Hi guys,
Does anyone know the steam consumption figures for the Simpson Strickland AB size quad (3 + 4 + 5 1/4 + 7 * 4, 500rpm, 250psi and 20ihp)?
I'm sure there is a way of calculating it, but I don't know how to do it!
Cheers,
Daniel

There are much easier and safer ways to clean boiler tubes on a VFT boiler than using a lance. Zeltic, Puke, Eliza Hobson and Kapanui are all set up with a soot blower in the smokebox. basically it is just a very large blower, in Zeltic's case a 1/2 inch pipe pointing straight up the middle of the f...

I suspect that it is largely due to the piston that you have a problem. I would change it to leather cups if you can, hopefully it is a standard size. If the pump is flooded suction, you don't need a check valve on the suction, if you are lifting, then the check valve needs to be a at the lowest poi...

Excellent stuff, well done, a big steamer is a huge undertaking, and this looks like it will be a good one.
Daniel

Thank you Fred, One of these days i'll get around to posting some other nice New Zealand steamers.
Daniel

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A 3/8 Penberthy would be more like the size needed. I use a 3/8 on Zeltic and it works beautifully. Kapanui and Puke have bigger boilers, and both use a 1/2 inch injector, again a good match, although continuous use would overfill the boiler and kill the steam fairly quickly. Fortunately the engine ...