Installation Planning

INSTALLATION PLANNING

Consort Claudgen has extensive experience in supplying complete heating packages for industrial, commercial, retail, and amenity spaces. We offer a Free Advisory Service with technical guidance for planning heating schemes.

Our website features practical tools which help simplify planning, improve energy efficiency, and ensure the best results:

Heating Scheme Calculator: Identifies the most efficient heating solution based on insulation, layout and location.
Air Curtain Selector: Recommends the ideal air curtain by entering door dimensions and preferences.

The following information is provided to help in planning the most efficient heating for each installation. As requirements can be affected significantly by factors such as activity levels, ambient conditions, building structure, efficiency and weather-proofing, the information should be regarded as a general guide.

Which heater?
This will depend on the nature, use and design of the interior, and one type or a mixture of products may be used. In general, fan-forced heaters and convectors are employed as space heaters, and radiants where more localised heat or immediate all-over warmth is required.

Radiant heating
Twinzone, Sunzone, Ceramiczone and Quartzzone heaters are specified where there is a need for localised heat or immediate, all-over warmth. Applications include commercial and industrial premises that are lightly constructed, naturally cold and perhaps infrequently used. They are also ideal for premises where staff occupy only small parts of a large area, such as warehouses, stores and workshops. To estimate the approximate total heating load needed in kilowatts (kW), use the following formula;

Installed Load (kW) = (AxF) / 1000

where: A = floor area in square metres and F = appropriate heating factor from the following table;

Type of Building	Heating Factor F (Watts/sq.m)
Sports Hall Shops and Supermarkets Offices and Canteens Workshops and Garages Halls with some activity Warehouses Halls with little activity School Halls Churches	110-130 130-160 140-170 150-180 160-200 170-210 180-220 200-260 220-280

The lower figures relate to a well insulated building with few draughts, the higher figures being more appropriate for older buildings with insulation below modern standards. This table takes account of the different heating requirements of these premises for example, a church is assumed to need rapid heating from cold, for sedentary and perhaps elderly occupants, and as such has a higher recommendation than a sports hall.

Siting
For optimum absorption of radiant heat by occupants, heaters should be positioned so that heat reaches them at an angle of 45 degrees and schemes should be planned if possible so that the area to be heated is effectively covered by heaters which are all mounted at or close to this angle.

Noise level
Throughout our catalogue we have referred to the dBA Level of various fan heaters. The dBA level was recorded three metres from the product. To aid you in determining how quiet our products are, we have listed below some comparative noise levels:

* 30dB Whisper
* 50dB Rainfall
* 60dB Normal Conversation