Customer Name |
Kimberley Caravans Ltd |
Location |
Darlington, County Durham |
Building Use |
Garage Workshop – Service and maintenance of caravans |
Size of Building/Construction |
4,000 sq.feet – Portal frame new build unit, and fully insulated |
Heaters |
Two Warmco/Winterwarm gas unit heaters – XR40plus and XR20 plus |
Fuel Supply |
Propane Gas |
Ancillary Equipment |
Two Winterwarm DB8 controllers |
Customer Brief
In September 2022, we were given permission to install a heating system in this 4,000 sq. ft. caravan engineering space, by introducing a Winterwarm, XR40+ and a Winterwarm XR20+, suspended, propane fired warm air heater into the space.
Features of the Heating system
These premises were a brand-new portal framed construction and as they were insulated to modern standards, had lower heating requirements. We quoted to heat the area to 20 degrees when the temperature outside is minus three degrees, using two of our modern, energy efficient heaters from the Winterwarm XR+ range. As our modulating heaters will automatically switch to low fire when the thermostat has detected that the area has reached the desired temperature, this can offer large cost savings (compared to non-modulating heaters). For example, the XR40+ will modulate down to 25kw from 40, when the thermostat registers that the area has reached the desired temperature. We suspended the heaters using wall brackets and we flued the emitted gases through the walls. These heaters were room sealed, and fan assisted to take clean air for combustion from outside of the building. This is often desirable if you have any particulates within the air in the building, such as elevated levels of dust or spray paint. Sitting these heaters on suspended wall brackets, freed up a large amount of valuable floor space. The installation was completed in two days, to minimise disruption to the customer’s schedules.