Kan. Admin. Regs. § 49-52-7

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 49-52-7 - Steam gauges

(a) Each steam boiler shall have a steam gauge connected to its water column or a steam connection by means of a siphon or equivalent device exterior to the boiler. The siphon shall be of sufficient capacity to keep the gauge tube filled with water and shall be arranged so that the gauge cannot be shut off from the boiler except by a cock with tee or lever handle placed in the pipe near the gauge. The handle of the cock shall be parallel to the pipe in which it is located when the cock is open.

(b) The scale on the dial of a steam gauge shall be graduated to not less than 30 psig or more than 3 1/2 times the maximum allowable working pressure. The gauge shall be provided with effective stops for the indicating pointer at the zero point and at the maximum pressure point. The pointer shall travel at least three inches from the zero to 30 psig pressure mark.

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 44-916; effective May 1, 1987; amended April 28, 2000.