MooseMan
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How do I empty out this boiler?I feel like such a newbie asking this, but......
The boiler on the plant on my new boat has a capacity of 750ml.....when I ran it out of the boat, I simply tipped it to empty out the remaining water....I can't do that now that it is mounted it the boat....does anybody have any suggestions as to the best way to empty it out??
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Nick
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Siphon it out with a hose and run compressed air inside to dry it out.
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Les
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A large syringe, flexible tubing and a piece of copper tube that fits into the boiler and reaches the bottom.
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MooseMan
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Thanks - that will work. I think it's about time I started looking out for a compressor....
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Nick
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They work good for cleaning too. You blow off all the dirt and dust and then it's just a quick wipe down. 
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Roundy
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compressers are great fun!!!- air hornes work quite well on the blow gun!!!
roundy
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bessytractor
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is the boiler fitted with a blow down?
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MooseMan
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| bessytractor wrote: | | is the boiler fitted with a blow down? |
Yes it is, but I think it isn't quite at the bottom of the boiler - if you blow out the water, there'll still be some left.
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bessytractor
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| MooseMan wrote: | | bessytractor wrote: | | is the boiler fitted with a blow down? |
Yes it is, but I think it isn't quite at the bottom of the boiler - if you blow out the water, there'll still be some left. |
run the boiler down to minimum level of water your happy with keeping plenty of steam in the boiler. Then just blow it down. It won't get rid of all the boiler but it will get rid of most.
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MooseMan
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Sounds like a plan - I'll put a fitting on with a bit of pipe or tube, so I can blow it into a suitable container.
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bessytractor
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| MooseMan wrote: | | Sounds like a plan - I'll put a fitting on with a bit of pipe or tube, so I can blow it into a suitable container. |
oh yes thats a must!
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Wallace
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| MooseMan wrote: | | bessytractor wrote: | | is the boiler fitted with a blow down? |
Yes it is, but I think it isn't quite at the bottom of the boiler - if you blow out the water, there'll still be some left. |
If there is some left, try a absorbent type of string. Shoelace works well.
Feed that into the boiler, so it sits in the leftover water, then leave some hanging out.
Sit it near a fan, or warmth, and it acts like a wick, drawing up the moisture.
I've done it with engines I plan to no longer steam in a while.
Good luck
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johnreid
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If drained when still hot, it will evaporate quickly too.
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Bogstandard
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I've been hanging back on this one, just to see what solutions you can come up with.
This post is where two different worlds meet.
The world of the dreaded brass boiler and the one of the copper.
You are quite rightly giving solutions based around your own experiences with the dreaded brass diseases.
You do need to take care of your little brass boilers for obvious reasons, the copper boiler is another kettle (sorry about the pun) of fish.
The copper boiler doesn't suffer like brass ones do, except if you have badly produced brass fittings on there. Most fittings nowadays are either made of bronze or good grades of brass.
The boiler fitting fixtures have to be of bronze.
So really they are not so fickle on how they are treated.
I sailed my copper boiler for twenty years, many thousands of hours on it and ended up with a bit of lime scale and somehow got some oil in there as well.
I very rarely drained down. Just topped up the water the following week for another day at the lake.
Tap water, boiled at home, popped into a thermos and taken to the lakeside. Saves on gas if you can get warm water into the boiler, and more sailing time rather than raising steam time.
For long periods of innactivity, yes, drain down as much as possible, and leave the safety valve off to allow the insides to dry out. But you must give it a water flush before use, just to get rid of spiders and unwanted things that might be growing in there.
Don't worry too much Odilon, the boiler you have there, with only a little bit of care and attention will most probably see you out.
BTW, because of the new 3 litre/bar rule, you won't have to have a boiler certificate, unless you are a member of the MPBA, who still live in the victorian era. Almost every insurance company now abides by the new rules.
John
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