Reconditioned Boilers
A Powerhouse Reconditioned Boiler will exceed your expectations. Our confidence in our equipment is derived from our workmanship and experience.
Affordable Performance
After a Powerhouse boiler completes our extensive reconditioning process, it will perform as well as a new boiler. All components are tested for operation and many components are replaced or upgraded.
No Risk
Powerhouse has been exceeding customers’ expectations for almost 30 years. Our confindence is reflected in our reconditioned boilers with our warranty. The warranty you receive on a reconditioned unit, will meet and often surpass the manufacturer’s warranty on a brand new boiler.
Replenishment
We offer boilers purchased from closed factories, unsold new boilers and surplus equipment, but many of our reconditioned boilers come from our own rental fleet. Few boilers in our rental fleet are more than 5 years old, because once a boiler reaches that milestone, it is most often reconditioned and offered for sale.
The
Powerhouse Reconditioning Process
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- External Inspection
- External Inspection
Identify any missing components
Assess condition of casing and insulation
Test working operation of mechanical valves
This task is performed by experienced boiler professionals who have inspected hundreds of boilers.
- Internal inspection
- Internal Inspection
Open front and rear doors
Open all handholes and manways
Inspect tubes, fireside and waterside
Inspect tubesheets
Inspect refractory
Conduct thickness test on tubes and sheet, if necessary.
Powerhouse uses high-powered lights, high-resolution cameras, including snake cameras, and trained eyes to evaluate the internal condition of a boiler.
- Hydrostatically test
- Hydrostatically Test
The boiler is pressurized with water from a certified hydro test machine. The boiler is tested to 1.5x its design pressure. Certified gauges are also used.
- Replace tubes (Re-Tube)
- Replace Tubes
All tubes must be 100% leak-free and without any visual damage. If not, the tubes are immediately replaced.
In most every case, Powerhouse will replace all boilers tubes, rather than just 1 or 2.
- Repair tube sheet and or shell, if necessary
- Repair tube sheet and/or shell if necessary
If this rare instance occurs, Powerhouse is fully certified by the National Board under our "R" stamp and by the ASME under our "S" stamp to make any repairs to the pressure vessel.
Our welders have all met the latest requirements of these organizations.
- Replace and or patch all refractory
- Replace and/or patch refractory
Every boiler has some type of refractory. Powerhouse uses certified masons to assess and make all repairs necessary to the boiler.
We use factory-certified fiberglass forms when pouring new doors.
- Replace all gaskets and seal boiler
- Replace all gaskets and seal boiler
Once any type of boiler door is opened, the gasket should never be used again.
Powerhouse replaces ALL boiler gaskets during a reconditioning with genuine, factory-certified parts.
- Verify and test all parts and trim
- Verify and test all parts and trim
Mechanical tests are performed on all exterior boiler components to ensure the proper working order.
- Test electrical components
- Test Electrical components
Every reconditioned boiler comes with a Powerhouse wiring schematic. We take the time to test every component and connecton, ensuring their workability.
- Remove and test blower motor
- Remove and test blower motor
We check the blower motor, which can be the most expensive trim item, extensively to ensure its operation.
If the blower motor does not pass our tests, it is replaced or reconditioned by a certified facitlity.
- Replace Pressure Controls
- Replace pressure controls
Every reconditioned boiler comes with brand new pressure controls. We never risk reusing any of these controls because of their importance to the proper operation of the boiler.
- Check Programmer
- Check Programmer
Every controlled operation of the boiler programmer and flame safeguard system is checked.
This unit must perform flawlessly or it is replaced.
- Replace and/or certify safety valves
- Replace and/or certify safety valves
Every reconditioned boiler comes with properly certified safety valves. If the safety valves meet minimum usage requirements, they are tested and certified by a certified VR facility.
If they do not meet our requirements, they are replaced with new valves.
- Test Fire
- Test Fire
Powerhouse has full test-fire capabilities and reconditioned boilers are fired and exhaust steam.
We have enough fuel, water, and electric to fire up to a 100,000 PPH boiler.
- Clean and Prep for paint
- Clean and prep for paint
Once a unit is fully tested, it is cleaned and wire-wheeled thoroughly to ensure proper paint adhesion.
Powerhouse uses factory-quality paint to prevent chipping and cracking.
- Shrink Wrap
- Shrink Wrap
No reconditioned units ship without first being shrink wrapped to prevent weather damage.
Most firetube boilers are 100% shrink wrapped and water tubes are wrapped at the burner end.
