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Whoe's seen one of these? And WTH is it?
Steve_35
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I came across this the other day on a steam job. The diameter is about 5' and I'd say it was about 24"-30" deep. There were a couple of chunks of coal in there and what appeared to be ash.
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Pic?
A pic would help.0 -
Underground
Is it underground steam piping If so it could be gilsonite (spelling) a type of insulation poured around steam piping as a powerish and then solidifies under the steam temp.0 -
Obviously....
It's a Frisbee inducifier, with a left handed parallel krenny on the right side.
Yeah, a picture.0 -
It was probably
an ash dump for a coal stoker. The stoker dumped all the ashes in there, and someone removed them from the basement by hand.All Steamed Up, Inc.
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