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Case Study: Thermal Storage Systems Thermogenetic Hot Water Storage System Meets Demands of Luxury Condo Payback in Less Than 1 1/2 Years.
The Hallmark Condominium is a premier property in Alexandria, VA. And thanks to Precision Boilers, it has a premier water heating system.The Hallmark is a 220-unit luxury high rise structure. Facility managers began looking for ways to reduce the cost of supplying hot water to the building's residents at a more reasonable cost. Their solution: A Thermogenetic Hot Water Storage System from Precision Boilers.The key to thermal storage is to be able to put the energy into the system when it is cost effective, maintain high temperature water storage, and extract hot water as needed. The ability to control the process without interruption is what makes it work. Thermal storage allows The Hallmark to take advantage of Virginia Power's off-peak rates to energize the system (from 1-5pm and from 10 to 6am), and provide hot water at 1100 gallons per hour continuously. By energizing the system during off-peak hours, the savings were dramatic over the previous electric water heaters in use.In fact, the system began providing savings immediately, and calculations showed that it paid for itself in less than two years. The system was virtually unnoticed by residents. A wooden building that matched an existing poolhouse was constructed to house the system. And no one was ever lacking in hot water.
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