Condensate Neutralizer

With the growth of high efficiency condensing boilers, furnaces and hot water heaters, the installation of a condensate neutralizer is now a mandatory requirement. What is Condensate? High efficiency condensing boilers and hot water heaters extract additional BTUs form the water vapor in the flue gas. When the gas drops below 130°F, it starts to condense and produces an acidic liquid which has the potential to cause damage to your piping, drains and other system components. When your boiler or hot water heater is operating in full condensing mode, approximately one gallon of condensate gets created for every 100,000 BTUs of input. So if your system runs for 1,200 hours each year, it will produce 1,200 gallons of condensate! The acidic level of the condensate is measured in pH on a scale from 0 to 14. Most condensate will have a pH between 2.9 and 4 with 7 being neutral. This scale is not linear; each step below 7 is 10 times more acidic than the next higher number. Treated c...

Condensing Boiler condensate and why it needs to be managed correctly Condensing Boiler overview Over the last decade, the number of condensing boilers and water heaters being installed has continued to rise every year and all indications are that this trend will continue and eventually become mandatory due to their higher energy efficiency and cleaner emissions, compared to standard boilers. Condensing boilers discharge a corrosive condensate as a by-product of their operation. Because of the long-term effects of the sustained introduction of this corrosive condensate into drains and sewer lines, there is a growing awareness of the need to educate code enforcement officials, contractors, building owners, facility managers and homeowners of the need to neutralize this corrosive outflow and the means available to do this. What is Condensing Boiler condensate? Condensing water heaters achieve higher energy efficiency than standard boilers by condensing the water vapour in the ...