We have a 250 hp low pressure boiler rated at 8500lbs/hr.
we modulate between 12 and 14 psi. We have equipment that operates once a day that has a steam demand of 4000 lbs/hr. When the equipment turns on the high steam demand lowers the pressure( to about 5 psi) in the entire system and the...
Thanks for the tip on checking out the steam traps, they might be the wrong size now because of the change. The boiler was here when I arrived and it worked ok at 15 psi with the 3" line but when we put in the 6" line we are not able to maintain the proper temp. in the process tank.
We have a boiler we operate at 15 psi. It is rated at 8625 lbs/hr at 150 psi but we operate it as a low pressure boiler. The pipe leaving the boiler going to the 6" steam header was 3". We replaced this 3" pipe with a 6" pipe and are now having problems heating our process tanks to the desired...
