This Car Dealer`s Heating System Under Ten Minutes

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Whencustomersvisit the showrooms
of Saturnof Turnersvillein southern
New Jersey,they look for carswith
thesefeatures:high efficiency,
economyoverthe long haul, low
maintenance
andsmoothsilent
operation.
WhenSaturnof Turnersvillewent
shoppingfor a serviceandrepairbay
heatingsystem,they lookedfor the
sameimportantfeatures.And they
foundthemin Solaronicsgasfued
infra-redheaters.
At Saturnof Turnersvillethe
Solaronicssystemin the reception
andbay areasis popularwith customersandemployeesalike. In midwinter, servicemanagersin light
sweatersgreetcustomerswho drive
into warm comfortablesurroundings
throughwide openbaydoors.No
gustsof arcticair sweepacrossthis
space.A mechanicin shortsleeves
drivesa customer'scar to the warm
bay areawheretwo Solaronics
Suntubesmaintainan extremely
comfortableworking environment.
But customerandemployeecomfort
are only part ofthe heatingsystem
Irt's go back
storyat this dealership.
to theplanningstages.Mike Wolfe,
Confrollerfor HolmanEnterprises,
High Performance,
Low OperatingCosts
Make Solaronics
HeatersA Best Buy!
ownersof threeSaturnDealerships,
saysthe ownerswantedefficient,
economical,virtually maintenancefree heaters.Their first dealership
wassaddledwith six inefficientwarm
air heatersandall their otherdrawbacks.The architectfor Turnersville
specified threeinfra-redSolaronics
heatersto do thejob of six warm air
unitsthat hadbeeninstalledat their
first Saturndealership.
Installationcostsfor Solaronicsunits
are aboutthe sameasthosefor warm
air units.Anotherplusfor Solaronics,
however,is that the integrity of an
existingroof canbe maintainedwith
exhaustpipesthat exit throughthe
nearestexteriorwall. And pairs of
Solaronicsheaterscanbe vented
together.Thereare no pilot lights,
only direct sparkigniters,andthe
sparkis not exposed.An inspection
window in the burner allowsthe
sparkto be observedfrom the shop
floor.
Oncethey're up andrunning,fuel
costsaretypically 30-50%lower than
conventionalhot air systems.That
meansa paybackperiodofjust oneto
two years.And thesesavingsare
reahzd acrossthe automotiveindustry by dealerships,
bodyshops,and
muffler andtire retailers.
Not only do the Solaronicsunitshave
fansthat a.recompact,efficientand
silent,they haveno othermoving
parts,points out Bill Smithof Parent
& Kirkbride,Inc., themanufacturer's
rep for Solaronics.Thereareno belts
or bearingsto replace.Controller
Mike Wolfe hadto buy serviceplans
for the six warm air heatersat the
otherdealership,
but he didn't needto
purchaseserviceconfractsduringthe
two yearsthe Solaronicsunitshave
beenin placein Turnersville.Not a
singleservicecall hasbeenneeded.
Saturnsgo out, heatstaysin, thanks
to Solaronicsinfra-red heaters.Three
infra-red heatersbeamwarmth
directlyonto people,carsandwork
surfaces,in repairandreceptionareas.
That fast heat recoveryis appreciated
by customersand employees
alike.
Saturns
GoOut...
Heat
StaysIn!
r CASEHISTORYNO.61
HEATERS
GASINFRA-RED
But what makesgas-firedSolaronics
heaterstruly superior?The answeris in
theWAY theyprovideheat.Unlike
othersystemsthat aredesignedto heat
air, infra-redheaterswarm SURFACES
- like floors,cars,andmostimportantly,people.Peopleretainheat
longer,andbecause
the heatis beamed
directlyontothemthe openingand
closingofbay doorsdoesn'treduce
peoplecomfort.In turn, employees'
enhanced
andconsistentcomfortresults
in fewer sick days,moreefficient
workers,andwarm-to-the-touch
work
parts
andtools. And, workers
surfaces,
still feel warm evenafterthe heaters
shutoff.
The SUNTUBEo
vented infra-red heaters
includesimple chain mounting,
patented rotatable reflectors,
and efficient,heavy-dutySUNTUBE@
heat exchangers.
