CMX 2004 - Plumbing & HVAC
CMX 2004 - Plumbing & HVAC
CMX 2004 - Plumbing & HVAC
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NTI Inc.<br />
Trinity boiler is<br />
quietly efficient<br />
Canadian <strong>HVAC</strong> manufacturer NTI<br />
(formerly NY Thermal) promises<br />
that its Trinity Ultra High-<br />
Efficiency Boiler and Water Heater will<br />
create a new standard for efficiency and<br />
flexibility in North America’s residential<br />
boiler market.<br />
EnergyStar rated, the Trinity offers<br />
two models (150 and 200) modulating<br />
between 50 and 200 MBH. Both have a<br />
proven efficiency of up to 92% AFUE.<br />
Fueled by natural gas or propane, the<br />
units are flexible because they can be<br />
installed in many locations within a home.<br />
Mounted on a wall, they open up<br />
floor area. Compact at 15" x 20" x 23"<br />
(38cm x 50.8cm x 58.4cm), they go<br />
many places other boilers cannot.<br />
Tankless, they reduce energy losses from<br />
standing hot water.<br />
The boilers operate at only 40 dB<br />
thanks to a casing design that virtually<br />
eliminates combustion noises. Jim<br />
Derry, owner of Middletown Sheet<br />
Metal in Bradford, Ontario, says “It’s<br />
amazing how that thing runs, what kind<br />
of range it has, but to actually see it<br />
there... it’s so quiet.”<br />
The Trinity’s combustion system is<br />
totally sealed off from the house, decreasing<br />
heating costs. All combustion<br />
air is drawn from outside, used for<br />
combustion and then expelled.<br />
The units require zero clearance to<br />
combustibles and can be direct vented<br />
through the wall to the outside using 2"<br />
or 3" ABS or CPVC pipe.<br />
Suitable for new construction, custom<br />
homes and retrofits, Trinity boilers<br />
have many applications. Middletown<br />
has used them to heat “everything from<br />
swimming pools to hot tubs, Jacuzzis,<br />
ice melters and in floor heating systems,”<br />
Derry says.<br />
As is, the Trinity can supply the hot<br />
water for baseboard and hydronic heating<br />
systems. Add a fan coil and they are<br />
forced air furnaces. A “Combi” model,<br />
which comes with a second heat<br />
exchanger, can do double duty, providing<br />
households with both heat and<br />
domestic hot water. Mr. Derry’s company<br />
has used the Combi model for most<br />
of its installations. “Installation is quick,<br />
easy with no space required because<br />
they hang on the wall,” he notes.<br />
and auxiliary indirect pump or valve.<br />
It also provides an outdoor sensor for<br />
automatic boiler temperature reset, and a<br />
routine that activates the pump for five<br />
seconds every 72 hours to prevent seizing.<br />
Mr. Derry says that properly<br />
installed and “tweaked” the units are<br />
incredibly efficient. “The Bacharach<br />
printouts” rate the Trinity “from 94%<br />
to 99.5% efficient...that doesn’t lie, they<br />
are that good.”<br />
Another feature of the Trinity is<br />
NTI’s new, state-of-the-art combustion<br />
system. This system allows modulation<br />
of the burner flame to the appropriate<br />
size depending upon the water flow and<br />
required temperature. It incorporates a<br />
Pneumatic Augmented Modulated<br />
(PAM) valve to precisely reduce the<br />
amount of gas that is injected into the<br />
burner, to ensure proper combustion<br />
throughout the full range of modulation.<br />
The system also compensates for<br />
extended venting, removing the need<br />
for adjustments between short and long<br />
vent runs.<br />
An innovative condensing heat<br />
exchanger constructed from 316-L<br />
stainless steel provides virtually endless<br />
hot water at 70-85% efficiency. One<br />
The attractive casing contributes to<br />
the Trinity’s quiet operation.<br />
boiler unit delivers up to 5.5 US gallons<br />
(21 litres) of water per minute at a constant<br />
temperature of 120°F.<br />
The Trinity is manufactured to CSA<br />
and AGA standards and codes.<br />
Our small but mighty boiler<br />
just got smaller.<br />
NTI’s popular Trinity wall-mounted condensing gas boiler<br />
offers reliable and efficient performance, but now in a 35%<br />
smaller package that’s guaranteed to fit into the tightest<br />
space your job demands! This compact but powerful boiler<br />
is also more service-friendly as our customers requested:<br />
components are more accessible so your maintenance call<br />
will go as smoothly as possible.<br />
All this and the Trinity still offers the same advanced features:<br />
whisper-quiet 40 db operation, 92% seasonal efficiency, plastic<br />
venting up to 105 feet, outdoor reset, 100% stainless boiler<br />
construction and up to 5.5 GPM of domestic hot water.<br />
Sentry 2100 controller<br />
At the heart of the Trinity is NTI’s<br />
Sentry 2100 microprocessor controller.<br />
The Sentry 2100 replaces “several controllers<br />
that congest conventional boiler<br />
cabinets,” says Kevin Dennison, NTI’s<br />
president. “The digital programming<br />
Big things DO come in small packages.<br />
system provides the installer with several<br />
operational options and unmatched<br />
www.nythermal.com or<br />
energy management precision.”<br />
1-800-688-2575<br />
An impact-resistant cover fully encloses<br />
the Sentry 2100. The control uses<br />
NY THERMAL INC.<br />
a digital set point for high precision; provides<br />
all safety and operational functions,<br />
and operates burner, heating pump,<br />
Circle Number 145 for More Information<br />
www.plumbingandhvac.ca March/April <strong>2004</strong> – <strong>Plumbing</strong> & <strong>HVAC</strong> Product News 43