The FS5H QuickTrap® is designed for drainage of superheated or high-pressure steam mains, equipment, and turbines up to 650 psig and 800ºF. The FreeFloat® design allows for rapid and smooth removal of condensate, and the unique three-point seating ensures a steamtight seal, even under no-load conditions.
Older cities are loaded with boiler rooms full of steam-heating boilers, and lots of people — knuckleheads included — have had decades to mess with what the “dead men” once lovingly installed. So, here’s a short list of things to look for when you’re troubleshooting one of those old systems, starting in the boiler room.
AECOM Technology Corp. announced that a joint venture in which it participates was awarded a five-year $109 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to perform base operations support at the Rock Island Arsenal as well as six other locations in Illinois and Iowa.
So there’s this steam unit heater that won’t put out what it’s supposed to put out. It’s wimpy. The guy with the problem is telling me about it and he’s gesturing like he’s swatting bees. What is a contractor to do?
Part of the PowerDyne™ thermodynamic steam trap family, the Stainless Steel (A182 F304) P46SRN has a replaceable module and the same capacity, pressure, and temperature specifications as the cast steel version but in a corrosion-resistant stainless steel body.
Florida A&M University (FAMU) has chosen Siemens to implement a $12.2 million performance contract that is expected to save the university approximately $1.2 million in equivalent guaranteed annual energy savings.
Years ago, steam heating was a business of installing complete systems and not just a business of replacing boilers and fixing problems as it is today. So, how do you get the most out of a modern steam boiler?
Compatible with virtually every make and model of forced-air systems and ideal for use with heat pumps, the residential Steam Humidifier is a high-efficiency, low-maintenance humidifier, said the company. The humidifier will operate in the heating system without the need for a call for heat.
A line of boilers, ranging from 300,000-850,000 Btuh, are condensing, lightweight commercial hydronic boilers with ultra-low emissions of CO and NOx. They feature a high-quality, full stainless heat exchanger suitable for hydronic heating.