By now, most of our customers have fired up their steam boilers for another winter season. Whether your season is seasonal, or year-around operation you rely on consistent operation of this key piece of equipment. Next summer, most will be preparing these boilers for their annual inspection. What we all want to see is a nice clean boiler internals with a gun-barrel metal surface (no deposits), and protected from pitting (oxygen pitting).
There are a few simple steps to insure you have a successful boiler operating season – with No Nasty Surprises.
1. Make sure your softeners are operating properly and always providing soft water for makeup.
2. Keep plenty of oxygen scavenger (typically sulfite) in your boiler – particularly when that boiler is not the lead boiler.
3. Follow your water treatment professional’s advice on proper chemical levels in the boilers and in the steam distribution system.
4. If you haven’t had your boiler tuned up within the last year, get it done now. This will insure maximum fireside efficiency.
Follow these simple steps, and you’ll maintain maximum efficiency (lowest operating cost), reliable steam production – and NO SURPRISES when you open the boiler for inspection.
Posted on behalf of Fred Lattin
Friday, November 18, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Always Rethinking What We Do
As we sit here six weeks or so from the beginning of the new year it becomes a time to reflect on what we have been doing and how that relates to what we do in the coming year. This is applicable at so many levels ... at an individual level, either personally or professionally, all the way up to all the different levels of the largest corporations. And we certainly do this as a business in all aspects of our operation. It can range from the day to day things such as how we handle an order and prepare it as efficiently and effectively as possible to taking a look at the types of products and services we offer.
In the coming weeks we will be seeing demos for software packages that could improve our operation and efficiencies when implemented correctly. The implementation would be a big undertaking but it would be for the purpose of moving forward and improvement as a company. Then just yesterday we spent several hours meeting with one of our equipment partners, Hydro Systems Company, about the possibilities of developing a piece of equipment that could enhance a series of our products. In both instances we know what we do or have currently can work but we certainly think each can be better.
These are the types of activities we have to undertake to make sure, as an organization, we are always doing things to keep us moving forward. And these are just a couple examples of many things we will will consider as we finish up this year and gear up for 2012.
If you are viewing this blog as a customer and end user of water treatment products, such as those for cooling towers and boilers, consider EnduroSOLV as one possible solution for making what you do better and moving it forward. Yes, what you have currently can work but we certainly think EnduroSOLV can make it better.
In the coming weeks we will be seeing demos for software packages that could improve our operation and efficiencies when implemented correctly. The implementation would be a big undertaking but it would be for the purpose of moving forward and improvement as a company. Then just yesterday we spent several hours meeting with one of our equipment partners, Hydro Systems Company, about the possibilities of developing a piece of equipment that could enhance a series of our products. In both instances we know what we do or have currently can work but we certainly think each can be better.
These are the types of activities we have to undertake to make sure, as an organization, we are always doing things to keep us moving forward. And these are just a couple examples of many things we will will consider as we finish up this year and gear up for 2012.
If you are viewing this blog as a customer and end user of water treatment products, such as those for cooling towers and boilers, consider EnduroSOLV as one possible solution for making what you do better and moving it forward. Yes, what you have currently can work but we certainly think EnduroSOLV can make it better.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
EnduroSolv® -- A Great Choice for Schools
Last week, I motored down I-75 to Lexington to attend the Kentucky School Plant Manager Association Meeting (KSPMA). It was another opportunity to share the benefits of the EnduroSolv® solid water treatment alternative to facility managers of Kentucky’s K-12 schools. A colleague from AquaPhase, our EnduroSolv® distributor in Tennessee and Kentucky helped me staff our booth.
As is the case more and more often these days, the response to our technology and product offering was overwhelming. Facility managers and others commented about how much sense our products made for their cooling towers and boilers. In addition to reduced shipping costs and hassles, KSPMA attendees appreciated the safety and sustainability advantages of EnduroSolv® products over traditional caustic liquid chemicals.
As a result of our success at the KSPMA show, AquaPhase will be working to transition a number of school districts to the EnduroSolv® solution in the coming months. If you would like to join these forward thinking facility managers or would like to learn more about EnduroSolv® solid water treatment solutions, please visit www.endurosolv.com.
As is the case more and more often these days, the response to our technology and product offering was overwhelming. Facility managers and others commented about how much sense our products made for their cooling towers and boilers. In addition to reduced shipping costs and hassles, KSPMA attendees appreciated the safety and sustainability advantages of EnduroSolv® products over traditional caustic liquid chemicals.
As a result of our success at the KSPMA show, AquaPhase will be working to transition a number of school districts to the EnduroSolv® solution in the coming months. If you would like to join these forward thinking facility managers or would like to learn more about EnduroSolv® solid water treatment solutions, please visit www.endurosolv.com.
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