Recent PAFMAC Reviews in Japan Part 2
Recent PAFMAC Reviews in Japan Part 2
Taken from an
article published in the Japanese weekly magazine, “HOTERES”.
NIPPON SEINENKAN HOTEL
Hotel types: City Hotel
Guest rooms: 220 rooms
New
construction
Our previous building was also
a two-pipe air conditioning system and it had to be centrally controlled and
locked in either cooling or heating mode, and it would take a full day to switch from one
to the other mode.
Therefore, we
were always concerned about the weather every day during the changing of the
seasons to determine when to switch from cooling mode to the heating or vice
versa.
Given this
experience, it was critical for us to have a de-centralized all-year-round
cooling and heating system, so we had requested it directly to an architectural
firm.
The ability to switch between cooling
and heating anytime throughout the year and to have the flexibility to do it
individually in each room.
However,
if we install a 4-pipe fan coil system to achieve all-year-round cooling and
heating, it would require twice as many pipes which would increased initial
cost.
In addition, since the required floor
space and the number of guest rooms necessary for profit is determined, we
realized that the hotel would not be able to secure enough pipe space to
install a 4-pipe fan coil system.
While we were at a loss for a
solution, the architectural firm had a proposal to install PAFMAC.
It was explained that PAFMAC allowed
switching between cooling and heating while still using the 2-pipe system and
each room could be controlled individually.
We always figured it would be
impossible to achieve this unless incorporating the four-pipe system for interchangeable
all-year-round cooling and heating, so it was surprising to hear that it could be achieved by our existing 2-pipe
system.
Because the interchangeable cooling and
heating is achieved by the 2-pipe system, it eliminated extra pipe space,
benefiting the guest room design by freeing up space.
It reduced burden on the hotel operation
as well.
In the past,
I was anxious in between seasons because I had to centrally switch between hot
and cold water.
Everyone feels temperature differently,
so I felt uneasy when having to switch.
Now that these decisions are
unnecessary, it relieved my psychological stress and I could now focus more in
other areas.
Currently, we are operating with fewer
people than before, so it helps greatly that we do not have to attend to air
conditioning problems.
There are also benefits in terms of the running cost.
There are also benefits in terms of the running cost.
The 4-pipe air-conditioning system will
continue to run chilled water and hot water throughout the year.
In comparison, the two-pipe system will
be halved by a simple calculation.
After a year of operation, there are no complaints about air conditioning in the guest rooms.
After a year of operation, there are no complaints about air conditioning in the guest rooms.
Also, the operation is very simple.
PAFMAC Gives Hotels 4-pipe Climate Control with Existing 2-Pipe Systems.
Only the room installing PAFMAC needs to be out of order. Easy, quick installation. Great energy savings.