McDonald Engineers Increases Minimum Specification for Its Thermal Stores
McDonald Engineers has once again reinforced its position as one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of copper hot water cylinders by increasing the specification of its standard Thermal Stores to deliver maximum performance.
The move comes following extensive trials with its market leading THERMflow Thermal Store, over the last 12 months where the company measured the response from clients and the effect on performance.
The THERMflow is now manufactured from a minimum of 1mm thick copper and features an extended length secondary coil for all units. This is a significant increase in specification from many copper cylinder manufactures which tend to offer a standard Thermal Store manufactured from 0.7mm thick copper and with far less coil surface area.
The units are supplied with a Check Valve, Y strainer, Mixing Valve, Jetseal Maintenance Free Ballvalve, Copper Float, Connecting Pipework and Immersed Cylinder Thermostat.
These decisions buck the trend in the industry as many copper cylinder manufacturers look to decrease the specification of their units in order to offset the rising cost of raw materials.
However McDonald Engineers’ Sales Director, Jamie Stewart, believes that the improved performance, cost effectiveness and reduction in potential defects are worth the investment, commenting: “The increase in thickness of the copper by as much as 75% more than competitors means that our cylinders are far more resilient and cope far better with the daily rigours, such as aggressive water conditions. When a sealed system primary coil is fitted, we use 9 or 12m of Finned Coil compared to other manufacturers who use 4.5 or 6m. This will reduce the heat up period and also reduce boiler cycling with all its associated benefits.”
The additional length of copper coil also means McDonald Engineers can deliver a dramatic improvement on the overall performance of the cylinder, enabling it to provide higher flow rates than competing products.
Jamie continued, “We have received a superb response from clients since we began the trial who have seen tangible benefits from the improved flow rates and the improvements in running costs the new standards deliver.”
With Thermal Stores tending to be used in projects where energy efficiency is a key focus, McDonald Engineers believe that their uncompromising approach to quality and performance will appeal to designers, clients and contractors alike.
McDonald Engineers’ French Connection for Thermal Store
Thermal Stores from McDonald Engineers
McDonald Engineers have demonstrated their superior service and their competitive pricing by securing the contract to manufacture and ship one of their THERMflow thermal stores to France for a key client.
With a growing reputation for being the company to turn to for a quick turnaround on hot water cylinders, McDonald Engineers were able to help a client who enquired on a Thursday about the possibility of having a 210 litre cased THERMflow manufactured and despatched on the Monday to a project in France.
With their HQ based in Scotland, this could have been seen by many manufacturers as mission impossible, however, not ones for letting their clients down, McDonald Engineers said “Mais Oui and initiated their fast track manufacturing process.”
“We are proud to have a highly efficient manufacturing process and highly committed team which meant the order was despatched on time, despite the extremely short time frame” said sales director, Jamie Stewart.
He continued, “However, we believe that there will always be room for improvement and we are delighted that our knowledge transfer partnership with Strathclyde University which looks at process improvement and new product development is already paying dividends.”
To find out more about the full range of products and services available from McDonald Engineers contact us on 01592 611123.
McDonald Engineers’ Custom Cylinders Save Money on Large Thermal Store Contract
Filed under: Copper Cylinder, Thermal Store, hot water cylinder
THERMflow Thermal Stores from McDonald Engineers
Dispelling the myth that bespoke cylinders are just for one-off projects, McDonald Engineers has enabled one Scottish Local Authority to save a significant amount of time and installation costs on a project which required over 400 thermal stores.
By working closely with the project team, McDonald Engineers were able to re- position several key connections on its standard THERMflow Thermal Store, to suit the incoming pipework and make it easier for the installation team to access.
In doing so, the installation team were able to install the cylinders much quicker and with less materials, saving time, money and hassle on site.
McDonald Engineers’ Sales Director, Jamie Stewart, explained, “Our flexible manufacturing process is renowned for being able to produce one off cylinders quickly and efficiently. However there is a growing client base, who now realise the enormous benefits that can be achieved just by tweaking the design of existing products for large volume contracts.”
He continued, “By making simple changes, such as repositioning the connections, clients can achieve significant time and material savings. When you add up all the savings, whether it is on a contract of 20 homes or 20,000 cylinder installations, it’s easy to see how much can be saved.”
To see how much you could save, contact our technical sales team on 01592 611123.
Unvented Cylinders Experience Dramatic Growth In Demand From Refurb Market
Filed under: Copper Cylinder, Unvented Cylinder, hot water cylinder
Unvented cylinder systems are now experiencing an unprecedented growth in the replacement market, as many installers recognising that a combi system isn’t always the best choice.
Since figures published by the Hot Water Association in 2008, showed that mains pressure hot water systems, reached close to half of the total hot water storage market, for the very first time, the growth has continued as changing demands favour the benefits offered by unvented systems.
Whilst combi systems can provide an instantaneous hot water solution, very few can exceed 20 litres per minute, or cope with demand from multiple outlets.
McDonald Engineers Sales Director, Jamie Stewart, explained ” Modern households are expecting their hot water systems to be capable of delivering more hot water, at higher flow rates, simultaneously to multiple outlets and with limited loss of performance.”
He continued, “As a result we have seen enquiries for our POWERflow 2000 unvented cylinder rise considerably from installers, house builders and local authorities who are beginning to question the attractiveness of the combi system. We have also seen a dramatic increase in sales of our THERMflow Thermal Storage Unit. This gives the benefits of Mains Pressure Hot Water at the tap, but with a Vented Store. This type of unit is ideal for all boilers and can also be used when people have an additional Solid Fuel heat source.”
To find out more about the POWERflow 2000 Unvented Mains Pressure and THERMflow Thermal Storage range, visit www.mcdonald-engineers.com, or contact our technical sales team on 01592 611123
POWERflow 2000 Unvented Mains Pressure System Installation Course.
Another successful POWERflow 2000 Unvented Mains Pressure System course has been completed. If you require to sit the course please contact us for details, as dates can be arranged to suit.
The course involves a tour round our factory to see the manufacturing process for copper cylinders. We have a demo display with our Unvented Cylinder and also our THERMflow Thermal Store and also a solar cylinder.
Anyone wishing a factory tour is more than welcome at any time please contact to arrange a suitable time.
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