On Friday 18 April 2014 23:10:44 Todd Zuercher did opine: > You could try soaking the lime scale with some strong acid (lime scale > remover). > But to do that, I have to get into it. So I just shut the whole house off long enough to pull the screens from the valves. The old hose also had screens at the faucet end, and the new screens don't fit the solenoid, so I put fresh screens in the new hoses, and left the solenoids clear. Now we can push the warm button and get nominally 100F water pouring in.
> PS It is a good idea to close and open all the shutoff valves in you > plumbing system once or twice a year, A. to prevent this sort of > problem, and B. to detect a developing problem before it becomes a > disaster. Yes, the last time I tried to close these was about 23 years ago, and it was hell then. I'll get some fresh ones the next time I hit Lowes. > It is also a good practice to close the washer valves when > the washer is not in use, the solenoid valves can fail in the open > state, >From a bit of debris blocking them open. Once in 80 years, failed hoses have been 10x more prevalent. > leading to a potential flooding problem. The dehumidifiers are working overtime now, I probably lost 3 gallons on the floor. But its fixed for another 20 years (maybe). Thanks Todd. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gene Heskett" <[email protected]> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 6:58:26 > PM > Subject: [Emc-users] Silly bQ, nothing to do with Linuxcnc > > 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 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
