a low loss header

Low loss header

Understand how to size a low loss header to maximise efficiency in residential and commercial heating systems

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What is a low loss header? And when to use one.

Stratton wall hung boiler with low loss header

Understand low loss headers and hydraulic separation, when to use a low loss header, and their benefits and disadvantages.

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Indirect Hot Water Cylinders and Storage Tanks

Hot water calorifiers and storage tanks

What is an indirect water cylinder or tank? Exploring calorifiers and indirect fired hot water cylinders and tanks, their features and benefits.

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Direct Hot Water Systems

Direct fired gas water heaters

What is a direct fired hot water system, how does it work and what is it used for? Exploring direct fired water heaters and integral gas or oil burners, and their features and benefits.

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How does a calorifier work?

Twin coil calorifiers for indirect heating

Find out how a calorifier, or indirect fired hot water cylinder, works as part of an indirect fired hot water system.

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Temporary boiler plant rooms

Mobile boiler plant rooms can help with refurbishment projects.

Temporary boiler plant rooms can overcome issues when refurbishing old plant to guarantee an uninterrupted heating and hot water supply.

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Stratification in water heaters

Stratification management in a water heater

Stratification in water heaters can be problematic. We explain what causes it and how it can be avoided to prevent the growth of Legionella bacteria.

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