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Title: Largest horizontal boiler ?
Post by: pipercub1772 on July 15, 2025, 03:19:30 pm

Hi can anyone remamber the name of the largest horizontal boiler maxwell or john hemmens made ,regards Allan

Title: Re: Largest horizontal boiler ?
Post by: rhavrane on July 15, 2025, 06:49:37 pm

Bonjour,
I have found this : https://servimg.com/view/20396511/121 but no boiler names, I hope this will help you.

Title: Re: Largest horizontal boiler ?
Post by: pipercub1772 on July 15, 2025, 07:07:01 pm

Thanks that helps a little i think the largest horisontal bpoiler they made was the BRADFOD and it had a 1" dia flue although still unsure ,but thanke rhavrane.

Title: Re: Largest horizontal boiler ?
Post by: DBS88 on July 15, 2025, 08:42:07 pm

Allan, the largest boilers I can see in the catalogue is for the Caton V4, Hemmens supplied a 3 1/4 inch diameter boiler and for its successor the Max V4 you could have either a 76mm Kingdom style boiler (5kg) or an 80mm dia horizontal boiler (4kg), the boiler was tested to 160psi, the York was supplied with a 3 inch diameter boiler, hope this helps?

Title: Re: Largest horizontal boiler ?
Post by: pipercub1772 on July 16, 2025, 07:38:27 pm

THANKS DBS88 ,YES I AM SURE IT WAS CALLED A BRADFORD BOILER MY FREIND WHO IS A COLECTOR AND IS MAKING A DISPLAY OF THE BOILER AND ENGINE WANTS TO MAKE A ENGRAVED PLATE WITH THE NAME OF THE BOILER ON ,REGARDS ALLAN