Annual Boiler Service Saves Money

Get the best possible performance from your boiler with annual service and repair.

Even if you have purchased the finest boiler on the market, you won’t get the true value from your investment if you fail to care for the boiler with proper maintenance. This maintenance includes annual inspections as well as proactive repairs and frequent boiler cleanings. Here are three main ways that these services can help save you money.

Maintaining Efficiency

In a firetube boiler, soot produced during the combustion of gas, oil, or coal will accumulate inside the tubes over time. Since soot is a powerful insulator (5 times more insulating than asbestos), this accumulation can greatly reduce the heat transfer between the tubes and the water in the boiler. Just 1/8 of an inch of soot can cause a 47 percent heat loss and increase fuel consumption by 8.5 percent. In a watertube boiler, the problem is caused by minerals present in the water accumulating on the tubes in scale deposits. As the thickness of the scale increases, so does its insulating power and hence also your fuel cost. Just 1/32 of an inch of scale can increase heat loss by 8 percent and fuel consumption by 2 percent. Fortunately, the cleanings included in your routine boiler service and repair can restore the system to its original efficiency and ensure you are reaping the fuel savings promised by the manufacturer. This part of your routine boiler service should actually be done more than once per year for maximum savings.

Reducing Risk of Outages

Another way routine boiler service and repair can save you money is by helping to reduce your risk of an unexpected boiler failure. By having a skilled boiler technician inspect your equipment, you can help make sure small problems get caught and corrected early, before they have a chance to cause more serious problems. Not only will this save you from the higher repair cost of these more serious problems; you also won’t have to face the potential business costs of having your boiler shut down unexpectedly.

Maximizing Equipment Life

One final benefit of routine boiler service is maximizing equipment life. By keeping all parts of the boiler in the best possible condition, you can reduce the risk of one malfunctioning part causing increased wear and tear on other parts of the system and contributing to early system failure.