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To: magslinger
IIRC the chill water fed the scuttle butts directly. Is my memory failing me, did they change this or were you guys just a little callous about the drinking water.

Two different systems. Chill Water was the Main A/C loops that fed the fan rooms from the chillers. We had 10 chillers running an open loop around the ship rather than isolating it into two or three loops.

Drinking {Potable} water came from the Chill Drinking Water system. Each unit was probably on most carriers in 3 & 4 pump rooms. We did away with using it in early 78 and installed regular water fountains. They were more efficient. But as of our 1980 overhaul I believe the machinery for the old system was still in place on our ship. Even back then it wasn't wise to drink from the A/C chiller loop as it had too much crud in it. It was supposed to be a closed system.

58 posted on 01/27/2006 9:32:04 AM PST by cva66snipe
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To: cva66snipe
OK, that makes sense, I left the Midway in '79, and they apparently hadn't switched over, if they ever did.

BTW, ever have any problems with a chaff fodded flight deck?

59 posted on 01/27/2006 9:48:13 AM PST by magslinger (If at first you don't succeed, squeeze, squeeze again.)
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