Royce asked:-

> Well, wouldn't the boiler check valve eliminate the "back pressure" by
> closing off the boiler pressure ?  So where does the back pressure come
> from ?

I believe it is possible to make a check valve which doesn't leak a little, but
I've never seen one.  The more balls in the system - hand pump, axle pump and
check valve have a total of five - the more likely the water is to stay in the
boiler.

Mike Chaney

 

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