Heart of Our Temple Building

Temple Board of Directors have agreed to replace our 1955 cast iron boiler this summer. I consider the boiler to be the “heart of our building” as it keeps us warm in the winter by delivering hot water to the radiators throughout the building. The 68-year-old boiler will be replaced by two Cleaver Brooks energy efficient condensing boilers. Nine pumps that operate continuously will be replaced by two operating pumps with two spares. This design is expected to reduce our operating costs using less electricity and less natural gas.

The boiler room is in the basement on the north side of the building. We will be shutting down the system at the beginning of July in order to begin construction. The old equipment will be removed making room for the new boilers and pumps that will be installed this August. There will be no heat in the building this summer. The plan is to have the new system operational by September 1, 2023, in time for High Holidays which begin on September 15, 2023.

Our building is 68 years old, so it is important that we maintain it. The building is heated by one boiler. The existing system has no redundancy. That means if the old boiler breaks down, there will be no heat in the building. The new system will have redundancy.  As of September, if one pump fails, we will have a backup.  If one boiler has a problem the other boiler will maintain heat.

If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact me by phone or email. I will be pleased to answer. I am excited to see the old system replaced with modern energy efficient equipment.