Maxi-Therm: VFF

Our most popular and affordable steam water heaters is the VFFF (Vertical Flooding Feed Forward) model. This system is an instantaneous steam water heater which allows you to go from 0 to the max. Additionally, the VFFF will only have differential of +-4F.

Our VFFF model is perfect for CIP’s in the food industry, for emergency showers, laboratory processes, any critical process control, domestic hot water for hospitals, schools and buildings.

We have the option to use several different building materials for the instantaneous steam water heater.

It can be completely made from stainless steel, a carbon steel shell for steam only pipes. The domestic hot water side is made from a 90/10 Cu/Ni pipes. Depending on your local regulation, we also have the option to build your pipes in a single wall or double wall design.

The feed forward steam water heater can come with a self-contained mechanical blending valve, allowing for an easy to install system, as it does not require electric or pneumatic equipment. We also offer an option to add an electronic control valve which comes included with a control panel. This system is compatible with BacNet and/or ModBus communications.

Based on your requirements, the VFFF Steam Water Heater can have a range of 5 psig to 40 psig. Depending on your condensate backpressure, we do not need to modulate the steam used, since we keep the steam pressure inside of the heat exchanger. Our system also does not require a dedicated condensate pump.