Boiler Tap Issues - Not leaking yet but worried

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Boiler Tap Issues - Not leaking yet but worried

Post by yogester » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:30 pm

Hi y'all!

I just finished converting my mango chutney bin (finally) for use as a spare HLT and used DAAB's instructions (or more precisely my memory of his instructions) on fitting a tank connector with 15mm piping going through the center... can't find the picture he drew either in my forum searching.

Test boil went well but after emptying I noticed that the washer between the backnut and wall of the bin has melted. Was I meant to have put the washer on the outside of the bin instead of the inside? No leaks yet but seeing as the washer has severly drooped I am worried...

Would some LS-X on the outside around where the tank connector meets the bin suffice as a backup in case the washer goes?

Thanks for any input!

yogester

Re: Boiler Tap Issues - Not leaking yet but worried

Post by yogester » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:40 pm

Thanks!

Cut the pipe (what did we do before the dremel) and start again... #-o

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