{"id":4411,"date":"2019-07-07T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2020-07-18T12:12:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T15:12:38","slug":"electric-steam-boiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler","title":{"rendered":"Electric steam boiler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting for quite a while to indulge in my steam interests and last week was the perfect moment to give them a spin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of blocks from here there&#8217;s a facility that bottles carbonated water but also rents hot\/cold dispensers. From time to time they swap the boilers when the limescale fouls them; discarding the whole unit, thermostat, heater and all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time I walk past their door I pick one or two if they are not pitted. They are very nice, made of stainless and have a lot of uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I chose the ones in better shape and collected all the gas and water fittings that were lying around in the house trying to get a sense of what can be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"4414\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler\/electric-steam-boiler-gathering-fittings\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adrian Pardini pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Moto E (4) Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: gathering fittings&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561827464&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-SA-NC 2.5 AR Adrian Pardini - pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;469&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.039998&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: gathering fittings&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Electric steam boiler: gathering fittings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Electric steam boiler: gathering fittings&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4414\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?attachment_id=4414\" class=\"wp-image-4414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_165744159-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Electric steam boiler: gathering fittings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first prototype looks nice and after fixing some leaks it raises pressure without problem, albeit a bit slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"4415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler\/electric-steam-boiler-first-prototype\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adrian Pardini pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Moto E (4) Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: first prototype&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561832893&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-SA-NC 2.5 AR Adrian Pardini - pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;288&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.029996&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: first prototype&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Electric steam boiler: first prototype\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Electric steam boiler: first prototype&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4415\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?attachment_id=4415\" class=\"wp-image-4415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_182812741-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Electric steam boiler: first prototype<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"4416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler\/electric-steam-boiler-first-steam-and-leaks\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adrian Pardini pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Moto E (4) Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: first steam and leaks&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561835289&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-SA-NC 2.5 AR Adrian Pardini - pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;501&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.029996&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: first steam and leaks&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Electric steam boiler: first steam and leaks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Electric steam boiler: first steam and leaks&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4416\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?attachment_id=4416\" class=\"wp-image-4416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_190808792-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Electric steam boiler: first steam and leaks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"4417\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler\/electric-steam-boiler-first-time-holding-pressure\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adrian Pardini pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Moto E (4) Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: first time holding pressure&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561910393&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-SA-NC 2.5 AR Adrian Pardini - pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;377&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.029996&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: first time holding pressure&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Electric steam boiler: first time holding pressure\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Electric steam boiler: first time holding pressure&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4417\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?attachment_id=4417\" class=\"wp-image-4417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190630_155953149-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Electric steam boiler: first time holding pressure<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first lessons that I learned was that a cheap plastic air line is not suitable for use with hot steam. As soon as I opened the valve the pressure dropped and it lost its curly nature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"4419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler\/electric-steam-boiler-softening-a-plastic-tube\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adrian Pardini pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Moto E (4) Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: softening a plastic tube&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561835945&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-SA-NC 2.5 AR Adrian Pardini - pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;765&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: softening a plastic tube&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Electric steam boiler: softening a plastic tube\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Electric steam boiler: softening a plastic tube&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4419\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?attachment_id=4419\" class=\"wp-image-4419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190629_191905524-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Electric steam boiler: softening a plastic tube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not happy with the speed and the fact that the steam was very wet I decided to use the heater from a coffee maker and the boiler as a reservoir and steam dome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sketchy contraption is what people use nowadays to summon death:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"4420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler\/electric-steam-boiler-steaming\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adrian Pardini pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Moto E (4) Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: steaming&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1562353556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-SA-NC 2.5 AR Adrian Pardini - pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - adrian AT tangopardo.com.ar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;454&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.039998&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Electric steam boiler: steaming&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Electric steam boiler: steaming\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Electric steam boiler: steaming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4420\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?attachment_id=4420\" class=\"wp-image-4420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190705_190556498-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Electric steam boiler: steaming<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a pause for thought and a badly burst hose I decided that it would be better and safer to use two heaters and another boiler as a dome, thus giving birth to this second and final iteration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"4422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2019\/07\/07\/electric-steam-boiler\/electric-steam-boiler-second-prototype\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20190706_140637390-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adrian Pardini pardo.bsso AT gmail.com - 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