I actually wondered if it's better to do a descale in the boiler or replace some of the key components. I was informed that the water probes have to checked, not sure about the other valves.
I was also told to check the reducers, not sure which part is that. When we do a descale, won't those flakes of debris end up somewhere and possibly create a blockage or an obstruction to the gaskets? Or would descaling dissolve those deposits? On Monday, 26 September 2016 22:03:00 UTC+8, winnipegger65 wrote: > > Greetings all, > > Thank you for the advice on my other email regarding my boiler leak. Todd > suggested I use an impact wrench and Eric suggested a strap wrench to hold > the boiler. > > Many thanks also for advice regarding pipe thread tape and compound. > > After all that, I believe I've got this beat. > > Even though I did use the strap wrench, it wasn't clear if I even needed > it. The impact wrench has no problem removing the frozen boiler element and > I don't think there was any torque on the boiler itself. > > I ended up using a paste thread compound rather than teflon tape. That too > was easy. > > If I needed to do this again, it would be pretty easy work. > > Here's one thing that came of all this. > > I wasn't sure how to empty the boiler before removing the heating element > so I didn't bother. I just put a towel down and let the water pour out. > It's only a litre or so, so the towel soaked it up no problem. > > I noticed a LOT of scale, almost like fine gravel. I've descaled a couple > of times but there was still a lot of scale that came out of the boiler > when I drained it. Maybe I should think of doing something similar with the > steam boiler as well. > > > -- 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.
