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Stationary Engineer License in Drawings: See How Every Fitting Works and Keep Every Procedure in Order One Topic on Every Page

Fire-tube and water-tube boilers, safety valves, the water column, the low-water cutoff, combustion and draft, water treatment, blowdown, startup and shutdown. 64 illustrated pages, one topic each: first the drawing, then what you need to remember. 64 illustrated pages.

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Every topic, its own pageEach fitting and procedure drawn, with the explanation right next to it
64 illustrated pages8 parts, from the four loops of the plant to the emergency procedures
Up-to-date sourcesASME BPVC Sections I, IV, VI and VII, ASME CSD-1 and the NBIC
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the code values and steps you need to know:

Water, fire, steam, return: the whole plant on one map.
Water, fire, steam, return: the whole plant on one map.
HRT, Scotch marine and firebox, with the gas passes counted from the furnace.
HRT, Scotch marine and firebox, with the gas passes counted from the furnace.
Section I safety valve: full lift within 3%, blowdown 2 psi or 2%, whichever is greater.
Section I safety valve: full lift within 3%, blowdown 2 psi or 2%, whichever is greater.
Deaerator → feed pump → check → stop → boiler, with make-up and chemical feed marked
Deaerator → feed pump → check → stop → boiler, with make-up and chemical feed marked
Fuel, air, ignition + time, temperature, turbulence: three flames compared
Fuel, air, ignition + time, temperature, turbulence: three flames compared
Scale from hardness, corrosion from oxygen, carryover from high TDS: one boiler, three damages.
Scale from hardness, corrosion from oxygen, carryover from high TDS: one boiler, three damages.
Cold startup: water, vent open, low fire, slow warm-up, vent closed, pressure up gradually.
Cold startup: water, vent open, low fire, slow warm-up, vent closed, pressure up gradually.
Low water card: secure fuel, no feedwater, close the steam stop, let it cool, call the inspector.
Low water card: secure fuel, no feedwater, close the steam stop, let it cool, call the inspector.

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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 60 topics.

The Problem Isn't You. It's How It Was Explained to You.

You're at the exam table and the question asks how much overpressure a Section I safety valve needs to reach full lift, and how far it drops before it reseats. You know you read it. You can't find it.

The manual covers the safety valve in three dense paragraphs: popping pressure, huddling chamber, accumulation, blowdown. All words, no picture of what moves inside the valve. By the next shift, the terms run together.

Section I safety valve: full lift within 3%, blowdown 2 psi or 2%, whichever is greater.

In this book, the safety valve is one page. You see the spring, the disc and the huddling chamber in a cut-away drawing: pressure rising, the valve popping, and a box with the numbers: full lift within 3%, blowdown 2 psi or 2%, whichever is greater, marked to check against your state's edition.

The water column, the low-water cutoff, the gauge glass blowdown, bottom blowdown and cold startup work the same way: each one on its own page, with its drawing and its steps.

You get how the valve works and you can explain it, at the exam or at the boiler, without going back to the manual.

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The Same Topic, Two Ways to Study It

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  • The manual: line after line
  • Boiler types explained only in words
  • You walk into the exam still unsure
Fire-tube boilers are those in which the products of combustion pass through tubes surrounded by the water contained within the shell. The horizontal return tubular (HRT) boiler consists of a cylindrical shell set in brickwork, the furnace being located beneath the shell and the gases returning through the tubes to the front. The Scotch marine boiler employs an internal furnace, the gases making two, three or four passes, the furnace being counted as the first pass, whereas the firebox type incorporates a furnace enclosed by water legs.
FOR THIS
  • Each boiler type in one drawing
  • The gas passes counted in a box
  • You see it and you get it
HRT, Scotch marine and firebox, with the gas passes counted from the furnace.
CONTENTS

Take a Look at the 8 Parts and 60 Topics

The boiler room as one system, boilers and pressure, fittings and safety devices, feedwater and steam, combustion and draft, water treatment and blowdown, step-by-step procedures, and emergencies and exam review: 64 pages, all illustrated

IThe Boiler Room as One System · pp. 5-10
  1. The Four Loops: Water, Fire, Steam, Return
  2. What a Boiler Actually Does
  3. Low Pressure vs. High Pressure
  4. Steam Boiler vs. Hot Water Boiler
  5. Who Writes the Rules
  6. Your Daily Rounds in One Picture
IIBoilers and Pressure · pp. 11-17
  1. Fire-Tube Boilers: HRT, Scotch Marine, Firebox
  2. Water-Tube Boilers: D, A and O Types
  3. Cast Iron and Copper-Fin Heating Boilers
  4. psig vs. psia
  5. Saturation: Pressure Sets the Temperature
  6. Feet of Head
  7. Boiler Horsepower and Heating Surface
IIIFittings and Safety Devices · pp. 18-27
  1. The Safety Valve: How It Pops
  2. Safety Valve Rules You Get Asked About
  3. Hot Water Relief Valve
  4. The Water Column and Gauge Glass
  5. Blowing Down the Gauge Glass in Order
  6. Water Column vs. Low-Water Cutoff
  7. Pressure Gauge, Siphon and Pressurestat
  8. Fusible Plug
  9. Feedwater Valves: Stop and Check
  10. Steam Stop Valves and Nonreturn Valves
IVFeedwater, Steam and Condensate · pp. 28-34
  1. The Feedwater Path
  2. Feed Pumps and NPSH
  3. The Deaerator
  4. Steam Traps: Four Types
  5. Condensate Return and Vacuum Systems
  6. Water Hammer
  7. Priming, Foaming and Carryover
VCombustion, Fuel and Draft · pp. 35-42
  1. The Combustion Triangle and the 3 Ts
  2. Excess Air and the Flue Gas Reading
  3. Natural Gas Train
  4. Fuel Oil System
  5. Draft: Natural, Forced, Induced, Balanced
  6. The Flame Safeguard Sequence
  7. Flame Scanners and Flame Failure
  8. Furnace Explosions: Why Purge Matters
VIWater Treatment and Blowdown · pp. 43-49
  1. Why Treat Boiler Water
  2. Softeners and Hardness Testing
  3. Oxygen, pH and Chemical Feed
  4. Bottom Blowdown vs. Surface Blowdown
  5. Bottom Blowdown Step by Step
  6. Blowdown Tank and Piping
  7. Lay-Up: Wet and Dry
VIIProcedures, Always in the Same Order · pp. 50-57
  1. Cold Startup Step by Step
  2. Cutting a Boiler In on the Header
  3. Normal Shutdown Step by Step
  4. Testing the Low-Water Cutoff: Blowdown Method
  5. Testing the Low-Water Cutoff: Evaporation Test
  6. Testing the Safety Valve
  7. Switching Feed Pumps and Burners
  8. Preparing for the Annual Inspection
VIIIEmergencies, Exam and Review · pp. 58-64
  1. Low Water: What to Do First
  2. High Water and Flame Failure
  3. Tube Failure and Gauge Glass Break
  4. Lockout/Tagout and Confined Space
  5. Your State License: How the Exam Works
  6. Exam Math on One Page
  7. Boiler Room Checklist and Most Frequent Mistakes

