Quintex helps slash energy consumption in Wetherspoon’s pub
The Jack Fairman pub reduces ventilation energy use by 69% using the ETL listed Quintex HVAC Building Controls CHEETAH system
J D Wetherspoon is one of the UK’s best-known pub chains. Founded in 1979, the brand has over 800 pubs in its portfolio, many of them housed in unusual, historic buildings, including former cinemas and banks.
One Wetherspoon’s pub using ETL-listed technology to reduce energy consumption is the Jack Fairman in Horley, Surrey. The art-deco style pub, built in the 1930s, has been brought up to date with the latest in energy-efficient technology.
The Jack Fairman pub, Horley
The challenge: Reduce energy costs in the Jack Fairman pub’s commercial kitchen
With energy costs rising sharply in the past few years, saving on energy whilst encouraging sustainability as the UK heads towards Net Zero is of the utmost importance for business leaders. Wetherspoon’s states, ‘We have set ourselves a target to reduce business wide usage of energy and water consumption tangibly year on year’.
According to Quintex, ventilation can form 30% of a commercial kitchen’s energy usage, with extractor fans often running at full speed all day long, whether they’re needed or not. This can lead to wasted energy and excess carbon emissions.
The solution: CHEETAH DCKV Energy Control on the ETL
The Jack Fairman installed Quintex’s CHEETAH DCKV Energy Control, a HVAC Building Control that reduces ventilation energy consumption in the pub’s commercial kitchen, listed on the ETL.
The CHEETAH system cuts ventilation energy usage by controlling the extract and supply fans, meaning they only run when they need to. Using temperature, optic, and flow sensors, it can detect heat, steam, and smoke from the kitchen, adjusting its fan speed up and down as needed.
The result: Significant savings on energy and costs
Since installing the new HVAC Building Control in October 2013, the results have been impressive. According to Quintex, the pub is now saving 36,167 kWh per year, as well as 8.1 tonnes of carbon per annum.
Fan energy consumption is down by 69%, with an annual saving for the Jack Fairman of £9,041. The payback on the initial investment is 1.88 years. In addition to the money and energy saved, the pub benefits from a reduction in maintenance costs, as the extract and supply fans now have a longer lifespan, needing less in the way of repairs. This also provides a big time saving, with less downtime for ventilation equipment.
Cheetah Processor
Cheetah Display
A spokesperson from Quintex says:
Cheetah was introduced at the Jack Fairman to significantly reduce energy consumption from the extraction fans. While Cheetah typically achieves a 50–60% reduction in fan energy use, this site exceeded expectations with an impressive 69% reduction.
Following this success, Quintex installed Cheetah in 654 JD Wetherspoon sites across the UK. Collectively this saved over 7 million kWh of energy, equivalent to £1.47 million in savings annually, and reduced CO₂ emissions by 1,600 tonnes each year.
For more details on Quintex, head to the company’s website.
You can find the CHEETAH system plus many more products under the HVAC Building Controls category on the ETL.
For other independently verified energy efficient products suitable for professional kitchens, check out professional foodservice equipment on the ETL, including combi-steam ovens, dishwashers, and cellar cooling equipment.
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