FINGER LAKES LIVE STEAMERS INC.
BOILER INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
REV B 7/11/98

 WRITTEN BY GUY J. WICKSALL
 EDITED BY ALAN E. FRANCIS
 COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN EDWARD McCONNELL

ALL BOILERS SHALL BE HYDROSTATICLY TESTED TO A PRESSURE OF 150% OF MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE (SEE NOTE 1) AND HOT TESTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO FIRING AT FINGER LAKES LIVE STEAMERS, INC. ALL TESTS WILL BE WITNESSED BY A QUALIFIED REGULAR MEMBER. ALL BOILERS SHALL BE EQUIPPED AS FOLLOWS. IT IS ALSO RECOMENDED THAT THE LOCOMOTIVE BE HOT TESTED AT THE BEGINING OF EACH OPERATING SESSION BY THE OPREATOR.

1. ONE (1) OR MORE SAFETY VALVES WITH SUFFICENT COMBINED CAPACITY TO LIMIT BOILER PRESSURE TO OR BELOW ThE MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE. (NOTE 1 & NOTE 2)

2. TWO (2) OR MORE WORKING MEANS TO ADD WATER TO THE BOILER WHILE UNDER PRESSURE.

3. A SIGHT GLASS WHICH INDICATES WATER LEVEL IN THE BOILER.

4. A WORKING PRESSURE GAUGE (NOTE 3) WITH A RANGE OF AT LEAST 150% OF THE MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE.

REGULAR MEMBERS SHALL USE THIS FLLS INC. BOILER INSPECTION AND HYDROSTATIC TEST PROCEDURE.

VISITORS MAY SUBMIT A CURRENT STATE OR HOME CLUB BOILER CERTIFICATE IN LIEU OF THE FLLS, INC. TEST

LOCOMOTIVE OWNER ________________________________________
LOCOMOTIVE NUMBER _________ LOCOMOTIVE CLASS _________
TEST DATE _____-____ -_______ TEST PRESSURE _________PSIG

THE TEST SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE OWNER OR HIS DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE.

THE TEST SHALL BE WITNESSED BY A QUALIFIED REGULAR MEMBER OF THE FINGER LAKES LIVE STEAMERS INC. THIS WITNESS SHALL CERTIFY THAT THIS TEST HAS BEEN PERFORMED AS SPECIFIED. BY INITIALING EACH STEP AS THE TEST IS DONE. AT THE END OF THE TEST HE WILL FILL OUT THE OWNERS
CERTIFICATE AND SEND THIS COMPLETED CLUB RECORD TO BE PERMENTALY FILED.

WITNESS NAME (PRINT)_________________________________INITIALS____________________.

THE OWNER SHALL PROVIDE THE MATERLALS FOR THE TEST. THESE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE THE SAFETY VALVE OR VALVES TO BE USED ON THE BOILER. THE PRESSURE GAUGE TO BE USED ON THE BOILER, A HAND
PUMP TO PRESSURIZE THE BOILER, (FOR LOCOMOTIVES THE TENDER HAND PUMP IS PREFERED) AND SUCH PLUGS AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO CLOSE OPENINGS IN THE BOILER.

THE TEST
 PART I      HYDROSTATIC TEST

____ 1- A SAFETY VALVE SHALL BE REMOVED AND THE BOILER COMPLETELY FILLED WITH WATER. THE SAFETY VALVE REPLACED AND WATER PUMPED INTO THE BOILER UNTIL A SAFETY VALVE OPENS. THE SAFETY VALVE SHALL THEN BE REMOVED AND THE OPENING PLUGED. REPEAT AS REQUIRED UNTIL IT HAS
BEEN SHOWN THAT EACH SAFETY VALVE OPENS AT OR BELOW THE MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE.

RECORD THE OPENING PRESSURE VALVE 1 _______ PISG
RECORD THE OPENING PRESSURE VALVE 2 _______ PISG
RECORD THE OPENING PRESSURE VALVE 3 _______ PISG

_____ 2- REMOVE ALL SAFETY VALVES AND PLUG ALL THE HOLES EXCEPT ONE, INSERT THE TEST GAUGE IN THE LAST OPENING. USING THE HAND PUMP.  PUMP THE BOILER TO 1-1/2 TIMES THE OPERATING PRESSURE.  MAINTAIN THIS TEST PRESSURE FOR ONE (1) MINUTE, PUMPING TO COMPENSATE FOR WEEPS AT PLUGS, FITTINGS, ROLLED OR EXPANDED TUBES, ETC (PERMISSIBLE).

