Are Your Steam Traps Installed Properly?
2/2/2012
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Your steam traps have failed in the open position. Besides causing water hammer and uneven heating throughout the building, steam will show up in the vented receiver when the traps fail. As the condensate gets hotter,...
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Safety Drains Prevent Flooded Heat Exchangers
11/17/2011
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When steam supply pressure is insufficient to lift condensate to an overhead return, the condensate will accumulate in the piping and the heat exchanger until there is sufficient pressure to push it out and up to the ret...
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Are You Steam Trap Active?
9/29/2011
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A steam trap monitoring and testing program is vital to an efficient steam system since generating steam is expensive and can cost anywhere from $12 to $17 per 1,000 pounds.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy...
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Goodbye Manual Steam Trap Checks...Hello Wireless Monitoring
9/8/2011
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Steam trap monitoring has entered the 21st century with the advent of SteamEye® a wireless transmitter that detects temperature and ultrasonic fluctuations in steam flow and reports the data to web-based application know...
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Lincoln's Tomb is Going Green with Geothermal System
10/9/2010
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Abraham Lincoln's tomb is going green. The state of Illinois will be replacing the tomb's old heating and cooling system with a new geothermal one. According to the Chicago Tribune Cityscapes, the new system that consist...
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The $37 million steam trap
8/25/2010
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Here’s to preventative maintenance, a practice often overlooked. When the laws of physics and the laws of economics collide, the laws of economics nearly always win in the short run, and especially in this slow economy. ...
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