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Boiler feed and condensate unit maintenance checklists
Boiler feed and condensate unit maintenance checklists for the quarterly and annual rounds: 2 free lists, 29 items and 24 photo requirements, each item naming what to look for and the photo evidence it needs.
The boiler feed and condensate unit rounds
Where each walk sits in the schedule
01quarterly
Boiler feed and condensate unit quarterly maintenance checklist
Every quarter through the heating season, walked with the boiler so a flooding receiver or a makeup valve stuck open is caught before it carries over into the boiler or dumps water to the floor.
Run by: The boiler or mechanical tech on the quarterly boiler-room round while the heating system is under load.
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Boiler feed and condensate unit annual maintenance checklist
Once a year, ideally at end of heating season, the pass that drains the receiver to inspect the tank interior and pulls the pumps and check valves the quarterly can only watch from outside.
Run by: The boiler service tech on the annual, with the unit taken down and drained so the receiver interior and the pumps can be opened.
What most often fails on a boiler feed and condensate unit
- Receiver riding high and dumping condensate out the overflow visit after visit, blamed on 'too much return' when the float switch or makeup valve is actually stuck.
- A feed pump seal weeping a steady drip onto the receiver top and rusting the tank and motor, called normal because the unit still pumps.
- Makeup water valve stuck feeding, so the receiver stays topped from the city side and nobody sees the steam loss until the water bill or the treatment does.
- Receiver never drained and opened, so sediment and scale build in the bottom and pit the tank until it leaks, with the first warning being water on the boiler-room floor.
- Check valve seat cut so the pump backfeeds on stop and the receiver hunts, chased for a season as a float problem until the valve is finally pulled.
- Low-water cutout and alarm assumed good and never tested, so a real low-level or pump failure carries over dry into the boiler instead of tripping.
Common questions
4 answers
- Which boiler feed and condensate unit maintenance rounds do these checklists cover?
- Boiler feed and condensate unit quarterly maintenance checklist (quarterly): Every quarter through the heating season, walked with the boiler so a flooding receiver or a makeup valve stuck open is caught before it carries over into the boiler or dumps water to the floor. Boiler feed and condensate unit annual maintenance checklist (annual): Once a year, ideally at end of heating season, the pass that drains the receiver to inspect the tank interior and pulls the pumps and check valves the quarterly can only watch from outside.
- Who runs the boiler feed and condensate unit maintenance round?
- The boiler or mechanical tech on the quarterly boiler-room round while the heating system is under load. The boiler service tech on the annual, with the unit taken down and drained so the receiver interior and the pumps can be opened.
- What most often fails on a boiler feed and condensate unit?
- Receiver riding high and dumping condensate out the overflow visit after visit, blamed on 'too much return' when the float switch or makeup valve is actually stuck. A feed pump seal weeping a steady drip onto the receiver top and rusting the tank and motor, called normal because the unit still pumps. Makeup water valve stuck feeding, so the receiver stays topped from the city side and nobody sees the steam loss until the water bill or the treatment does. Receiver never drained and opened, so sediment and scale build in the bottom and pit the tank until it leaks, with the first warning being water on the boiler-room floor.
- Can I run these checklists in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace and load any of the 2 lists (29 items in total). The Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached, and approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper evident audit trail.
Run these lists with the Photo Gate.
Tag one area, scan it, and the submit stays locked until the photos exist.
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