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5 inch vertical test boiler - stock code 5574

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5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
5 inch vertical test boiler
Back in 1978, Tubal Cain wrote a short constructional series in "Model Engineer" describing a 5 inch diameter vertical coal-fired boiler. The design was an enlarged version of a boiler he had described a few years previously, itself based on a much earlier "LBSC" design. Designed for coal-firing, the boiler can also be run on a propane burner and featured 51 x 5/16 tubes with a central flue-tube superheater.

Apparently built to that design, this is a nicely made boiler, complete with both both gas burner and solid-fuel grate.

Hydraulic tested at 160psi for 80psi working pressure, complete with all fittings although the pressure gauge will require replacement - the boiler really needs a 0-120psi gauge.

length/inches 8
width/inches 10
height/inches 25
weight/kg 10
injector(s) 1
boiler number 5574
year built unknown
boiler maker non-commercial
CE mark n/a - non-commercial
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type vertical
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 11/Sep/27
superheater(s) 1
superheater type flue tube
safety valve(s) 1
safety valve type spring