Fuel costs slashed

The Spirax Sarco RO system reduces fuel and energy consumption by cutting the amount of boiler blowdown and water needed. Regular boiler blowdown prevents total dissolved solids (TDS) from accumulating in the boiler, where they can cause problems such as carryover and deposits.

The RO system treats water before it reaches the boiler feedtank and removes more than 98% of TDS to produce high-quality, low-conductivity water. This has cut blowdown from 3 to less than 1%, resulting in the saving of fuel, water and boiler treatment chemicals.  

The RO-treated water is so clean that it has removed the build-up of deposits from the boiler, reducing the number of man hours needed to maintain the boiler, especially ahead of its annual insurance inspection. 

Westons Cider’s engineering manager, Jason Roberts, comments: "Before the RO system was installed, it would take our engineer approximately three days to strip down the boiler ready for its annual insurance inspection, do any work needed, then put it back together again and get it steaming.  Following the installation of the RO system, it now takes a little over a day.”