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dan

March 22, 2006 12:54PM

Kevin, One additional thing we do at the end of season is to blow out the flues. We have an air nozzle under pressure which a member takes into the firebox and with the smokebox door open, inserts the nozzle into each tube, one at a time, and blows out the loose carbon. The reason is to prevent the loose carbon from absorbing moisture during the winter months, which will promote rust in the tubes. We also of course drain the boiler and tender, as well as remove any pipe fittings that can trap water so they cannot freeze and burst.
dan

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Cleaning a fire	Kevin	March 18, 2006 10:29AM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Ted Krumreich	March 18, 2006 12:04PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	J.B.Bane	March 18, 2006 02:17PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	dan	March 18, 2006 02:44PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Taylor Rush	March 18, 2006 06:45PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 19, 2006 11:03AM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 18, 2006 04:15PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	J.B.Bane	March 18, 2006 06:56PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 19, 2006 11:00AM
Re: Cleaning a fire	dan	March 19, 2006 11:31AM
Re: Cleaning a fire	J.B.Bane	March 19, 2006 01:17PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Ed Stabler	March 19, 2006 11:53AM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	Kevin	March 19, 2006 04:30PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	stuart olson	March 19, 2006 08:04PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 19, 2006 08:06PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	L. E. Trump	March 20, 2006 04:29PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	Mike Trent	March 20, 2006 05:58AM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	dan	March 22, 2006 12:54PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	J.B.Bane	March 22, 2006 02:45PM

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