I just went through this. I agree with Herman as well. This time I made an aluminum washer and used the Loctite goop. I let it dry for 48 before putting it under pressure. The last time I didn't use the homemade washer and only let it dry 24 hours. It leaked a few months later. If it leaks again I'll use only the goop and let it dry 48 hours again. I think my washer is more likely to leak than just letting it fully cure.
The impact wrench will take that element immediately. Much easier than a strap wrench. You only need to remove the plastic hole cover in the bottom to use the impact wrench. Brian > On Sep 13, 2016, at 9:54 AM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 on Herman's comment. The element does not use a flare or compression > fitting, and the factory sealed with a liquid dope that sets up quickly. > Tightening is going to make it Leak worse because you'll break loose the > original dope. Remove it, clean the threads as best you can (and try to get > all bits of dope out of the boiler to avoid sending them into the plumbing of > the machine--don't ask how I know this), then reseal and install. I've used > yellow Teflon tape and the factory liquid, both do great. The liquid dries > FAST so be ready to go if you use it. > Best, > bmc > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 12, 2016, at 14:10, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You could always try to tighten it but I've never had a lot of luck with >> that. it is worth a try though. If that doesn't work take it out, put some >> pipe dope on it, and screw it back in. Make sure that you use food safe pipe >> dope. >> >>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 5:07 PM, winnipegger65 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Thanks Herman, quick reply! >>> >>> My brother has an impact wrench so I can borrow that easily enough. I'll >>> check out Home Depot for a strap wrench. >>> >>> Are you suggesting Herman that I need to remove the heating element first >>> before tightening it? I was thinking all I needed to do was to give it a >>> further tightening. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 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 [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
