Lattner

Lattner Boiler, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, manufactures fuel-fired and electric boilers and lists blowdown separators and condensate and feedwater equipment among its products. A Lattner blowdown separator takes the hot water and flash steam from boiler blowdown, and a Lattner feedwater system returns water to the boiler.

BoilerSupplies.com carries two Lattner families. Lattner Blowdown Separators and Aftercoolers deal with blowdown: the separator vents the flash steam and drains the water, and the aftercooler cools that drain water before it goes to the sewer. Lattner Condensate Return and Feedwater Systems come as the LV Series, a vertical system, and the R Series, a horizontal system. The two series differ in footprint, so the choice starts with the floor space in the boiler room.

Key facts

• Lattner Boiler is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and manufactures fuel-fired and electric boilers.

• BoilerSupplies.com lists Lattner Blowdown Separators and Aftercoolers and Lattner Condensate Return and Feedwater Systems.

• The Lattner LV Series is the vertical condensate return and feedwater system.

• The Lattner R Series is the horizontal condensate return and feedwater system.

• A blowdown separator vents the flash steam from boiler blowdown and drains the water.

• An aftercooler cools the drain water from a blowdown separator before it goes to the sewer.

Is a blowdown separator the same as a blowdown tank, blow-off tank or flash tank?

Blowdown separator, blowdown tank, blow-off tank and flash tank are names for the vessel that receives boiler blowdown, but a separator and a tank work differently. A separator splits the blowdown on the way through: flash steam leaves by the vent and water by the drain. A blowdown tank holds the water while it cools. BoilerSupplies.com lists the Lattner family as Blowdown Separators and Aftercoolers.

What does a blowdown aftercooler do?

An aftercooler cools the water leaving a blowdown separator before that water goes to the sewer. The separator deals with the flash steam, and the aftercooler deals with the heat left in the water.

What sets the Lattner LV Series apart from the R Series?

The Lattner LV Series is vertical and the Lattner R Series is horizontal. Both are condensate return and feedwater systems, a tank with a pump that returns water to the boiler. They differ in footprint, so the floor space beside the boiler is the thing to check before choosing between them.

What has to be on hand to quote a Lattner separator or feedwater system?

The boiler nameplate comes first, copied out in full or photographed. For a separator, add a note on the blowdown line and where the vent and drain can run. For a feedwater system, add the floor space available and the series, LV or R. BoilerSupplies.com starts the quote from that list.

For a Lattner quote, read the boiler nameplate details, the blowdown line size and the floor space to BoilerSupplies.com at 1-770-957-9599 or toll free 1-800-780-3776.