water treatment for a steam boiler

George_10

You can check them out at www.rhomarwater.com under Residential Steam Boilers.

There is a great deal more than just adding the cleaner and the treatment to pro-actively care for a steam boiler heating system. Some of the basics are conductivity testing, when to do blow downs and how often. Other questions revolve around the fill water. Those home owners and contractors with a thoughtfull program in place are blessed with few problems. Those that leave it up to chance can be burned badly by problems that could have been prevented. Prevention is a routine practice in the industrial world. With the cost of energy and repairs, this will become more of an issue in the residential market.

Glen

Steamers!

Aside from manufacturers recommendations - what are your preferences towards water treatment (softening/filtration etc) for a LGB 7 boiler vs daily addition of oxy scavenger etc. This issue has popped up several times in the last few months and while it centers around the Weil Mclean boilers - it is not limited to that product. Feed water is also under some scruntiny with an insurance claim - if you compare feed rates from a condensate pump vs direct feed - which prv (145 psi city pressure) is recommended - I have even the boiler inspector scratching his head on that one. What say the wall??

Empire_2

Water /Bad....

In my opinion water is inherrently hard by nature and lack of treatment can only compound this problem after the water has been worked over by Any boiler. Filters which remove calcium, Iron, even Chlorene are a plus, but not always practical. Most PRV have fine screens which only remove contaminants. Working pressures in and out can be chosen by the contractor as to which unit you choose. 145psi seems to be hi, but I wish we had even 65psi constant in Buffalo, NY. Direct feed and the contents in this water should be able to be obtained from your local Municipality. Cond. Pump, well....I wouldn't normally treat or filter it, but every situation is different.
Hope this helped your thoughts on your topic. I think you will find that some of the greatest WetHeads will love to answer this Q? Good luck you are in the right place..
MikeT

Glen

exactly -

my concern. Lack of maintenance has caused premature failure coupled with poor water condition - equals cracked sections due to dry firing. So I am looking at a PM solution to minimize future problems.

Ken_8

The best water treatment on earth is...

To fix the traps!

No traps? Fix any leaking vent. Better yet, replace ALL vents every 10 years.

Water treatment then becomes easy, minimally problematic and in many instances, completely un-necessary!

Water treatment is uneeded, unless in large steel tube boilers, or in "process" settings. They need clean water and 99.9% of what goes out - to come back.



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