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To: OldWarBaby
The big problem with burning the really heavy stuff to generate steam is that they are high maintenance. You have to clean firesides more often. That means that you have to let all that firebrick cool off before someone can crawl inside to clean the tubes and firebrick.

Having been inside one of our boilers, I can tell you there isn't much room to move around. It's not a nice place, even after it has been cleaned.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

2,375 posted on 03/28/2024 6:09:37 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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2,376 posted on 03/28/2024 6:13:04 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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