washout plugs

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Workers are performing a boiler wash on the locomotive. Water from the top is flowing out of the bottom washout plug 
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> On Nov 30, 2023, at 10:03 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> In this Otto Petty Roanoke Z1b #1472 image, they appear to have a hose in the washout plug. Is that an accurate account of what I see here?
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> What is the purpose of this process, and how often did it occur, and what is involved?
> Are these above or below the boiler water level? Or is the boiler emptied to wash out all the sediments and pollutants?
> Is the water flowing out of a pipe below related to this process?
> Mike Rector
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> https://cdm16079.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/65071/rec/53
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