Guess I am going to have to get in there and get my hands dirty - with respect to Teflon tape - standard heat resistant tape, or is there a special food safe one? And hey, many thanks for the quick response!
Craig On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Ira <[email protected]> wrote: > At 03:32 PM 2/10/2012, you wrote: > >> Hi Ira - nope, Insulation is not wet - as far as I can tell, the primary >> leak is coming from where the bottom tube comes out of the front boiler, >> and the secondary leak is coming from just below the nut that screws into >> the back boiler >> > > If it's pipe threads, Loctite 565 or 567 is the proper stuff, if it's a > gasket, it gets harder, as you need it the right thickness so it aims the > right way just when it gets tight. I have a couple sticks of Teflon rod and > a small lathe I use when I have that problem. > > Teflon tape might work depending on what it looks like when you get it > apart, just make sure you start wrapping 1 thread back so none gets in the > boiler > > > Ira > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to brewtus+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <brewtus%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/brewtus?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en>. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
