This will all work out. Suddenly a large approval for repairs will appear, approving a bid for what appears to be 50% higher then anyone can conceive of that repair actually costing. After a series of cost overruns, it will come to light that the complete balance of the system will need replacement, including fuel tanks, gas lines, steam distribution, heat exchangers, including a building heat system that was just installed new 4 years ago. Emergency repair orders at enormous cost will be approved. In no time Steamtown will have a completely brand new steam heat system, the most efficient and state-of-the-art system in the area. (read: A one-of-a-kind technological nightmare that no technician in the area has any experience on.)

For those who follow through, you will find out that exactly $0.00 was budgeted for preventative maintenance. They will attempt to maintain the system in-house, using a water treatment system that looks like it belongs to 1980, which is completely out of spec for the demands of the new system. All other maintenance will be done in response to failures. In 5 years a sample of the circulating water will come out chocolate brown. In 10 years the system will be a hopeless cobble of duct tape, clamp patches on hoses, popsickle sticks in relays, and a undergound water leak of 2500 gallons a day.

Cycle repeates !