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District Heating/Cooling System Optimization - The PERTAN Group

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Stop Leaks – Fix Broken Release Valve<br />

Savings<br />

A 465 gal/hr leak equals about 4,000<br />

kgal/yr while the costs for 1 kgal of city<br />

water are $ 4. Thus, the annual<br />

savings are about $ 16,000.<br />

Investment<br />

<strong>The</strong> cost for a 1” valve including a full<br />

day of labor is about $ 500.<br />

Payback<br />

<strong>The</strong> resulting payback period is 0.03<br />

years or 11 days.<br />

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