Is your heat network performing at its best?
It’s a crucial question for housing providers and property managers responsible for heat networks. The truth, however, is many UK heat networks operate at only 35-45% efficiency because they’re not correctly operated and maintained. Consequently, they become less efficient over time. This can lead to a host of serious problems, including high energy costs, excessive carbon emissions, impaired comfort for residents, shorter repair and replacement cycles and even potential safety issues.
Heat networks are high-value assets and must be properly looked after to ensure they live up to the substantial benefits they promise. When you consider that a 10% efficiency increase in a 50-unit development can yield a total scheme saving of around £9,612/annum, while a 20% improvement can generate savings of £16,121/annum, it’s clear why heat network maintenance is so important.
Heat network experts
Finding a contractor with the right expertise can be hard though. Although heat networks are growing rapidly in popularity, the technology is still new. Heat network maintenance differs significantly from ordinary boiler maintenance because a heat network is building-wide, and the ways in which the central plant room connects with individual dwellings on the network are very specific.
Insite Energy has been working with heat networks since 2009. Insite’s maintenance engineers are trained in-house to ensure their knowledge of the technology is at the forefront of the market, guaranteeing more reliable and efficient heat distribution at a reduced cost.
Tailored solutions
Insite offers the UK’s most bespoke heat network maintenance service, tailored to cover your specific needs. Contracts are tailored to cover whatever is needed, including plant room assets, heat interface units (HIUs), heat meters, metering solutions, heat pumps, water quality and network efficiency improvement (NEI) services. In addition, Insite’s ESCo Manager solution provides everything needed to effectively manage your heat network, without tying you into long contracts.
Ready to unlock the full potential of your heat networks? Contact Jarrad Bedford, Insite Energy’s Maintenance Development Manager, on 07899 030759, for more information or a quote.