OKEL’s Director visited the site to meet with our client and fully understand their heating requirement. He completed a survey of the premises to identify the most effective and efficient heating solution available.

Considering all the findings from the site visit and temperature requirement set out by our client, OKEL proposed replacing the radiant heating system with a modern high efficiency warm air and destratification solution.

OKEL’s design introduced 1000 kw of heat into the premises, consisting of Winterwarm TR100 and TR150 model warm air heaters, designed specifically for heating large industrial space. It also introduced 8 x high efficiency suspended warm air heaters, designed specifically for heating large industrial space such as factories and warehouses.

Due to the height of the ceiling (11m to apex), it was essential to provide a heating solution that ensured the heat from the warm air heaters remained on the lower ground level. This was most beneficial to the work force and production processes. To reduce heat loss from above, OKEL’s chosen model of warm air heaters came with the added feature of integral destratification. This works by forcing heat back down to the lower level if the heaters gradient controls and temperature sensors identify that ceiling temperatures are becoming too hot.

In addition to the destratification feature of the warm air heaters, OKEL’s design included the introduction of Winterwarm WCU60 destratification fans. They were evenly distributed at ceiling height to assist with an even spread of heat throughout the factory. The Carbon Trust estimates that the use of destratification fans in industrial buildings with high ceilings and operating a warm air heating system can reduce energy consumption by 20%.

As well as the heat benefits provided, OKEL system design included a summer ventilation mode to enable continuous air circulation when the outside temperatures started to soar in the summer months.