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== Air Dry == | |||
[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=82886 Harlock posted on <i>Chaski.org</i>]: | |||
: Another trick that several friends use is they pressurize the boiler on air while it is still hot, after blowdown. They then open up every orifice and appliance and blow every last drop of water out, and roll the engine back and forth to blow it out of the cylinders with the drains open. Then the boiler is dry and still warm, and any remaining moisture evaporates before it cools down, so it is bone dry when put away. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [ | * [https://lalsrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/LALS-2012-12-December.pdf "Proper Care of Steel Live Steam Boilers", <i>The Engine Booster</i>, LALS, December 2012] | ||
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100437 "Cleaning boilers", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | * [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100437 "Cleaning boilers", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | ||
* [[Terlyn Industries Inc]] | * [[Terlyn Industries Inc]] | ||
* [http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82205&highlight=Boiler+saver "Does Terlyn boiler water treatment really work?", <i>Smokstak.com</i>] | * [http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82205&highlight=Boiler+saver "Does Terlyn boiler water treatment really work?", <i>Smokstak.com</i>] | ||
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105707 "Boiler wash", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:43, 27 November 2023
Air Dry
- Another trick that several friends use is they pressurize the boiler on air while it is still hot, after blowdown. They then open up every orifice and appliance and blow every last drop of water out, and roll the engine back and forth to blow it out of the cylinders with the drains open. Then the boiler is dry and still warm, and any remaining moisture evaporates before it cools down, so it is bone dry when put away.