Lopez Mike wrote:My real hope is that my next encounter with this tube will be to poke it out of the ashes after I burn this hull. The lady down the street that wanted it for a flower garden is back pedaling.
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Hand Hole Gaskets - Major Headache!! I Need Help!
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Re: Hand Hole Gaskets - Major Headache!! I Need Help!
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Re: Hand Hole Gaskets - Major Headache!! I Need Help!
Better yet, draw some water from the lower gauge cock as you are shutting the boiler down. That way you are exactly duplicating the condition your boiler is experiencing.Lopez Mike wrote:Now maybe try the nail experiment with different conditions.
Drop in the nail along with just a pinch of TSP. Fill the jar to the same 2/3s full and leave the lid just a little loose. Now bring the jar to a low boil for a few seconds and screw the lid down tight.
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Re: Hand Hole Gaskets - Major Headache!! I Need Help!
Reminds me of the old native man in the movie Never Cry Wolf who, when something the biologist was doing was explained to him, said, "Good idea!" Several times.
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