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Installation was a simple, one day

Mackey’s process and no day-to-day activities

were interrupted while it was taking
place, a bonus for the busy dairy farm.
Dairy Farm

The Challenge The Flogas Solution Seamless Changeover Process “The system is tailor-made for the needs

of a modern dairy farm and the excellent
Mackey’s Farm is a family run Flogas were delighted to be able to assist With Mackey’s farm now heating water on demand,

farm where owner Lyle Mackey Lyle Mackey, proposing a more cost the increased effi ciency in the new system directly feedback we have been getting from those
keeps a 100 strong dairy herd and eff ective solution of providing hot water translated into cost savings. When compared with who have made the switch is bearing this Results

milking parlour. on demand, essential to the operations of the economy price of electricity per Kwhr, LPG out. The primary benefi t is, of course, the On demand hot water
dairy farmers. off ers potential savings of up to 22%*. Of course, Want to fi nd out more? instant hot water on demand but now all FAST - 140 litres of
The farm, situated in Crumlin, If your current system is the farm’s needs are being met more cost hot water at 84°C in

Co. Antrim, is not immune to the The solution was simple. A Greenspring against the daytime tariff of electricity, these ten minutes
savings have the potential to be much greater. not providing you with eff ectively than with electricity.”
challenging conditions being experienced Water heater from Worcester Bosch was the level of service you

by the dairy farming sector. With the recent installed at the farm and then piped to a This highlights the importance of considering require and contributing Craig Johnston, Flogas sales executive Increased
removal of milk quotas and the subsequent Flogas LPG tank. the capacity of existing hot water systems to cope to high bills, call Flogas control over water
temperatures - from
oversupply of milk to the market, prices that with demand. In a lot of cases milking parlours
The new heating system provided for your free on-site 37°C to 84°C via a
farmers receive for their milk are coming on demand hot water at whatever are extended but the capacity of the water heater survey and quotation for controller

under increasing pressure. is not increased. As such, this can lead to a
temperature was required, determined a new system tailored to
As such, the need for dairy farmers to be by an easy to use temperature controller shortage in hot water risking higher Bactoscan your Dairy Farm. We will Increased effi ciency
and signifi cantly
effi cient has never been greater. However, that allowed the water to be heated from results, as experienced at Mackey’s Farm. analyse your existing reduced running
like many, Lyle Mackey had been using anywhere between 37C to 84C. The However, the need to keep these Bactoscan energy costs and outline costs by 22%*
a system of heating water by electricity. water heater is designed to heat up to a results low and maximise the milk price the savings and benefi ts

This system was proving costly, as maximum of 84C, eff ectively killing any has never been greater and the Greenspring you’ll enjoy by converting No hot water
some of the heating had to be done on bacteria. While one heater can produce Water Heater means that adequate hot water to Flogas LPG. storage costs
throughout the day
the electricity day rate rather than the 140 litres of hot water in 10 minutes, is available for both parlour and tank wash. and night
cheaper night rate. Despite water being the Greenspring Water heater can be Furthermore, if additional hot water is needed for

heated overnight, it had to be reheated installed in multiple cascades of up to mixing calf milk or for the vet to use, it is readily Reduced carbon
during the day again to satisfy safety 12 units to deliver higher volumes of hot available as and when required. footprint and full
control of the amount of
precautions in place to avoid the build-up water where required.
* Calculations based on energy prices of LPG & hot water that is used
of legionella bacteria. Electricity at time of case study (Jan 2016)