BOILER SCHOOL

All equipment manufactured, imported and supplied by Combustion Technology fully complies with South African Legislation, in particular the Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER), South African National Standards – SANS 347 and SANS 329.

Our commissioning and service technicians are SAQCC Gas Registered Gas Practitioners in terms of the PER which will issue a Certificate of Compliance (C.o.C) if the gas installation meets all SANS 329 requirements. All our gas burners and gas components are Safe Gas Equipment Scheme registered.

On this episode of the Boiling Point, Ritchie talks about monthly boiler maintenance.
Today, Ritchie and Mike walk through the steps you should be taking monthly to maintain your rental boiler room. Each of these steps is to ensure that your equipment is running in top condition and prevent boiler equipment failure. With the right preventative maintenance plan, failure can be avoided and chances reduced.

Check out this latest timelapse video of a fire tube boiler installation at Milton Academy. What should you do if you need a fire tube boiler installed but rigging and placement are the ultimate challenge? Watch the video and see how it’s done. Special thanks to: The Wilkonson Companies, Easco, Limpsfield, Autoflame and Yaskawa.

Learn how to blowdown a steam boiler step-by-step with this video. Jude Wolf of Boiler University shows how to blowdown a boiler and why you should be blowing down the boiler. Boiler Blow down is incredibly important and something that should be done daily. It is not only a safety issue but can increase the life of your boiler. Simple steam boiler maintenance such as boiler blowdown is a good way to have a good boiler for years.

Tom Garrett explains how to set up a 4-20mA flow meter with the Mk8 EGA Evo.

Jude shows a simple way to determine if you are having soot or scale build-up in your boiler.

Scale can kill a perfectly good boiler, learn how to prevent it today! Ritchie talks with instructor Jude Wolf about why scale can build up in a boiler and how it can reduce the life of the boiler. Not only is it detrimental to the boiler system, it can also reduce efficiency costing you more money in fuel costs.

Ritchie is talking with Gerald Blain about a new boiler that is currently being installed. Vapor Power donated them one of their circulatic boiler systems. These tight packages are designed to give you the most bang for the footprint. Watch as they go in-depth in this amazing little system.

Key Terms:
Watertube Boiler
Circulatic Boiler
Steam Generation
Steam Education

Curious why your feed water pump sounds like rocks are in it? It’s most likely cavitation! Today, Jude goes over what pump cavitation is and how it effects your boiler feed water system. You can learn this and more from our customised Training sessions.

Ritchie Ware talks with Boiling Point newbie (but not to the steam industry!) Scotty Hollis about what your main flame should look like in a steam boiler. Making sure your flame is proper is one of the best ways to get the most out of your boiler. Watch and learn about the flame inside your boiler!

Tom Garret runs through a multitude of uses for Autoflame’s Gas & Air Pressure sensors when used in conjunction with MM combustion controllers and the Data Transfer Interface.

Today, Jude Wolf goes through a few methods on how to determine if your boiler is at rate. Determining rate can be very important as it can confirm that you are using your boiler to its specifications. Over-firing the boiler can cause damage while under firing can reduce the expected steam output.

Jude explains what turbulators are and how these metal strips are very important to the combustion of your boiler.