Hole is too big. What now?

[evanvine]

You have the washer on the wrong side, it is leaking through the thread!

 

[pittsy]

i would use a plastic type washer there hard and designed for the job they are hard but will give a little so as to allow enough pressure to seal , metal on metal doesn't work so well and rubber is only any good if a perfect fit to start with , i would still try a plastic 1 or 2 in the inside and if needed try a fibre washer on the outside too, i do plumbing (although i'm a carpenter) in my job

 

[Loetz]

I had a rubber washer on the outside of the pot earlier before I took that picture, but that wasn't working either. I just took it off to see what difference that would make.

So I rewrapped the thread with plumber's tape and it doesn't seem to leak as much any more through the thread, but it is still leaking from behind the washer.

I think I just need to try to find those washers but made from another material. I honestly dont know where I will get that here in the city. It seems like they just dont have a good selection of these things anywhere. Maybe Ill have to mail order them.

This really sucks because it is the only thing holding me back from brewing. I have the ingredients all portioned out and everything.

 

[pittsy]

i'd be so ****** off if i was you :x

 

[evanvine]

Remove the connector and screw the back nut on until there is a 5mm gap.
Completely fill the gap with plumbers tape.
Screw the back nut up to a 3mm gap to compress the tape slightly.
Remove back nut and refit to BK.
Best of luck!

 

[Laurin]

You could also try...

... an O-Ring by itself or with the rubber washer together.
... to make the rubber washer smaller so the edge don't lift up when yo tighten it.
... tighten it less, sounds wrong but it works sometimes.

 

[mhewitson]

OT I know - but how did you do the hole for the probe ?

 

[andymacintyre]

Maybe try probing the huge flange....
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[Loetz]

Remove the connector and screw the back nut on until there is a 5mm gap.
Completely fill the gap with plumbers tape.
Screw the back nut up to a 3mm gap to compress the tape slightly.
Remove back nut and refit to BK.
Best of luck!

Ok I did something like you were talking about... I think.

I wrapped the area behind both metal washers with a lot of teflon tape and then tightened it up. It made the teflon work as a kind of a rubber washer.

And it seems to be working! I haven't tried boiling water, but the water in the pot is sitting at around 60 or 70C and it isn't leaking a bit.

What are your thoughts on this? Is this going to work for the long run or at least a batch of beer?

 

[pittsy]

should be ok , it is designed to withstand high heats and pressures (within reason)

 

[Loetz]

Here is a picture of it not leaking.

 

[evanvine]

it isn't leaking a bit.
Is this going to work for the long run or at least a batch of beer?

It will work for ever!
Well done, get on with your brewing. :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

Here is a picture of it not leaking.

Perfect!

 

[Farmbrew]

You can still use your rubber washers - cut some thick plastic out of the lid of a microwaveable food tub or better still some 2mm teflon (ptfe) sheet (the later won't softne when heated)

The plastic is thick enough to act as the extra rigid washer on both sides of the connector i.e one inside over the rubber washer and one on the outside.

Then add all the lotions potions and ptfe tape...should be bomb-proof

 

[Vossy1]

Well worth remembering to re-tighten after the first few brews as everything seems to relax after then...relax, don't worry, have a home brew...springs to mind :lol:

 

[Northern Brewer]

The title of this thread reminded me of an old joke

Man went to the doctors, he complained him and his missus were having problems, he didn't touch the sides any more

Doctor asked him what he drank.

The man replied Lager.

Doctor said that lager shrank things, he needed to drink stout to makes things big and strong.

Doctor bumped into man several weeks later, how's it going he asked?

Man said excellent, sex has never been so good.

So your drinking stout asked the doctor

No, I got the missus to drink lager......

 

[charlie_mead_face]

araldite might work it takes a while to dry but a cheap and strong apoxy puls non toxic (when set)

 

[Andyhull]

For a permanent none maintenance repair/build.

1. Apply a good amount of food grade silicone sealent (from a tube) and screw everything together loosely.

2. Now loosely tighten all the washers and nuts down so the silicone starts to ooze out very very slightly.

3. Leave overnight to cure and then fully tighten everything up, the silicone won't squeeze out as it will have stuck to all surfaces but will compress creating a perfect seal.

I have used this method many times even on low pressure systems and it works, most people apply the silicone and tighten everything up imediately and squeeze most the silicone out, the trick is to let it go off and then compress the now solidified silicone.

Andy