Brewer cuts its energy and hot water costs

Ayear after upgrading its steam trap population with equipment from Spirax Sarco,Marston's Brewery in Burton on Trent has saved £60,000 in energy and hot water costs.

"You used to see plumes of steam exiting the plant, but now that's all stopped," said Colin Walton, Senior Engineer at Marston's Brewery. The impact was instant, with the quantity of escaping steam visibly reducing as more and more of the steam traps were replaced.

Stainless steel sealed inverted bucket steam traps from Spirax Sarco have replaced about 70 steam traps ranging from 10 to 40 years. The brewery opted to make the change en masse, rather than checking each steam trap individually for faults.

"Price and quality were the deciding factors in choosing Spirax Sarco, but they also delivered great local support,"added Walton.

The new steam traps were responsible for the lion's share of the savings, but Marston's also took the opportunity to remove any trap bypasses from the steam system at the same time.