{"id":18272,"date":"2014-12-15T10:43:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T15:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18272"},"modified":"2014-12-15T10:43:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T15:43:23","slug":"safety-efficiency-boiler-room-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/safety-efficiency-boiler-room-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety And Efficiency In The Boiler Room [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Got a boiler room in your home or company&#8217;s basement? Then you&#8217;ve got an efficient and consistent source of heat during the winter: because boilers heat water which radiates throughout the building, they provide even, long-lasting <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2011\/10\/wood-heat-stoves\/\">comfort during the winter months<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But you still don&#8217;t want to spend more on gas or heating oil than you have to&#8230; and you definitely don&#8217;t want to put your family, co-workers, or employees in danger. Along with American Trainco, we&#8217;ve got some tips and ideas for staying safe and warm this Winter&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/greenlivingideas.com\/2014\/10\/28\/creating-thermal-barriers-in-the-home\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">without blowing up the utility bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Running Your Boiler More Efficiently<\/h3>\n<p>Boilers are already more efficient that furnaces, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that you can&#8217;t save any more on your heating bills. <a href=\"http:\/\/energy.gov\/energysaver\/articles\/furnaces-and-boilers\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to the US Department of Energy<\/a>, there are a number of retrofits that will keep your boiler running more efficiently:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Add a flue damper:<\/strong> Losing heat up the chimney of your boiler? A flue (or chimney) damper may be a good retrofit for an older and\/or larger boiler, or one that produces steam (vs just hot water).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Install an intermittent ignition device:<\/strong> Older boilers often use a pilot light, which means there&#8217;s always fuel being burned. An intermittent ignition device requires professional installation, but can save you some money on fuel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Derate (or down-fire) the gas burners:<\/strong> Many boilers are bigger than they need to be, so you&#8217;re paying to heat more space than you actually have. Derating, or &#8220;down-firing,&#8221; is a process that requires a professional that can &#8220;right-size&#8221; the boiler&#8217;s heating capacity (and, by extension, fuel consumption).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adjust your boiler&#8217;s aquastats:<\/strong> As with a hot water heater, you may be running the temperature in your hot water boiler higher than you need it. Adjusting the temperature &#8211; particularly in warmer months &#8211; will save you fuel and money.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Install a time delay relay:<\/strong> This relatively cheap and simple adjustment to the thermostat&#8217;s timing on a hot water boiler can cut your fuel use by up to 10%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, if you are running an older system, you may want to consider replacing it with a new (and often very efficient) boiler.<\/p>\n<h3>Maintaining Safety In The Boiler Room<\/h3>\n<p>While boilers are more efficient than furnaces, they do present some unique dangers, also. Our friends at American Trainco have created this infographic on how to maintain a safe boiler room. Got ideas or suggestions from your own experience? Share them with us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americantrainco.com\/infographic\/boiler-room-safety.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantrainco.com\/infographic\/boiler_room_safety.jpg\" alt=\"Boiler Room Dangers and Safety (Infographic)\" width=\"800\" height=\"3725\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPresented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americantrainco.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Americantrainco.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This post is generously supported by American Trainco<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boilers are already pretty efficient, but a few retrofits can save your even more fuel; proper maintenance will also keep your boiler room safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":18273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6646],"tags":[7617,7616,156,218,4961,4578],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Boiler Room Safety and Efficiency [Infographic]<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Boilers are already pretty efficient, but a few retrofits can save your even more fuel; 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