If Ed would just follow the established standards and practices that the other successful steam operators use and stop trying to be the smartest guy in the room, he wouldn't have to give it another thought. The fact that he seems to think he has to come up with something different or "special" just shows how clueless he really is. How hard would it be to just say "Hey we tried something different that looked good on paper, but it just didn't work out. Now, back to the old way"? No matter how talented some people think Ed is, (Like many, I don't) he does NOT have the chops to just go this stuff alone on changing what has worked on this equipment for decades and decades. He might some day be the best steam operator in the nation (not likely), but for now and the foreseeable future, he's just a little league baseball coach that got picked out of the crowd to manage the New York Yankees.
Originally Posted by N&W Class J:
What I wonder about is once the 844 is operational, have the lessons been learned with regards to proper blow downs and boiler washes or will they just fill her up again with more scale and mud and such. Will a proper water treatment program return such as what was in place under Steve Lee?
