How to Make a Steam System More Efficient

摘要

With focus on high efficiency and "greening" the heating industry, low temperature system designs and applying outdoor reset controls to every hydronic system, steam systems are being viewed as highly inefficient. The current approaches described are all good ones, of course, but they've resulted in the notion that steam systems must be converted to hydronic systems instead. Naturally, if it's an option, then converting to a forced hot water system has benefits. Unfortunately, the possibility isn't always available. That being the case, there are steps you can use to greatly improve the operation and reduce its consumption of energy.