Thermal Stores in Cumbria Thermal stores are becoming
increasingly common in domestic renewables heating technologies as a means of
storing excess heat generated. They can be used with an individual renewable
heating technology or to combine different renewable heating technologies.
Thermal stores can also be used as a renewables technology with a conventional
boiler or immersion heater.
Thermal stores have proved to
work particularly well with wood-fuelled biomass boilers, heat pumps, wind
energy and solar water heating systems.
For more details about the thermal stores we provide in South Lakes and Cumbria, call us on 07968024114 /01539 263424 /01524 413124 .
What Is A Thermal Store? A thermal store is a way of
storing and managing renewable heat until it is needed. In a domestic setting,
heated water is usually stored in a large well-insulated cylinder often called
a buffer or accumulator tank. A thermal store may contain one or more heat
exchangers, usually in the form of internal coiled pipes or external flat-plate
heat exchangers. It may also include an electrical heating element, such as an
immersion heater.
A purpose-built thermal store can
take inputs from a number of different technologies, provided it has been
designed and sized to work with them all. It might store heat from a
wood-fuelled boiler, solar water heating or a heat pump.
What Does A Thermal Store Provide: Space heating and mains pressure hot
water. Space heating only (which may be the case
with a heat pump system). Hot water only (common in the case of a
solar water heating system). The full potential of a thermal
store is realised when it is used to store and manage a number of different
heat inputs and outputs. For example, it lets you use your excess solar heat
for space heating or to act as a heat pump pre-heat when this is used to supply
hot water.
Benefits Of A Thermal Store:
Allows management of the difference in
time between when heat is available and when it is needed. For example,
hot water produced by a solar water heating system during the day can be
stored for use when little or no solar energy is available. Enables warm water to be heated up by a
secondary heating source such as a conventional boiler or electric
immersion heater. Enables a renewable heating system to work
more efficiently. This is particularly relevant to wood-fuelled
heating systems such as log boilers that operate much more efficiently if
they are used at maximum output rather than kept ticking over. Contact Us To purchase a thermal store today to store renewable heat, get in touch with MCC Heating Services Ltd. Our team will install your thermal store ourselves so it is done safely. This is a very cost-effective way to keep your heat energy, if you are interested, call us now on 01539 263424 or 07968024114 .
