Define a "Flooded Boiler"

D. McLean

Specifically, can a laid up boiler be called "flooded" if it's laid up "wet"-- full of water? Probably a trivial question, I know. Thanks in advance!

Fred

If it is a steam boiler and it is full, it is flooded. Doesn't matter if it was flooded intentionally as a matter of protecting it or if some feed failure or just ignorance caused it. Personally, I would suggest any water level above what you consider the normal water line to be is flooded. It's a matter of degree.

ChrisJ

If a boiler is in a basement that floods, is that considered a flooded boiler?

newagedawn

a flooded steam boiler ,lol, is when you can"t see the water line and you have to drain some buckets of water for the burner to fire

Fred

ChrisJ said:

If a boiler is in a basement that floods, is that considered a flooded boiler?

No, That's considered a Flooded Basement. Contents of that basement are secondary to what is flooded.

Jamie Hall

Flooded is flooded, as noted above! However, the real question is how did it get flooded, and why? Things like insurance and so on, you know...

D. McLean

My question was simply, "Do you refer to a laid-up boiler that is not laid-up dry, as 'wet', or 'flooded'". I think I already knew the answer, but wanted opinions.

ChrisJ

I think I'd call it flooded.
It's flooded for a reason, but certainly cannot be operated until it's unflooded.