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Improve steam system efficiency, reduce operating costs, and support sustainability goals with condensate heat recovery and clean water reuse services from Vicinity.

Many steam systems discharge hot condensate that still contains valuable heat and clean, treated water. Vicinity helps customers capture and reuse this resource to lower energy and water costs, improve system performance, and reduce environmental impact.

Benefits of condensate recovery and reuse

• Lower energy and water costs
• Reduced steam consumption
• Improved system efficiency
• Reduced carbon emissions and water use
• Potential support for LEED, ESG, or other sustainability objectives

Vicinity can evaluate, design, and install condensate heat recovery or reuse solutions tailored to each building’s system, operating needs, and sustainability goals.

Common applications include: 

• Domestic hot water preheating
• Low temperature heating
• Air handler preheating
• Swimming pool preheating
• Snowmelt and surface heating for sidewalks, walkways, or loading docks
• Greywater systems
• Irrigation, green roof watering, fountains, reflecting pools, or other water features
• Power washing

Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) reuses condensate in outdoor reflective pool to reduce water costs

The Maryland Center for History and Culture developed a creative solution to pipe condensate into an adjacent outdoor reflecting pool, helping reduce sewer charges and city water costs. By recycling condensate instead of discarding it, MCHC conserves water, lowers costs, and reduces its environmental impact on the surrounding community.

Ready to see what your building could save?

Contact your Vicinity account manager or email info@vicinityenergy.us to schedule a condensate recovery walkthrough.

Vicinity’s comprehensive maintenance services are offered year-round—during peak usage or before system turn-ons—to optimize steam efficiency, reliability, and cost savings.

Why preventative maintenance?

• Improve reliability before peak heating season
• Reduce outages, disruptions, and comfort complaints
• Catch small issues before they become costly repairs
• Support safer, more efficient equipment operation
• Extend critical system life and performance

Available services

Steam trap surveys

Ensure steam traps function correctly and prevent issues that can lead to energy waste, equipment damage, and safety hazards.

Pressure Regulating Valves (PRVs)

Maintain PRVs for efficient system operation and prevention of system over-pressurization.

Strainers

Reduce rust and pipe scale damage to valves and pumps. Ensure heat transfer surfaces are kept free of efficiency-reducing deposits.

Heat exchanger and water samples

Ensure heat exchangers are operating efficiently, tube bundles are not leaking, and that water is not entering the system through leaks.

Steam pipe

Inspect steam pipe and insulation integrity to ensure safe and reliable delivery of steam to the facility.

Condensate return line

Ensure proper evacuation of condensate from system lines, and identify the presence of leaking steam traps in the system.

Mechanical room hot water loop

Confirm efficient operation of key energy transfer equipment such as heat exchangers, which supply building heat, hot water, or other process loads.

Seasonal and maintenance shutdowns/turn-ons

Prevent pipe deterioration and prepare systems to be dormant for an extended period by draining the systems for shutdowns.

To learn more about Vicinity’s ProService program and schedule a walkthrough, email info@vicinityenergy.us.

Vicinity’s comprehensive maintenance services are offered year-round—during peak usage or before system turn-ons—to optimize steam efficiency, reliability, and cost savings.

Why preventative maintenance?

• Improve reliability before peak heating season
• Reduce outages, disruptions, and comfort complaints
• Catch small issues before they become costly repairs
• Support safer, more efficient equipment operation
• Extend critical system life and performance

Available services

Steam trap surveys

Ensure steam traps function correctly and prevent issues that can lead to energy waste, equipment damage, and safety hazards.

Pressure Regulating Valves (PRVs)

Maintain PRVs for efficient system operation and prevention of system over-pressurization.

Strainers

Reduce rust and pipe scale damage to valves and pumps. Ensure heat transfer surfaces are kept free of efficiency-reducing deposits.

Heat exchanger and water samples

Ensure heat exchangers are operating efficiently, tube bundles are not leaking, and that water is not entering the system through leaks.

Steam pipe

Inspect steam pipe and insulation integrity to ensure safe and reliable delivery of steam to the facility.

Condensate return line

Ensure proper evacuation of condensate from system lines, and identify the presence of leaking steam traps in the system.

Mechanical room hot water loop

Confirm efficient operation of key energy transfer equipment such as heat exchangers, which supply building heat, hot water, or other process loads.

Seasonal and maintenance shutdowns/turn-ons

Prevent pipe deterioration and prepare systems to be dormant for an extended period by draining the systems for shutdowns.

To learn more about Vicinity’s ProService program and schedule a walkthrough, email info@vicinityenergy.us.

Vicinity ProService provides responsive expert support to help keep heat, hot water, and steam systems operating safely, efficiently, and reliably.

Vicinity ProService benefits

• Improve reliability before peak heating season

• Reduce outages, disruptions, and comfort complaints

• Catch small issues before they become costly repairs

• Support safer, more efficient equipment operation

• Extend critical system life and performance

Why Vicinity ProService?

District energy expertise: Specialists who understand customer-side equipment and Vicinity’s network.

Responsive support: Help for urgent needs plus proactive maintenance plan

Practical recommendations: Targeted improvements to strengthen reliability, efficiency, and performance.

Available services

Emergency services & repairs

Emergency response, service calls, heat and hot water troubleshooting, leak identification, shutdowns, and urgent steam support.

Operations and maintenance

Seasonal tune-ups, inspections, steam trap testing, valve cleaning and repairs, and system turn-ons or shutdowns.

Energy efficiency and system optimization

Domestic hot water review, heat exchanger inspections, pressure reducing valve service, condensate equipment evaluation and beneficial reuse, and insulation checks.

Equipment installation, repair and upgrade

Support for pumps, PRVs, heat exchangers, condensate equipment, heating equipment, steam valves, domestic hot water systems, and insulation.

Schedule your ProService assessment

Contact your Vicinity account manager or email us at info@vicinityenergy.us today to schedule an assessment, request a quote, or learn more about services available in your market.