Q. What is a diaphragm plate?
Q. What is the first duty of an engineer in taking charge of a new boiler?
Q. What are the water gauge and try cocks for, and how are they placed?
Q. What is the steam gauge and how may it be tested?
Q. What is a safety valve? Should it be touched by the engineer? How may he test it with the steam gauge?
Q. How is a boiler first filled with water?
Q. How is it filled when under pressure?
Q. What is an independent pump? What is a crosshead pump?
Q. What is a check valve, and what is its use, and where located?
Q. What is a heater and how does it work?