Hot Water Boiler
Hot Water Boiler

Update and Upgrade Your Hot water Boiler Controls to Save $$

Norm HallControls, Boilers, Monday Morning Minutes, Boilers, Controls

The RBT-3000 is a combination safety and energy saving device for installation on hot water heating boilers. The low water cut-off turns off the burner when an unsafe water loss occurs in the system. The energy saving feature reduces fuel consumption, wear on boiler parts and burner emissions. The control actively manages the burner cycling along with the operating control to match boiler output to the required load.

The V-Series Rotary Air Dampener

RL DeppmannMonday Morning Minutes, Boilers, Commissioning, O2 Trim, Burners

We all know the importance of maintaining proper O2 levels with burners. Newer controls and linkageless controls definitely have improved your ability to control O2. Advances have also been made with O2 trim, and the O2 sensors have become more reliable and a little less costly. Therefore, the burner manufacturer has the ability to make improvements in

Why should you consider a burner replacement?

RL DeppmannMonday Morning Minutes, Boilers, Burners

Why should you consider a burner replacement? There are often many options available to you. You can just replace the burner, replace the entire boiler, including a new burner, or even redesign the system to take advantage of multiple smaller condensing boilers. R.L. Deppmann can help with each of these options. Each option has its’ pro’s and…

Where did the term “Boiler Horse Power” come from?

RL DeppmannMonday Morning Minutes, Boilers, Ratings

Maybe you are all clear where the term Boiler HP came from, but I wasn’t, so I began my quest. I quickly found that one Mechanical HP = 33,000 ft-lb/min and one Boiler HP = 33, 475 BTUH and the similarity of these two number, without units, got my interest. It appears that James Watt needed a needed a marketing piece to sell his steam engines and people of the time