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Mersey  
#1 Posted : 01 September 2014 15:56:28(UTC)
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Mersey
Hi does anyone know whether the weekly evaporation test is a legal requirement or just a best practice when dealing with steam boilers?
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Mebo  
#2 Posted : 02 September 2014 10:36:31(UTC)
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Mebo
I'd never heard of such a thing, but then I work with the old-fashioned rail-going type of boiler!
This page http://www.spiraxsarco.c...-in-the-boiler-house.asp says that:

"The following test routines are required by the UK HSE (Health and Safety Executive) for a manned boiler house."

The test described consists of letting the water level drop by using steam until a low water alarm is activated. Whether it is actually a legal requirement I don't know.
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Mersey  
#3 Posted : 15 September 2014 12:28:31(UTC)
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Mersey
Thanks mebo, I wasn't sure whether it was a legal requirement or a best practise
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