Site Map

 

 

    Top

  1. What are the advantages of using The Skid?
  2. Who should consider The Skid?
  3. What options are available with The Skid?
  4. What are the advantages of The Boiler House?
  5. What options are available with The Boiler House?
  6. Are any special power sources required?
  7. Can high-pressure gas be used?
  8. Can The Skid and The Boiler House be purchased for shipment anywhere?
  9. What special wiring should be considered?
  10. What on-site conditions must be considered?

 




Frequently Asked Questions about The Skid


  1. What are the advantages of using The Skid?
    • Reduces on site costs due to unforeseen problems.
    • Increases on-site construction and/or replacement productivity.
    • The Skid arrives according to a predetermined schedule.
    • The Skid's modular design allows for servicing of a module without shutting down the heating system during severe weather or critical periods of facility operations.
    • The Skid is designed for ease of installation and connection to existing piping and wiring.
    • In remote areas The Skid reduces on-site construction, travel and personnel costs.
    • Emergency replacement of traditional large boilers often results in downtime as walls have to be opened up to allow installation. The Skid is designed to be delivered through standard 36” mechanical room doors.
    • The Skid has fewer components for on-site assembly.
    • Depending on the building management control system, The Skid offers 20% to 40% fuel savings over the use of single high output boilers.
    • The Skid reduces startup and cleanup costs in the mechanical room
    • Operational tests required for gas-fired equipment over 400,000 BTU’s may not be required when using low output modules less than 400,000 BTU’s each.
    • The Skid can be strategically located to reduce the overall size and amount of piping within the building's systems.
    • The Skid reduces labor costs in the mechanical room area.
    • The Skid is wired to meet the site and equipment specifications.
    • The Skid's cast-iron boiler modules reduce servicing costs due to their proven longevity.
    • Our full one-year warranty and ten-year heat exchanger warranty are supplied by a single source, The Boiler House Factory.

    -Back to Top-



  2. Who should consider The Skid?
    • The Oil Industry
    • The Agricultural Industry
    • Communes
    • Office buildings
    • Warehouses and Processing facilities
    • Remote Government facilities, i.e.: Armed Forces Buildings
    • Hotels/Motels
    • Schools and other institutions
    • Carwashes
    • Facilities with large snow melt requirements and/or in floor heating systems
    • Facilities requiring retrofits

    -Back to Top-



  3. What options are available with The Skid?

    • Modular heating systems from 180,000 to 3,990,000 BTU’s which may be multiplied to meet any building need.
    • Domestic hot water storage to meet a variety of demands using hot water storage tanks of 50, 80 or 120 gal. Water can also be heated through the use of a more efficient heat exchanger with a temperature mixing valve. Where required, softeners, filters and chemical treatment systems can be installed.
    • Modular systems for all snow melt applications with temperature and startup controls.
    • Low pressure steam modular systems
    • Fuel compatibility: Natural Gas, Propane, Oil/Diesel or Electricity
    • Use of water or glycol as a medium, or a combination of both with the use of a heat exchanger for protection from freezing of equipment or areas
    • Use of boiler plant circulating loop system with building loop supply pumps for high and low temperature loop applications. For example, 180 degree water for perimeter radiation and ventilation coils, and 90 degree water for in floor heating system.
    • Skid piping systems may be, at the buyers request, grooved, welded or screwed. Though typically Schedule 40, piping can be changed to schedule 80 if required by the buyer (standard steam piping is Schedule 40 for the steam supply and Schedule 80 for the condensate return)
    • Wiring to meet facility power specifications
    • Many other options are available. We build to suit.

    -Back to Top-



  4. What are the advantages of The Boiler House?

    • In remote areas the structure is all-inclusive and an economical way to have a complete boiler room produced and supplied as required on-site.
    • The structure can meet most color specifications therefore match existing on site structures.
    • Having gas-fired equipment in a separate building outside the main facility reduces insurance risk and cost.
    • It's an economical addition to single and multistory structures for servicing both the HVAC system and domestic hot water production.
    • The Boiler House includes all electrical wiring and needed panels.
    • The Boiler House can be produced to include air handling equipment.
    • The Boiler House doesn't take up valuable floor space inside the facility.
    • Like The Skid, The Boiler House reduces on-site construction schedules, labor and material costs.
    • The Boiler House Factory warranties The Skid, The Boiler House and all related equipment

    -Back to Top-



  5. What options are available with The Boiler House?

    In addition to all the options available with The Skid, the all-inclusive Boiler House may include:
    • Power, lighting and security systems as required
    • Heated and ventilated, with combustion air intakes and chimney
    • Air handling and humidification equipment
    • Mop sink and interior plumbing piping

    -Back to Top-



  6. Are any special power sources required?

    No, both The Skid and The Boiler House are designed for existing power and wiring and can be adapted to meet any requirements.

    -Back to Top-
  7. Can high-pressure gas be used?

    Yes. A pressure regulator may be installed at the point of connection to the boiler plant.
    -Back to Top-
  8. Can The Skid and The Boiler House be purchased for shipment anywhere?

    Yes, they're both are designed to meet all Provincial, Territorial and State shipping and building codes.
    -Back to Top-
  9. What special wiring should be considered?

    • The facility must be grounded.
    • Telephone and computer wiring.
    -Back to Top-

  10. What on-site conditions must be considered?

    • Where The Boiler House is separate from the facility a foundation must be constructed prior to delivery and the footings and piles must be below the frost level.
    • Where permafrost exists the structure must be supported above grade, or include an in floor cooling system.
    • A service trench (insulated to meet depth) must be in place with enough room for heating mains; duct work; domestic water lines; a sanitary gray water pump-out line and/or sanitary drain; and power, control and telephone wiring conduits.
    • When The Boiler House is placed onto an existing facility a structural support must be engineered and in place prior to delivery as well as a service shaft down through to the main facility for all piping, ducts and wiring.

    -Back to Top-


Our staff will be happy to discuss your particular needs and conditions with you. Please contact us for more information and a firm quote on the ideal boiler plant system for your facility.