Talk:Fusible plug

Experiments (clarification)
"...initially cast doubt on the practice of adding water..."

There's something missing from this first sentence, or something assumed to have been understood earlier in the article: when and/or under what circumstances is water being added? If it is when the plug has already melted, then this should be stated.

EdJogg (talk) 00:05, 15 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Done. The sentence referred to "severe explosion will result if water is not put into the boiler quickly and the fire thrown out", earlier in the article.--Old Moonraker (talk) 05:51, 15 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks, much better. I try not to be pedantic about such things, but having been involved in a few FA reviews you start to become sensitive to such omissions. EdJogg (talk) 09:27, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Solid core fusible plugs
It needs to add coverage of solid core plugs (illus.) and the problem of homogeneous eutectic plugs that leak, but don't blow clear. I'll try to get to it tonight. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:05, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Valuable additions, both. Thanks for taking this up: it was all new to me.--Old Moonraker (talk) 06:49, 20 June 2010 (UTC)