Re-looked where the leak was coming from - looks like it is highly likely to be from the valve itself rather than the thread - Will order a new one.
I think you can disassemble - but mine is on too tight to be able too (rounded off the hex nut on the top bit). Thanks for the help. Toby On Thursday, 10 August 2017 20:41:12 UTC+1, bmacpiper wrote: > > If 5 wraps of teflon doesn’t seal it, I doubt pipe dope will either. But > possibly. I might try more teflon just for giggles, but probably it’s the > valve itself. I don’t recall if you can disassemble, but if it’s like the > vacuum breaker, it may just have an o-ring or other mating surface that has > scale, or has developed a crack. That would be my next stop. > best, > bmc > > On Aug 10, 2017, at 12:39, Toby Rose <tob...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Yes the spring loaded one. > > Threads were cleaned, 5 wraps of tape. > > Can't see a crack in it, could be that the seal on the valve where it > opens for an overpressure is leaking, hard to tell definately that it is > from the thread rather than the valve. > > Will see if I can get some dope tomorrow after work. > > Cheers > > > > On Thursday, 10 August 2017 20:19:11 UTC+1, bmacpiper wrote: >> >> I’m curious how many wraps of teflon tape you used? Threads cleaned >> first? Are we talking about the pressure relief valve, i.e. the spring >> loaded one? Is the mating surface of the spring loaded valve clean? >> b >> >> On Aug 10, 2017, at 12:15, herman dickens <herman...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I'd try food safe liquid pipe dope. I think that will fix the problem >> unless there's a crack in the fitting. >> >> Herman >> >> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Toby Rose <tob...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys, >>> >>> My Brewtus 4 developed a leak in the last few days. Tracked it down to >>> the steam boiler safety valve. Took it off, cleaned and checked functions >>> (all seems ok) and tried to re-assemble. However it is still leaking very >>> slightly, and the leak appears to come from the point on where the valve >>> screws into the joint of cross (4 way) valve on the top of the boiler. >>> Tried PTFE tape on the thread and a couple of different attempts, but >>> always still leaking. >>> >>> Any top tips? I have some red locktite but hesitant to use it. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Toby >>> >>> -- >>> 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+u...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to bre...@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+u...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to bre...@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+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to bre...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > . > 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.
