Trust slashes energy consumption
March 1st 2007 The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has reduced its energy consumption by £53,000 per annum thanks to the installation of Gardner Energy Management's patented GEM venturi orifice steam traps. The 147 GEM steam traps installed throughout the site provided the hospital with a sevenmonth payback in gas savings alone. Steam is used by the RNOH for a wide range of services including the various plant rooms' heating & hot water heat exchangers, space heating, AHU batteries and humidification. Prior to the installation of the GEM steam traps, the hospital found that each year an average of 31% of its steam traps were failing open thereby wasting expensive steam, or jamming shut risking water hammer and system failure. GEM arranged for the installation of the steam traps during the summer, with installation being carried out without disruption to site steam services. Not only has the hospital achieved savings in gas, it has also reduced costs on replacement steam traps and maintenance. More articles from Gardner Energy Management Ltd: | 
