USCG USCG Steam
Set 14 • Question #159 of 496
Launch Interactive Practice Room The water level in a steaming boiler has risen to within 2 inches of the top of the top gage glass. Your immediate action should be to __________.
A
secure the fires
B
reduce the feedwater flow to the boiler
✓ Correct Answer
C
secure the feedwater flow to the boiler
D
open the surface blow line
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG Steam Plants (Boilers & Turbines), regarding 'The water level in a steaming boiler has risen to within 2 inches of the top of the top gage glass. Your immediate action should be to', the verified engineering fact is: 'reduce the feedwater flow to the boiler'.
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