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Boiler blowup at Buckaroo

majormoore

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Thanks gang, I am ok, just scared like hell yesterday, the steam pressure= hot water temp was around 300 degrees water temp that hit me in the face, when water line blew, I rushed to close off the valve, and the hot water had back feed thru the water make up line. The check valve did not stop it the back flow from boiler.

Today, we were repiping and adding two check valves in the water make up line one close to the boiler and another one upstream, in hopes if the first one givesthe other will hold. Also installing a high head pressure pump in the make up line to send water pressure to te boiler higher than the pressure in the , boiler, that way the incoming water is at a PSI to keep the water water from coming back into the cold water feed line.
Tons of water on the floor Sunday, all is mopped up, run new lines and adding other devices this week. But all hats were good to go, matte of fact I had on a 100 X western bone, and me and it got soaked big time , it was wet wet , but by 5 pm Sunday you could not tell the hat had been soaked.

I just have to get back up and running and get the hats that are needing to get on blocks and hats shaped to the customers that are waiting

Again, I am ok, just a little gun shy of that steam, it can hurt you really bad,

Mike
 

Thunderball

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Glad you are ok. When the boiler blows, all that hot water can / will flash to steam and things get real dangerous real quick. Weld some steel plate between that boiler and you. Iif it blows it can angle the steam / hot water in a different direction.
 

1961MJS

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Hi

I'm working this weekend, so I won't be there for working on the John Wayne Cavalry Hat. I'll probably be there after tax season now.

Glad you're not hurt, look what happens to Lobsters!!!

Later
 

RBH

Bartender
Hi

I'm working this weekend, so I won't be there for working on the John Wayne Cavalry Hat. I'll probably be there after tax season now.

Glad you're not hurt, look what happens to Lobsters!!!

Later

Hey MJS ... I understand.
My wife informed me today that we have wedding things to take care of this weekend.
So that ends my plans for a Buckaroo weekend!
Please holler... maybe I can make it then [if its after June!]
 

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