One Page, One Topic, All Clear

Think of it this way:

You're on rounds and the gauge glass shows no water. You need the first move, not the third.

You open the low-water page and see it drawn as a card: secure the fuel, no feedwater, close the steam stop, let it cool, call the inspector. In that order, every time.

Fuel, air, ignition + time, temperature, turbulence: three flames compared

Same with the feedwater path, the flame safeguard sequence, bottom blowdown, testing the low-water cutoff and cold startup: each one has its own page.

Stationary Engineer Illustrated is 8 parts and 60 topics, all drawn, with the exam math on one page and a boiler room checklist at the end.

What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.

What's Inside Stationary Engineer Illustrated:

Ipp. 5-10

The Boiler Room as One System

The four loops of the plant (water, fire, steam, return), what a boiler does, low vs. high pressure, steam vs. hot water, who writes the rules and your daily rounds in one picture.

IIpp. 11-17

Boilers and Pressure

Fire-tube and water-tube boilers, cast iron and copper-fin heating boilers, psig vs. psia, saturation, feet of head and boiler horsepower.

IIIpp. 18-27

Fittings and Safety Devices

Safety valve and relief valve, water column and gauge glass, water column vs. low-water cutoff, pressure gauge and siphon, fusible plug, feedwater and steam stop valves.

IVpp. 28-34

Feedwater, Steam and Condensate

The feedwater path, feed pumps and NPSH, the deaerator, four types of steam traps, condensate return, water hammer, priming, foaming and carryover.

Vpp. 35-42

Combustion, Fuel and Draft

The combustion triangle and the 3 Ts, excess air, the gas train, the fuel oil system, draft types, the flame safeguard sequence, flame failure and why purge matters.

VIpp. 43-49

Water Treatment and Blowdown

Why treat boiler water, softeners and hardness tests, oxygen and pH, bottom vs. surface blowdown, blowdown step by step and wet and dry lay-up.

VIIpp. 50-57

Procedures, Always in the Same Order

Cold startup, cutting in on the header, normal shutdown, both low-water cutoff tests, testing the safety valve, switching pumps and burners, and the annual inspection.

VIIIpp. 58-64

Emergencies, Exam and Review

Low water, high water and flame failure, tube failure and gauge glass break, lockout/tagout, how the state exam works, exam math and the most frequent mistakes.

At the end of the book: Exam math on one page and a boiler room checklist with the most frequent mistakes.

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15 Boiler Room Mistakes, Before & After

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Who This Book Is For

You're studying for your license

You're studying for your license

You see the boiler room as four connected loops instead of a pile of separate fittings. Each fitting and procedure on its own page, easy to review on a break.

Your exam date is close

Your exam date is close

You review the code values, the exam math and the procedures in the same order every time, then check your weak spots with the practice questions.

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You already work in the boiler room

You print the pages you need and keep startup, blowdown and low-water steps at hand on your rounds.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is it for me if I already work around boilers and haven't studied in years?

Yes. It doesn't start from what steam is: it shows the boiler room as one system and goes straight to fittings, code values and procedures, one drawing per topic.

Where does the content come from?

From the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Sections I, IV, VI and VII), ASME CSD-1, NFPA 85 and the National Board Inspection Code. Every code value is marked to check against the edition your state or city adopts.

Is this official material?

No. It's an independent study book. It doesn't give you a license, a certificate or training hours, and it isn't affiliated with any state, city, licensing board, ASME, NFPA or the National Board.

Does it replace my course or training?

No. It's study material to go with your course, your on-the-job training, the manufacturer's instructions and your employer's procedures, including in emergencies. It isn't another thick manual: it's what you open after it, one topic per page, with the fitting drawn and the steps in the same order every time.

Are the practice questions the ones on the exam?

No. They're written for this book in exam style, with the answer explained and the page to go back to. They aren't official questions from any exam.

When and how do I get it?

The book and the 2 bonus books come as a PDF by email, to the address you enter at checkout. It's a one-time payment, not a subscription.

Does it work for my state's or city's exam?

It covers the boiler content that stationary engineer and boiler operator exams draw from: ASME code values, fittings, combustion, water treatment and procedures. Each state or city sets its own license grades and adopts its own code edition, so check your board's requirements and the edition it uses.

Can I have it on paper?

Yes. The PDF is printable, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you want to keep at the boiler.

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