Want your club to have reliable hot showers on demand? Now you can.
How Calor can help you save We know that, in running your club, you want to be as cost-efficient as possible.
By choosing Calor, you’ll be joining the hundreds of commercial and industrial businesses, hotels and restaurants, and retail outlets all over Ireland – not to mention the many fellow sports clubs – who we work in partnership with to deliver money-saving results. As well as offering superior efficiency and versatility over oil, we pride ourselves in offering energy advice and solutions to all our business and leisure customers. Of course, one of Calor’s particular attractions for sports clubs is the ease and efficiency of hot water on demand it offers whenever showers are needed, and for the savings of up to 35% that your club can enjoy on its annual heating bills.
Over the following pages, you’ll see why choosing Calor Gas for your club could turn out to be one of the best results of the season.
How are your showers now? Whatever sport your club plays, whether indoors or out, the one thing you want to be able to guarantee your members - and visiting opposition is a comfortable hot shower at the end of it.
This is especially true if your club members have to play or train outdoors in unpleasant conditions. We all know there’s nothing worse than trudging in after a game that’s been played in a downpour to find that the hot water’s run out!
• Does someone from your club have to arrive hours before anyone else, just to stick on the immersion heaters? • Does hot water run out on busy match days, leaving the last team or players reduced to suffering cold showers? • Has your club ever wasted energy and unnecessarily added to its heating bills by accidentally leaving the immersion heaters on after matches or training? If the answers to any of these questions are “yes”, then you should seriously consider switching - because with Calor Gas, you’ll never experience these issues again.
What your club can save by switching However big or small your club setup is, if you switch to Calor Gas for your hot water needs, your committee will soon start to see the benefits adding up in all kinds of ways.
These tables show the positive comparisons in carbon emissions between Calor Gas and other fuels and the cost efficiency of a Calor LPG-powered Rinnai instantaneous water heater versus a standard electric immersion water-heating system.
The Cleaner Fuel
Cost Savings 100
600 528.2
500
257.0
200
40 20
100
Natural Gas
LPG
Oil
Coal
Peat
Electricity
0
Electricity
Source: Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland. Energy in Ireland Report 2011. For Northern Ireland figures on CO2 emissions, please visit our website.
* Cost savings are based on standard immersion (electrical) and Rinnai (LPG) costs and take into account system efficiencies (excluding adjustments for any heat losses from electrically heated hot water storage, thereby assuming electricity at 100% efficient and Rinnai at 90% efficient).
LPG
0
Cost %
300
60
gCO2\Kwh
204.7
229.3
355.9
savings*
80
400 340.6
35%
Calor Gas and Rinnai water heaters: a winning team Once your club installs a Calor Gas-powered Rinnai instantaneous water heater, you can look forward to infinite hot water as and when you want it, without any need for pre-heating. The system’s compact design makes it simple to install and house, and allows for temperature control to 1°C accuracy, guaranteeing the last shower of the day will be just as good as the first. And because it’s run on the affordable, cleaner, more sustainable energy supply of Calor Gas, you’ll also be saving on your club’s energy bills and carbon footprint. A further benefit of switching to Calor is that we offer an Automatic Top-Up facility. We can equip your bulk tank with an automated telemetry system that constantly monitors your fuel level and automatically tells us when you need a top-up. This means you don’t have to do a thing or ever check your levels yourself - and with a nationwide fleet of tankers on the road all year round, you’ll always be in constant supply.
Benefits of Rinnai water heaters • A constant supply of hot water - never runs out, even in busy periods • Complete temperature control system to avoid fluctuating water temperatures • Competitively priced and economical to run • Reduces carbon footprint compared to oil-fired systems • Easy and compact to install, both indoors and outdoors - wherever you want it • No more need for an electric immersion heater
already enjoying the results Hundreds of clubs involved in all kinds of sports and activities have already switched to Calor, and are glad they did. Here’s a case study from one club who switched in 2009 - Boyle GAA in Co. Roscommon.
Boyle GAA Club
Boyle GAA Club has been a successful sporting club for over 40 years, with a dedicated local following. In 2009, the club’s Board decided that a new clubhouse with more modern facilities was needed. The old clubhouse, built in the 1970s, was struggling to meet the requirements of the players, particularly with regard to hot water for the showers.
Club Chairman Aidan Lavin explains: “ The original system was no longer up to the job. It had a water storage system that took at least three hours to heat up. If there were two consecutive matches, the hot water would run out, and the second teams would have cold showers.” The existing system was electric powered, using immersion heaters to bring water up to temperature in hot water cylinder tanks. This provided only limited hot water, which regularly ran out, as, due to their design, traditional electric storage systems are typically unable to meet modern hot water demand. Heating recovery times are also often greater than the period of use. By contrast, LPG-powered Rinnai water heaters provide a continuous flow on demand, meaning that you never run out of hot water.
Instant hot water on demand The Board recognised that, with the old system no longer fit for purpose, there was a real opportunity to install a purpose designed Calor hot water system for the new clubhouse; a system that would avoid wastage, save money and provide instant hot water on demand right throughout the new clubhouse, from the changing rooms to the kitchens.
other clubs who've switched to calor
Co. Cavan Rugby Football Club
Owenmore Gaels GAA
Larne Rugby Football Club
Cairndhu Golf Club
Eco-friendly, cost efficient Since the new clubhouse opened in May 2010, this has proved to be the case. The showers are eco-friendly and cost efficient, with 20-second supply push buttons minimising water wastage. There is also no requirement for anyone to turn the system on or off, as it is ready for use at any time, day or night. Club Chairman Aidan Lavin says that the project has been a resounding success. “ We wanted a system that was instant, fool-proof and required no storage. Calor delivered a new, reliable hot water system that allows us to concentrate our efforts on the playing field - where they belong!�
We'll play to your strengths With us, it’s the personal touch that counts. Just as no two players are the same, we know that every one of our customers is looking for different things. Here at Calor, we make it our business to carefully consider your club’s individual needs and unique requirements, and offer you the ideal tailored solution. We're highly skilled at developing complete, custom-made energy solutions and recommending the right appliances and systems, so that your club can become more energy efficient - and more cost effective. With our new energy survey software, we can carry out a complete energy survey of your premises. This will provide you with an immediate report on the energy efficiency of your facilities, and will outline our tailored recommendations. Together, we can work towards the right result for you and your members.
Time for Calor to join the club? Your local Calor representative's contact details
If you’d like to find out more about the many benefits of switching to Calor, and how your club can save up to 35% on your hot water bills, get in touch with your local Calor Sales Representative today to arrange for your FREE site survey.
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