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Old 08-06-2013, 03:31 PM   #29
RickB
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City: Fort Lauderdale
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Originally Posted by SomeSailor View Post
Yep. You learned quickly the difference between fresh water and potable water too.

On a conventionally powered carrier we carried 'fresh' water for firefighting, boilers and sanitation and then limited "potable" water for drinking.
There was no difference, it all came from the same evaporator. The only difference between distilled water (feedwater) and potable water was the position of the distillate discharge valve.

The boilers and cats just had a much higher priority than swabbies.
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