Economizer Installation for Non-Deaerated Feedwater Applications

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Economizer installation for non-dearated boiler feedwater. Unit design specifics:

  • Duplex stainless steel economizer tubes with stainless steel fins are required due to dissolved oxygen in the water.
    Upgrade to Duplex stainless steel required to prevent against chloride stress corrosion cracking of any 300 series stainless steel tube.
  • Installation adequate for natural gas firing and #2 oil firing
  • Any economizer that is installed in a possible condensing application MUST be designed with provisions in the lower transition to collect and drain all condensation from the stack, preventing it from entering and damaging the boiler.

    Select The Water Heating Operation:


    For Systems with little or no make-up demands / Pre-heating boiler feedwater:

    Continuous Running Feedpump with Modulating Feedwater Valve

    On/Off Boiler Feedpump Operation


    For Systems with make-up demands >80% Load using both a seperate condensate receiver and boiler feed tank:


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