In healthcare environments, reliable heating and hot water are critical for maintaining patient comfort, infection control, and operational continuity. During a planned plant room refurbishment at a busy community hospital, these essential services needed to remain uninterrupted.
Ideal Heat Solutions was tasked with supplying and installing a temporary boiler hire solution to keep the hospital’s heating system fully operational, ensuring wards, treatment areas, and staff facilities stayed warm throughout the works.
This detailed assessment enabled our team to design a temporary heating system that could operate seamlessly alongside the hospital’s infrastructure without any disruption to daily activity.
Following the survey, we dispatched specialist equipment to site, including:
All equipment was pre-tested and prepared for fast integration to keep installation time to a minimum.
Once commissioned, the system immediately took overheating operations, allowing the permanent plant room refurbishment to continue without any service interruption.
The temporary heating system supplied continuous heat throughout the hospital, maintaining stable internal temperatures across wards, offices, and clinical spaces. It was integrated directly into the plant room’s heating network, supporting space heating and calorifier-fed hot water production.
Throughout the project, Ideal Heat Solutions engineers monitored the system closely to ensure reliable, energy-efficient operation.
All equipment was selected for reliability, performance, and compliance with healthcare standards:
To provide safe, reliable heating to a live hospital during a planned plant room refurbishment. The solution needed to:
Ideal Heat Solutions supplied and installed a 600kW gas-fired temporary boiler, complete with custom reducers and a supported scaffolding system to carry the heating hoses safely to the plant connection points.
Installation and commissioning were completed on schedule, allowing plant room works to continue without disrupting patient care.
Ideal Heat Solutions is trusted across the healthcare and facilities management sector for delivering temporary heating and hot water systems that ensure full operational continuity.
In hospital environments, heating and hot water are essential for patient safety and staff comfort. During refurbishment projects or maintenance works, temporary boiler hire provides a safe, efficient, and compliant solution to keep facilities running without interruption.
By delivering a 600kW gas-fired temporary boiler and bespoke connection system, Ideal Heat Solutions maintained consistent, reliable heating for this hospital — ensuring uninterrupted care and a warm, safe environment for staff and patients.
Call our team today or complete our quick online form for a free, no-obligation quote on temporary boiler hire for hospitals and healthcare sites.
How quickly can you install a temporary boiler for a hospital?
We can typically mobilise and install within 24–48 hours, depending on access and requirements.
Can temporary boilers operate safely in live hospital environments?
Yes — all systems are installed externally and comply with NHS and HSE standards for safety and hygiene.
What sizes of temporary boilers are available?
Our fleet ranges from compact 15kW electric boilers to 1.5MW packaged plant rooms.
Do you provide remote monitoring?
Yes — all packaged boilers include Trend BMS remote monitoring for performance visibility and fault alerts.
Do you manage enabling works and scaffolding?
Yes — we handle full project management, including scaffolding, cranage, power connections, and system commissioning.
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