{"id":3589,"date":"2020-12-21T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2025-08-27T23:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:59:40","slug":"water-tube-boiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Tube Boiler: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Water_Tube_Boilers_Features\" >Water Tube Boilers Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Water_Tube_Boiler_Components\" >Water Tube Boiler Components<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Working_Principle_of_Water_Tube_Boilers\" >Working Principle of Water Tube Boilers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Types_of_Water_Tube_Boilers\" >Types of Water Tube Boilers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Water_Tube_Boilers_Pros\" >Water Tube Boilers Pros<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Water_Tube_Boilers_Cons\" >Water Tube Boilers Cons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/water-tube-boiler\/#Download_Water_Tube_Boiler_PDF\" >Download Water Tube Boiler PDF<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steam is one of the great sources of energy for our modern age. We have used steam from the very beginning of our first industrial revolution in human history. It provides heat for process heating, sterilization, and many other applications that are increasingly important to industrial facilities, among others. A boiler or steam generator is a device used to create steam by applying heat energy to water. Different types of boilers are available in several sizes and forms and find their use in various applications. The w<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ater tube boiler<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of them that is applied widely in industries. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>A high-pressure water tube boiler (also called a water tube) pumps water through tubes heated by the fire from the outside. Inside the furnace, fuel is burnt to produce hot gas, which boils water in the steam-generating tubes. The Water Tube Boiler is a vital component of many industrial systems. Water Tube Boilers are available from a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/suppliers-companies?q=water-tube-boiler\"><strong>Suppliers And Companies<\/strong><\/a>, as well as various manufacturers and distributors, and there are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/industrial-directories\/203\/water-tube-boiler\/for-sale\"><strong>Water Tube Boilers For Sale<\/strong><\/a> on Linquip.<\/p>\n<p>There is a comprehensive range of water tube boiler services on the Linquip platform that meets all of your needs. Linquip can connect you with a number of industrial water tube boiler service companies and experts who can help you. Linquip offers a team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/experts?q=water-tube-boiler\"><strong>Water Tube Boiler specialists<\/strong><\/a> who can assist you test your boiler.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we\u2019re going to have a description of water tube boilers including operation, parts, types, advantages, and disadvantages. Read this new blog on Linquip to find out more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water_Tube_Boilers_Features\"><\/span><strong>Water Tube Boilers Features<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The water tube boiler <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">represents one of the several pressurized equipment options used to convert water into steam under controlled conditions. A way to rapidly produce steam is to feed the water under pressure into a tube or tubes surrounded by the combustion gases. The earliest example of this was developed by Goldsworthy Gurney in the late 1820s for use in steam road carriages. Modern high capacity boilers are of water tube type. Basically, in this boiler, water will be flown inside the tubes surrounded by flue gases. More steam is generated by using this boiler, so the overall efficiency of the boiler is high. The ability of water tube boilers to be designed without the use of excessively large and thick-walled pressure vessels makes these boilers particularly attractive in applications that require:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>A high steam output (up to 500 kg\/s)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>High-pressure steam (up to 160 bar)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Superheated steam (up to 550\u00b0C)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The water tube boiler<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is common in papermaking, sugar, and other Industries that demand electrical power and steam. Owing to their superb working properties, the use of water tube boilers is highly preferred in the following major areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Variety of process applications in industries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chemical processing divisions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pulp and Paper manufacturing plants<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The large turbines of utility companies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Refining units<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3592 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo_2020-12-08_21-36-01.jpg\" alt=\"water tube boiler\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo_2020-12-08_21-36-01.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo_2020-12-08_21-36-01-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo_2020-12-08_21-36-01-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#282828;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#424242;border-color:#ffffff;color:#ffffff;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/feed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Test.jpg\" alt=\"Girl in a jacket\" width=\"300\" height=\"82\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"roboto: sans serif;\"><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/experts?category_id=205\">\u00a0 \u00a0See All Hot Water Boiler Experts<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/companies\/service-provider?category_id=205\">\u00a0\u00a0 See All Hot Water Boiler Service Provider<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/a><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/companies\/manufacturer?category_id=205\">\u00a0\u00a0 See All Hot Water Boiler Manufactures<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/a><b><\/b><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/companies\/distributor?category_id=205\">\u00a0\u00a0 See All Hot Water Boiler Distributor<br \/>\n<\/a><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>What Is the Name of a Water Tube Boiler?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Longitudinal Drum Boiler or Horizontal Tubes Boiler are other names for the Babcock-Wilcox boiler. One cylindrical drum is longitudinally positioned above the heating chamber in this sort of boiler. The downcomer tube in the back of the drum is filled, and the riser tube in front of the drum is installed.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Is the Difference Between a Fire Tube and a Water Tube Boiler?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A firetube boiler produces steam by passing combustion gas through a series of tubes surrounded by water in a vessel, whereas a water tube boiler transfers heat energy and produces steam by sending water through a series of tubes surrounded by combustion gas.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water_Tube_Boiler_Components\"><\/span><strong>Water Tube Boiler Components<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a review of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water tube boiler parts and functions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Boiler Shell:<\/strong> This shell is the external cylindrical part of a pressure container.