Quality and compliance are key requirements in the construction industry. It is why temporary boiler companies must have a team of design experts on hand to ensure both of these requirements are never compromised for the benefit of public safety. Steve Warne from Ideal Heat Solutions gives some insight into the importance of selecting a quality system, and explains what makes its temporary boilers stand out from the crowd.
Quality matters
In our blog about what makes temporary boilers temporary, we emphasised the need for them to comply with regulations – regardless of whether they will be in situ for two months or over a year.
As Ideal Heat Solutions has an expert team of designers, we understand the significance of complying with industry standards. Regulations play a vital role in assuring public health and wellbeing, and we’re proud to say our equipment complies rigorously with the right standards.
An example of one of the regulations that temporary boilers have to comply with is the Clean Air Act. This act was a milestone in environmental protection when it was first introduced in 1956, and still continues to reduce air pollution and enable public safety.
Ideal Heat Solutions’ commercial boilers comply with the Clean Air Act, and we carefully calculate the position of a temporary boiler so it is relative to the flue height and proximity to windows. We have identified this approach in order to keep people safe; temporary boilers cannot be situated too close to a building as this is risky to the public. If a temporary boiler has to be brought nearer because of the site’s conditions, we will always put a flue up the building to protect people.
Furthermore, and through 24-hour IQ monitoring technology, all of Ideal Heat’s equipment has inbuilt safety features. Engineers receive notifications and signals which help us take the right action if need be. As the temporary boilers govern themselves, in a real emergency they can completely shut down to protect the public.
Performance is key
So how do Ideal Heat Solutions’ boilers operate compared to others on the market? What makes these temporary boilers stand out?
Ideal Heat Solutions provides pressure jet boilers. This means that the speed in which flue gases are transported and directed creates a flue velocity which, figuratively speaking, throws the matter up in the air. If you ever adjust a mixture on a burner, you can see how far it goes. With a well-designed flue system, the flue gases can be sent 10-15m into the air. You tend to find you avoid low-level problem when you have high temperature, high pressure boilers like the ones Ideal Heat uses.
To get the best out of a boiler, you need to cool the flue gases to below 55 degrees, the point at which water is produced, because when you burn natural gas you get water. However, with a high efficiency commercial boiler, the flue gases must be kept at around 220 degrees, and in an ultra-high efficiency condensing boiler, they have to be cooled down so the water drops out. In this case, a lot of unwanted steam, water and condensation occurs, which can be problematic.
When you go for condensing or high efficiency boilers that have lower temperature and pressure, the flue gases are not buoyant; plumes will appear, which are the steam that comes back out and filters down at lower level. When dealing with that problem, we usually put a flue dilution in.
If a building has a high temperature system and a condensing boiler is put in, all it will do is act like a high efficiency boiler. We ensure our temporary boilers are not condensing unless the system requires it.
There is a danger that low temperature and pressure boilers can go wrong and fog everything up like a smoke machine. This isn’t an issue with the jet systems that we use, because they throw flue gases upwards.
As well as recognising that quality is key, Ideal Heat Solutions is a big champion of the importance of compliance. It is why we have a professional team of design experts with years of industry experience in optimum temporary boiler design. Having this degree of insight is vital in delivering a solution which keeps people’s health and wellbeing at the top of the agenda.
