Terrey Hills Tavern with Keverton Outdoors

Paul Ratcliff from the Feros Group who own Terrey Hills Tavern said that Keverton were chosen because:

Terry Hills Tavern is one of the coldest places in the Sydney Basin. The brief was to create beer garden that could be used year round regardless of the weather .

Our investigations on running cost found that Keverton heaters are cheaper to run than gas heaters.

We put them on movement detectors so that they only work when a patron is actually sitting in the booth or seat. This means that you are only paying for the energy when a patron needs the heating. In comparison gas heaters are on all night regardless of whether a patron is in need of heat or not.

They can be individually wired or wired in banks which gives you greater switching control. We can over ride each heater and turn them off or on depending on need. This can be done remotely and does not necessitate standing on a ladder to switch off a gas control cock. Plus they can be put on our Dynalite Control system which enables integration to program on and off cycles to suit opening and closing times.

The heaters also come with a high and low heat mode. This enabled us to tailor the heating mode to suit patron needs and locational issues such as greater exposure to cross wind situations.

The units provide a good spread of heat that, due to the length of the heaters, suits patrons seated in long tables.

The heat is infra-red. The glow is inviting and in warms regardless of the cross wind. We have other heaters which are gas and electric that give off a thermal heat rather than radiant heat, any cross wind and the benefit is wiped away.

Gas bottle type fittings can be moved around. Because Keverton heaters are bolted to the wall they cannot be moved. This means that there is no damage to finishes as bottles are moved around on our timber floors.

In comparison to bottle gas there is not only the savings in energy but also the labour in having to replace the bottle, light them and position them. This usually occurs during busy nights where you can have a staff member constantly being called to light the bottled gas, position them and then have to replace the bottles.

Gas bottles also have OH & S issues relating to storage and change over which you don’t have with Keverton heaters.

There is virtually no maintenance on the installation.

As Clients Agent, having project managed 5 major hotel renovations over the last 6 years, I would not go past looking at Keverton heaters for any future hotel renovations because they are simple and they work. We tried just about every other heater and they don’t measure up in terms of just getting it right.

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