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Re: (erielack) Feedwater heaters

- --- Janet & Randy Brown <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
wrote:

> To maintain some chronological perspective and
> accuracy, let'e remember that none of Erie engines
> with 2-wheel trailing trucks built before 1920 were
> built with feedwater heaters.  Moreover, K1 and K4
> 4-6-2s  never got them, along with many N1 2-8-2s. 
> The Erie applied either Elesco or Worthington BLs to
> other 4-6-2s, 2-8-2s and 2-10-2s during shoppings
> after 1920.  Perhaps K4Bs and N3As came with them;
> all the Berkshires had Worthington BLs when built.
> 
> Randy Brown

 That is correct in chronilogical time frame. I will
look up and see when feedwater heaters were first
offered as an appliance, but  a correct assumption is
that anything before 1920 did not have one originally.
 But almost all of the Mikes were eventually equiped
with them, N1 through N3's.  K1's did not have them at
all that I've ever seen, but as they were commuter
engines the operating efficiency gained by a feedwater
heater is all but lost in the base of commuter
operations alone, and then you add the maintenence to
boot. But all the other classes had them. The extent
to which the class had them applied I am not certain.
And I have never understood the logic as to which
recieved elescos and worthingtons.  Some locomotives
had them and then remove. I understand the logic of
staying with the B-BL syestems for parts uniformity
The savings of a feedwater heater ONLY apply if the
engine is running. You can't run a feedwater system if
there is no exhaust stean.  Well.... you can but your
boiler won't last long as there is no preheating of
water and the shock will crumple the flue sheets and
firebox so I understand the commuter engines not
getting them.   The R-2  2-10-2's were the ONLY  Erie
engines to get a Worthington S type system appied and
if you look at pictures the hot water pump is under
the smokebox.


Rich Young

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