Old Boiler Rooms
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:41 pm
I am planning to build a 1920's era powerhouse in my back yard. It is a twenty year project as I thought it would take about 15 years to gather the equipment and about five years to build the boiler room and engine house. However, I had all the equipment from boiler and pumps to engines to electrical gear to open feedwater heater in three years. Now I have 14 years to finnish the buildings.
My situation is that the boiler that I have to drive this stuff is a Waterous locomotive type boiler of about 100 BHP. Would anyone know of a plant that used a locomotive type boiler in an industrial setting. I need some sort of reference so I can set this up in a logical manner. I remember seeing a picture of a creamery along the D&H Railroad that had the smokebox and chimney outside the building which seems to be a good way. This set up keeps the soot outside when brushing the tubes. I have never seen anything about how it was set up inside. Could anyone help me out with this problem?
Thank You
Steve Bratina
My situation is that the boiler that I have to drive this stuff is a Waterous locomotive type boiler of about 100 BHP. Would anyone know of a plant that used a locomotive type boiler in an industrial setting. I need some sort of reference so I can set this up in a logical manner. I remember seeing a picture of a creamery along the D&H Railroad that had the smokebox and chimney outside the building which seems to be a good way. This set up keeps the soot outside when brushing the tubes. I have never seen anything about how it was set up inside. Could anyone help me out with this problem?
Thank You
Steve Bratina