CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added a Heat Transfer Products case study to its Vendor Case Studies section. The case study focuses on the Riviera Beach Resort on Cape Cod in Bass River, Mass. It explains how the resort replaced two old boilers with a highly efficient Phoenix Gas Fired Water Heater with 119 gallons of built-in storage, and a separate 119-gallon storage tank.
The sealed combustion, direct-vent Phoenix delivers domestic hot water—and even space heating when connected to an air handler—at a combustion efficiency of 96 percent. Overnight, the resort went from two boilers and a million BTUs, to a single water heater with a supplemental storage tank that did the job more effectively.
The Phoenix is not only able to meet high-volume demand the Riviera encounters during the peak season, but it also cuts back proportionately when demand is no longer there. That saves substantial amounts of energy. This is in sharp contrast to a conventional burner, which always fires to the maximum, regardless of demand. The load-matching capability of the Phoenix also dramatically reduces on/off cycling, resulting in longer component life and overall reliability.
To access the case study, click here. For more information, visit Heat Transfer at www.htproducts.com. Or, call (800) 323-9651, or (508) 763-8071 if calling from Massachusetts.
