steam traps
safety controls
boiler types
steam piping
trouble shooting
100
to let only condensate through . not steam.
What is the purpose of a steam trap ?
100
low water cut off
What shuts the burner off in a low water condition ?
100
firetube
What is the boiler which the tubes are surrounded by water ?
100
with the flow
how should steam pipes be pitched ?
100
bad pilot valve
What could cause a pilot flame failure ?
200
disk , f&t , bucket
What are 3 types of traps ?
200
relief valve
What is the device the relieves the pressure if it becomes too high ?
200
water tube
What is a boiler where water is inside the tubes ?
200
boiler feed tank
What is the tank that holds the make up water ?
200
bad feed pump
What could cause a low water condition ?
300
visually
What is the best way to test a trap ?
300
pressuretrol
What is the device that shuts the burner off when the pressure is too high ?
300
cast iron sectional
What is a boiler built in sections ?
300
ecentric
What is the reducer used to decrease the the size of a steam main ?
300
plugged up siphon tube
What could cause a relief valve to pop ?
400
bucket trap
What is the most durable type of trap ?
400
flame safeguard
What is the device that monitors the flame ?
400
watertube
What is the largest boiler ?
400
80
What schedule pipe should be used on condensate ?
400
a fuel rich burner
What can cause a boiler to soot up ?
500
on a radiator.
where would you use a thermostatic trap ?
500
lack of maintenance
What is the main reason for boiler explosions ?
500
can be built in place .
What is an advantage of a sectional boiler ?
500
strainer
What is installed upstream of the trap ?
500
bad gas regulator.
What can cause the low gas pressure switch to trip ?
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