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If the gage glass water level remains constant in a steaming boiler while maneuvering, the most probable cause is a __________.

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If the gage glass water level remains constant in a steaming boiler while maneuvering, the most probable cause is a __________.

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• Boiler water level indication and how a gage glass actually senses level • Effects of maneuvering / changing speed on true boiler water level (swelling and shrinking) • Difference between a real level change in the drum and a false indication in the gage glass

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• When a ship is maneuvering and the boiler load is changing, would you normally expect the true water level in the drum to stay perfectly steady, rise, or fall? Why? • Which option describes a condition where the actual boiler level might be changing, but the gage glass would still show the same reading? • Think about how water gets into the boiler versus how the gage glass is connected. Which part failing would freeze the reading rather than actually control or change the level?

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• Verify which component directly shows water level versus which ones actually control it • Consider whether a properly operating feed pump or regulator would show absolutely no movement in the level while maneuvering • Check which fault would most likely cause the gage glass indication to become unresponsive to real level changes

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Question 1 of 205eccefa0bacbc34ba4d46e40

If the gage glass water level remains constant in a steaming boiler while maneuvering, the most probable cause is a __________.

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If the gage glass water level remains constant in a steaming boiler while maneuvering, the most probable cause is a __________.

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