PROJECT 29
• Plant room ten ( 10 ) consists of one ( 1 ) by 1 000l hot water storage calorifier with direct steam heating coils for central heating . This supplies hot water to nurses quarters , which accommodates 60 occupants .
The heating capacity of 104 KW for the 1 000l hot water storage tank has a recovery rate of two ( 2 ) hours . Five ( 5 ) by 1 000l hot water tanks with three ( 3 ) 1 200l jacketed condensate .
“ If the electric route was followed , we would have used a 7 500l tank which would have required a much longer recovery rate ,” concluded Franco . PA
Circulating pumps . Calorifiers mounted with condensate tank .
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