FORCE W delivers straightforward boiler replacement at St John’s College, Cambridge
- News
- 13 August 2026
Restoring reliable heating with minimal disruption
When a boiler failed at St John’s College, Cambridge, the priority was to restore reliable heating with a replacement that could be integrated into the existing plant room without an unnecessarily involved installation.
The Ferroli FORCE W was selected because its compact, wall-hung design and flexible controls offered a practical route to replacing the failed unit while retaining the other boilers already in place.
That expectation was borne out on site. Installation and set-up were both straightforward, helping to minimise disruption for the College.
A flexible solution for an existing plant room
The installation demonstrates an important advantage of the FORCE W: it can form part of a carefully designed mixed-manufacturer plant arrangement, rather than requiring every existing boiler to be replaced at the same time.
The FORCE W is designed for single or modular operation and can be installed in cascade configurations up to 600 kW. Its control options include a 0–10 V DC input, together with Modbus and OpenTherm communication protocols, giving system designers useful flexibility when integrating the boiler with external controls and existing plant.
As with any mixed-manufacturer cascade, compatibility and the control strategy should be confirmed for the individual system.
A flexible solution for an existing plant room
The installation demonstrates an important advantage of the FORCE W: it can form part of a carefully designed mixed-manufacturer plant arrangement, rather than requiring every existing boiler to be replaced at the same time.
The FORCE W is designed for single or modular operation and can be installed in cascade configurations up to 600 kW. Its control options include a 0–10 V DC input, together with Modbus and OpenTherm communication protocols, giving system designers useful flexibility when integrating the boiler with external controls and existing plant.
As with any mixed-manufacturer cascade, compatibility and the control strategy should be confirmed for the individual system.
Built for commercial heating applications
Available in outputs from 60 to 150 kW, the FORCE W combines a high-efficiency aluminium-silicon heat exchanger with a premix metal-fibre burner. It is suitable for natural gas or LPG and achieves Class 6 NOx performance under EN 15502-1.
“We chose the FORCE W because we felt the installation would be less involved, and this proved to be the case. Set-up was very straightforward and the client is very happy. ”
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