Question 66Steam Plants - 1st Asst/Chief
70% to passThe purpose of try-cocks used on an auxiliary boiler is to _______________.
Aprovide an alternate means of determining the water level, if the gage glass fails
Bprovide a means of adding chemical feed to the boiler water
Cprovide a means for blowing down the gage glass
Dact as a steam sentinel valve, if any of the fusible plugs should melt
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) provide an alternate means of determining the water level, if the gage glass fails. Try-cocks are used on auxiliary boilers to provide a manual means of checking the water level in the boiler in case the primary water level indicator, the gage glass, fails. This allows the operator to maintain safe water levels in the boiler and prevent damage from low water conditions. The other answer choices do not accurately describe the primary purpose of try-cocks on an auxiliary boiler.
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