Glow-worm 24cxi high efficiency boiler warms luxury apartment

(21/09/2006)

A Glow-worm 24cxi high efficiency boiler has been installed in a £1million luxury apartment on the Sandbanks Peninsula, Poole, Dorset – the third most expensive place in the world to live after London and Tokyo.

Dubbed 'Millionaire's Row' by locals, Sandbanks offers stunning views across Poole Harbour and the Purbeck Hills with many properties boasting private jetties and direct water frontage.

Installer Gerry Vinall modified the existing heating system in the opulent, single floor apartment and installed trough heating recessed into the hardwood floor. The new 24cxi high efficiency condensing combi boiler is replacing a Glow-worm Ultimate 100 fan flued appliance – giving the property instant Part L compliance with efficiencies of over 90%.

However, down-to-earth Gerry hasn't let the high life go to his head. "It's a far cry from when I fitted my first Glow-worm boiler – a Mark 1 Fuel Saver," he laughs, "both in terms of boiler efficiencies and clients. That's the beauty of this job – one minute you could be working in the lap of luxury and the next you're working in your average three-bedroom semi. I love the variety and all clients are worth a million dollars to me!"

The Glow-worm range includes heating-only, combination, system and even models suitable for LPG. A key feature to the entire range is the commonality of components and the fact that all designs are tried, tested and now proven.

Glow-worm offers an 11-model range, three of which can be adjusted during commissioning to operate on LPG. There are six models in the hxi heating-only range (12, 15, 18, 24, 30 and 38kW), three cxi combi models (24, 30 and 38kW) and two sxi system boilers (18 and 30kW).

All models achieve the highest possible efficiency rating, SEDBUK A, and a NOx class 5 rating, the best possible class for low emissions.

All Glow-worm hxi, cxi and sxi models have a small case size, are light weight and have enough flueing capability to allow boiler siting almost anywhere in a property. The advanced common platform provides for interchangeable parts across the whole of the wider range, so if you can fit one, you can fit them all.

On board diagnostics provide superior serviceability while Glow-worm's Trademark 'continua' electronics will allow this boiler to continue operating when others may fail due to system faults. This is standard on each and every Glow-worm high efficiency boiler. All require zero compartment ventilation. Extensive flueing options permit flue lengths up to a massive 10m horizontal and 10m vertical, plus up to 40m of twin flue capability.

The Glow-worm hxi heating-only range has outputs in all of its six models: from 12 up to 38kW. All measure just 600mm high by 375mm wide and 334mm deep. Weights are just 30kg for the 12, 15 and 18kW models, and 33kg for the 24, 30 and 38kW models.

The cxi condensing combi range has 24, 30 and 38kW versions. All deliver high performance heating and hot water, saving householders' money and protecting the environment – a three-fold effect.

Design engineering gives ease of installation for the heating engineer, and the user gets a reliable, robust boiler.

In the cxi range of combis, domestic hot water is produced from the reassuring stainless steel plate heat exchanger at flow rates of up to 15.5 litres/minute @ 35oC for the 38cxi. A pre-heat facility gives an impressive five-second hot water response while still maintaining quiet operation.

A one-piece pre-fixing jig allows all gas and water pipework to be connected prior to full installation of the boiler. Once commissioned, the on-board diagnostics provide superior serviceability in the unlikely event of a failure.

These boilers are all fully modulating and come complete with pump, expansion vessel and safety discharge valve as well as being fitted, as standard, with an in-built bypass, filling loop, two-stage frost protection and anti-seize controls.

Three of the Glow-worm high efficiency models are also suitable for use on LPG; these are the 30hxi, 30 cxi and 30sxi. These models are factory set to operate on natural gas, and simply require an adjustment of the gas valve during commissioning. However, the heating engineer, for safe working practises, must have a flue gas analyser to check that the installation to LPG is correct.

All Glow-worm products are covered by a national service network offering the installer and end-user direct and local after-sales service.

Related categories:  Boilers - Combination and condensing   Boilers - Domestic   Boilers - Gas   Central heating systems and pumps   Hot water generation and supply   Residential applications 

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