Visited a refinery in Baton Rouge last week and noticed something about their old boiler setup

They had this 1970s era boiler still running like a champ, no fancy digital controls on it. The lead guy showed me how they tweak the fuel-air mix by hand based on the steam pressure gauge. Has anyone else worked on older units that just refuse to die?

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mary83620d ago

Manual adjustments just add unnecessary risk and inefficiency compared to modern automated systems.

wesley_hart19d ago

Read a study once that said manual boilers actually last longer than digital ones.