Watkins Hire Portable Boiler Plant Helps Construction Continue At New Hospital

(PRWEB) December 18, 2005 -- During the demolition phase of the old Walsgrave hospital, the existing supply pipework for heating and domestic hotwater systems were to be terminated, to allow preparation for the new buildings. A hire boiler was required to supply heating and domestic hotwater to the Oncology Ward. Skanska called Watkins Hire to carry out a site survey and engineer a solution.

Watkins Hire interpreted the site requirements, equipment required for the project included a 720kW Heatgen mobile packaged boiler plant fuelled by natural gas, 210kw domestic hotwater heat exchanger, system pumps to match the flow, volume and resistance of the existing pipe distribution network. The Heatgen was selected from one of Watkins Hire extensive fleet of 350 mobile boiler plants.

The Heatgen was delivered with Watkins Hire own transport and lifted onto site with a 100 tonne crane. With the 720kW Heatgen mobile packaged boiler plant in place the next phase of the project to install. The installation proceeded well culminating in the final break-in to the clients heating system with the 720kw LPHW Heatgen going directly on line to maintain heating and domestic hotwater to this crucial ward of the Hospital.

With a time scale of 4 hrs there was no going back and the final terminations were made, the Watkins Hire commissioning engineer carried out pre- commissioning checks, final connections were made and Watkins placed the hire boiler system online. Now online the Watkins Hire engineer balanced the 720kW Heatgen mobile packaged boiler plant to the clients heating system.

The supply of a temporary heating system has been achieved with meticulous planning in the pre-commissioning of the Heatgen in Watkins Hire new depot located at Walsall.

Mark Walton of Watkins Hire said" we followed our routine procedure prior to delivery, to test fire the Heatgen and individual components, with the hire system checked and tested before delivery, the commissioning engineer was able to put the system on line with the 4 hour timescale required by the client."

The project has now been taken over by Watkins Hire service department ensuring that unit is effectively maintained and serviced to ensure problem free 24/7 running over the remaining 12 month hire period.

Mark Hills Managing Director said "with over 350 boilers within our boiler rental fleet, we can respond to any request for boiler plant. Every need is individual so our expertise and experience prove vital to the provision of immediate solutions to your requirements - from planned shutdowns to emergency situations and long term solutions, with our comprehensive range."