New Insulation Jackets Website
GEM insulation jackets website goes live today www.insulationjackets.ie WIth over 10 years experience in surveying and fitting bespoke thermal insulation jackets GEM has launched a new insulation jackets website today.
GEM’s insulation jackets customers include TCD, UCD, DIT, DCU, NUIM, Sligo IT, Galway Clinic, Bons Secours Hospitals, Aura Leisure, Coral Leisure amongst others.
Heat loss calculations are conducted as part of the GEM insulation jackets service where each piece of exposed pipe work e.g. Gate Valve or Strainer is regarded as equivalent to 1 M of exposed pipe work of the same size/diameter. Hours of use, cost of fuel, boiler efficiency and thermal conductivity of the GEM insulation jackets are all taken into account for the purpose of calculating annual pipe work heat losses and Return on Investment (ROI) or Simple Pay Back (SPB)
Mean insulation
temperature (°C) K value(W/mK)
10 0.033
50 0.040
100 0.050
150 0.063
200 0.079
Return on Investment analysis normally gives a payback in c. 12 months in 24 hour heated buildings.
Paybacks are shorter where larger pipe work is exposed and where temperatures are higher or where boiler efficiency is low or fuel costs are high
GEM’s insulation jacket service is turn key and all that is required is access to the boiler room or plant room of the building. The areas of exposed pipe work which require insulation jackets are agreed prior to the survey process.
Jackets are enumerated and numbered on the pipe work for identification, manufacture and fitting. Detailed specifications are drawn up and the insulation jackets project is costed.
The GEM calculator allows GEM to give an accurate Return on Investment based on combined pipe work losses over the year. kWh savings can be calculated for the purpose of submission to SEAI through the EEOS scheme.
The good news is that the insulation jackets can be easily removed and refitted.
Two draw cords, one on top and one on the bottom of the insulation jacket are pulled to release the jacket at either end and then the velco is released to fully remove the insulaiton jacket from the pipework.
All this can be achieved in a matter of seconds by one unaccompanied person in contrast to boxed cladding held together with self tappers which normally takes some time to remove and some time to put back again.
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