With the heating season fast approaching, now is probably the best time to start readying your heating boiler(s) for the long winter season. With Low Water Cut-Offs and Furnace Explosions continuing to be the contributing causes of accidents, and, for the most part, being so easily avoidable with a little preventative maintenance, it is probably a good time to go over a template for responsible boiler operation.

Before placing a boiler into service, the entire system should be checked over by certified personnel. At the same time it wouldn’t hurt to review the following:

• Operating Manuals and Procedures
• Maintenance During Summer Lay-up
• Start-up Checks after the Summer Lay-up
• Normal Start-up

Note: For a copy of ABSA brochure AB-501 “Starting Heating Boilers after Summer Lay-Up”, or any other information, please contact ABSA at any one of our office locations or visit our website at www.albertaboilers.com.



First published September 2002