The case of the flooded brewery boiler, this weeks case

RayWohlfarth

During a steam class for the local brewers, a brew master approached me at the break and told me the boiler flooded every night. Each morning prior to brewing, it would take 10-15 minutes of draining to see the water level in the boiler gauge glass. His water and chemical treatment usage was high. What do you think caused the flooding? As usual, I will post the video link on Friday and will give the answer. Good luck
Ray

dabrakeman

Automatic water feeder and slow condensate return?

dabrakeman

Also see similar discussion here: https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/194309/steam-oil-fired-boiler-filling-up-with-water#latest

RayWohlfarth

The case of the flooded steam boiler, this weeks case, talks about why a steam boiler flooded each night. The reason for the flooding was due to the system going into a vacuum due to a zone valve. I hope you enjoy the case. Here is the link
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ocCir0YuWjw

retiredguy

Actually, we need more information but I will take a stab at the question. With no vents on the system, after the boiler shuts down the steam pressure collapses and allows the boiler to go into a vacuum and pull water from the condensate tank with a make-up feeder flooding the boiler. .

RayWohlfarth

@retiredguy The system was going into a vacuum and pulling the condensate in from the boiler feed