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Steam drum:<\/strong> It is a collection vessel for steam and water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mud drum:<\/strong> This is a cylindrical formed space at the base of the water space. It will gather impurities like mud, sediment, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Water walls:<\/strong> It is a tubing arrangement around the furnace to extract heat from fuel to generate steam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Furnace:<\/strong> An enclosed space provided for the combustion of fuel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Safety valve:<\/strong> It finds a use for stopping the unnecessary force from the construction of a boiler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Strainer:<\/strong> This is a type of device as a filter to hold solid elements let a fluid supply.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sight glass:<\/strong> A glass tube is utilized on steam type boilers for giving observable signs of the water level in boilers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Steam stop valve:<\/strong> It controls the steam flow supply outside.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Feed check valve:<\/strong> The high-force water flows via this valve, which releases to the boiler simply and supplies the water to the water type boiler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Burner<\/strong>: This is one type of device for the beginning of air and fuel into a boiler at the preferred velocity. It is the most crucial apparatus for the firing of gas or oil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Economizer:<\/strong> Accessory used to recover the heat of flue gas that leaving the boiler by heating feed water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Superheater:<\/strong> It finds use to increase the temperature of the steam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Working_Principle_of_Water_Tube_Boilers\"><\/span><strong>Working Principle of Water Tube Boilers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s know about the working principle of a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water tube boiler<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it will help you to understand its advantages and disadvantages clearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Feed Water is allowed inside the steam drum by a feed check valve. The water travels to the mud drum where any unwanted particles will settle at the bottom of the mud drum. The water circulation is maintained by circulating tubes and steam pressure is maintained by equalizing tubes. The fuel that is burnt in the firebox over the grate produces hot flue gases that travel over the water tubes giving its temperature. For the proper passage of hot flue gases over the water tubes baffle plates are arranged. The heated water generates high-pressure steam used for the production of Electricity. To increase the economy of the boiler, exhaust gases also find use to preheat combustion air blown into the burners and to warm the feed water supply in an economizer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Water_Tube_Boilers\"><\/span><strong>Types of Water Tube Boilers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Here is a list of water tube boiler types:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Babcock and Wilcox boiler:<\/strong> Designed by the American firm of Babcock &amp; Wilcox, this boiler finds use in stationary and marine engines. It exclusively finds use when the pressure above 10 bar and steam generating capacity more than 7000 kg\/hr is required.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3593 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stirling_boiler_Heat_Engines_1913.jpg\" alt=\"water tube boiler\" width=\"700\" height=\"541\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stirling_boiler_Heat_Engines_1913.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stirling_boiler_Heat_Engines_1913-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stirling_boiler_Heat_Engines_1913-696x538.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stirling_boiler_Heat_Engines_1913-543x420.jpg 543w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stirling boiler:<\/strong> This boiler is an early form of water tube boilers, used to generate steam in large land-based stationary plants. They became widespread in industries that produced combustible waste and required process steam. Stirling boilers are one of the larger arrangements for a water tube boiler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Simple vertical boiler:<\/strong> These boilers find use in steam power-driven vehicles as well as mobile machines like railway steam engines, steam tractors, Steam shovels, and steam cranes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep that in mind, contrary to popular belief that a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">locomotive <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boiler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">boiler<\/a> is a water tube boiler<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you better know that it\u2019s a fire tube boiler, and it is not a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water tube boiler example<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#282828;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#424242;border-color:#ffffff;color:#ffffff;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/feed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Test.jpg\" alt=\"Girl in a jacket\" width=\"300\" height=\"82\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"roboto: sans serif;\"><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\">\u00a0 \u00a0What is Hot Water Boiler ?<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/equipment?query=Hot%20Water%20Boiler\">\u00a0\u00a0 Hot Water Boiler For Sales<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/a><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water_Tube_Boilers_Pros\"><\/span><strong>Water Tube Boilers Pros<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant advantages of a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water tube boiler<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe and easy operation\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast reaction to steam demand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides highly efficient performance, up to 90% with an economizer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rapid heat transmission<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires less floor area for a given output<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can be easily transported<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy access to all parts for cleaning, inspecting, and repairing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can tolerate high steam pressures\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large evaporative capacity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3594 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV.jpg\" alt=\"water tube boiler\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0_vYoNQPKsi68d19xV-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water_Tube_Boilers_Cons\"><\/span><strong>Water Tube Boilers Cons<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Few limitations associated with the usage of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water tube boiler<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plants include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>High maintenance cost<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Complicated and time-consuming installation procedure<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cannot be manufactured in packaged form<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Uneconomical for small industries<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, there you have a useful guide to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water tube boiler<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you have any points to discuss in this article in Linquip, let us know by leaving a reply in the comment section. Is there any question we can help you through? 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