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DESCRIPTION
OPERATING PRINCIPLE
The HeatMaster is a high performance, direct fired hot water storage
heater, which has indirect heat transfer due to its Tank-in-Tank
construction.
At the heart of the HeatMaster is a stainless steel cylinder through
which the flue tubes pass. This is surrounded by a mild steel shell
containing the primary water (neutral fluid). The outer shell extends
down to the combustion chamber and even around the flue tubes.
The area of the heat transfer surface is therefore much greater than
that of standard direct fired water heaters.
A circulating pump fitted to the primary circuit moves the water
around the tank, heating it faster and maintaining an even
temperature across the primary jacket.
The burner, either gas or oil, fires onto the primary water which
indirectly heats the stainless steel cylinder containing the DHW. As
with all Tank-in-Tanks, this is corrugated over its full height and
suspended in the HeatMaster by its hot and cold water connections.
The cylinder expands and contracts during use and this, together
with the fact that cold water does not come into contact with the
intense heat of the burner flame, means that limescale buildup is
prevented.
This scale resistant feature, along with the corrosion resistance of
stainless steel, eliminates the need for sacrifical anodes.
The HeatMaster has one very major advantage over other direct
fired water heaters - because it heats the DHW with a primary
circuit, this primary water can be used to provide central heating as
well.
By connecting two, three, four or more HeatMasters together in a
module, most hot water and heating demands can be met.
Indeed, when used in conjunction with HR and Jumbo hot water
storage tanks the Heatmaster can supply even the largest hot water
requirement.
Standard equipment
The HeatMaster 60 N / 70 N / 100 N and 150 Jumbo has the following
items as standard :
- On/off switch
- Summer/Winter switch
- Timeclock
- primary circulating shunt pump
- primary expansion vessels
- primary safety valve
- pressure and temperature gauge
- drain valve
- body completely insulated in rigid polyurethane foam
CONSTRUCTION FEATURES
Outer body
The outer body containing the primary fluid is made of thick STW 22
steel.
TANK-IN-TANK heat exchanger
The ring-shaped inner tank with its large heating surface for producing
domestic hot water is built of Chrome/Nickel 18/10 stainless steel. It
is corrugated over its full height by an exclusive production process
and entirely argon arc welded by the TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas)
method.
Combustion gas circuit
The combustion gas circuit is paint-protected and comprises:
• Flue pipes
Depending on output, HeatMaster models contain several
steel flue pipes with an internal diameter of 64 mm. Each
pipe is fitted with a baffle of special steel designed to
improve heat exchange and reduce flue gas temperature.
• Combustion chamber
The combustion chamber on HeatMaster models is
entirely water cooled.
Insulation
The boiler body is fully insulated by rigid polyurethane foam with a
high thermal insulation coefficient, sprayed on without the use of
CFCs.
Casing
The boiler is covered by a steel jacket which has been scoured and
phosphated before being stove enamelled at 220 °C.
The jacket of the HM 150 Jumbo is delivered separately and must
be assembled on site following the instructions supplied with it.
Burner
All HeatMaster models can be fitted with pressure jet gas burners or
oil burners. The HeatMaster 60, 70 and 100 can also be fitted with the
low-NOx pre-mix BG 2000 gas burner.
