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I Have No Idea...
New England SteamWorks
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Skim port?
New England SteamWorks
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Relief for all the extra water that the steam carries out, so it doesn't have to fight it's way back in through the riser?0
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But it's capped. Doesn't go anywhere....New England SteamWorks
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I don't even… What‽0
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Or does it go somewhere? After enhancement, I am not sure. I only have the one picture the customer forwarded, in regard to another matter.
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Namely, this:
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Maybe started to add the water fill connection there and thought otherwise. I have seen a steamer with water fill at that point.0
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Perhaps they removed one of these and thought the three-quarter inch line was necessary, which in this case it wouldn't be because you have the Hartford Loop
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The end cap is puzzling. Otherwise, I would say they intended to overfill boiler to that point to prevent waterline rot during summer.0
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