CARE HOME REPLACED UNRELIABLE DISTRICT HEATING WITH ADAPT MAX FOR INDEPENDENT HEATING

A care home is a facility that must provide heat and domestic hot water continuously, throughout the year, regardless of external circumstances. Dependence on an external district heating network and biomass meant that heating decisions were at least partially in the hands of the supplier, not the facility manager. Such a situation is unacceptable for a care home.

Residents need a reliable and comfortable temperature in the rooms, while staff need domestic hot water whenever they need it. Any interruption or uncertainty in heat supply is directly felt in the quality of living. In addition, the existing system was more energy-intensive and less predictable in terms of operating costs. Monthly costs depended on the price of biomass and the availability of the external network, which made planning difficult.

The decision was clear: a complete replacement of the heating source with a solution fully managed by the facility. Two ADAPT MAX heat pumps were installed – a revolutionary air-to-water heat pump designed for larger buildings. The combined heating output of both units is 175 kW, enabling a radiator heating temperature regime of up to 65 °C.

Since a care home cannot afford cold radiators, the modularity of the ADAPT MAX system was decisive. Instead of a single large unit, the system consists of multiple independent units. If one were to stop working, the remaining units continue to heat uninterrupted, ensuring heat without breaks. This is a key advantage over conventional heating, where a single failure can leave the entire building without heat.

The system includes a 2,000-litre buffer tank and a 2,000-litre domestic hot water storage tank, heated to 63 °C. The size of the boiler reflects the actual needs of the facility – domestic hot water is one of the most important functions of the system in such buildings and requires high capacity and reliable temperature throughout the day.

The care home in Kuzma no longer needs an external heat supplier. Heating and domestic hot water preparation are handled by an in-house system, whose operation and costs are fully controlled by the facility manager.

From an operating cost perspective, the transition from biomass and district heating to a heat pump meant a move to a more predictable energy source. The efficiency of ADAPT MAX – which produces more than 5 times the thermal energy from one kilowatt of electricity – means that the total heating costs are lower than with the previous system. With the connected solar power plant, part of the energy for system operation is available free of charge.

Looking for a heating solution for a commercial building, home or institution? Contact us and discover the versatility and power of the ADAPT MAX system.