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WATER TREATMENT IN BOILER IS ESSENTIAL
QUESTION:I find it difficult that most railfans do not understand the
importance of this subject. my last posting "BOILER EXPLOSION"
got some e-mail from people concerned, but surprisingly the
average railfan has no interest in a subject that could very
well save their lives when working on a steam locomotive.
As one e-mail person stated: There is a lot of old roundhouse
wives tales and voodoo here. Anyone who operates any steam
engines should be discussing this. HOW ABOUT IT?
ANSWER: I believe that water treatment was less common on steam locomotives
because the loco were open cycle... ie not condensing... as a result
treatment was expensive (you only got to use it once) I believe Santa
Fe was an exception due to poor water quality in the Southwest. Today
most stationary industrial boilers are caondensing type, and require
treatment to run properly. Railroads tried to compensate by frequently
blowing down the boiler, and weekly washouts.
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