Steam part?
Ritchie Day | 05/08/2021 22:23:49 |
19 forum posts 26 photos | Hi I have this part which I think is for steam but I know very little about it. Is anyone here able to identify it? |
Ritchie Day | 05/08/2021 22:39:40 |
19 forum posts 26 photos | ………apologies, the pic has somehow been rotated anti-clockwise by 90° 🤷♂️ |
duncan webster | 05/08/2021 22:57:40 |
5307 forum posts 83 photos | displacement lubricator with the cap missing |
Ritchie Day | 05/08/2021 23:15:27 |
19 forum posts 26 photos | Ah thank you Duncan. That makes sense seeing the needle valve. Is it of any use to a steam guy? Edited By Ritchie Day on 05/08/2021 23:17:24 |
Ritchie Day | 06/08/2021 07:35:31 |
19 forum posts 26 photos | So I’m assuming the displacement is of oil by condensed steam and that the valve at the bottom is to drain the condensation. |
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