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PUBLISHED BY THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY.<br />

Vol. XXII. HARTFORD, CONN., APRIL, 1901. No. 4.<br />

<strong>The</strong> " Water Ram " in Blow-off Pipes.<br />

It is of the highest importance, in boiler practice, to keep the blow-off pipe free<br />

from sediment or deposits of any kind; because if this is not attended to, the pipe is<br />

sure to become burned, and an accident — very likely a serious one — is the almost inevit-<br />

able result.<br />

<strong>The</strong> only way to keep the blow-off pipe free is to open the blow-cock often enough<br />

WATER LINE<br />

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