New church heating leaves more in the collection tray

The cost of heating a Roman Catholic church in Manchester for a typical service has been reduced to less than £10 following the replacement of natural-convection heaters with 16 fully modulating, gas-powered fanned-flue heaters convection heaters from Rinnai. St John Bosco Church has a volume of about 5500 m3 and is now served by 16 heaters with an output of 10.2 kW each. This large church is benefiting greatly from the fully modulating fanned convection provided by the new heaters, which circulate air evenly and quickly throughout the space. The are centrally controlled and quiet in operation.
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