Level guage partial stamp
Level guage partial stamp
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Dear All,
Please let me know if the level guage used for boiler is required to be S stamped ,Or if we buy it from somewhere else does it required required with partial stamping? Considering ASME SEC I PG-58.3
The boiler is deigned on ASME SEC I.
Please let me know if the level guage used for boiler is required to be S stamped ,Or if we buy it from somewhere else does it required required with partial stamping? Considering ASME SEC I PG-58.3
The boiler is deigned on ASME SEC I.





RE: Level guage partial stamp
General Blr. CA,USA
RE: Level guage partial stamp
RE: Level guage partial stamp
RE: Level guage partial stamp
Gage Glasses are not required to be S-Stamped, see below ASME Official Interpretation: (Please note that correct paragraph in the current Code Edition is PG-11.4 instead of PG-11.3 while reading this interpretation)
Interpretation: I-89-06
Subject: Section I (1986 Edition, 1987 Addenda), PW-42, Welding Requirements for Gage Glasses
Date Issued: October 4, 1988
File Number: BC88-159
Related Documents:
Question (1): Are gage glasses considered to be part of the boiler proper as defined in Fig. PG-58.3.1?
Reply (1): No, they are part of the Boiler External Piping, subject to the rules of PG-60.
Question (2): May welded gage glass bodies be provided under the requirements of PG-11.3 by a manufacturer who does not possess a Section I Certificate of Authorization?
Reply (2): Yes.
Question (3): Must the welding for gage glass bodies, complying with a manufacturer's standard, meet the requirements of PG-11.3?
Reply (3): Yes.
Question (4): Does PW-42 apply to gage glasses?
Reply (4): Yes.
Javed Nasir
Inspection Engineer
Technip-France Abu Dhabi
RE: Level guage partial stamp
One more interpretation on the same subject:
Interpretation: I-86-07
Subject: Section I, PG-60, Materials for Water Columns
Date Issued: September 26, 1985
File Number: BC83-574
Related Documents:
Question (1): May a water column for use on a power boiler be designed as a standard pressure part?
Reply (1): Yes. See PG-11 and PW-42.
Question (2): May a water column for use on a power boiler be constructed of SA-36 for the nozzles or body?
Reply (2): No. SA-36 material may not be used, except as permitted in PG-13.
Question (3): May a water column for use on a power boiler be constructed using standard piping components and/or individually designed parts, as permitted by the rules of Section I?
Reply (3): Yes.
Question (4): May a water column for use on a power boiler be designed to the rules of Section VIII?
Reply (4): No
Javed Nasir
Inspection Engineer
Technip-France Abu Dhabi