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BOILER CLEANING SERVICES:
- State of the art, truck-mounted, high-powered vacuum units.
- 24 Hour Emergency Service
- #2, #4 & #6 oil boiler cleaning service contracts offered to greatly increase boilers efficiency, saving customers $$$ by the gallons.
- Winter Boiler Tube Cleanings (Clean em’ while they’re hot!)
- All soot and debris removed from the premises and disposed of.
- Complete cleanings of large breechings (Above Ground and Underground)
- Re-gasketing and of boiler access doors.
- Monthly Reminders (mail/fax/e-mail)
- 24 Hour Emergency Service: Emergency cleanings and plugging of tubes.
HOW DO SOOT DEPOSITS AFFECT HEAT TRANSFER FROM BOILER TUBES?
#6 OIL
Soot & Scale in 2 1/2" Tube
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Heat Loss (%)
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Increased Fuel Consumption
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1/32" (0.8 mm)
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12% |
2.5% |
1/16" (1.6 mm)
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24% |
4.5% |
1/8" (3.2 mm)
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47% |
8.5% |
#2 OIL
| Soot & Scale in 2 1/2" Tube |
Heat Loss (%)
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Increased Fuel Consumption |
| 1/32" (0.8 mm) |
8% |
2.0% |
| 1/16" (1.6 mm) |
12% |
2.5% |
| 1/8" (3.2 mm) |
20% |
4.0% |
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Fully Insured.
We provide professional, thorough cleanings of Sectional Boilers, Steel Boilers, Cast Iron Boilers, Cyclotherm Boilers, Hydrotherm Boilers, Raypack Boilers, Slant Finn Boilers and much more.
Also: We specialize in the opening, cleaning and closing of Cleaver-Brooks Boilers. We only use Cleaver-Brooks manufactured materials.
Soot is a natural insulator. Therefore, the slightest buildup of soot impedes the transfer of heat to the waterside of the boiler. When heat transfer is reduced by soot buildup, the burner is forced to fire more frequently and for an extended amount of time.
REMOVING THE SOOT FROM YOUR BOILER = LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION
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How Does A Boiler Function?
All boilers work on the simple principle of converting heat energy from a heat source (gas flame or oil burner) to a form that can be easily distributed throughout the structure. This can be heated air though a system of ducts, or steam or hot water through pipes and radiators.
The method of this heat transfer is similar to a kettle of water on a stove. Fire heats the water through the metal of the kettle and produces steam. In a boiler, water is on one side of the metal tubes or sections, and fire on the other. This water is heated to create steam and/or hot water for circulating through the structure.
So if you were to take anything non-conductive and placed it between the flame and the metal (tube/section) impedes heat transfer, hence the loss of efficiency and waste of fuel.
Fact:
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Soot, a by-product of incomplete combustion, is an extremely effective insulating material. |
Fact:
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¼ inch of soot in a 2 ½ inch tube = 33 1/3% Heat Loss |
Fact:
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1/8 inch of Soot Reduces Efficiency by 25%
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