Engineered industrial heat recovery

Advanced heat recovery.
Proven at scale.

Since 2005, Boilerroom Equipment has manufactured more than 2,500 heat exchangers. HeatSponge brings advanced economizer configurations and application-specific engineering to boiler systems around the world.

ASME “U” & “S” stamp manufacturerCRN registrationsEU PED certification
Established 20052,500+ heat exchangers manufacturedEngineered for global applications

Boilerroom Equipment, Inc.

A division of Thermal Energy International

Engineered and manufactured in Pennsylvania

Built around the application

One engineering partner. Three solution paths.

Start with the boiler and the heat sink—not a catalog number. Every selection considers recovery, allowable backpressure, materials, footprint, and long-term serviceability.

0120 HP to 250,000+ PPH
Two HeatSponge economizers installed above industrial steam boilers

Steam boiler economizers

HeatSponge

Conventional and condensing heat recovery for commercial and industrial steam boilers—from compact SHORTY units to large Atlas-class systems.

Two-stage economizers capture additional heat from boiler exhaust. Our industry-exclusive Type III internal three-pass configuration is engineered for the highest possible multistage condensing performance while keeping condensate from flowing back toward the boiler.

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02New or retrofit applications
Rainmaker condensing economizer installed above a hot-water boiler

Hydronic boiler economizers

Rainmaker

Rainmaker is an external condensing economizer designed for the high circulating-water flows of hydronic heating. Its modular ASME Code design uses 316 stainless steel wetted surfaces and can be configured for new or existing boilers.

By recovering sensible and latent heat from exhaust, it can bring a conventional boiler to condensing-boiler efficiency under identical operating conditions, without replacing the boiler. At higher water temperatures, it continues to recover sensible heat.

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03PE-reviewed engineered systems
Boilerroom Equipment steam accumulator

Custom engineered systems

Steam + process systems

Wet and dry steam accumulators, cogeneration heat recovery, waste-heat boilers, and one-of-a-kind engineered equipment.

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The HeatSponge difference

Engineered for the whole system.

Useful heat recovery is not simply heating surface. It is the balance of thermodynamics, pressure drop, condensate management, materials, controls, maintenance access, and installation cost.

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HeatSponge economizer mounted above an industrial boiler during installation
Engineered heat recovery installed at the boiler.
01

High-performance heat transfer

Finned-tube geometry and application-specific surface area maximize practical recovery within real operating limits.

02

Low pressure-drop selection

Designs are checked against boiler fan capability to protect combustion performance and avoid unnecessary parasitic load.

03

Condensing without compromise

Type III internal multi-pass arrangements optimize condensing while isolating the boiler from condensate carryover.

04

Maintainable by design

Accessible tubes, service-friendly casings, and flexible materials support long equipment life.

An important design decision

Scourge of the Integral Economizer trend

An integral economizer built into the boiler can look attractive on day one: lower first cost and less floor space. The tradeoff comes later. Restricted access can make inspection and tube replacement difficult; a leak may demand intrusive boiler work; and the location generally limits recovery to sensible heat. An external, serviceable design offers accessible repairs, materials selected for the water conditions, and additional stages of heat recovery. Compare the lifetime consequences before specifying the boiler package.

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Project gallery

Installed results that reach the bottom line.

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Two HeatSponge economizers installed in an operating boiler room
HeatSponge installations in an operating boiler room
Institutional · Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago and project partners holding the natural gas savings rebate check

Art Institute of Chicago

Horizontal economizers were engineered around an exceptionally constrained installation—described by the project team as “building a ship in a bottle.”

$90K+annual fuel savings
$154Kutility rebate
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Bruce · Online sales engineer

From operating data to an engineered proposal—in seconds.

Bruce selects the unit, predicts performance, recommends options, and generates scope, pricing, commercial terms, P&IDs, and cut sheets in real time.

Have an unusual application?

Let’s engineer the right recovery system.