When the heat was on, two of the radiator supply valves we replaced (and re-replaced a couple weeks back) were still leaking steam and moisture. Even the double dose of pipe dope (Gasoila pictured below) we applied the second time around was not doing the trick. So we went to the plumbers' supply shop and got some X-Pando.
After you take everything apart, and clean the pipe threads, you mix the X-Pando up with water, apply it with a brush, then reattach everything. After 24 hours, it dries and hopefully expands, and we can turn the heat on again.
Since we can't turn on the heat tonight, Sue's in a sleeping bag as we watch Raising Arizona. Also, the Redskins won!
Busy and productive weekend. Cheers, everyone!
2 comments:
pipes... dope... mushrooms... [insert witty comment]!!
these posts are getting very technical . . . clearly i am falling off the learning curve . . .
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