CHALLENGE
A large chemical manufacture was challenged with boiler tube failures in its power plant, resulting in costly repairs and down time. The boiler tube failures were a result of the incoming water quality to the power plant. Until recently, the boiler make-up water was treated with a combination of carbon media filtration and softening. As a result less than 50% of condensate was returned and the power boiler ran at 7 feed water cycles. A local Culligan® dealer was asked to review the facility’s needs and provide make-up water treatment alternatives to address the challenges faced at the facility.
The local dealer conducted a site survey of the facility, collected appropriate data from the customer, performed Silt Density Index (SDI) tests, collected water samples for analysis and worked with Culligan’s applications engineering team to provide a comprehensive water treatment solution