RACGS President’s Day at Powerscourt

RACGS members and their guests enjoyed a wonderful day in Powerscourt for Martin Baneham’s President’s Day outing. It was sponsored by Burlington Engineering with an excellent array of prizes on offer, along with packed “goody bags”. Details of the winners were as follows:.

Overall Winner: Stuart Gaffney, H17, 42pts.

Class 1 – First: Brendan Sharkey, H16, 36pts;

Second: Paddy Dwan, H11, 35pts.

Class 2 – First: James Darcy, H23, 36pts (won on Back 9);

Second: Johnny Lynagh, H18, 36pts.

Front Nine: Martin Baneham, 18pts.

Back Nine: Kevin McGourty, 21pts.

Nearest the Pin: Brian Kennedy.

Longest Drive: Mick Clancy.

Visitor – First: JJ Quinn, H17, 47pts;

Second: Alan Darcy, H10, 40pts;

Third: John Fennell, H32, 33pts.

Architect specifies Panasonic for own building project

Having specified Panasonic air source heat pumps on many other projects, architect Emmet Murray designed two unique homes on the coast in Waterford for himself and a family member. Working with Tom Breathnach Construction and Heat Merchants, both houses are now benefiting from 16kW Panasonic Aquarea Monobloc T-Cap units that supply the heating and domestic hot water system.

The project consisted of a three and a four-bed detached home with a combined floor space of 3,800 sq ft. They are designed to harness natural solar gains through their large windows but, ensuring all day and year-round comfort required a high-quality and energy efficient heating system. While the setting is breath-taking, the units also needed to deal with the harsh coastal environment.

Tom Breathnach, building contractor, of Tom Breathnach Construction commented: “We started using Panasonic units some time ago and, when every customer for whom you have installed a product is completely happy, you stick to that product. In my experience, we don’t get call backs with the Panasonic Aquarea units”.

Many factors were considered as Brian Power, Business Development Manager at Heat Merchants explains:

“To ensure the correct size of unit is specified, our technical service department provides an SR50 calculation to tell us which heat pump is optimum for each specific project. Thanks to Panasonic’s wide range of options, we can easily overcome most challenges. This project also specified the Panasonic Smart Cloud control for the properties, where we can then monitor the units and their functionality remotely”.

Key Account Manager at Panasonic, Walter Stephens, added: “For such a personal project, attention to detail is key. We offered help from start to finish for this project, especially considering the location, making sure the units could withstand the sea air over time and not corrode. We therefore treated the units with a bronze glow to ensure they are fully protected from both direct salt spray and salt from the air. Wherever you can see the sea, or feel the sea air, we make a point of making sure the units is treated.”

The Monobloc Aquarea T-cap is a single outdoor unit that supplies water for heating and domestic hot water. This low-energy system provides ideal temperatures and hot water, keeping its total capacity, even with extreme outdoor temperatures. With constant capacity and operation range down to

-20°C/65°C water outlet temperature, there is no need for a water immersion for sterilisation … the heat pump can do this from its compressor. Meanwhile. the Panasonic Comfort Cloud app provides a convenient centralised control and access to all features remotely, anytime and from anywhere. The Panasonic Service Cloud app can also provide installers with real-time status up-dates, anticipate maintenance needs, and monitor breakdowns. This saves the installer valuable time and money, and keeps the end-user in comfort.

Walter Stephens concludes: “The Panasonic units deliver a highly energy efficient and sustainable solution. The fact that Panasonic ends up in so many architects and builders’ homes is a testament to the quality and capability of the units.”

For more information visit www. aircon.panasonic.eu; See the full case study at https://youtu.be/ B8qgAFG1BzM