Getting a new retrofit boiler or even installing one for a new process is a journey. There’s a lot of places you can go to get very basic information about boilers; however, there’s few places to go and resources you can consult that will help you to avoid very unwelcome surprises on this journey. In this article, I am providing 10 special insights that have made for pain and suffering in boiler journeys that I have witnessed. These are the best of the best issues from 40 years of being in and out of more than 300 industrial plants in 12 different countries and watching the wringing of hands and the gnashing of teeth. Pay attention, and you’re likely to find some nugget here that will be an “aha!” moment for your journey.
1. Can You Change Heat Source Technologies (i.e., Do Something Other than a Boiler?)