Mik
July 31, 2001 08:18PM
Sorry, hobbyist policing their own ranks is not nearly as bad an idea as the reams of assinine government red tape that some people seem to want.
Please forgive me if I don't name names, but a while back SOME people in Harrisburg (Pa) thought it would be a good idea that all boilers over 50 years old be condemned, regardless of condition. Only a bunch of lobbying by industry and the utility companies eventually stopped that. Now, earlier this summer, one person in a position to know told me (unofficially) that the latest bit of brilliance that was being considered by these same people was the requirement for a R certificate when replacing a handhole gasket.
For those who don't know, handholes are small oval holes in the shell, with an cast metal plate and gasket held in place by a clamp. These are provided to permit internal inspections and to facilitate cleaning, they are also routinely removed for to promoted air circulation when dry storing the engine as well.... always using a new gasket, rather than trying to reuse the old crushed one is just considered good practice.
Now, requiring people to pay a certified repair shop to do such basic maintenance as replacing the handholes might just be a bit much don't you think? And, I'm sure that it would go a great way towards promoting regular cleanings as well.
Simply put, certain people in the Dept of Labor and Industry have not made a secret of the fact that they think hobby steam is a pain in the a##, and they would like very much to see an end of it in the communewealth.
As I said before, I and many other owners welcome inspections that are honest appraisals of the boiler's condition. Regulatory hoops for the sake of seeing how many will jump are NOT that.
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