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Thread: Boiler testing and regulators (ie throttles)
21/06/2013 15:25:50

I guess sometimes common sense is lacking - if the regulator allows too much water past to hold hydraulic pressure without pumping like mad, the inspector should fail it. Not so much because of the regulator, but because frantic pumping, water pouring out of the blast cap into the smokebox, and probably back down the tubes and out the ashpan once the smokebox fills up are not conducive to examination of leaks in the boiler. Blank off the regulator wherever you can for a hassle-free test. Not many designs allow for easy hydraulic tests, and most models need some dismantling for blanking off.

Thread: 15F Steam Locomotive model - South Africa
21/06/2013 11:26:06

There is of course also a classifieds section on this very website....

20/06/2013 14:35:00

Hi Paul,

Can you also confirm whether the gauge is actually 5", not 5.5"?

Finally, do you know whether the boiler is serviceable? It looks from your pic into the smokebox that there are 2 tubes/flues missing, suggesting none of the tubes are expanded in to the steel boiler.

Steel boilers are unfortunately not very well accepted in the UK, as they always corrode, however slowly (and a copper boiler well cared for does not), and the testing regime is more stringent. Other parts of the world are much more accepting of them, like Europe.

Good luck and I hope it finds a good home!

Edited By JasonB on 20/06/2013 16:17:43

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