Tea Trails luxury bungalows
Resplendent Ceylon — Tea Trails
The world's first tea bungalow resort — five restored colonial planter residences at 1,250 m near Hatton. A gas-fired Rinnai system replaced an under-performing electric spa heater, halving heat-up times and cutting operating costs by 30%.
Rinnai has supplied hot water systems for Resplendent Ceylon projects for many years. We were asked to design an alternative to the existing electric Jacuzzi heating system, which was not coping with demand — especially in winter. Electricity costs were rising, heat-up times for the spa were too long, and target temperatures were rarely met.
Rinnai Gas Tankless + Titanium Tube-in-Tube Heat Exchanger
Rinnai worked with the client to implement a gas-fired system incorporating Rinnai gas tankless technology, a titanium tube-in-tube heat exchanger and a quality control system.
The system installed at Dunkeld Bungalow halved Jacuzzi heat-up times, even in winter, and produced a 30% saving on operational costs. Crucially, target temperature is now reliably maintained on the coldest days. Following that success, the system has been adopted across other bungalows.
- →Jacuzzi heat-up time halved — even in central highlands winter
- →30% reduction in spa operational costs
- →Target spa temperature reliably maintained year-round
- →Titanium tube-in-tube exchanger handles spa water chemistry
- →Proven template now rolled out across additional Tea Trails bungalows
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Other projects we’ve delivered
Clearpoint Residencies
A 46-floor, 171-residence vertical garden by Milroy Perera Architects and Maga Engineering. Each apartment is served by an individual Rinnai gas tankless heater — no electrical loading, no stored hot water, no wasted floor space.
Horton Heights
A 70-room hotel and busy multi-cuisine kitchen in the hill country. Designed in collaboration with Rinnai Australia, a dual-tank, eight-heater manifold delivers continuous hot water across the property while cutting both water and energy waste.
Wild Coast Tented Lodge
A Resplendent Ceylon resort spread across many hectares between ocean and jungle. A mix of Rinnai commercial tankless technologies serves staff quarters, on-site laundry, prep and staff kitchens, the main restaurant, and the resort's service facilities.