INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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devices. It is important that inspections are thorough and complete, and so those
important elements may be all checked. The following recommended directions and
instruction for such inspections are given.
a) All Boilers should be prepared for inspection, whenever necessary, by the owner
or user when notified by the inspector. The owner or user should prepare for and apply
the hydrostatic test whenever necessary on the date specified in the presence of the
authorized inspector.
b) Before inspection, every part of a Boiler that is accessible should be open and properly
prepared for examination, internally and externally. In cooling down a Boiler for inspection
or repairs, the water should not be withdrawn until the setting is sufficiently cooled to avoid
damage to the Boiler, and when possible, it should be allowed to cool down naturally.
c) Preparation – The owner or user should prepare a Boiler for internal inspection in the
following manner:
1) Water should be drained and Boiler washed thoroughly.
2) All man-hole and hand-hole plates, washout plugs and water column
connections should be removed and the furnace and combustion chambers
thoroughly cooled and cleaned.
3) All grates of internally fired Boilers should be removed.
4) Brickwork should be removed, as required by the inspector, in order to determine
the condition of the furnace, supports or other parts.
5) Any leakage of water into the Boiler should be cut off by disconnection the pipe
or valve at the most convenient point.
d) It is not necessary to remove insulation material, refractory or fixed parts of the
Boiler unless defects or deterioration are suspected. Where there is moisture or vapor
showing through the covering, the covering should be removed at once a complete
investigation made. Every effort should be made to discover the true condition, even if it
means drillings holes or cutting away parts.
e) The inspector should get as close to the parts of the Boiler as is possible in order to
obtain the best possible vision of the surface and to use a good artificial light if natural
light is not adequate.
f) Whenever the inspector deems it necessary to test boiler apparatus, controls, etc.,
these tests should be made by a plant operator in the presence of the inspector, unless
otherwise ordered.
g) Scale, Oil, Etc. – The inspector should examine all surfaces of the exposed
metal inside to observe any action caused by treatment, scale solvents, oil or other
