Case Studies
BioWin installation for The National Trust
The base camp at Mathry provides accommodation for groups of 10. Close to S.t. Davids, the basecamp consists of dormitory style bunks suitable for groups involved on working holidays and conservation.
The building uses a Biowin automatic pellet boiler in combination with a solar hot water system. The solar system will supply the hot water requirements of the building during the summer months and will contribute to the heat demand year round. The Biowin pellet boiler provides the heating and hot water during the colder months. The heat is distributed via a weather compensating control unit which feeds two radiator circuits and one domestic hot water circuit.
The pellets are stored in a 9.6 tonne steel tank which is designed to be filled with a bulk delivery using a ‘blower’ lorry. The pellets are fed automatically from the storage tank to the boiler using a suction system which fills an integral store within the boiler.
The installation is being carried out by PBK(UK) Ltd. Based in Camarthenshire, PBK have 8 employees and over 40 years experience in the heating industry with all fuel types. For more information on PBK(UK) please contact Derek Rees on: 01994 241414.
Low maintainance, High performance
The low maintenance Biowin system gives an end user experience which is close to an oil or gas boiler. The level of user interaction with the appliance is low due to the following features of the Biowin. The automatic fuel feed from the storage tank to the boiler does not require manual loading of pellets into the appliance or the storage tank. The automatic ash removal from the combustion chamber and from the heat exchanger surfaces means that 40kg of ash needs to be removed after every 4 tonnes of pellets have been burnt.
The Biowin automatically ignites and extinguishes as well as modulating its output to meet demand allowing the user to set the required heating temperatures and timing programs in the same way that a gas or oil boiler would be set.
