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Hot Water Heat For Poultry And Swine
Multiheat International delivers the dry heat preferred in poultry and swine buildings, a heat only available from hot water heating systems. The Dutch company’s heat exchangers and fans distribute it evenly and economically from exterior boilers. Adjustable outlets can handle buildings up to 100 ft. wide.
“Everybody likes hot water heat, but you have to have air movement,” says Brandon Gleeson, Gleeson Plumbing. “The Multiheat units have both.”
The Dutch system consists of a high efficiency air exchanger on the side of the building to warm incoming air. Hot water supplied by an exterior boiler is piped to individual heat exchange units inside the poultry building. Fans in the units pull ambient air from inside the building through the heat exchanger and distribute the warmed air in a horizontal flow over the birds.
Gleeson, based in Ontario, became the Canadian and U.S. distributor after seeing Multiheat units at a poultry show. He was attracted by the design and customer service.
“We were building a poultry barn for ourselves and for another fellow nearby,” says Gleeson. “We learned that there was a lot of interest, but people didn’t like buying and shipping them individually from the Netherlands. We can import them by the container load.”
In 5 years Gleeson has installed Multiheat systems in more than 20 barns. Prices range from $3,600 to $5,200 (Canadian). He notes that the company offers a variety of systems based on standard-sized buildings.
“If the building is an unusual size, they will size it for us and recommend a system that fits,” says Gleeson.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gleeson Plumbing Inc., 8240 Wellington Road 8, Moorefield, Ont. Canada N0G 2K0 (ph 226 818-4378; brandon.gleeson@hotmail.com).



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2020 - Volume #44, Issue #5