Re: Keeping that boiler topped up - help
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: August 12, 2005 11:00PM
<HTML>When the water leavel in the boiler is below the automatic,,DOES the long tube of the automatic get hot? Steam should enter the tube and expand it and close the bypass valve on the end. If this does not close,,,,,now ,,,close the hand bypass under the dashboard,,,way down over on the right. This valve SHOULD be in series [in line] w/theautomatic,,,that is , if the auto doesn't close,the closed hand valve will stop the flow back to the tank. I dont think a check here is good. the check should be on the way to the BOILER...Don't forget IF you are TESTING,,,w/ both wheels jacked up,,,,when the pump comes on,,the RIGHT wheel will stop [because of the load of the pump on the RIGHT wheel,,,haha,,,...Best to jack up only rt wheel so pump does its duty,,,,Hope this helps Ben oops,,you will all too soon find the hand pump is useless at high pressure,,lower pressure and put on gloves,,,</HTML>