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STEAM BOILER THAT USES 100% FRESH WATER FOR STEAMING CRABS

RonS
RonS Member Posts: 10
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PLEASE HELP ME TO FIND A GOOD GAS BOILER THAT WILL WORK WITH 100% FRISH WATER FOR A CRAB HOUSE JOB I HAVE THANKS

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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,598
    Use any good boiler

    but feed it through a water heater, set on high, and after the water heater, install a quality air separator. Both will add years to the life of the boiler that's seeing 100% fresh water.
    Retired and loving it.
  • Andy Michl_2
    Andy Michl_2 Member Posts: 14


    I installed a steam boiler a number of years ago for a similar application and they would install a new boiler every 3-4 years even after the one I put in. None of the wholesale houses made any recommendations like that. But this makes alot of sense, preheat the water to help the oxygen seperate and then run it thropugh an air seperator. They even tried treating the water. Any more info that you have on this type of application would be great. May be this could be your next give and get question. Andy
  • HBW
    HBW Member Posts: 33
    Food Processing

    Check out this Fulton Steam Boiler link, look at the applications section and read about what they can do.

    http://www.fulton.com/steam.htm


    Good Luck!
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,598
    the preheat

    also does a great job of letting the hardness settle out of the feed water.
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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,598
    I'm not spotting

    the applications section. Where should I look? Thanks.
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  • HBW
    HBW Member Posts: 33
    Try Looking

    Click on one of the boiler picture types, then you will see a header selection 'applications', this will take you to a pdf.
  • Chauncey
    Chauncey Member Posts: 43
    These are powered by W/M 78's

  • Chauncey
    Chauncey Member Posts: 43
    These are powered by W/M 78's

    on oil. This one lasted about 5 years. No water treatment at all. The entire section is internally white with a lovely insulating glaze of sediment. The bottom passages get completely clogged with chips. It must work $-wise for the customer however. People keep eating the crabs. Use the standard piping for the boiler as in the manual. This "system" has a return for the start-up condensate. Figure about 25K BTU's per bushel.
  • Chauncey
    Chauncey Member Posts: 43
    pictures

  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,598
    I'll bet

    you can more than double its life with the feedwater heater and the air separator.
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  • Steve Ebels
    Steve Ebels Member Posts: 904
    I would

    assume that this holds true for any process type application. Are you talking about a regular air sep. like you would use on a regular hot water boiler application? Spirovent or the like?
  • Chauncey
    Chauncey Member Posts: 43
    No doubt about it.

    To steal a phrase from the financial people, and the people who estimate new car mpg "...individual results may vary....." "current performance is no guarantee of....".
    This paraticular job is well piped. Most boilers used for this type of application, especially the mobile boilers, are usually piped like the attached photo. Look how well these two companies can work together when given the chance. C
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,598
    Piping is critical

    Well done. Check this out:

    http://www.heatinghelp.com/newsletter.cfm?Id=49
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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,598
    Yes

    Spirovent or the like.
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  • Chauncey
    Chauncey Member Posts: 43
    Watch out for gas boilers over 400K input

    > on oil. This one lasted about 5 years. No water

    > treatment at all. The entire section is

    > internally white with a lovely insulating glaze

    > of sediment. The bottom passages get completely

    > clogged with chips. It must work $-wise for the

    > customer however. People keep eating the crabs.

    > Use the standard piping for the boiler as in the

    > manual. This "system" has a return for the

    > start-up condensate. Figure about 25K BTU's per

    > bushel.



  • Chauncey
    Chauncey Member Posts: 43
    Watch out for gas boilers over 400K input

    some jurisdictions, like Maryland, inspect these boilers, and they must comply with csd-1. Oil boilers often escape inspection. Not wise, just a fact. C
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