Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre
December 21st, 2009 // 3:32 pm @ Andrew
NS Geomatic center removed three traditional cast iron boilers and replaced them with four Weil McLain Ultra Series condensing gas boilers.
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Government Distribution Centre
November 27th, 2009 // 1:24 pm @ Andrew
Contractor: Atlantica Mechanical Contractors As part of the conversion from no. 2 oil to natural gas at the Government Distribution Centre on 10 Acadia St in Dartmouth NS, two Weil McLain BG-988C-WF cast iron sectional boilers were installed. Each hot water boiler is capable of 2.3 Million BTU/hr output and are each fired by a [...]
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Wabush Airport Case Study
November 18th, 2009 // 3:54 pm @ Andrew
In 2005 the Wabush Airport in western Labrador replaced the burners on four existing Volcano Starfire firetube boilers with 2 stage Weishaupt L3Z-A, DC burners. After installing the the new burners, a fuel consumption study was carried out to evaluate the savings of Weishaupt oil burners vs the existing oil burners over a an 18 [...]
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Oakview Seniors Home
November 16th, 2009 // 4:51 pm @ Andrew
Contractor: Black & McDonald Four fully condensing Lochinvar Knight XL KBN-500 (500,000 BTU/hr each) natural gas boilers were installed to replace existing New Yorker oil-fired boilers in a high temperature heating system. The four boilers are connected in a cascade for outdoor reset, lead/lag and 20:1 turndown (full plant, 5:1 per boiler). The photos below [...]
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1801 Hollis St
November 16th, 2009 // 2:48 pm @ Andrew
Consultant: EastPoint Engineering Limited Contractor: Atlantica Mechanical Contractors Inc. As part of the conversion from oil to natural gas at 1801 Hollis St in Halifax NS, MacLeod & Grant Ltd supplied a package of equipment to replace aging Unilux oil-fired water tube boilers and a problematic oil-fired hot water tank. The boilers chosen for replacement [...]
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Mt. Royal Church Case Study
November 6th, 2009 // 8:57 am @ Andrew
A single Weil McLain Ultra 310 condensing natural gas boiler replaced an aging cast-iron sectional oil-fired boiler at the Mt. Royal United Church in Moncton NB. The condensing gas boiler was installed in an existing high temperature system with no changes to the maximum operating temperature or the radiation. The following brief case study was [...]
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Armour Group
November 5th, 2009 // 5:24 pm @ Andrew
Contractor: Ainsworth Atlantic Aging oil fired steel boilers were replaced in a series of low rise Armour Group apartment buildings, in total nine Weil McLain Ultra Series 3 310 natural gas condensing boilers were retrofit into existing high temperature heating systems. A Brief Case Study – Building 200 In 2008, this building had consumed 41,600 [...]
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Queens Square
November 5th, 2009 // 3:54 pm @ Andrew
Contractor: Black & McDonald Two Fulton Pulse PHW-QT 10000 (1M BTU/hr each) natural gas boilers were installed to replace existing Volcano firetube boilers. The two boilers operate via an HBX CPU-1000 outdoor reset and lead/lag controller.
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CCRSB/Cobequid Education Centre
November 5th, 2009 // 3:31 pm @ Andrew
Consultant: Thompson Engineering Consultants Ltd. A 400 boiler horse power Boilersmith firetube firebox design high pressure hot water boiler was installed at the Chignecto Central Regional School Board/Cobequid Education Centre combined boiler plant. The boiler is fired with a dual-fuel Weishaupt RGL50/2-A,ZM-NR burner with WFM-100 linkageless burner controller.
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W.M. Sobey Indoor Soccer Complex
November 3rd, 2008 // 8:43 am @ Andrew
Consultant: C.J. MacLellan & Associates Inc. Contractor: Ron Archibald General Contracting Ltd. The complex playing surface is heated by an oil fired 960,000BTU Johnson-Marcraft Air Rotation Unit with a 30,000CFM capacity. The administration area is heated with a Weil-McLain Goild Oil cast iron boiler.
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