On 14/12/21 5:38 pm, Eric Christoffersen wrote:
Um... I would be very surprised if you could remove the element
without first removing the boiler from the machine. Its quite a bit of
force, I had boiler wrapped in a towel and clamped in a vise at the
gas station. No way to stabilize the boiler while its in the machine.
Did I misread? You guys are able to remove the heating element from
boiler through that little hole?
Absolutely. Zero problems at all... The virtue is the impact tool.
Impact stuff applies a momentary torque which applies an effectively
nett almost zero torque to the boiler. Just like a nail gun - a nail
gun will fire a little brad into piffling thin wood that you can't use a
conventional hammer to nail in.
I do admit I used a strap wrench to resist the torque on the first
boiler I did, but for the expobar I just held it in one hand and used
the impact tool to unscrew. It works a charm!
I didn't use impact to install element. Just tightened it good with
the plumbers tape.
I would have too, except I was lazy :) I do reflect on my own personal
weakness in not getting the 'right' tool from the shed in this instance,
but the impact tool just spun it in and then I gave it a tiny bit of
impact and it was done. I'd probably do the same again - only because
it is quick and simple. The risk of manually torquing and bending the
boiler stuff VS over impact-er-ation is about the same I'd reckon... I
do personally prefer to torque things manually and 'feel' it though!
Also, I don't think there is any point buying an impact wrench for
this. Buy some beers for the guys at the local service station.
As an engineer type person: tools are cool :) Of course *I'd* buy one
if I didn't already have it :) Beers work too though! But the 18v
battery tool is somewhat less brutal than an air rattle gun. Assembly
with an air impact would be utterly terrifying, but it'd probably be
fine for removal - except the time the force is applied with an air
rattle gun is much longer than the battery thing. So there would be
more nett torque on the boiler (hence the vice).
So summary: it does work just fine. Done it more than once!
Cheers
/Kevin
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