Found out yesterday that most boiler tube failures come from just one little thing

I was reading through some logs from a plant down in Baton Rouge and saw that over 60% of tube failures in boilers are from caustic gouging or hydrogen damage. Not corrosion from the outside like I always figured. Its all from the water chemistry on the inside. Who else has seen more problems from water treatment vs. the actual fire side?

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taylor_barnes591d ago

Life's always the hidden stuff causing problems not the obvious stuff lol.

cole_mitchell571d ago

Man that's way too true. Had a weird humming noise in my car for weeks, spent like a hundred bucks on a mechanic who told me it was probably the alternator. Finally found out it was just a soda can rolling around under the seat. Same thing happened with a leak in my bathroom, tore up half the wall chasing a pipe issue and it was just a loose seal on the shower head. Idk maybe I just overcomplicate everything.