Firetube boilers are used in applications that require moderate pressures and moderate demand. Firetube boilers generally have 2-inch diameter or larger tubes. They are usually straight and relatively short so that the hot gases of combustion experience a relatively low pressure drop while passing through them. Firetube boilers are generally […]

There is one other type of firetube boiler we want to mention, it is the vertical firetube boiler. These packaged boilers come in two formats: • Vertical Tubeless • Vertical Tubed These boilers are encountered on the smallest end of the boiler spectrum. They are used to produce steam for […]

Firebox design boilers carry with them the tradition of a basic boiler design proven over the last hundred years. A second cousin to the brickset and locomotive steam engine designs of the past, these boilers feature a simple durable construction that provides low maintenance performance year after year. The firebox […]

Cast iron boilers are a type of firetube boiler as well. In most original boiler rooms, the building was built around or on top of the boiler room. When it came time to replace many of these boilers, there was no convenient way to bring in a new boiler. The […]