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.