Preheating boiler feed water
any pros and cons on preheating boiler feed water prior to adding feed water to the system?
Burnham Independence IN-4 steam
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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
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I would imagine you'd need less than a tea kettle for this if your system isn't leaking, no?
Bryant 245-8, 430k btu, 2-pipe steam in a 1930s 6-unit 1-story apt building in the NM mountains. 26 radiators 3800sqf
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I usually do a gallon or so in a pot
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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.
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After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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