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Boiler heating Surface

Boiler heating Surface

Boiler heating Surface

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What is the advantage having a design of 5ft2/BHP versus the 3.5 ft2 BHP heating surface for 100BoilerHP?

RE: Boiler heating Surface

Smaller boiler...

  

RE: Boiler heating Surface

Less cost...

rmw

RE: Boiler heating Surface

A couple of disadvantages - they likely won't respond very well to load spikes, and your water treatment had better be nothing less than "excellent" at all times. Ask me how I know this...

RE: Boiler heating Surface

I didn't say it was good, I just said it was cheap.  If the goal is to have a good reliable unit, pick the first one.  If the goal is to save money (initially) pick the latter.

Me, I think in the end you usually end up getting what you pay for.  But some times good engineering doesn't win out, good bean counting does.

rmw

RE: Boiler heating Surface

If you think that you will have to push the boiler go with your first option 5ft/BHP.

RE: Boiler heating Surface

The first one could be used for fuels with higher moisture content...

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