Steam trap performance can significantly impact safety and overall plant efficiency, however they also tend to be neglected for long periods of time. This can prove to be costly – as much as $300 – $3000 per trap in energy losses alone.
With 18,185 operating steam traps in its system, and an industry average failure rate of 5-20%, Flint Hill Resources knew 15 years ago that it needed to optimize performance. They committed to annual steam trap survey’s which have reduced their steam trap failure rate to 2%.
