As an approved FortisBC Point-of-Sale rebate vendor, Combustion Control Inc. is proudly able to offer a full suite of energy saving turnkey upgrades for your boiler plant with an instant cost reduction of up to 75%. This is a rare and easy opportunity to bring existing boilers up to modern standards of efficiency, reliability, safety, and automation with minimal capital expense and very little downtime.
Here’s how our simple upgrade process works:
Parallel Positioning (Linkage-less) Controls and O2 Trim: This is the first upgrade we recommend for any steam boiler that currently uses a single servomotor and mechanical linkage to control the burner firing rate. To make a simple analogy, this is like upgrading a car’s engine from an old carburetor to a modern electronic fuel injection system. The key benefits are:
The typical total value of this package is $60,000 per boiler, however, eligible CCI customers only pay $15,000 thanks to the point-of-sale rebate. To learn more about this upgrade, see our case study.
Contact us to learn more about burner control upgrades.
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Blowdown Control: This is an automated surface blowdown system which replaces continuous blowdown or a manually operated blowdown setup. A digital controller samples the boiler water every 20-30 minutes to test the conductivity, which indicates the concentration of dissolved solids. When the concentration exceeds the maximum threshold, the controller automatically opens the surface blowdown valve for a preset time duration. The key benefits of this upgrade are:
Contact us to learn more about automatic blowdown controls.
Economizers: Economizers are heat exchangers which capture extra energy from the boiler’s exhaust stack, transferring it into a liquid heat sink, which is most commonly the boiler’s own feedwater. Sometimes, the economizer can be designed to condense water vapour out of the exhaust gas, which can create substantial energy savings. The amount of energy that can be extracted depends on the design and operating characteristics of the boiler plant. In the right application, an economizer is a great way to reduce fuel consumption.
Contact us to learn more about economizers.
Tune-ups: Tune-ups are maintenance procedures aimed at optimizing the efficiency and performance of a boiler. It will typically involve inspection, adjustment, testing and maintenance. Fortis rebates of $0.75/thousand British thermal units per hour (MBH) up to a maximum of 75% of the project cost are available for:
Contact us to learn more about potential tune-ups for our existing boiler.
Steam Traps: Improve the efficiency of your steam system and save money by finding and replacing leaking steam traps. Fortis offers rebates to help you find and replace steam traps that have failed open. It’s estimated that about 20 per cent of the steam leaving the central boiler plant of a typical industrial facility is lost through leaking steam traps (source: Steam trap performance assessment US Department of Energy). Losing steam not only affects your production process but can cost you thousands of dollars a year in energy costs.
Fortis will cover 50% of the cost (up to $10,000) of a qualified third-party contractor to perform the audit and $250 per failed open steam trap after that, subject to certain requirements.
Contact us to learn more about steam-trap audits and replacements.
For full program details and eligibility requirements, visit https://www.fortisbc.com/rebates/business/natural-gas-steam-boiler-rebates
Location:
Unit 19 – 19299 94 Ave, Surrey, BC V4N 4E6
Service Areas:
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan & Yukon, CANADA
Contact Details:
Phone: (604) 534-0553
General Inquiries: office@combustioncontrolinc.com
