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Return Condensate to the Boiler

An attractive method of improving your power plant’s energy efficiency is to increase the condensate return to the boiler. Returning hot condensate to the boiler makes sense for several reasons. As more condensate is returned, less make-up water is required, saving fuel, makeup water, and chemicals and treatment costs. The energy in the condensate can be more than 10% and up to 25% of the total steam energy content of a typical system.