BOILER OPERATION ROUTINE CHECK LIST AND TEST

Routine Checkup And Test For Low Pressure Boilers

No Fittings / Device Check & Test Required Frequency Setting

/Conditions
- Pull Try lever with Weekly Valve blow
1 Safety /relief Valves
pressure on
-Test Main Gauge Glass. 8 hourly Free passage of
2 Main Gauge Glass -Drain and Check Prompt water
Refill
-Test Main Gauge Glass. 8 hourly Free passage of
3 Secondary Gauge Glass -Drain and Check Prompt water
Refill
-Test Water Column. Daily Free passage of
4 Water Column - Drain and Check Prompt water
Refill
Test High , Low & Daily Alarm
5 Water Column Extreme Low Water functioning
Alarm function
Automatic Drum Level Check automatic function Daily Functioning
6
Control
Extreme Low Water ID Test Trip Function Daily ID Fan Trip
7
Fan Trip Function
8 Boiler Casing Check leakages Daily No leakage
Check steam / water 2 hourly No leakage
9 Valves
leakages
-Check no dust chokage. 2 hourly - No Chokage.
10 Dust Collector - Check regular dust – Dust removed
removal
Drain during boiler start Daily No chokage
11 Header Drain Valves
up
12 Steam Pressure Take Readings 2 hourly + - 20 bar
13 Soot Blower Soot blowing 8 hourly -
14 Grate Cleaning Blow grate with dry steam 2 hourly No chokage
15 Furnace Cleaning Rake out clingers 4 hourly Proper cleaning
Feed Water Pump Take Readings 2 hourly > 26 bar
16
Pressure
-Take tank level readings 2 hourly Full
17 BFW Tank Level - Check level indicator
free movement
Take Readings ( vacuum 2 hourly 75 or 92°C
18 Feed Water Temperature
75°C , Thermal DA 92°C)
Flue Gas Temperature at Take Readings 2 hourly < 260°C
19
ID Fan Inlet
-Check bearings 2 hourly Normal
20 ID Fan temperature with hand
-Check vibration
 -Check bearings 2 hourly Normal
21 FD Fan temperature with hand
-Check vibration
-Check bearings 2 hourly Normal
22 Secondary Air Fan temperature with hand
-Check vibration
-Check bearings 2 hourly Normal
23 Fuel Distribution Fan temperature with hand
-Check vibration
24 Boiler Feed Water Pump Visual Inspection 2 hourly Good
Take sample for water 2 hourly Analyse
25 Boiler Water Treatment
analysis
Take PH or Conductivity 2 hourly PH < 5
26 Cation Exchanger readings of Cat ion
Exchanger
Take PH or Conductivity 2 hourly PH>7
27 Anion Exchanger readings of Anion
Exchanger
28 Boiler Blow down valve Blow down mud drum 4 hourly TDS< 2000 ppm
Check Vacuum / Steam 2 hourly -0.8 barg vacuum
Vacuum /Thermal Pressure for Thermal DA minimum or 2
29
Deaerator barg steam
pressure
Check air pressure & 2 hourly Functioning
30 Air Compressor pressure switch is
functioning
Boiler chemical Dosing Check suction 2 hourly Functioning
31
Pump
Take solution level 2 hourly > 250 mm
32 Boiler Chemical Solution
readings .