Oventrop valves begin active life in retirement village

17 September, 2006

Valves for the heating and cooling systems in this extensive retirement village in Northampton were supplied by Oventrop Valves.

Among a wide range of Oventrop valves chosen by Kershaw Mechanical Services for St Crispin’s Retirement Village in Duston, Northampton, are 238 of its new Cocon 4-port valves. They ensure that comfort conditions are maintained in the 258 apartments and 12 bungalows. A cooling system for selected common areas also uses Oventrop valves. This £30.5 million development provides affordable homes for over 300 residents, offering 24-hour care and support to those needing it. Social and leisure facilities for residents and the local area include a village hall, restaurant, fitness gym, IT suite, a well-being centre and a greenhouse with landscaped gardens. The apartments are in four main buildings. One 5-storey building has its heating systems served by a gas-fired modular-boiler installation. The primary circulation passes to low-loss flow and return headers, from where duplicate pump sets serve the zone heating circuits. The system is separated into three variable-temperature heating circuits serving the wings of the building containing flats and a constant-temperature circuit for fan coil and air-handling units in communal areas. The fan coils are controlled with Cocon 4-port valves operated by local controls. Heating pipework in each apartment incorporates a 4-port valve linked to a room thermostat in the lounge. LST radiators served by the variable-temperature circuits incorporate TRVs and lockshield valves. System distribution pipework incorporates local isolating valves and commissioning valve sets. Bungalows and 2-storey flats have their own condensing boilers for heating and DHW. Each installation has a quick-fill connection comprising isolating valve, strainer, double-check valve and braided hose. Hot water for the main building is provided by a gas-fired system with calorifiers. Water is stored at 60°C and circulated by a secondary pump. All hot-water outlets are fitted with Oventrop BrawaMix thermostatic mixing valves to limit outlet temperature to 43°C. Regulating valves are fitted to all branch connections to ensure correct balancing of the secondary circulation system.

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