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          Used to cool the hot, compressed air from the turbo before it reaches the engine, the intercoolers improve engine efficiency and reduce emissions for marine and land-based stationary engines.

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          Exhaust gas heat exchangers are designed to recover waste heat energy from the exhaust stream of reciprocating engine powered generating sets.

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          Bowman 'copper free' fuel coolers are compact, highly efficient heat exchangers suitable for fuel conditioning rigs in the automotive testing industry.

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          Engine coolant header tank heat exchangers for marine propulsion, gensets or stationary land-based engines.

      • Hot Tub Heat Exchangers
        • Hot Tub Heat Exchangers

          Bowman EC 80-5113-1T heat exchangers provide a new solution for heating spas and hot tubs in just a fraction of the time taken by traditional electric heaters.

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          Highly efficient heat transfer solutions for cooling marine, land-based and underground hydraulic systems.

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          Bowman inline plate heat exchangers are a compact, economical solution for high efficiency heat transfer.

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          Bespoke cooling solutions for a range of popular marine engines from major OEMs, including coolant heat exchangers, charge air coolers, plus combined heat exchangers and exhaust manifolds, suitable for cooling marine engines up to 1 MW.

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          Bowman has a range of highly efficient oil coolers designed for marine and industrial engines and transmissions.

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          Efficient heat exchangers for cooling electric marine motors, hydrogen fuel cells, battery packs, chargers, AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters, inverters and associated equipment for electric and hybrid marine propulsion and charging systems.

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          Highly efficient heat transfer solutions for cooling a variety of applications where air and fluids need to be cooled by fluids.

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          Many applications require stainless steel shell and tube heat exchangers and Bowman provide a standard range of units that are suitable for cooling or heating a variety of fluids.

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          Bowman swimming pool heat exchangers are renowned for reliability and efficiency. Whether heating your pool with a traditional boiler or a renewable energy source, Bowman is the obvious choice.

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          Premium quality heat exchangers and oil coolers for precise temperature control of engines under test cell development conditions.

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          Recovering waste heat energy from engine powered generating sets for biogas, diesel and natural gas applications up to 1 MW.

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          Efficient cooling for stationary / land-based engines where air cooling is either unavailable or inappropriate.

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          The reliable solution for cooling Electric & Hybrid Marine Propulsion Systems.

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          A comprehensive oil cooling solution for industrial hydraulic control systems, plus high temperature and mining applications.

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        • Marine Hydraulics

          A complete solution for cooling complex on-board hydraulic equipment, including thruster and stabiliser systems.

      • Marine Propulsion
        • Marine Propulsion

          The complete cooling solution for marine engine propulsion, including the latest electric and hybrid systems.

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          An energy efficient solution for heating hot tubs and swim spas faster, significantly reducing heat-up time for guest change-over periods.

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          Quality heat exchangers for efficient swimming pool heating, using boiler or renewable energy heat sources.

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Heating Hot Tubs Faster

An energy efficient solution for heating hot tubs and swim spas faster, significantly reducing heat-up time for guest change-over periods.
Spas and hot tubs are without doubt one of the most sought after guest facilities for holiday leisure destinations and this demand has led to a significant growth in their number year by year. For holiday parks looking to grow their business, accommodation offering individual guest hot tubs has long been seen as the way to increase residency rates and also extend the letting season.

How long does it take to heat a hot tub?

One of the major issues for park operators comes at guest change-over periods, where they are required to drain, clean, refill and re-heat their hot tubs within a window of often just 4 – 5 hours. The problem is that most hot tubs use electric heaters – many are just 3 kW output – raising water temperature by only 1-2 °C per hour. Even when pre-heated water (25 °C) is used to re-fill the tub, it can still take several hours to get the tub to full temperature, often meaning it’s not available, when new guests arrive. The other problem is energy cost. With electricity being more than double the price of gas per kWh, it’s no surprise that hot tubs significantly increase energy costs, often by £500.00 + per tub, per annum. That’s a significant increase to the overheads and running costs of the park.

Heating hot tubs faster

There is a simple solution that addresses both problems, which is based around using an external heat source, such as a gas, LPG or biomass boiler in conjunction with a Bowman heat exchanger. It provides a solution that heats hot tubs in a fraction of the time needed by electric heating and can also reduce energy costs significantly. The operation is similar to that of a swimming pool, in that there are two separate water circuits – the heating water circuit from the boiler and the spa water circuit – which are linked via the Bowman heat exchanger to facilitate heating the spa water.

Here’s how it works

Hot water from the boiler (shown in red in the diagram) is pumped through the ‘outer shell’ of the heat exchanger and transfers its heat load to the spa water (shown in blue in the diagram) before returning back to the boiler to be re-heated. The spa water passes through the heat exchanger’s central ‘tube core’, absorbing heat from the boiler water and is then pumped in to the spa in a continuous cycle. The efficiency of the Bowman heat exchanger raises the spa water temperature by around 12 °C per hour, enabling a typical 1400-litre hot tub to be heated in around 2-3 hours, using ambient temperature water. However, if pre-heated water is used to re-fill, the tub can be heated up to full temperature in just an hour. And, as a bonus, by switching to a more economical external heat source, energy costs can be reduced, compared to electric heating.

The Bowman EC80 heat exchanger has proved to be extremely suitable for heating spas and hot tubs. Its compact dimensions enable it to be easily integrated into the hot tubs pipework, yet it offers up to 25 kW heat transfer capability and can raise spa water temperature by up 12 °C per hour.

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Swimming Pool Heat Exchangers

Technical sales brochure includes product information, ratings charts, drawings and dimensions for the standard product range.

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Energy efficient hot tub heating for luxury golf resort

Download our hot tub case study here.

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Forest Holidays Hot Tub Heating

Case study on the success of a heat exchanger installation at a popular holiday resort.

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Heating hot tubs faster

Download this leaflet to learn how you can achieve faster heat up times for your hot tub.

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