[Steam-engine] water level

[Andre Blanchard]

I wonder if it is possible that they intended the top row of tubes to be dry
to give the steam a little superheat?

Thanks,
Andre' B.  Clear Lake Wis.
 

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> Thanks for the answer Andre.  There is only 1 soft
> plug located in the top of the fire tube.  Our club
> owns a stationary Kewanee boiler with the soft plug
> like you mention.  The Kewanee soft plug is near the
> top of the front tube sheet though.  I gues that I'm a
> little unsure about the way it is now.  If there is
> water in the glass at all then there is plenty over
> the fire tube.  I will have to run it pretty highy in
> the glass to insure that the top row of tubes is
> always covered though.
>