_____ 3- WHILE UNDER PRESSURE INSPECT INSIDE THE SMOKEBOX, INSIDE THE FIREBOX, AND ALL EXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE BOILER, INCLUDING STAY BOLTS. WELDED, SILVER SOLDERED OR BOLTED JOINTS. AND BOILER FITIINGS FOR LEAKS OR DISTORTION.

_____ 4- THE BOILER SHALL BE REJECTED FOR LEAKS AT WELDED OR SILVER SOLDERED JOINTS , LEAKS THROUGH PLATES AND TUBES INDICATING SEVERE CORROSION OR INADEQUATE WELDING OR SILVER SOLDERING, AND THE DISTORTION OF PLATES INDICATING FAILED OR INADEQUATE STAYS. MINOR WEEPS AT ROLLED OR EXPANDED TUBES, AND THREADED OR BOLTED JOINTS. OR IN FITTINGS SUCH AS CHECK VALVES AND SIGHT GLASSES SHALL NOT BE GROUNDS FOR REJECTING THE BOILER.

PART 2      HOT TEST

_____ 1- WHILE FIRING THE BOILER, CHECK THAT THE WATER SIGHT GLASS INDICATES CHANGES IN THE WATER LEVEL.

_____ 2- WHILE BRINGING THE BOILER UP TO OPERATING PRESSURE, BLOW DOWN THE WATER GLASS, IF IT IS SO EQUIPPED, AND RECHECK ITS OPERATION. CHECK THAT EACH MEANS OF PUTTING WATER IN THE BOILER, EXCEPT AXEL PUMPS, IS WORKING, AND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE WATER LEVEL IN THE BOILER.

_____ 3- USING THE BLOWER, BRING THE BOILER UP TO OPERATING PRESSURE, AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THE SAFETY VALVE OR VALVES HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY TO PREVENT THE PRESSURE FROM CONTINUING TO INCREASE ABOVE 106% OF THE OPERATING PRESSURE.

_____ 4- BEFORE LEAVING THE STEAMING BAY, CHECK THAT THE WHISTLE OR OTHER SIGNALING DEVICE IS OPERATIONAL AND CHECK TO SEE IF THE BRAKES ARE OPERATIONAL. IF OPERATING AT NIGHT, CHECK THAT THE HEADLIGHT IS OPERATIONAL.

_____ 5- AFTER LEAVING THE STEAMING BAYS . CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE AXEL PUMP IF THE LOCOMOTIVE lS SO EQUIPPED.

CERTIFICATION

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE HYDROSTATIC AND HOT TESTS THE WITNESS SHALL FILL OUT THE FINGER LAKES LIVE STEAMERS, INC. OWNERS BOILER TEST CERTIFICATE.  THIS IS TO BE KEPT BY THE OWNER.  THE WITNESS SHALL SIGN AND DATE BELOW INDICATING THE TEST HAS BEEN SUCESSFULLY
COMPLETED, AND THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE KEPT IN THE PERMENT RECORD AT THE CLUB SITE.

WITNESS SIGINATURE ___________________________________________DATE_______________________

NOTES

1- OPERATING PRESSURE IS THE PRESSURE DESIGNED FOR OPERATION AND TO WHICH THE SAFETY VALVES ARE SET.

2- MAXIMUM WORKING PRESSURE IS THE PRESSURE USED BY THE DESIGNER OF THE BOILER TO DETERMINE THE THICKNESS OF PLATES, SIZE AND SPACING OF STAY BOLTS AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE BOILER. THE MAKER OF THE BOILER SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THIS NUMBER TO YOU. YOU CAN BACK INTO THIS NUMBER USING THE METHODS GIVEN IN THE DATA FOR STATE OF MARYLAND BOILER TEST. (A COPY OF THIS IS AVAILABLE AT THE CLUB)

3-IT IS WISE TO CHECK THE ACCURACY OF PRESSURE GAUGES FROM TIME TO TIME ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE OLD, OR HOMEMADE. IT IS USUALLY SUFFICENT TO CHECK ONE PRESSURE GAUGE AGAINST A SECOND GAUGE.
ERRORS TEND TO BE RANDOM, WHILE ACCURATE GAUGES WILL READ THE SAME, WITHIN 2 TO 3 %.  DIFFERENCES INDICATE THAT ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE GAUGES IS IN ERROR AND BOTH SHOULD BE TESTED FURTHER.

4- THIS TEST IS FOR BOILERS OF 288 SQUARE INCHES OR LESS OF GRATE AREA.