Greetings; The hot water valve in our 35yo Maytag clothes washer has a screen in the inlet, and from the low flow is mostly blocked, full of lime.
So I go get 2 fresh armored hoses, and some service screens for the solenoid valves, and pull it out to where I can sort of get to it. Unforch, the pair of bronze faucets that have been there since 1974 cannot be turned off, the screws threads are apparently both loaded up with hard water deposits over the last 30+ years, and a 12" pipe wrench across the top of the tee handles can't budge them. The Stem packing nuts are backed off about a turn each, & I just soaked the stems with wd-40. I have an air hammer like you would put a chisel in to cut mufflers loose, would it to to let it buzz on the side of the stem to shatter the lime in th threads? Or would I just bust it off? Either way it looks like a trip out for 2 new faucets. I thought I had a can of PB Blaster, but its got up and left. Anybody have a better idea? Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
