Editorial
Contact: Mike Leeming
Parker
Boiler: National Sales Manager
Direct Tel
323-727-9800
Email:
mleeming@parkerboiler.com
Parker Boiler: Industrial Boiler
Specialists
Web site www.parkerboiler.com
WHITE PAPER
SUBJECT: PROPER
STEAM BOILER WATER TREATMENT
ATTN: EDITOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday,
February 06, 2008
A
proper Water Treatment Program is absolutely essential for the successful
operation of any steam boiler. If your
steam boiler water treatment level is below Level 4, you are at risk of doing
harm to your boiler, tubes and/or drum.
This means that costly repairs may be required.
We
encourage you to invest the time and capital to protect your boiler from
harmful water treatment conditions by at least meeting our Level 4 treatment
criteria. This treatment program,
complied by Bob Johnson, our San Diego Factory representative who has been with
Parker Boiler for 50 years, is designed to protect the boiler from corrosion
and scaling.
In
addition to a proper Water Treatment Level Program, it is also essential that
safety codes be followed on your boiler, proper permits are obtained, regular
inspections are done, trained operators look after the boiler, and at least a
daily low water cutoff test is performed.
Parker
has thorough documentation on all Safety & Operation Procedures and code
requirements. Additionally, we provide
training on steam and hot water boilers.
We invite you to contact Parker to answer any questions regarding your
boilers’ operation and/or training.
NOTES: For
purposes here, reverse osmosis water is acceptable as soft water. Level 4 is minimum level for proper boiler
care and warranty consideration.
STEAM BOILER WATER TREATMENT LEVELS
-
Soft
water, regular hardness testing
-
Separate
chemical tanks for sulfite, inhibitors, amine
-
Fed
separately by chemical feed pumps based on boiler feed or by timer(s)
-
By
water treatment service company with regular analyses / recommendations
-
Soft
water, regular hardness testing
-
Blended
treatment (sulfite, inhibitors, amine) fed by chemical pump
-
Based
on boiler feed
-
By
water treatment service company with regular analyses / recommendations
LEVEL 4
-
Soft
water, with frequent water hardness testing
-
Blended
water treatment - fed by chemical feed pump based on boiler feed (or by timer)
-
Purchased
from non-servicing / 3rd party supplier – with monthly water
analyses
- (Same as level 3
except daily water hardness testing and monthly water analyses).
(LEVELS 3 AND LOWER
ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS PROPER PROGRAMS)
-
Soft
water, with no / infrequent hardness testing
-
Blended
water treatment - fed by chemical feed pump based on boiler feed (or by timer)
-
Purchased
from non-servicing 3rd party supplier; no / infrequent water
analyses
-
Soft
water with no / infrequent hardness testing
-
Blended
water treatment, Batch-fed (includes manually operated “push-pump”)
-
Purchased
from non-servicing / 3rd party supplier; no / infrequent water
analyses
- Soft water - with no
water treatment or
-
Water
treatment with no soft water
No soft water, no treatment (includes use of
any magnetic, catalyst or other in-line device which is claimed to replace soft
water & water treatment)
Parker
Boiler manufactures a full range of steam boilers,
hot water
boilers, thermal
liquid heaters, indirect water
heaters, low NOx
burners, water
softeners, feedwater
return systems, feedwater
deaerators, blowoff tanks,
storage
tanks and boiler
room accessories.
For more
information, please contact
Mike Leeming
Tel 323-727-9800 Telephone
or Fax 323-722-2848 or email sales@parkerboiler.com Please
visit www.parkerboiler.com