For what it's worth: I removed my steam boiler completely and secured it to a rig (so thst i wouldn't crush the side walls) and tried to remove it with my pneumatic impact wrench which is a small 250ft-lb IR using a 1 7/16" socket. It didn't budge the sealant that WLL had used during the rebuild.
I didn't want to buy new air tools so i took it to a car shop around the corner; their high-torque wrench got it off in a couple seconds. When i reassembled with the new element i used "T plus 2" sealant which is an NSF rated non-hardening pipe sealant rated to withstand 10,000 psi. I have had that sealant on for about a year with no leaks, no pressure loss. I think the hardening epoxy sealant just isn't necessary and modern products are much more practical. On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 10:06 PM Dave B <[email protected]> wrote: > happily NO MORE EXPOS FOR SALE !!! > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 6:33 PM 'Andrey Sychev' via Brewtus < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for the tip. Aside of driving to Rochester, is taking brew boiler >> off the machine and shipping it an option on early B2? Any tips on reaching >> Todd S.? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 23, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Some older Brewtus II were manufactured with epoxy thread sealers. Allow >> boiler to heat up and the bolt will be easy to remove by hand. >> I had a 2006 Brewtus II and upgraded to PID kit. I could not remove the >> brew boiler temp probe. >> I had to travel to WLL in Rochester who told me about the the thread >> sealer. Exopobar did that for about a year. >> WLL were able to heat up the brew boiler and then easily removed the bolt. >> >> Hint: look at the 2 connectors under the water tank. There are 3 plugs. >> Swap one of the connectors to the empty plug, turn on the Brewtus II and >> the boilers will heat up even if water tank is removed. >> On Friday, October 22, 2021 at 1:41:58 PM UTC-4 KJM wrote: >> >>> On 22/10/21 3:49 am, Ira wrote: >>> >>> Hello 'Andrey, >>> >>> >>> Thursday, October 21, 2021, 8:25:12 AM, you wrote: >>> >>> >>> Also impact driver or impact wrench? And would a cordless version >>> handle the glue? >>> >>> You need a big socket and a 1/2" drive impact, the kind you'd use to >>> remove lug nuts to take it off in place. I've not had to do it yet so I >>> don't know what it entails. Like all things with an impact, be gentle >>> replacing it, hand tighten all the way before trying to tighten it. And >>> then another some amount, 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn or something like that. Maybe >>> someone who knows will pop up with an answer. >>> >>> Sorry - living 0.5 planets away from the conversation means a 12 hour >>> delay :) >>> >>> >>> I bought an 18V ebay sourced cheap 1/2" impact driver. It takes Makita >>> batteries, and claims 520Nm of torque. It might not do that much, but it >>> does a LOT. I bought it for use on my ute (truck). It has not failed to >>> undo anything as yet! It is mildly amusing to see large tools (a 38mm >>> socket on an impact wrench is not svelte!) being used on what is a kitchen >>> appliance... >>> >>> >>> I should have said I also used a pick tool - like a dental pick - to >>> chase out the threads in the boiler. The threadseal they used kind of >>> balled up into little blobs and removing it seemed wise. >>> >>> >>> The boilers are not strongly attached to anything - there is no >>> requirement that they be so, and hence the use of an impact tool. I used >>> it to put the new element in too - these tools just spin the socket till it >>> becomes 'tight' and then start the impact-er-ation. I'd not usually do the >>> re-assembly with one, but I couldn't see how to manage to hold the boiler >>> while conventionally nipping up the new element.. I did pretty much as Ira >>> says above: run it home till it is fully screwed in and then about a 1/8th >>> of a turn in impact mode. Didn't leak. I kind-of thought it might but it >>> has not leaked a drop. >>> >>> >>> The only complication I had is the new boiler elements have flying >>> leads, the old ones just 2 spade connectors. But a 38mm socket has tons of >>> space so the wires were just smooshed into the spare space and the thing >>> screwed into place. >>> >>> >>> There is a small hazard though as anyone who has worked inside an >>> Expobar machine would know: the metal parts are sheared and the edges bite >>> the unwary. 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