Condensate from fuel oil heating coils...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Steam heating coils are used to heat fuel oil before it enters the burners or engines • Condensate is condensed steam that should normally be returned to a controlled part of the steam/water system, not wasted • Different tanks (feed water, reserve feed, drain inspection) have different purposes in a boiler/steam plant

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Is condensate from heating coils usually treated as clean water that should be recovered, or dirty water that should be dumped? • Which of these tanks is specifically intended to collect and monitor drains/condensate from various systems before it is either reused or discharged? • Would you want to send oil‑contaminated or potentially dirty condensate directly back into the main feed system without inspection?

✅ Before You Answer

• Check which tank is designed for observing and checking drain quality before reuse or discharge • Verify which components are part of the boiler feedwater circuit versus auxiliary drain systems • Consider whether sending coil condensate to the engine room bilge would be standard practice, or only in case of leaks/contamination

Condensate from fuel oil heating coils return to the __________.

feed water heater

engine room bilge

reserve feed tank

drain inspection tank