How to Get Your Boiler Ready for Winter

With the cool, damp days of winter upon you, it’s time to have your boilers on-line and working up to maximum capacity efficiently. The demands on the boiler system will be increasing as you move forward through the winter months and you want things to go smoothly and without any downtime. There are some things that you should do to prepare your boiler for winter and if you haven’t already, now is a good time to have inspections to assure that your company and employees can continue to work without interruption and costly downtime.

Hire the Professionals

If your company’s maintenance team can’t do the appropriate maintenance on your boiler system regularly, it’s best to hire a professional who knows what he’s doing, is well-trained, and has years of experience of working with units similar to yours. You can schedule maintenance inspections and checks so that you’ll be able to prevent costly repairs and replacements at the last minute. Establishing a working relationship with a local company is the best solution for all of your boiler needs; they will be available for installations, service, and repairs and will have knowledge of what you have and how it works. This can save you time and money and get the work done quickly for your company.

What You’ll Need to Do or Have Done to Your Boiler

Your service technician will have a list of the appropriate guidelines that are developed for your specific boiler system. He should clean the low water cut-off and inspect it for any developing problems, be sure to have him use new gaskets when he reassembles the boiler unit. He should perform a safety pop test on your boiler’s relief valves, do a leak test, and perform flame checks as well. Other things that you should request or make sure he is doing are to check the following so that he can repair or replace them if needed:

• All gaskets
• The oil gun assembly
• The flame detector
• The main gas valve and regulator
• Strainers
• All hoses and cables
• Pilot valves
• All of the gauges and instrumentation

Gather baseline information, your staff can compare their daily recordings to this data to ascertain if the boiler is continuing to work up to its best level of operation.

Use Only Qualified Technicians and the Right Parts

You’ve made a rather large investment in your company’s boiler system so using qualified professionals and the proper replacement parts is a must for any inspection, repair, or installation work that you have done. The company with which you partner should be gas safe register approved, insured, and have the appropriate accreditation for your unit. You’ll want prompt, reliable service that has no hidden charges or fees that will harm your budget. Click here for further information about types of service that are available and what you need to get your boiler ready for winter or to bring it up to specifications right now.

Avoiding downtime at your company due to boiler problems will keep your employees happy and working, and your inventory rolling out the door efficiently.

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