Louisiana hospital gets new lease on life with boiler transplant
Over the years, to meet its steam requirements, the hospital acquired two 125-hp firetube boilers in the early '60s. Two additional 125-hp firetube boilers were installed in the late '70s. Eleven years ago, a 100-hp watertube boiler was bought to provide steam for the laundry.
English knew from his previous experience that major savings could be realized by increasing the efficiency of Glenwood's heat and steam generation. The old firetube boilers at were running constantly, even though the demand for steam from the sterilizers, kitchens, and laundries was intermittent. In addition to being natural gas guzzlers, the old firetube boilers were requiring ever-larger investments in maintenance and repairs.