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Steam Piping Problems

Here are some steam failure examples that illustrate these problems! All were caused by incorrect piping!

Failure Example #1

Failure Example #2

Failure Example #3

Failure Example #4

Steam equipment failures may well be justified with remarks such as it probably died of old age or they don't make them like they used to.  When such failures occur, maintenance managers invariably resort to in-kind replacement of failed steam equipment. 

This includes such varying items as steam coils, heat exchangers, pressure regulating valves, safety relief valves, control valves, steam traps, and condensate pumps.  Incorrect steam and condensate piping, which invariably causes the vast majority of such equipment failures, is seldom recognized as the culprit and almost never corrected! 

As a result, several years from now, your maintenance personnel may very well be repairing or replacing this very same failed piece of steam equipment again. Sound frustrating.  It need not be that way!

Steam and condensate piping and equipment problems can usually be traced to one or more of the following causes:

  • Faulty design
  • Faulty installation
  • Inadequate maintenance
 

 

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