Harry Bloomfield; "Esq." wrote in message
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michael adams presented the following explanation :
Er, no ? As I said above, it's the pipes themselves which are 120C, it being
a pipe thermometer, after all. Not necessarily a CH water thermometer, at
least as far as I know.

..and how might the pipe be hotter than the water in contains?

That is indeed the question. But the fact remains that the thermometer
does go up to 120C.

It's no like a car where they may fit an over-optimistic speedometer
that far exceeds any possible speed of the car, which the driver
could never legally attain in most jurisdictions in any case.

So why up to 120C ?



michael adams

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