The Education School Premises Regulation of 1999 set out various guidelines regarding the minimum temperatures appropriate for schools:
- In areas where there is a lower than normal level of activity such as in sick rooms the appropriate minimum temperature is 21˚C.
- In areas where there is a normal level of physical activity such as in classrooms, the temperature should be at least 18˚C.
- In areas where there is a higher than normal level of physical activity such as in gymnasiums/sports halls, the temperature should be set at a minimum level of 16˚C.
Therefore, it is paramount when dealing with boiler failure to get a temporary heating solution in place as soon as possible to prevent the risk of closure and to help maintain the well-being of school’s students.
Boiler Solutions – Getting you back to business as usual
Cross Rental Services can support schools through several boiler hire solutions, whether it is for an emergency boiler hire or a planned boiler hire during the school holidays.
As well as having a selection of boiler hire options, Cross Rental Services also have a versatile range of temporary boilers to suit your needs. For example, the temporary 300kW boiler a school may be hiring over the winter period may not be necessary for the summer period due to the increase in temperature. Thus, Cross Rental can provide a flexible boiler hire solution in which this boiler could seamlessly be changed when the summer period is reached with a boiler of lower capacity to provide heating & hot water all year round.
If there is little space on site for the temporary boiler, then this is no issue with a 100kW trailerised condensing boiler being part of the Cross Rental boiler range, helping to provide an efficient solution in a reduced space giving the school’s occupants the freedom to move around.
Heating/Cooling options
Boilers are not the only the only available heating option for schools this winter with Cross Rental Services housing a heater range stretching from 3kW – 230kW. The applications of these heating solutions may differ from space heating in classrooms & libraries to the use of indirect heaters to provide heating for halls & lecture theatres. Furthermore, air conditioning units can be provided for cooling classrooms during hot summers.