Servicewriter ScottShirleyreportsit
takesonly five to ten minutesto heat
the entireserviceandwrite-up areas,
evenon the coldestmornings.Because
Solaronicsheatersmaintaina higher
comfortlevel at lower settingsthan
spaceheaters,thermostatsat Saturnof
Turnersvillecanbe setlower at night
andduringthe work day. Shirley
mentionsthis to a visitor standingjust
insidethewrite-upareawith the bay
doorswide open.Neitheris wearinga
jacket.Both arewarm andcomfortable
on a frigid, lateNovemberday.
But who is Solaronics,
Inc. andwhat
makestheir heatersso efficient?
is a U.S. basedmanufacturer
Solaronics
of bothhigh andlow intensitygas-fired
infra-redheatersfor usein overallas
well asspotandareaheatingof indusnial andcommercialbuildings.The low
intensitySolaronicssystemoperates
economicallyon naturalor propanegas
andis designcertifiedby both the
AmericanandCanadian
GasAssociations.
The systemis availablein straightand
U-tubeconfigurationsof from 10to 70
foot lengttrswith inputsrangingfrom
40 to 200,000BTITI{. The reflectors,
eachten feet long, utihzea patented
designfor optimuminfra-reddispersion.Theyhavereflectionalefficiency
of 91.7%.
Solaronics infra-red heaters keep Mike Wolfe, Bill Mueller
and StevePullaro shirt-sleevecomfortable and productive on
cold winter days at Saturn of Turnersville, while the dealership e4joys low energy bills for its serviceand repair areas.
Typically, fuel bills are 30Voto 507olower when compared
with conventionalhot air heating systems.
Adjust reflectorsto direct
heatwhereyou want it.
SolaronicsGasInfia-RedHeaters
SaveEnergyand lmproveEmployeeGomfort
in AutomobileSeruicingFacilities
The followingis a partiallist of applications
similarto this casehistoryin which Solaronics
gasinfra-redheatershavebeensuccessfully
utilized.
Automobile Repair Shops
Avis LubeCenter
AmocoOil Company
Chevron
DallasCar Care Center
ExxonServiceStation
Firestone
GreasedLightnin
GoodyearTires
GeneralTire
GreaseMonkevLubeCenter
BF GoodrichTires
InstantOil Chanoe
InterstateBatterf
Jiffv Lube
MidasMutfler
MeinekeDiscountMutflers
Mr. Muffler
Marathon
MobilOil
NationalCar Rental
Pep Boys
Phillios66
Pennzoil
QuakerStateMinit-Lube
SoeedvLube
Siate FarmAutomobile
Insurance
SoeedeeOil Chanoe
SbeedvMutflerKin-q
Sheiloil
SunocoProducls
StandardOil
SearsAuto Center
TexacoExoressLube
TexasOil
Tuffy Mutfler
Uniroyal,Inc.
U. S. Lube
Valvoline10-Minute
Oil Chanoe
WesternAuto Distribution
ZeibartRust Proofing
State/MunicipalVehicle
MaintenanceFacilities
Alameda,CA
Alamosa,CO
Amherst,NH
Arlington,
TX
BellroseVillage,NY
Buffalo,NY
Big Springs,TX
Bloomington,
MN
BowlinoGreen.VA
Bloomiield,
lA
Columbus,OH
Cumberland,
MD
ColoradoSprings,CO
Corvdon.lA
Cnit'dress,
TX
Chicaoo.lL
Ctevehnd,Olt
Dallas,TX
Decatur,GA
Farmington,
CT
Ferndale,
Ml
Gent,WV
Gouverneur,
NY
Itasca,lL
Janesville,
Wl
Jacksonville,
FL
Livermore,
CA
Lompoc,CA
Manistee,Ml
Mars, PA
Montevideo,
MN
Muscatine,
lA
Memphis,TN
McKinney,
TX
Norfolk,VA
NewportNews,VA
Norton,KS
Nashville,
TN
Pentwater,Ml
Parkdale,
Ml
ReeceAFB, TX
Rochester,
Ml
Riggston,lL
Saginaw,Ml
St. Paul,MN
San Francisco,CA
Summerfield,
FL
Tyler,TX
Ukiah,CA
VirginiaBeach,VA
Weston,WV
Wausau,Wl
Williston,
ND,
WhiteSandsMissileRange,NM
Winston-Salem,
NC
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Quick. Efficient. Silent. Warm. That's how the repair
personneldescribethe Solaronicsinfra-red heatersat
Saturn of Turnersville. Tools, work surfaces,floors, but
most important, people,stay comfortable and produdive.
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