ASME BPVC Section VII: Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, 2025 Edition

The 2025 edition of ASME BPVC Section VII provides recommended guidelines for the care, operation, inspection, maintenance, and servicing of power boilers.

ASME BPVC Section VII, Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, provides guidance for the operation, inspection, maintenance, examination, repair, and servicing of power boilers. The 2025 edition covers watertube, firetube, electric, utility, coal-fired, and other solid-fuel-fired boilers, along with boiler auxiliaries, appurtenances, instrumentation, controls, interlocks, water chemistry, boiler protection, failure prevention, maintenance programs, checklists, and related operating checks. It includes mandatory and nonmandatory appendices, maintenance forms, figures, tables, and guidance for using U.S. customary and SI units. Published by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee on Power Boilers, this document is intended for engineers, boiler operators, inspectors, maintenance personnel, manufacturers, and organizations responsible for power boiler safety and reliability.

Application Scope: Applicable to the care, operation, inspection, maintenance, examination, repair, and servicing of power boilers and associated equipment, including watertube, firetube, electric, utility, coal-fired, and other solid-fuel-fired boilers.