Surprising Todd--I've had the tubing etc start to give way even when changing small stuff like the thermocouple. Maybe the impact is fast enough not to cause failure of the other parts? b
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 13:02, Todd Salzman <to...@wholelattelove.com> wrote: > > This is what we use with a 1 & 7/16" socket. It fits in the hole at the > bottom of the chassis and you don't have to hold the boiler in place. > > http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/impact-wrenches/3-4-quarter-inch-heavy-duty-impact-wrench-66984.html > > > >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 3:51 PM, winnipegger65 <bewi...@shaw.ca> wrote: >> My brewtus is leaking, just a bit, from the heating element in the brew >> boiler. Once it gets warmed up, I guess some expansion happens and not more >> water leaks out. Total leakage is maybe a teaspoon or less. The heating >> element is (I think) a 38 mm socket and I have one that fits. What I'm >> struggling with is hot to apply the necessary torque to tighten it without >> wrenching the brew boiler itself. i was told to use a belt (like on your >> pants) to try and hold the boiler while tightening the heating element. >> However, that's easier said than done. >> >> Do any of you fine people out there have any advice? >> >> >> -- >> 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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to brewtus@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to brewtus@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to brewtus@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
