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Steam Trap Surveys

Having a leaking steam trap in your steam system is like having a hole in your wallet. Steam trap failure can be due to many reasons, however a steam trap that is not operating or sealing properly, will allow live and valuable steam to escape into the condensate return line or back into the atmosphere. While replacing and/or repairing steam traps may seem expensive at first, the cost is nothing compared to the amount of money you're losing because of a leaking steam trap.

Our Steam Trap Maintenance Survey

• Locate, identify and tag traps.
• Test traps using an ultrasonic steam trap testing instrument. The VKP40.
• Provide a detailed trap report (includes a test graph for each trap).
• Make recommendations for improved steam energy efficiency.

Most steam energy conservation programs start with a steam trap maintenance survey because leaking traps can raise your operating expenses by as much as a 30%. Experts agree that in a plant without a conservation program, probably 50% of the traps are leaking some steam or are completely failed open. By implementing such a program, this figure can be reduced to less than 5%, saving you literally hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Using the best in ultrasonic devices, (the VKP40 Tester) and infrared testing devices our service will detect a plugged, leaking or blowing steam trap, identify it, and then tag or paint it. We will also provide a detailed audit including a a test graph for each trap. These graphs can be compared to subsequent survey graphs and this will result in an accurate visual indication of the performance of the traps over a pre-determined period of time.

To the left is the VKP-Ex-Ultasonic detector for detecting steam loss or leakage in steam systems. Computer-based monitoring, recording and evaluation system TRAPtest VKP.

Large or small, companies will find increased energy savings and reduced production costs with our attentive steam trap maintenance program. Our testing services utilize the latest technology in ultrasonic equipment and the most comprehensive steam trap software available.

Call us today. Tel: 905.940.0961 or by Email: info@valutechinc.com