@@mooniedizzel6443 Steam has a volume that is approximately 1700 times larger than water. The reverse is also true. So if you cool steam to water, you get a smaller volume, so negative pressure. You only have to pump out that water to maintain a vacuum. I have not yet checked whether my condensate pump also pumps air. That is for another time. I am now working on a filter tank to separate oil from the condensate water, because I want to reuse that water and pump it back into the boiler. Look on youtube for:" Atmospheric Pressure Crushes a 55 Gallon Steel Drum"
Very nice!
Where is the vacuum pump at?
What do you mean? It keeps the condenser free from water (condensed steam)
@@stoomheier how are you getting and keeping a vacuum in the condenser tank with out a vacuum pump?
@@mooniedizzel6443 Steam has a volume that is approximately 1700 times larger than water. The reverse is also true. So if you cool steam to water, you get a smaller volume, so negative pressure. You only have to pump out that water to maintain a vacuum. I have not yet checked whether my condensate pump also pumps air. That is for another time. I am now working on a filter tank to separate oil from the condensate water, because I want to reuse that water and pump it back into the boiler. Look on youtube for:" Atmospheric Pressure Crushes a 55 Gallon Steel Drum"