Ideal Commercial boilers maintain environment for works of art

Ideal Commercial, boiler, space heating

Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool is enjoying the benefits of modern boiler technology following the installation of two Imax 480 kW floor-standing condensing boilers from Ideal Commercial to replace standard-efficiency boilers that were over 25 years old. One of the finest art galleries in Europe, its exhibits include renaissance masterpieces, Tudor portraits and one of the best collections of Victorian and pre-Raphaelite art in the country.

Strict temperature and humidity levels are required in the gallery areas to ensure the paintings to do not succumb to issues like cracks and warping. The temperature requirement is 21°C ±1K at all times.

That requirement necessitated meticulous planning to ensure smooth changeover and minimal downtime, which was kept to just two hours in total. A Trend IQ3 outstation was installed to provide flexible control to the strict requirements of the gallery and maximise boiler efficiency; it is connected to the existing BMS.

The new boilers were installed by Integral UK. One of the old boilers remained running whilst the new units were connected and commissioned. The Imax boilers were tested to ensure they were fully operational before the system was switched over to minimise downtime.

The new boilers were manhandled through doorways and down a short set of steps to the boiler house. Their small size has made it possible to halve the size of the plant room, and they have substantially reduced energy costs.

Technical support provided by Ideal to Integral UK included assisting with boiler-model specification and providing layout drawings at the design stage through to commissioning.

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