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Frequently Asked Questions about The Skid
- 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.
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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
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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.
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- Can high-pressure gas be used?
Yes. A pressure regulator may be installed at the point of connection
to the boiler plant.
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- 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.
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What special
wiring should be considered?
- The facility must
be grounded.
- Telephone and
computer wiring.
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- 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.
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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. |
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