Preheating boiler feed water

stevenknaub

any pros and cons on preheating boiler feed water prior to adding feed water to the system?

Burnham Independence IN-4 steam

ethicalpaul

the pro is you can remove virtually all of the dissolved oxygen in the water by heating it to boiling

The con is the time and energy spent

I boil mine

guzzinerd

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1888085#Comment_1888085

I would imagine you'd need less than a tea kettle for this if your system isn't leaking, no?

ethicalpaul

I usually do a gallon or so in a pot

EdTheHeaterMan

Here is a story about using a low cost steam boiler for food grade process steam. It goes into a detail about preheating water that goes into a steam boiler. There is good reason to do it.

https://heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/steam-boilers-in-food-processing-applications/