You need vice grips. They can grip something round. And more heat will do it. Even seized radiator bolts come out this way. But, lacking proper tools, you may just need to replace. I'd help if I was close! Are you anywhere near Seattle? Best, bmc
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2015, at 09:54, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> > wrote: > > No luck on any of these solutions, unfortunately. Used special bolt grips > that supposedly grip stripped nuts, but they just slip before getting enough > pressure. Heating it up didn't work either. I can try an impact wrench, but > the issue is, nothing will grip this nut. I can have as much force as > possible, but if the bit won't grip it, it's for not. > > I'd say I just have to replace the boiler, but unfortunately all the other > boiler components are equally stuck. Really not sure what to do at this point. > >> On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 10:40:59 AM UTC-4, bmacpiper wrote: >> No worries, let us know how it goes! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 26, 2015, at 07:36, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ah, just saw that in your comment Bmac. Thanks! >>> >>>> On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 10:32:04 PM UTC-4, bmacpiper wrote: >>>> Again, a torch applied gently to the base of the probe threads. >>>> best, >>>> bmc >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Aug 25, 2015, at 13:07, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for all the thoughts >>>>> >>>>> Richard, your suggestion sounds really promising. Here is my issue, all. >>>>> Currently, the brew boiler isn't getting any heat. The malfunctioning AKO >>>>> is causing this. But... the steam boiler does heat up. What if I just >>>>> switch the wires for the brew and steam boilers? Would it heat up the >>>>> brew boiler? >>>>> >>>>> Other ideas for how to get the brew boiler to heat up? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again! >>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 12:18:29 AM UTC-4, Richard wrote: >>>>>> I have a probable solution for you. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had the same problem with a Brewtus II. >>>>>> The original temp probe failed. WLL no longer stocks it and sold me the >>>>>> PID upgrade kit. >>>>>> >>>>>> I could not remove the temp probe. I spent a lot of time and tried many >>>>>> tools. >>>>>> A local plumber could not remove it. My auto mechanic could not budge it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I was on the phone several times with WLL. >>>>>> Nothing worked. Absolutely nothing. >>>>>> I spoke with Todd Salzman. He assured me they could fix it. They did. >>>>>> >>>>>> I finally drove up to Rochester from NYC and watched a wonderful repair >>>>>> technician Johnny Kemmitz solve the problem. >>>>>> That was easier for me than shipping it and as a bonus I could watch >>>>>> them doing the repair. >>>>>> He tried to remove it mechanically with tools and failed. >>>>>> >>>>>> He then let it heat up to operating temperature. Of course since the >>>>>> probe is not working, you can't read the temperature. >>>>>> He let it heat for about 20 minutes. >>>>>> >>>>>> It then spun out effortlessly. >>>>>> He said that for a few years Expobar had been using some very aggressive >>>>>> thread lock compounds. >>>>>> Heat works!!!! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Brewtus" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Brewtus" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
