Patients inflicted with HBS – Heating Bill Shockotosis – finally have a cure with the Effinity⁹³ from Modine  

Trees have been bare for weeks. Kids are waiting for busses bundled in layers of clothes. Employees are fighting for the closest parking spot to the door. These scenes can only mean one thing…winter is about to rear its ugly head. But, to facility managers, business owners and maintenance supervisors, winter means something else, a condition known as HBS – Heating Bill Shockotosis.

This condition strikes every year between December and March. That’s when many business and school facility managers injure their jaw after it hits the ground upon opening their monthly utility bill. Thanks to Modine, there’s now a cure for Heating Bill Shockotosis, one that not only saves money, but is painless to install.

The Effinity⁹³ is the most efficient gas-fired unit heater in North America. With six models available – from 135,000 to 310,000 BTU/hr – all operating at 93% efficiency, the Effinity⁹³ is the cure for the common cold winter. It will help raise your comfort level to heights you never thought imaginable in the harsh winter months.

Significant Savings and ROI

Engineered with your bottom line in mind, the Effinity⁹³ uses significantly less natural gas or propane than traditional 78% seasonally efficient power-vented unit heaters or 65% efficient gravity-vented heaters. This means annual savings approaching $1,000 or more per heater for many North American markets.

Unlike a lot of so-called heating cures on the market today which make promise after promise, this one isn’t made of smoke and mirrors. Instead, this cure comes from a company rich with heat transfer experience; a company that invented the unit heater in 1923, and continues to lead the market today.

Also, this cure for HBS doesn’t come with a price tag so high you’ll need a decade or more to receive payback on your investment. In fact, throughout most of North America, the payback period for upgrading to a premium heater like the Effinity⁹³ is less than three years.

When you consider most buildings have multiple unit heaters, it's not difficult to imagine the immense impact the Effinity⁹³ can have on the most severe cases of HBS.

Ease of Service and Installation

Some procedures to cure HBS, while effective, are very painful to implement. Again, this is not the case with the Effinity⁹³.

Quality. Ease of installation. Serviceability. These three traits were engineered into the Effinity⁹³ from the beginning. All models are constructed to fit in the same box size as Modine’s proven 80% efficient heater line, ensuring that your heater has been tested to beat the heat and any other obstacles thrown in its way.

From a serviceability standpoint, only the Effinity⁹³ comes equipped with operating lights that let you know the unit is running properly. Long gone are the days where you need to climb a ladder to make sure the heater is working correctly.

Helping the Environment Along the Way

The Effinity⁹³ can bring about a positive outlook to your finances, as well as the environment. With 16-32% less CO₂ output versus other gas-fired heaters, just one Effinity⁹³ can be equivalent to:

• Removing a car from the road
• Planting 150 trees
• Eliminating 13,000 lbs of CO₂ emissions

Rebates are available!

Utility companies are rapidly learning about the Effinity⁹³ and the positive environmental effects the product line can provide. As a result, many have implemented rebate programs as an incentive for end users to upgrade their facilities to high-efficiency condensing unit heaters. These rebates are often significant enough to substantially shorten your payback period. To learn more about current prescribed programs throughout the United States, view our Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs brochure and look for your state/utility.

Take the Heat Savings Challenge!

To show facility managers how painless the transition to this HBS cure can be, Modine has created a Heat Savings Calculator program. With this customized program we can enter the specific operating guidelines for your facility – from the days/months you require heat, to the occupied and unoccupied temperatures within the building(s) – and show you your five-year ROI in just a matter of minutes.

If you would like to schedule an energy audit with one of our representatives and start down the path of a winter free of Heating Bill Shockotosis, please contact Ray Schaffart at 262.636.1504 or email him at r.s.schaffart@na.modine.com. You can also fill out our brief Commercial Effinity⁹³ Savings Form (form toward the bottom) and submit that on-line.