GlowCore Boiler Saves Big Bucks

     The Gowen Apartment House is an old, 3-story, 9-unit building in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which used to utilize electricity for both space and water heating. 
     Under the old system, the management paid the utility bill for domestic hot water, which ran $3,600 per year.  Individual tenants paid their own electric space heating costs. 
     The Paul Boulanger of Champion Plumbing & Heating sold the Gowen management on converting to a GlowCore GB160 gas boiler interconnected to a GlowCore 40-gallon commercial water heater.  This UniCore system heats both space and domestic hot water for all nine units, plus the common hallway. 
     Then, management offered its tenants the opportunity to dump their monthly electric heating bills in return for a $40/month rent increase. 
     This offer made the tenants very happy.  The abundant hot water made them very happy.  And the consistent, even baseboard hot water heat made them very happy. 
     But none of this joy was great as that experienced by the Gowen management.  After one full year of heating both space and domestic hot water for the entire building, the gas bill for the year was $1,750 - 51% less than the previous year's water only heating bill. 
     Let's see . . . increasing revenue while decreasing operating costs . . . hmmm, sounds like a pretty convincing sales message for GlowCore contractors.

Dealer: Champion Plumbing & Heating 
Location: Portsmouth, NH

Project: Gowen Apartment House

Old System: Common Electric Hot Water; Individually Metered Electric Space 
BTU: N/A 
AFUE: N/A

GlowCore System: One GB160 Boiler Interconnected to a 40-gal. Water Heater 
BTU: 160,000 
AFUE: 89%

Savings: 51% less for entire building vs. water-only from previous year.