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Wilesco D-32 el stationary steam plant - stock code 1917

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Wilesco D-32 el stationary steam plant
Wilesco D-32 el stationary steam plant
Wilesco D-32 el stationary steam plant
Wilesco D-32 el stationary steam plant
Wilesco D-32 el stationary steam plant
Wilesco D-32 el stationary steam plant
Wilesco's top of the range offering in their excellent series of stationary steam plants. The electrically-heated boiler is fitted with a 1500 watt element, with a window in the backhead to show the water level. The boiler is heavily nickel plated and fitted with a deadweight safety valve with whistle (missing its weight, although a heavy washer suffices) and a spring-loaded preset safety valve. The engine is a twin-cylinder slide valve type driving a boiler feed pump and line shaft for running implements.

The control console contains pressure gauge and tachometer, steam regulator valve and feed pump bypass (the pump picking up water from a reservoir in the base of the model). A displacement oiler is fitted beside the regulator valve and a lever to disengage the lineshaft drive.

The water pump has a bleed valve to purge air from the system at startup, the boiler has a blow-down valve on the backhead to empty it.

The boiler raises steam very quickly from cold and the engine runs well - we had it going most of this morning (and steamed up all the kitchen windows in the process).