Cure for high heating bills

A compact Spirax Sarco EasiHeat steam-to-hot water system is being used to help Harrogate Hospital save energy and improve patient comfort in its hydrotherapy unit. Delivering improved heat recovery, temperature and humidity control, the scheme is expected to save £2000+ per year in heating bills, as well as almost 300t of CO2 emissions over the 15-year life of the plant.

The EasiHeat system provides hot water to an integrated Calorex Delta 10 unit, which controls both the temperature of the pool and the temperature and relative humidity of the air in the hydrotherapy and swimming pool. The Calorex system incorporates heat exchangers, an air handling unit and a heat pump. The heat pump recovers energy from excess moisture in the air above the pool to provide up to 25% of the heating energy needed in the pool room. The rest is provided by hot water from the EasiHeat system.