Engineering Plant Guide
PRESSURE PLANT
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Café Boilers
- Description
- This type of plant is used in a variety of facilities. Although only used for the production of coffee based hot drinks they are found in restaurants, hotels, coffee shops and leisure facilities.
Systems generally comprise of steam boiler, separate or combined hot water boiler, pipework and protective devices e.g. safety valve, pressure gauge, water level controls and heating element cut-out device.
- Periodicity of Inspection
- 14 months - Due to the complexity of the operation of these items it is essential that the inspection coincides with the planned service and maintenance regime.
- Why Inspect It
- The main hazard with this type of plant is that the vessel may fail because its safe working pressure has been exceeded or because its ability to withstand pressure has been reduced through in-service degradation e.g. corrosion, fatigue or excessive scale on the heating surfaces.
