16 November 2009

STOKVIS DELIVERING SAFE AND SIMPLE HOT WATER ACROSS
LIVERPOOL CAMPUSES

An eight year programme of improvement work carried out across a wide diversity of buildings occupied by the University of Liverpool on three separate campuses has seen Stokvis Energy Systems supplying its plate heat exchangers to guarantee both the quality and security of the domestic hot water provision.

Dozens of Econoplate units have been installed in students halls of residences, lecture buildings and administrative offices located on the city centre, Sefton Park and Leahurst Campus site.  They have been used either in combination with buffer vessels or directly, accurately delivering plentiful hot water and cutting the risk of contamination from the Legionella bacteria.

While all of the contracts have been carried out in conjunction with three leading M&E consultants, the University of Liverpool ’s own Facilities Management Department has been in overall charge.  The Senior Mechanical Engineer, Dave Dutton, comments: “The work is all part of our energy efficiency programme which has also featured the installation of CHP systems, and seeking to reduce our storage capacity in respect of Legionella contamination.

“Stokvis is on the university’s list of approved suppliers and the Econoplate plate heat exchanges have proved ideal for meeting the sort of demands we have to deal with. In common with certain other types of building, the halls of residence experience some very high peaks in the morning and when lectures finish. The reliability has been good and replacing the old hot water systems with Econoplate units has also freed up a lot of space in the plant rooms.”

Econoplate plate heat exchangers offer a high performance, low maintenance means of providing plentiful hot water in a wide variety of locations including hotels, hospitals and commercial buildings, as well as industrial premises where they are often specified to generate process water. They are ideal for installation in combination with Stokvis Energy Systems Econoflame and Economatic boiler range and frequently feature in the “Heatpak” pre-packaged plant rooms it also offers.