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Old 05-11-2008, 10:51 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Water boils at 212 degrees, and the only reason I know this is because I'm a bill nye the science guy nerd, but I follow what you're saying. I will install the fan shroud today, no matter how annoying it is...
Water boils at 212 deg F at standard atmospheric pressure. Boiling point increases as pressure increases (it also decreases as pressure decreases, which is why cake mixes have different high altitude instructions). As I said above, at 15 psi ABOVE atmospheric (which is what you have with a 15 psi pressure cap), the boiling point rises to around 250 deg F. Better check with Bill Nye again.
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