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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: St Paul Steam on September 19, 2020, 04:29:25 pm

Title: Re: Oops...
Post by: txlabman on September 30, 2020, 09:04:31 am

A good lesson for us all.

Even seasoned veterans occasionally make mistakes.

Thanks for sharing Bruce.

Title: Re: Oops...
Post by: Nu2modlin on September 20, 2020, 12:42:19 pm

Oh no!!!

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Post by: Nick on September 19, 2020, 10:36:44 pm

Oops!  :D  Gonna have to add low water sensors to your boilers  ;)

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Post by: Scorpion2nz on September 19, 2020, 05:31:50 pm

Buggar .
all it takes is a moment’s inattention.

Cheers
Dennis

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Post by: Jim on September 19, 2020, 05:15:09 pm

I was wondering how you got it out Bruce until I read how you did it on the last line.

Those immersion heaters sure do get hot to melt brass mate!

Title: Oops...
Post by: St Paul Steam on September 19, 2020, 04:29:25 pm

just got done with a fresh modification on an engine, filled my water jug with distilled water...thought I filled the boiler with water...DIDNT !

before...
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/z440/bruceang1/20200919_140323.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/bruceang1/p/3ff29ac2-75cd-4696-9cde-e2755be331a6)

after a 3 minute 110V warmup with no water in the boiler....it only caught my attention because I noticed the cherry red glow of the immersion rod inside the boiler, it was worth it though as a test , it never did become un-soldered , and although the actual immersion rod got exposed in a few areas it still worked & didn't leak.
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/z440/bruceang1/20200919_124325.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/bruceang1/p/7d9305d6-d68b-493d-a720-929ac9cdb63f)

it was a bit of a task to get it out & replaced, ground it off in back & dropped it through the porthole window in front.