BOILER MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST

Even though not all of these steps apply to every boiler design, we thought they might prove helpful in designing a planned preventive maintenance check list for your facility.


CHECKLIST:

• Open front and rear doors. Clean and vacuum fireside surfaces as required.
• Inspect all refractory. Patch and wash coat as required.
• Inspect all gasketing on front and rear doors and replace as necessary.
• Seal and close front and rear doors properly.
• Remove low and auxiliary low water cut off controls, clean and inspect. Then re-install using new gaskets.
• Remove plugs in control piping, inspect, clean and re-install.
• Remove all hand hole and man hole plates. Flush boiler with water to remove loose scaled and sediment.
• Replace all hand hole and man hole plates with new gaskets.
• Open feedwater tank manway, inspect and clean as required. Replace manway plate with new gasket.
• Clean burner and burner pilot.
• Check pilot electrode and adjust or replace.
• Clean air damper and blower assembly.
• Clean motor starter contacts and check operation.
• Make necessary adjustments to burner for proper combustion and record all results in service report.
• Perform all flame safeguard and safety trip checks and record results in service report.
• Check all hand hole plates and man hole plates for leaks at normal operating temperatures and pressures.
• Troubleshoot any boiler system problems as requested by on-site personnel.