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SAFETY VALVE SIZES. Exactly the same as above, but in Imperial measurements. Grate sizes in square inches / square feet, and safety valve sizes in fractions of an inch.
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There is one overriding test of the correct capacity of safety valves, which is, that they MUST be big enough to relieve the pressure, no matter how hard the boiler is steaming.
For UK club certificates, such a test is mandatory. In other cases, it is strongly advised as it is the only true measure of the safety valves.
The majority of recent designs have safety valves that are sufficient to meet this and any other reasonable test. Some of the older designs, especially those of half-a-century or more ago, specify safety valves, and passages that are too small to meet current requirements. It is worth checking to ensure that the safety valve is big enough before making it, and in any event, the test above should be performed in any case.
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